Preston Trombly

Biography

Preston Andrew Trombly (born December 30, 1945, in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American composer, visual artist, and broadcast personality. He is a program host on Sirius XM's Symphony Hall classical music channel.

Trombly earned his Bachelor of Music from the University of Connecticut in 1969. He received a Master of Musical Arts degree from the Yale School of Music in 1972. He has been a Fellow in Composition and Conducting at the Tanglewood Music Center (1970), a Guggenheim Fellow (1974–1975), and a resident fellow at the MacDowell Colony. Trombly's visual art has been shown in multiple exhibitions, principally in the New York area.

In the early 1980s Trombly was active as a saxophonist and jazz clarinetist. He played with the Jaki Byard group, and also as a soloist. He has taught at Vassar College, CUNY and the Catholic University of America.

  • mixed instrumental ens 6 to 15 players
  • duo inst or voices
  • mixed instrumental ens 6 to 15 players
  • ACE Publications

    8 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Preston Trombly APERCU cl,bsn,pf
    Preston Trombly DUO flute, percussion (6 bongo drums)
    Preston Trombly FOUR PIECES vln,vcl
    Preston Trombly HOMAGE TO ERIC DOLPHY bcl,pf
    Preston Trombly IN EGALE ob,vcl
    Preston Trombly IN MEMORIAM IGOR STRAVINSKY fl/pic/alfl,ob/ehn, cl/bcl,bsn,vla,cb
    Preston Trombly TRIO DA CAMERA fl,vcl,pf
    Preston Trombly WINDMILLS OF PARIS fl,cl,pf,vln,vcl

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