Preston Andrew Trombly (born December 30, 1945, in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American musician and broadcast personality. He is a program host on

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's Symphony Hall classical music channel. Trombly earned his Bachelor of Music from the

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in 1969. He received a Master of Musical Arts degree from the

Yale School of Music The Yale School of Music (often abbreviated to YSM) is one of the 12 professional schools at Yale University. It offers three graduate degrees: Master of Music (MM), Master of Musical Arts (MMA), and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), as well as a joi ...

in 1972. He has been a Fellow in Composition and Conducting at the

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(1970), a Guggenheim Fellow (1974–1975), and a resident fellow at the

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. Trombly's visual art has been shown in multiple exhibitions, principally in the New York area. In the early 1980s Trombly was active as a saxophonist and jazz clarinetist. He played with the

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group, and also as a soloist. He has taught at

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and the

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. Trombly was a classical music program host at

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from 1991 to 1993, and at

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from 1991 to 2000. He was also a newscaster and staff announcer at

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from 1991 to 2008. He joined Sirius Satellite Radio in 2000.LinkedIn
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The New York Times (May 25, 1997).

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