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.

  • solo keyboard
  • duo inst or voices
  • solo instrumental (non-keyboard)
  • ACE Publications

    7 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Preston Trombly ANTIPHONALS ob
    Preston Trombly DUO flute, percussion (6 bongo drums)
    Preston Trombly FANTASY vcl,electronic sounds
    Preston Trombly FOUR PIECES vln,vcl
    Preston Trombly HOMAGE TO ERIC DOLPHY bcl,pf
    Preston Trombly KINETICS III fl, tape
    Preston Trombly TOCCATA/2 tbn,tape

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