By 1912, Milhaud hadn’t changed his mind about composing, so he decided to stop playing violin. After studying, he continued to compose and became a member of a group of French composers called Les Six during World War II. He then travelled around Europe with his friends and fellow composers. Unfortunately they faced danger where after trying to escape the Nazi menace, only two members were able to get away by emigrating. He then escaped with his family to America in 1939, and returned after the liberation. In 1940, he became a professor at Mills College in Oakland, California. In the late ‘40s, he became a teacher at the Paris Conservatory. As he got older, he was suffering from crippling arthritis but still continued to compose and conduct.
