Robert Marsteller
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Robert Marsteller (1919-1975). 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 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. He premiered many major works, including the Paul Creston Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra (commissioned for him and first performed in 1948) and Sonata by Halsey Stevens (1967).
