Gibson / Lso / Szeryng Violinkonzerte 1 3 CD - Import

Without much encouragement from his parents to participate in sports, Rob did the next most obvious thing; he tried his best to be popular with the other kids by becoming known as the kid in class that played piano. By the 4th Grade, he started learning Cello and playing in the school orchestra. He took lessons from Maurice Bergen (Concord, CA). This was Rob's first exposure to traditional German personalities, and a bit of an emotional challenge. He later took lessons from Ariel Whitbeck (Danville, CA), Mildred Rosner (Berkeley, CA), and Renee Sharp at SF State University. In 6th Grade, Rob began to learn Trombone from Dennis Bell. Rob enjoyed this tremendously because this allowed him to participate in Jazz Band, the coolest music group in school that actually got some respect from the general student population. If you weren't playing sports, then Jazz Band was the next best thing. This continued through the years under the instruction of Loren White, and Don Young in High School, and onto SF State University's Concert Band.

Rob graduated from Antioch Sr. High School, Antioch, California in June 1973, and worked a couple of summers between school for his uncle, John Foote, building vacation cabins around Pine Grove, CA.

Toronto's Blue Sky Down combines sophisticated arrangements with heartfelt lyrics. This is a band with a long history of experimenting with pop. A discriminating ear and a passion for new sounds have worked well for this talented foursome.