- Stephen Custer
Stephen Custer is a
cellist who performs as a soloist and as a regular member of theLos Angeles Philharmonic , the premier orchestra of Southern California, inLos Angeles, California .cite web|url=http://www.laphil.com/resources/performer_detail.cfm?id=265
title=Musician Details: Stephen Custer |author= |accessdate=2008-06-21|work=|publisher=Los Angeles Philharmonic] cite web|url=http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/finearts/facultystaff/adjunct/custer.htm
title=Fine Arts Division: Stephen Custer |accessdate=2008-06-21|work=|publisher=Pepperdine University]"He has performed solos with numerous orchestras and chamber music ensembles, including the Westlake (CA) Chamber Ensemble, Amici Musicae and Philharmonic ensembles and has given many recitals in California and in the eastern US. As a member of the Philharmonic, Stephen has played over 4000 concerts under four Music Directors at the
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion , the newWalt Disney Concert Hall ,Hollywood Bowl ," and on tour.Custer, who is from
Newton, Massachusetts , studied atJulliard School , did graduate work atOhio University and earned aDoctor of Musical Arts in cello at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.He became the principal cellist of the
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra inSyracuse, New York , in 1971.He joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1974.
He is an adjunct professor of cello at
Pepperdine University . [http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/finearts/facultystaff/adjuncts.htm]References
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