Saul Caston was born Solomon Gusikoff Cohen on August 22, 1901 in New York City, his mother coming from the musical Gusikoff-Borodkin family. By 1912 at age 11, Saul was a student of the famous trumpet teacher Max Schlossberg (1873-1936) of the Russian (or Russian Jewish) school of trumpet playing, who at that time played in the New York Philharmonic, and who later taught at the New York Institute of Musical Art (Juilliard). Saul Caston also studied conducting with Abram Chasins. Saul joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1918, and then became Principal Trumpet in the 1923-1924 season, in which position he continued until 1945. He became Associate Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1936, and from 1941 until 1944 Caston became conductor of the Reading Symphony Orchestra. This conducting experience led to his appointment as conductor of the Denver Symphony Orchestra for 19 seasons, 1945-1964.
Saul Caston was born Solomon Gusikoff Cohen on August 22, 1901 in New York City, his mother coming from the musical Gusikoff-Borodkin family. By 1912 at age 11, Saul was a student of the famous trumpet teacher Max Schlossberg (1873-1936) of the Russian (or Russian Jewish) school of trumpet playing, who at that time played in the New York Philharmonic, and who later taught at the New York Institute of Musical Art (Juilliard). Saul Caston also studied conducting with Abram Chasins. Saul joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1918, and then became Principal Trumpet in the 1923-1924 season, in which position he continued until 1945. He became Associate Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1936, and from 1941 until 1944 Caston became conductor of the Reading Symphony Orchestra. This conducting experience led to his appointment as conductor of the Denver Symphony Orchestra for 19 seasons, 1945-1964.
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