Ralph Sauer is an American trombonist and teacher. A trombonist is a musician who plays the trombone. ...

Sauer is currently the Principal Trombonist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Sauer joined the orchestra in 1974, after serving as the Principal Trombonist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for six years. During that time, he was also the Principal Trombonist with the Canadian Opera Company and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and taught at the University of Toronto. Sauer made his Los Angeles Philharmonic concerto debut in 1979, performing Kazimierz Serocki's Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra with Zubin Mehta conducting - a work whose U.S. premiere Sauer gave at the Eastman School of Music in 1965. In March 2003, Sauer premiered Augusta Read Thomas’s Trombone Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, USA. From 1964 to 2003, the orchestra played its concerts in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. ... The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a leading Canadian orchestra. ... The Canadian Opera Company is the largest opera company in Canada and is located in Toronto, Ontario. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a non-denominational, provincially-supported, coeducational public research university located in Toronto, Ontario. ... Kazimierz Serocki (3 March 1922, ToruÅ„ - 9 January 1981, Warsaw) was a Polish composer and one of the founders of the Warsaw Autumn contemporary music festival. ... Zubin Mehta, photo by Wilfried Hösl Zubin Mehta (born April 29, 1936) is an Indian-born American conductor of Western classical music. ... The Eastman School of Music is the University of Rochesters college and graduate school of music. ... Augusta Read Thomas (born 1964) is a composer. ... Esa-Pekka Salonen (born June 30, 1958 in Helsinki) is a prominent Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. ...

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sauer is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Emory Remington. Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City, the City that Loves You Back Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country State County United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia Founded Incorporated October 27, 1682 October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... The Eastman School of Music is the University of Rochesters college and graduate school of music. ... Emory B. Remington (1891-1971) was a trombonist and music teacher. ...

Sauer has appeared as soloist with many orchestras and has given master classes and recitals throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Japan, Mexico, Costa Rica, Canada, and the United States. He has appeared at the Stratford, Marlboro, and Aspen summer music festivals and recently was visiting professor at the Eastman School of Music while on leave from the Philharmonic. Currently, Sauer is on the faculty of California State University. Sauer frequently performs with the Philharmonic's New Music Group and is a founding member of Summit Brass. The Eastman School of Music is the University of Rochesters college and graduate school of music. ... The California State University (CSU) is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California. ...