Greg has always enjoyed a diverse yet extensive musical background. From an early age he studied trombone, piano, and music composition, winning numerous accolades in all three. As a high school student, he appeared as a pianist on NPR’s showcase for young classical musicians, From the Top. As an undergraduate, he was a three-time finalist for the International Trombone Association’s Larry Wiehe and Marstellar competitions. His compositions and arrangements have been performed and recorded by a wide range of ensembles and individuals throughout the greater Philadelphia and Harrisburg areas—including a 2025 commission for the National Constitution Center, where he set music for two song cycles of melodies written by Jeffrey Rosen, which were premiered at the American Philosophical Society in 2025 and featured on Jeffrey Rosen’s podcast Pursuit, featuring Ken Burns.
As an academic, Greg has been researching the psychoacoustics of musical harmony since 2008. In addition to his publications, he has presented his findings at the conTemplum Symposium at Temple University, the Music Society at Dickinson College, and—in November 2022—at the international music theory conference 1722–2022: trois siècles du Traité de Jean-Philippe Rameau in Paris, France. Since 2015, he has served as a reviewer of trombone literature for the International Trombone Journal, and has adjudicated for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA).
Equally at home as both a classical and jazz musician, Greg has performed and collaborated with many internationally renowned musicians—including various present and former members of the Metropolitan Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, United States Marine Band, Canadian Brass, Boston Brass, and American Studio Orchestra. He has taught courses, lessons, and masterclasses at institutions including Temple University, Lebanon Valley College, and Immaculata University, and currently serves as Lecturer of Music at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.
Greg earned his Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) in trombone performance, with a minor in music theory, from the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University in 2014. His monograph dissertation, “Psychoacoustic Entropy Theory and Its Implications for Performance Practice,” forms the foundation of his ongoing Tonalness Theory research. He also holds a Master of Music (M.M.) in trombone performance from Temple (2010), and two Bachelor of Arts degrees in trombone and piano along with a Bachelor of Science in physics from Lebanon Valley College (2008). His primary teachers included Matthew Vaughn, Glenn Dodson, James Erdman, Dennis Sweigart, Scott Eggert, and Rodney S. Miller. As a recording artist, Greg has released three solo CDs—Strohman Says (2014), Strohman Says: Vol. II (2023), and Strohman Says: Holiday Edition (2023)—all available through tgNotes, Inc. He also performed as principal trombone on the Temple University Symphony Orchestra’s recording Music of Ansel Adams: America, nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition.
