Principal
Principal Tuba The Pasadena Symphony’s Principal Tuba for 50 seasons, Jim Self was an award-winning Los Angeles based freelance and studio musician, a veteran of thousands of motion pictures, television…
Composer
Jim SelfComposer The Pasadena Symphony’s Principal Tuba for 50 seasons, Jim Self was an award-winning Los Angeles based freelance and studio musician, a veteran of thousands of motion pictures, television…
Bass Trombone Terry Cravens has earned performance degrees from the University of Louisville, the Academy of Music in Vienna, and in 1972 completed doctoral studies at the University of Southern California.…
Trombone Andrew Malloy is a New Hampshire native and attended the University of Massachusetts where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Music Education degree. He continued his education…
Principal
Trombone Bill Booth’s talents and skills cover a broad range of musical performance and teaching experience. His dedication to the musical and personal development of his students is summed up…
Trumpet Kevin Brown received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. As an active freelance musician, he regularly plays “extra” with…
Trumpet Trumpeter David Searfoss has been Associate Principal Trumpet with the Pasadena Symphony and POPS orchestra since 1983. He holds a Bachelor in Music from Michigan State University and a…
Horn Trained at Interlochen and the University of Southern California, Daniel Kelley is a pianist, a composer, arranger and a French hornist. In addition to being a member of the…
Principal
James Thatcher Horn James Thatcher began his professional career at age 16 when he played and studied in Mexico City with his uncle, Gerald Thatcher, former principal hornist with the National…
Contrabassoon Charles Koster holds a master’s degree in music theory from the University of Iowa and pursued doctoral studies at Indiana University. As a period instrument bassoonist, he has performed with…