Ralph Sauer: Trombone Masterclass

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Ralph Sauer, former principal trombone of the L.A. Philharmonic, will be presenting a masterclass for Stanford trombone students.

Ralph Sauer left Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2006 after 32 years as principal trombonist. Previously, he spent six years as principal with the Toronto Symphony. During that time, he also served as principal trombonist for the Canadian Opera and the CBC, and was a faculty member at the University of Toronto. A native of Philadelphia, he is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Emory Remington.

Mr. Sauer has performed as a soloist with many orchestras and has given masterclasses and recitals throughout Europe, Japan, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Canada, Australia, and the U.S. Mr. Sauer has been a visiting professor at the Eastman School and at Arizona State University, and has taught at the Sibelius Academy of Music (Helsinki) and the Norwegian Academy of Music (Oslo). He as appeared at festivals including Stratford, Marlboro, Aspen, Pacific, and Mérida International Brass.

He is a founding member of Summit Brass.

This event is open to the public.