By SALINA POST
Two nationally recognized musicians are scheduled to return to Salina to participate in Kansas Wesleyan University's Salina Strings concert Thursday.
Rudolph and Edmund Stein are scheduled to perform during a concert with student musicians from Salina Central, Salina South, and the Kansas Wesleyan string orchestra. The concert is open to the public at no charge and is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Thursday in the KDOT Auditorium (the auditorium at the former Marymount College).
Additionally, the Steins are scheduled to join Leonardo Rosario, director of Kansas Wesleyan's string orchestra, in instructing the student musicians throughout the week.
Both Rudolph and Edmund Stein are sons of the late Eric Stein, founder of the Salina Symphony and long-time music professor at the former Marymount College. Their mother, the late Valentine Stein, a professional ballerina, was active in a number of cultural and educational events in Salina, and oversaw the ballet department at the former Marymount College. She also taught German and Russian in USD 305 from 1967 to 1976.
The Stein brothers both were born and raised in Salina and have since gone on to outstanding careers in music.
Rudolph Stein has spent time as principal cellist of the Charleston (W. Va.) Symphony, as well as the Shreveport (La.) Symphony. He has also been a part of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, and the California Chamber Orchestra, among many other credits.
Edmund Stein has served as the concertmaster for the San Diego Opera Orchestra, a member of the Thouvenel String Quartet, and has coached and performed chamber music throughout the United States and internationally.