Robert Marsteller
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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
. Marsteller was the first trombonist with the National Symphony Orchestra, in a Navy Band during World War II and then principal trombonist for 25 years with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hollywood Bowl
orchestra. He was a member of the faculty of the University of Southern California
from 1946 until his death. He premiered many major works, including the Paul Creston
Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra (commissioned for him by Alfred Wallenstein and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and first performed in 1948) and Sonata by Halsey Stevens
(1967). Like Remington, Marsteller was a master teacher, and many of his students hold chairs in major symphony orchestras around the country and in Europe.
Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
, where he studied under Emory Remington
Emory Remington
Emory B. Remington was a trombonist and music teacher. His unique method made him one of the most well-known and influential trombone educators in history...
. Marsteller was the first trombonist with the National Symphony Orchestra, in a Navy Band during World War II and then principal trombonist for 25 years with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, United States that is used primarily for music performances...
orchestra. He was a member of the faculty of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
from 1946 until his death. He premiered many major works, including the Paul Creston
Paul Creston
Paul Creston was an Italian American composer of classical music.Born in New York City to Sicilian immigrants, Creston was self‐taught as a composer. He was an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity, initiated into the national honorary Alpha Alpha chapter...
Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra (commissioned for him by Alfred Wallenstein and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and first performed in 1948) and Sonata by Halsey Stevens
Halsey Stevens
-Life:Halsey Stevens was born in Scott, New York and educated at Syracuse University and the University of California, Berkeley. He studied with William Berwald at Syracuse and with the composer Ernest Bloch at Berkeley....
(1967). Like Remington, Marsteller was a master teacher, and many of his students hold chairs in major symphony orchestras around the country and in Europe.