List of Current Orchestral Tromboners
1979 - 2005
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Name	Orchestral Timespan	Primary Affiliation
Joseph Alessi Joseph Alessi Joseph Alessi is a world-renowned, primarily classical, trombonist; he is the current Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and an active soloist, teacher/clinician and recording artist. Alessi is considered the finest player in modern times....	1985-Current	New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
Herbert Ausman	1971-Current	Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
Demian Austin		Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
Charles Baker	1972-Current	New Jersey Symphony Orchestra New Jersey Symphony Orchestra The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra located in the state of New Jersey, United States. Philip James founded the orchestra in 1922. The orchestra is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. Neeme Järvi, the NJSO's music director from 2005 to 2009, is currently the orchestra's...
Allen Barnhill		Houston Symphony Orchestra Houston Symphony Orchestra The Houston Symphony is an American orchestra based in Houston, Texas. Since 1966, it has performed at the Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in downtown Houston....
John Bart (Bass Trombone)	1967-Current	Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is a major American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana.Annually, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performs 200 concerts for over 350,000 people. It is the largest performing arts organization in Indiana. The ISO is currently one of only 18 American...
John Bartlett	-Current	Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Charlotte Symphony Orchestra The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Charlotte, North Carolina. As the largest and most active professional performing arts organization in the central Carolinas, the Charlotte Symphony plays approximately 100 performances each season and employs 100 professional...
James Beckel	1969-Current	Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is a major American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana.Annually, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performs 200 concerts for over 350,000 people. It is the largest performing arts organization in Indiana. The ISO is currently one of only 18 American...
Vincent Belford (Bass Trombone)	1970-Current	New Jersey Symphony Orchestra New Jersey Symphony Orchestra The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra located in the state of New Jersey, United States. Philip James founded the orchestra in 1922. The orchestra is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. Neeme Järvi, the NJSO's music director from 2005 to 2009, is currently the orchestra's...
Robert Biddlecome (Bass Trombone)		New York City Ballet New York City Ballet New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
Larry Bird (Bass Trombone)	1981–2008	San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
Blair Bollinger (Bass Trombone)	1986-Current	Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...
Lawrence Borden		Nashville Symphony Orchestra Nashville Symphony Orchestra The Nashville Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The orchestra performs 140 concerts annually.-History:...
Ian Bousfield Ian Bousfield Ian Bousfield is Principal Trombone with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, having formerly held the same positions with the London Symphony Orchestra and Hallé Orchestra.- Early life and education :...	2000-Current	Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world....
Gordon W. Bowie Gordon W. Bowie Gordon W. Bowie, bass trombonist, composer and conductor, is director of the in Montgomery County, Maryland. He is bass trombonist for the Virginia Grand Military Band, Legacy Brass and other DC area ensembles. In addition, for the 1999-2000 school year he served as band and orchestra director for...		Bangor Symphony Orchestra Bangor Symphony Orchestra The Bangor Symphony Orchestra is the oldest continually-operating community orchestra in the United States. It was founded in 1896 by Abbie N. Garland and Horace M. Pullen, its first director, and has not missed a season since....
James Box	2001-Current	Montreal Symphony Orchestra Montreal Symphony Orchestra Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is a symphony orchestra based in Montréal, Québec, Canada, with Montréal's Place des Arts as its home.-History:...
Dudley Bright Dudley Bright Dudley Bright has been Principal Trombone for the London Symphony Orchestra since 2000, and is also Professor of Trombone at the Royal Academy of Music. Before that he was for many years in the same position at the Philharmonia Orchestra and Halle Orchestra and before that briefly as an associate...		London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
A. Michael Brown	1986-Current	Phoenix Symphony Phoenix Symphony The Phoenix Symphony is a major United States symphony orchestra based in Phoenix, Arizona.Founded in 1947 when Phoenix had a population of less than 100,000, the orchestra began as an occasional group of musicians performing a handful of concerts each year...
Jeffery Budin		San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet The San Francisco Ballet is a ballet company, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, under the direction of Helgi Tomasson. SFB is the first professional ballet company in the United States...
Steven Brown (Bass Trombone)	1998-Current	Nashville Symphony Orchestra Nashville Symphony Orchestra The Nashville Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The orchestra performs 140 concerts annually.-History:...
Dennis Bubert	1981-Current	Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Fort Worth, Texas. The orchestra performs at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in downtown Fort Worth...
Thomas Burge		Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Charlotte Symphony Orchestra The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Charlotte, North Carolina. As the largest and most active professional performing arts organization in the central Carolinas, the Charlotte Symphony plays approximately 100 performances each season and employs 100 professional...
Randall S Campora (Bass Trombone)	1985-Current	Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is a professional American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland.In September 2007, Maestra Marin Alsop led her inaugural concerts as the Orchestra’s twelfth music director, making her the first woman to head a major American orchestra.The BSO Board...
Eric Carlson	1986-Current	Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...
Richard Chamberlain		New York City Ballet New York City Ballet New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
Andrew Chappell (Bass Trombone)	2006-Current	Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is an American orchestra based in the city of Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Its primary concert venue is the Eastman Theatre at the Eastman School of Music....
Rebecca Cherian	1989-Current	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra's home is Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District.-History:...
Gordon Cherry	1974-2009 (retired)	Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Vancouver Symphony Orchestra The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra performing in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over 240,000 people attend its live performances each year. It was founded in 1930 and plays in 12 venues. Its home is the Orpheum theatre. With an annual operating budget of $9.5 million, it is the...
Bart Claessens	2001-Current	Concertgebouw Orchestra
Daniel Cloutier	2001-Current	Grant Park Music Festival Grant Park Music Festival Grant Park Music Festival is an annual ten-week classical music concert series held in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It features the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra and Grant Park Chorus along with featured guest performers and conductors. The Festival has earned non-profit organization status...
Douglas Courtright		Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Syracuse Symphony Orchestra The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra was a 79 member orchestra located in Syracuse, NY. In its time it was the 43rd largest orchestra in the United States and performed a variety of programs including the Post-Standard Classics Series and M&T Bank Pops Series....
Gregory Cox	1976-Current	Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Vancouver Symphony Orchestra The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra performing in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over 240,000 people attend its live performances each year. It was founded in 1930 and plays in 12 venues. Its home is the Orpheum theatre. With an annual operating budget of $9.5 million, it is the...
Eric Crees Eric Crees Eric Crees was appointed Principal Trombone of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 2000. Before that he spent twenty-seven years at the London Symphony Orchestra, twenty as Co-Principal Trombone...		Royal Opera House Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The... , Covent Garden Covent Garden Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...
Murray Crewe (Bass Trombone)	1993-Current	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra's home is Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District.-History:...
Kyle Covington		San Diego Symphony Orchestra
George Curran (Bass Trombone)	2006-Current	Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Atlanta Symphony Orchestra The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Robert Spano has been its music director since 2001...
Greg Dailey	1985-Current	Winston-Salem Symphony
John Daley		Colorado Symphony Orchestra Colorado Symphony Orchestra Colorado’s only full-time professional orchestra, the Colorado Symphony embraces a tradition of musical excellence by presenting a diverse array of symphonic performances throughout the year...
Mark Davidson		San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
Dwight Decker	1973-Current	Florida Orchestra
Jeff Dee (Bass Trombone)	2007-Current	Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra located in Buffalo, New York. Its primary performing venue is Kleinhans Music Hall, which is a National Historic Landmark. Its regular concert season features gala concerts, classics programming of core repertoire, Pops...
Carey Donaldson	1980-Current	Alabama Symphony Orchestra Alabama Symphony Orchestra - 1921-1955: Beginnings :The Alabama Symphony Orchestra can trace its beginnings to 1921, when on Friday, April 29, fifty-two volunteer musicians joined to perform at the Birmingham Music Festival at the Old Jefferson Theater...
John Driver (Bass Trombone)		Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Charlotte Symphony Orchestra The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Charlotte, North Carolina. As the largest and most active professional performing arts organization in the central Carolinas, the Charlotte Symphony plays approximately 100 performances each season and employs 100 professional...
Joseph Duchi (Bass Trombone)		Columbus Symphony Orchestra Columbus Symphony Orchestra The Columbus Symphony is an American symphony orchestra based in Columbus, Ohio. The oldest performing arts organization in the city, its home is the Ohio Theatre. The orchestra's current President and Chief Creative Officer is Roland Valliere...
Christopher Dudley	1988-Current	Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is a professional American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland.In September 2007, Maestra Marin Alsop led her inaugural concerts as the Orchestra’s twelfth music director, making her the first woman to head a major American orchestra.The BSO Board...
Hugh Eddy		New York City Ballet New York City Ballet New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
Jay Evans	2000-Current	Alabama Symphony Orchestra Alabama Symphony Orchestra - 1921-1955: Beginnings :The Alabama Symphony Orchestra can trace its beginnings to 1921, when on Friday, April 29, fifty-two volunteer musicians joined to perform at the Birmingham Music Festival at the Old Jefferson Theater...
Ben van Dijk	1976-Current	Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra is a Dutch symphony orchestra based in Rotterdam. Its primary venue is the concert hall De Doelen. The RPhO is considered one of the Netherlands' two principal orchestras of international standing, second to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam...
John Englekes (Bass Trombone)	1981-Current	San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Michael Fellinger (Bass Trombone)		San Diego Symphony San Diego Symphony The San Diego Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in San Diego, California. On 6 December 1910, it gave its first concert as the San Diego Civic Orchestra.Currently, the Symphony performs over 100 concerts each season...
David Finlayson	1985-Current	New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
Mark Fisher		Chicago Lyric Opera
Stephen Fissel		Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Brian French	1995-Current	Winston-Salem Symphony
Jay Friedman Jay Friedman Jay Friedman is the principal trombonist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Friedman joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1962....	1962-Current	Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
Byron Fulcher Byron Fulcher Byron Fulcher is Principal Trombone with the Philharmonia Orchestra, appointed in 2001. In addition he is Professor of Trombone at the Royal College of Music....	1970-Current	Philharmonia Orchestra Philharmonia The Philharmonia Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in Great Britain, based in London. Since 1995, it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. In Britain it is also the resident orchestra at De Montfort Hall, Leicester and the Corn Exchange, Bedford, as well as The Anvil, Basingstoke...
Robert Gale		Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia A founding resident company of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia is a 33-member professional ensemble led by Dirk Brossé... , Opera Company of Philadelphia Opera Company of Philadelphia The Opera Company of Philadelphia is an American opera company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the city's only company producing grand opera. The organization produces four fully staged opera productions annually, encompassing works from the seventeenth through the 21st century...
Cristian Ganicenco	1999-Current	Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra As the fifth oldest orchestra in the United States, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has a legacy of fine music making as reflected in its performances in historic Music Hall, recordings, and international tours...
James Gilbertson		Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
Hall Goff		San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet The San Francisco Ballet is a ballet company, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, under the direction of Helgi Tomasson. SFB is the first professional ballet company in the United States...
Richard Gordon		San Diego Symphony San Diego Symphony The San Diego Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in San Diego, California. On 6 December 1910, it gave its first concert as the San Diego Civic Orchestra.Currently, the Symphony performs over 100 concerts each season...
Prof Christhard Gossling		Berlin Philharmonic
Philip Graham	1975-Current	Dallas Symphony Orchestra Dallas Symphony Orchestra The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra. It performs its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States....
Jeffery Gray (Bass Trombone)	2000-Current	Grant Park Music Festival Grant Park Music Festival Grant Park Music Festival is an annual ten-week classical music concert series held in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It features the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra and Grant Park Chorus along with featured guest performers and conductors. The Festival has earned non-profit organization status... , Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Syracuse Symphony Orchestra The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra was a 79 member orchestra located in Syracuse, NY. In its time it was the 43rd largest orchestra in the United States and performed a variety of programs including the Post-Standard Classics Series and M&T Bank Pops Series....
Gary Greenhoe	1971-2010 (retired)	Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its primary performing venue is the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts...
Matthew Guilford (Bass Trombone)	1991-Current	National Symphony Orchestra
Nathaniel Gurin	1978-Current	Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Detroit, Michigan. Its main performance center is Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood...
Nitzan Haroz Nitzan Haroz Nitzan Haroz is an Israeli trombonist. He has been the principal trombonist of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1995.Haroz was born in Israel. His mother, Adina Haroz, is a professional harpist...	1995-Current	Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...
William Harris		Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Syracuse Symphony Orchestra The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra was a 79 member orchestra located in Syracuse, NY. In its time it was the 43rd largest orchestra in the United States and performed a variety of programs including the Post-Standard Classics Series and M&T Bank Pops Series....
Randall Hawes (Bass Trombone)	1985-Current	Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Detroit, Michigan. Its main performance center is Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood...
John Michael Hayes	1982-Current	Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Porter Wyatt Henderson		Kansas City Symphony Kansas City Symphony The Kansas City Symphony is a United States symphony orchestra based in Kansas City, Missouri. The current music director is conductor Michael Stern. The current home of the Symphony is the Lyric Theatre, located in Downtown Kansas City on 11th Street between Wyandotte and Central Streets...
Patrick Herb (Bass Trombone)	2007-Current	Hartford Symphony & Albany Symphony
David Herring (Bass Trombone)	1982-Current	Minnesota Orchestra Minnesota Orchestra The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Emil Oberhoffer founded the orchestra as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1903, and it gave its first performance on November 5 of that year. In 1968 the orchestra changed to its name to the Minnesota Orchestra...
Timothy Higgins	2007-Current	San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization...
Raymond Horton (Bass Trombone)	1971-Current	Louisville Orchestra
Richard Howenstein		Columbus Symphony Orchestra Columbus Symphony Orchestra The Columbus Symphony is an American symphony orchestra based in Columbus, Ohio. The oldest performing arts organization in the city, its home is the Ohio Theatre. The orchestra's current President and Chief Creative Officer is Roland Valliere...
John R. Huling	1986–2009	National Symphony Orchestra
John Ilika	2001-Current	North Carolina Symphony North Carolina Symphony The North Carolina Symphony is an American orchestra based in Raleigh, North Carolina, with sixty-nine full time musicians. The orchestra performs in Meymandi Concert Hall and performs occasionally with the Carolina Ballet and the The Opera Company of North Carolina. In 2007, the organization...
Greg Ingles		Piffaro, Spiritus Collective, Ciaramella, New York Collegium New York Collegium The New York Collegium was an ensemble of players and singers dedicated to the music of the Baroque era, featuring historically authentic instruments and performance techniques. The artists of The New York Collegium were some of America’s best-known historic music specialists, and were featured...
George Johnston		San Diego Symphony San Diego Symphony The San Diego Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in San Diego, California. On 6 December 1910, it gave its first concert as the San Diego Civic Orchestra.Currently, the Symphony performs over 100 concerts each season...
Katy Jones		London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
Megumi Kanda Megumi Kanda , born in , is a Japanese trombone performer.-Early life:Kanda began playing trombone at the age of 10 in Tokyo, Japan, and attended the Toho High School of Music, where she won first prize in a Japanese national competition....	2002-Current	Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its primary performing venue is the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts...
Mark Kellogg	1989-Current	Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is an American orchestra based in the city of Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Its primary concert venue is the Eastman Theatre at the Eastman School of Music....
McDowell Kenley	1977-Current	San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera is an American opera company, based in San Francisco, California.It was founded in 1923 by Gaetano Merola and is the second largest opera company in North America...
Donald Kennelly	1980-Current	San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera is an American opera company, based in San Francisco, California.It was founded in 1923 by Gaetano Merola and is the second largest opera company in North America...
Richard Kimball (Bass Trombone)		Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its primary performing venue is the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts...
John Kitzman	1972-Current	Dallas Symphony Orchestra Dallas Symphony Orchestra The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra. It performs its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States....
Thomas Klaber (Bass Trombone)	1985-Current	Cleveland Orchestra Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1918, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall...
Massimo La Rosa	2007-Current	Cleveland Orchestra Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1918, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall...
Stephen Lange	2010-Current	Boston Symphony
David Langlitz		Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
Aaron LaVere		Oregon Symphony Oregon Symphony The Oregon Symphony is an American orchestra based in Portland, Oregon. Founded as the Portland Symphony Society in 1896, it is the sixth oldest orchestra in the United States, and oldest in the Western United States...
John Lofton (Bass Trombone)	2008-Current	Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
Jonathan Lombardo	2004-Current	Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra located in Buffalo, New York. Its primary performing venue is Kleinhans Music Hall, which is a National Historic Landmark. Its regular concert season features gala concerts, classics programming of core repertoire, Pops...
Gregorio de Lozoya		Catedral de Sevilla
Thomas Leyendecker (Bass Trombone)		Berlin Philharmonic
James Markey (Bass Trombone)		New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
Robert Marsteller Robert Marsteller Robert Loren Marsteller . Prominent US symphonic trombonist and music educator. He was a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he studied under Emory Remington...	1919–1975	Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
Rodney Martell (Bass Trombone)		Virginia Symphony Orchestra Virginia Symphony Orchestra The Virginia Symphony Orchestra is an American regional orchestra in the Hampton Roads metro area. The orchestra performs at several venues in Virginia, including Chrysler Hall in Norfolk and the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News....
James Maynard (Bass Trombone)		London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
R. Scott McElroy	1988-Current	Virginia Symphony Orchestra Virginia Symphony Orchestra The Virginia Symphony Orchestra is an American regional orchestra in the Hampton Roads metro area. The orchestra performs at several venues in Virginia, including Chrysler Hall in Norfolk and the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News....
Darren McHenry (Bass Trombone	1995-Current	Dallas Symphony Orchestra Dallas Symphony Orchestra The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra. It performs its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States....
Patricia McHugh		Louisville Orchestra Louisville Orchestra The Louisville Orchestra is the primary orchestra in Louisville, Kentucky and has been called the cornerstone of the Louisville arts scene. It was founded in 1937 by Robert Whitney and Charles Farnsley, Mayor of Louisville...
Russell McKinney (Bass Trombone)	1989-Current	Utah Symphony
John (Randy) Melton	1981-Current	Greensboro Symphony
Andrew Millat		Columbus Symphony Orchestra Columbus Symphony Orchestra The Columbus Symphony is an American symphony orchestra based in Columbus, Ohio. The oldest performing arts organization in the city, its home is the Ohio Theatre. The orchestra's current President and Chief Creative Officer is Roland Valliere...
James Miller	1999-Current	Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
Terry Mizesko (Bass Trombone)	1971-Current	North Carolina Symphony North Carolina Symphony The North Carolina Symphony is an American orchestra based in Raleigh, North Carolina, with sixty-nine full time musicians. The orchestra performs in Meymandi Concert Hall and performs occasionally with the Carolina Ballet and the The Opera Company of North Carolina. In 2007, the organization...
Jeremy Moeller		Chicago Lyric Opera
Adam Moen		Chicago Lyric Opera
Craig Mulcahy	2006-Current	National Symphony Orchestra
Michael Mulcahy	1989-Current	Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
Graeme Mutchler (Bass Trombone)	2007-Current	Kansas City Symphony Kansas City Symphony The Kansas City Symphony is a United States symphony orchestra based in Kansas City, Missouri. The current music director is conductor Michael Stern. The current home of the Symphony is the Lyric Theatre, located in Downtown Kansas City on 11th Street between Wyandotte and Central Streets...
Timothy Myers	1983-Current	St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Paul Naslund		Colorado Symphony Orchestra Colorado Symphony Orchestra Colorado’s only full-time professional orchestra, the Colorado Symphony embraces a tradition of musical excellence by presenting a diverse array of symphonic performances throughout the year...
Steve Norrell (Bass Trombone)	1981-Current	Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
Sean Fleming(Bass Trombone)		RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is the concert music orchestra of Raidió Teilifís Éireann...
Peter Norton (Bass Trombone)		Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra As the fifth oldest orchestra in the United States, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has a legacy of fine music making as reflected in its performances in historic Music Hall, recordings, and international tours...
James Nova	2001-Current	Utah Symphony
Toby Oft	2008-Current	Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at the Tanglewood Music Center...
Chris Oliver	2010-Current	Dallas Symphony Orchestra Dallas Symphony Orchestra The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra. It performs its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States....
Olaf Ott		Berlin Philharmonic
Kim Ohlemeyer	1982-Current	Phoenix Symphony Phoenix Symphony The Phoenix Symphony is a major United States symphony orchestra based in Phoenix, Arizona.Founded in 1947 when Phoenix had a population of less than 100,000, the orchestra began as an occasional group of musicians performing a handful of concerts each year...
James Olin	1976-Current	Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is a professional American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland.In September 2007, Maestra Marin Alsop led her inaugural concerts as the Orchestra’s twelfth music director, making her the first woman to head a major American orchestra.The BSO Board...
Timothy Owner	2007-Current	Virginia Symphony Orchestra Virginia Symphony Orchestra The Virginia Symphony Orchestra is an American regional orchestra in the Hampton Roads metro area. The orchestra performs at several venues in Virginia, including Chrysler Hall in Norfolk and the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News....
Roger Oyster		Kansas City Symphony Kansas City Symphony The Kansas City Symphony is a United States symphony orchestra based in Kansas City, Missouri. The current music director is conductor Michael Stern. The current home of the Symphony is the Lyric Theatre, located in Downtown Kansas City on 11th Street between Wyandotte and Central Streets...
Gerard Pagano (Bass Trombone)	1995-Current	St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Parrish	1972-Current	Louisville Orchestra Louisville Orchestra The Louisville Orchestra is the primary orchestra in Louisville, Kentucky and has been called the cornerstone of the Louisville arts scene. It was founded in 1937 by Robert Whitney and Charles Farnsley, Mayor of Louisville...
Jeffery Peterson		Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Jacksonville, Florida. Widely recognized for its high artistic quality, the JSO ranks among the nation’s top 30 to 40 orchestras in terms of number of performances and population served...
Denson Paul Pollard (Bass Trombone)	2007-Current	Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
Vernon Post		New Jersey Symphony Orchestra New Jersey Symphony Orchestra The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra located in the state of New Jersey, United States. Philip James founded the orchestra in 1922. The orchestra is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. Neeme Järvi, the NJSO's music director from 2005 to 2009, is currently the orchestra's...
Michael Powell Michael Powell Michael Powell or Mike Powell may refer to:* Michael Powell , British film director* Mike Powell , rugby union player for the Ospreys* Mike Powell , early UK advocate of radio automation...	1983-Current	American Brass Quintet American Brass Quintet When the American Brass Quintet gave its first public performance on December 11, 1960, brass chamber music was still relatively unknown to concert audiences... , Orchestra of St. Luke's Orchestra of St. Luke's The Orchestra of St. Luke's is an American chamber orchestra based in New York City.It was founded in the summer of 1979 at the Caramoor International Music Festival in Katonah, New York....
Jonathan Randazzo	2011-Current	North Carolina Symphony North Carolina Symphony The North Carolina Symphony is an American orchestra based in Raleigh, North Carolina, with sixty-nine full time musicians. The orchestra performs in Meymandi Concert Hall and performs occasionally with the Carolina Ballet and the The Opera Company of North Carolina. In 2007, the organization...
Charles Reneau		Oregon Symphony Oregon Symphony The Oregon Symphony is an American orchestra based in Portland, Oregon. Founded as the Portland Symphony Society in 1896, it is the sixth oldest orchestra in the United States, and oldest in the Western United States...
Jonathan Reycraft	2006-Current	St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
David Ridge (Bass Trombone)	1992-Current	San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera is an American opera company, based in San Francisco, California.It was founded in 1923 by Gaetano Merola and is the second largest opera company in North America...
Jörgen van Rijen Jörgen van Rijen Jörgen van Rijen is Principal Trombone at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam...	1997-Current	Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a symphony orchestra of the Netherlands, based at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. In 1988, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands conferred the "Royal" title upon the orchestra...
Lee Rogers	2007-Current	Washington National Opera Washington National Opera The Washington National Opera is an opera company in Washington, D.C., USA. Formerly the Opera Society of Washington and the Washington Opera, the company received Congressional designation as the National Opera Company in 2000. Performances are now given in the Opera House of the John F...
Mark Salatino	2002-Current	Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is an American orchestra based in the city of Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Its primary concert venue is the Eastman Theatre at the Eastman School of Music....
Erik Salzwedel	1986-Current	Winston-Salem Symphony
Erik Salzwedel	1986-Current	Greensboro Symphony
Stefan Sanders (Bass Trombone)	1999-2007	Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra located in Buffalo, New York. Its primary performing venue is Kleinhans Music Hall, which is a National Historic Landmark. Its regular concert season features gala concerts, classics programming of core repertoire, Pops...
Ralph Sauer Ralph Sauer Ralph Sauer is an American trombonist and teacher. He was Principal Trombonist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 32 years.-Biography:Sauer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated of the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Emory Remington.He was the Principal Trombonist of...	1974–2006 (retired)	Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
K. Blake Schlabach	1982-Current	Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is a major American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana.Annually, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performs 200 concerts for over 350,000 people. It is the largest performing arts organization in Indiana. The ISO is currently one of only 18 American...
Samuel Schlosser	2010-Current	Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its primary performing venue is the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts...
Stefan Schulz (Bass Trombone)		Berlin Philharmonic
John Schwalm (Bass Trombone)		Chicago Lyric Opera
Susan Smith	1994-Current	Nashville Symphony Orchestra Nashville Symphony Orchestra The Nashville Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The orchestra performs 140 concerts annually.-History:...
Timothy Smith	2010-Current	Buffalo Philharmonic
Douglas Sparkes (Bass Trombone)	1974-Current	Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Vancouver Symphony Orchestra The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra performing in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over 240,000 people attend its live performances each year. It was founded in 1930 and plays in 12 venues. Its home is the Orpheum theatre. With an annual operating budget of $9.5 million, it is the...
Weston Sprott	2005-Current	Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
Amanda Stewart (Davidson)	2009–Current	New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
Richard Stout	2000-Current	Cleveland Orchestra Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1918, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall...
Peter Sullivan	1999-Current	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra's home is Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District.-History:...
Kari Sundström	1996-Current	Minnesota Orchestra Minnesota Orchestra The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Emil Oberhoffer founded the orchestra as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1903, and it gave its first performance on November 5 of that year. In 1968 the orchestra changed to its name to the Minnesota Orchestra...
Robert Taylor		Oregon Symphony Oregon Symphony The Oregon Symphony is an American orchestra based in Portland, Oregon. Founded as the Portland Symphony Society in 1896, it is the sixth oldest orchestra in the United States, and oldest in the Western United States...
Bill Thomas		Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Jacksonville, Florida. Widely recognized for its high artistic quality, the JSO ranks among the nation’s top 30 to 40 orchestras in terms of number of performances and population served...
Kenneth Thompkins	1997-Current	Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Detroit, Michigan. Its main performance center is Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood...
Scott Thornton (Bass Trombone)		San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet The San Francisco Ballet is a ballet company, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, under the direction of Helgi Tomasson. SFB is the first professional ballet company in the United States...
Jeremy Van Hoy (Bass Trombone)	1994-Current	Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Denver Brass
Harold Van Schaik (Bass Trombone)	1993-Current	Florida Orchestra
Mark Templeton	2006-Current	London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera...
John Vance	1986-Current	Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is a professional American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland.In September 2007, Maestra Marin Alsop led her inaugural concerts as the Orchestra’s twelfth music director, making her the first woman to head a major American orchestra.The BSO Board...
Matthew Vaughn	1999-Current	Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...
Charles Vernon Charles Vernon Charles "Charlie" Vernon is the bass trombonist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and serves as professor of trombone at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.-Education:...  (Bass Trombone)	1986-Current	Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
Paul Welcomer	1993-Current	San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Bradley White	2000-Current	Houston Symphony
Steven Witser	2007-2009 (deceased)	Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
Colin Williams	2002-Current	Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Atlanta Symphony Orchestra The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Robert Spano has been its music director since 2001...
Jeremy Wilson	2007-Current	Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world....
Ron Wilson	1979-Current	Fort Worth Symphony
Stephen Wilson		Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Atlanta Symphony Orchestra The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Robert Spano has been its music director since 2001...
R. Douglas Wright	1995-Current	Minnesota Orchestra Minnesota Orchestra The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Emil Oberhoffer founded the orchestra as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1903, and it gave its first performance on November 5 of that year. In 1968 the orchestra changed to its name to the Minnesota Orchestra...
David Wulfeck	1998-Current	Greensboro Symphony
Douglas Yeo Douglas Yeo Douglas Yeo is bass trombonist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he holds the John Moors Cabot Bass Trombone Chair...  (Bass Trombone)	1985-Current	Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at the Tanglewood Music Center...
Larry Zalkind		Utah Symphony
Donald Zegel	1978-Current	Florida Orchestra
Phillip Freeman (Bass Trombone)	2007-Current	Houston Symphony
新田幹男		NHK NHK NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....

List of Retired Orchestral Tromboners

Name Edward Kiehl	Orchestral Timespan 1971-2000	Primary Affiliation Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Tony Chipurn	-2000	Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra As the fifth oldest orchestra in the United States, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has a legacy of fine music making as reflected in its performances in historic Music Hall, recordings, and international tours...
Ronald Barron	1970–2008	Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at the Tanglewood Music Center...
Norman Bolter	1975–2007	Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at the Tanglewood Music Center...
Per Brevig	1968–1994	Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
Frank Crisafulli	1938–1989	Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
Glenn Dodson	1969–1995	Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...
Donald Harwood (Bass Trombone)		New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
Edward Kleinhammer (Bass Trombone)		Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
Mark Lawrence	1974–2007	San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Carl Lenthe	1994–1998	Bamberg Symphony
Byron Peebles	1962–1999	Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
Jeffrey Reynolds	1969-2006 (Bass Trombone)	Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
Ronald Ricketts		Minnesota Orchestra Minnesota Orchestra The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Emil Oberhoffer founded the orchestra as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1903, and it gave its first performance on November 5 of that year. In 1968 the orchestra changed to its name to the Minnesota Orchestra...
Dwight Robinett		North Carolina Symphony North Carolina Symphony The North Carolina Symphony is an American orchestra based in Raleigh, North Carolina, with sixty-nine full time musicians. The orchestra performs in Meymandi Concert Hall and performs occasionally with the Carolina Ballet and the The Opera Company of North Carolina. In 2007, the organization...
Ralph Sauer Ralph Sauer Ralph Sauer is an American trombonist and teacher. He was Principal Trombonist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 32 years.-Biography:Sauer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated of the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Emory Remington.He was the Principal Trombonist of...	1974–2006	Los Angeles Philharmonic Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
Henry Charles Smith		Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...
Milton Stevens	-2007	National Symphony Orchestra
M. Dee Stewart		Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...
Steve Zellmer	-1995	Minnesota Orchestra Minnesota Orchestra The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Emil Oberhoffer founded the orchestra as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1903, and it gave its first performance on November 5 of that year. In 1968 the orchestra changed to its name to the Minnesota Orchestra...

Soloists/Chamber Tromboners

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Mark Hetzler

Mark Hetzler is the trombonist for the Empire Brass Quintet. Hetzler has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, Boston Pops, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Florida Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.Hetzler received a bachelor's degree in music from Boston...

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| Christian Lindberg

Christian Lindberg

Christian Lindberg is a Swedish trombonist, conductor and composer.As a youth, Lindberg learned to play the trumpet, and subsequently began to learn the trombone at age 17. He originally borrowed a trombone to join his friends' Dixieland jazz group, inspired by records of Jack Teagarden...

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|- Randy Hawes

Randy Hawes

Randy Hawes is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. Hawes is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing the provincial riding of Abbotsford-Mission. On March 14, 2011 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resource perations Review...

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|- Donald Knaub (Bass Trombone)