Loren Marsteller, Trombone and Euphonium

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (the Grammys) "Most Valuable Player Award" nominee Loren Marsteller is a graduate of the University of Southern California (B.M.) and Catholic University of America (M.M.) in trombone performance.   His teachers were his father, Robert Marsteller, principal trombone of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and Keith Brown, principal trombone of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and professor at Temple University.   Formerly a euphoniumist in "The President's Own" United States Marine Corps Band in Washington, D.C., and principal trombone of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in Alberta, Canada, Mr. Marsteller is currently principal trombone with the California Philharmonic Orchestra, solo baritone with the Americus Brass Band and adjunct professor of music at California State University, Long Beach.  With a reputation for finding and playing unusual brass-wind instruments such as Tibetan temple-horns (heard as the Vulcan horn call in "Star Trek III"), Civil War alto horn on the soundtrack of "Glory," baritone horn on "Geronimo, an American Legend," Mr. Marsteller is returning to the Red Lodge Music Festival for his 16th year since 1974.