Ethan Shrier *
Second Trombone
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Bio
Ethan Shrier, a native of Potomac, MD, joined the Vancouver Symphony as acting Second Trombone in 2023. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Juilliard School, where he was the first trombonist to be awarded the prestigious Kovner Fellowship, and a Master's Degree from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. In the summers Ethan has performed at the Verbier Festival, Music Academy of the West, and the Tanglewood Music Center, and has toured internationally with the National Youth Orchestra of the USA.
Ethan has performed with the Houston Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, and the Jackonsville Symphony, and worked with prominent conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Klaus Mäkela, Herbert Blomstedt and Andris Nelsons.
Ethan's primary teachers include Joseph Alessi, Allen Barnhill, Barbara Butler, and Ken Wolff.
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