Conductor, teacher, and violinist who performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, and San Francisco Symphony. He also performed on Broadway musicals and movie soundtracks, as well as appearing in the 1981 film, Choices, as—what else—a violinist.
Ross appeared on Frank Sinatra’s 1979 boxed set, Trilogy, and Prince’s neoclassical offering, Kamasutra, as a member of The NPG Orchestra.
In 1975, he served as a coach/conductor for the Minnesota Youth Symphony, and for twelve years he taught at Sepulveda Middle School in California.
Here is Frank Sinatra performing “The Future” from Trilogy which Ross performed on…
Sources:
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3032259/
- http://www.mnyouthsymphonies.org/files/alumni_newsletter_janfy06.pdf
- http://xml.truveo.com/rss?query=sim:2769861910
- http://www.housequake.com/view.php?s=&pg=discography_the_npg_orchestra_kamasutra
- http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,163516,00.html
- http://www.sepulvedams.org/index.jsp?rn=6340584
- http://www.sepulvedams.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=29780&type=d&termREC_ID=&id=1
- http://www.sepulvedams.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=57507&type=u