Stephen Klein has been the instructor of tuba and euphonium at Pomona College since 1979. For the last 12 years he has also been the Associate Director of the Pomona College Band. As a composer and arranger he has has had many pieces premiered by the band and other ensembles over the years. Mr. Klein received his A.B. in music from U.C. Berkeley and a Master's in Music Theory from the Eastman School of Music where he performed with the Eastman Wind Ensemble under Donald Hunsberger and Frederick Fennell, He was tuba soloist and principal arranger with the Air Force Band of the Golden West, former principal tuba of the Pacific Symphony, and a member of the 1984 Olympic Orchestra under John Williams. His teachers include Donald Knaub and Cherry Beauregard at Eastman and Tommy Johnson at U.S.C.

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Trio Strano (as described by Stephen himself)....

"Well, a violist, a double-reed player, and a low-brass player walk into a bar… “What a strange trio!”, exclaimed the bartender, or, if this had been in the Little Italy section of Claremont, “Trio Strano”, and that’s how we got our name. But seriously, one of the wonderful things about teaching at Pomona College is the opportunity to partner with the world-class musicians who teach here. When I found the Nelhýbel Trio online I immediately thought of oboist Francisco Castillo and violist Cindy Fogg.We performed it at a concert in Claremont this past March along with new music Francisco and I were inspired to write for us. Today we are performing those new pieces plus a world premiere of a piece for the trio and electronics by Pomona composer Tom Flaherty."

Friday, May 13 10:00-10:30am - Choral Hall

Trio Strano will perform a chamber recital including a

world premiere for trio and electronics.

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