Biography

Loren Marsteller, M.M., was formerly Principal Trombone with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in Alberta, Canada, and a Euphonium soloist with "The President's Own" United States Marine Corps Band, in Washington, D.C. Currently he is Principal Trombone with the California Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Orquesta de Baja California in Tijuana, Mexico, solo Euphonium with the Long Beach Municipal Band, first Euphonium in the Tubadours and solo Baritone with the Americus Brass Band.

Mr. Marsteller is highly esteemed by his professional colleagues for his warm, singing tone, sparkling technique, and superb musical artistry. He holds a master's degree in trombone performance and counts as his teachers his father, Robert Marsteller and Keith Brown. He has played principal trombone for the American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Joffrey Ballet, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Utah Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, and every regional orchestra in Southern California.

In addition, he is greatly in demand as an orchestral specialist on euphonium, bass trumpet and tenor horn and has performed with the Baltimore Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Long Beach Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, San Diego Symphony and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras. Mr. Marsteller has recorded on A&M, Avant, Capitol, Columbia, Crystal, Golden Crest, Summit and Virgin labels and has a reputation for finding and playing unusual brass-wind instruments such as Alphorns and Tibetan temple-horns (heard as the Vulcan horn call in Star Trek III), alto trombone, bass-flügelhorn, ophicleide, and sackbuts.

Acclaimed as a soloist and clinician for both the International Trombone Association (1987) and T.U.B.A. (Tubist's Universal Brotherhood Association, 1978), and renowned as a performer and teacher throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, Mr. Marsteller has been called a "phenomenal talent" by the late American composer Paul Creston and a "virtuoso" by the Los Angeles Times' music critic Daniel Cariaga. A recent review in the Los Angeles Times cited his "plangent" performance on Amazing Grace. The late Alec Wilder once wrote, "He is, without question, a superb musician, sensitive, intense, mature, intuitive, highly intelligent. His personality and quiet intellect lead me to believe that he is as splendid a teacher as he is a performer."

He has soloed on euphonium and trombone with the U.S.M.C. band, "The President's Own," in Washington, D.C., the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Long Beach Municipal Band and the California Philharmonic Orchestra as well as the New Sousa Band, the California Gold Rush Band and the Americus Brass Band.