Background
Thorstenberg, John Laurence was born on December 6, 1925 in Salt Lake City. Son of Laurence Nathaniel and Alys Josephine (Blomquist) Thorstenberg.
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John Laurence Thorstenberg
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Music, Curtis Institute Music, Philadelphia, 1951.
Career
Instrumental teacher, 1975-1996; instrumental teacher, New England Conservatory, Boston University, 1980-1996; member, Symphony Orchestra Baltimore, 1951-1952; member, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, 1952-1954; member, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1954-1963; member, Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1964-1993. Appeared summers, Marlboro (Vermont) Music Festival, 1952-1954.
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member International Conference Symphony and Opera Musicians (emeritus).
