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Steve “The Whistler” performs as a featured soloist singing with the University Glee Club of NYC singing “Set Down Servant” at their Winter Concert at the Jazz Center/Rose Hall at Lincoln Center on Saturday, January 6, 2024.

RECENT APPEARANCES

STEVE “THE WHISTLER” HERBST
has appeared on
ABC-TV’s hit show
TO TELL THE TRUTH
Sunday, July 18, 2021

With Host Anthony Anderson and
Celebrity Panel featuring
Lil Rel Howery,
D.L. Hughley,
and Joel McHale plus Mama Doris!

Joel McHale, Steve

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VIDEO SONG TITLES

1. MEMORY – from CATS
2. NESSUN DORMA – from Puccini’s Turandot
3. CLARE DE LUNE – by Claude Debussy
4. THE CHRISTMAS SONG (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
by Robert Wells & Mel Torme
5. BRING HIM HOME – from Les Miz
6. RIVER SONG – by Roger Emerson

STEVE “THE WHISTLER” HERBST
was the
“Featured Guest Artist”
at the WINTER CONCERT of the
MENDELSSOHN GLEE CLUB
OF NEW YORK CITY
December 14, 2021
The Episcopal Cathedral of the
Good Shepherd, NYC

Biography

Steve Herbst has been dazzling audiences with his artistic whistling for over 50 years. A remarkable three-octave range on his “instrument” matches his enormous stylistic range, which encompasses classical music, jazz, blues, pop, and Broadway. His virtuosic control of pitch and powerful lyricism combine to produce a rare quality of expression among musicians at large, let alone whistlers in particular.

At the 2002 International Whistlers Competition held annually in Louisburg, North Carolina, Steve won the International Grand Champion Prize, placing first in the classical category and second in the popular music category, a testament to his enormous versatility. At both the 2003 and 2004 Convention, Steve was awarded the prize of North American Champion as well as the coveted title, “International Whistling Entertainer of the Year”, the most prestigious award in this entertainment venue, which he won again in 2005 for an unprecedented third time.

The award acknowledges not just his competitive excellence, but his winning international acceptance for this musical art form wherever he performs: clubs, churches, festivals, plus television and radio media. Steve lives his motto, “whistling is an idea whose time has returned!”

Born into a musical family and inspired by his father who played several instruments, sang, (and was himself a very good whistler), Steve began whistling as a young boy, practicing, as any serious young music student would his or her instrument, to develop range, tone, and quality.

Already performing as a singer at age 7 (frequently to audiences of 1000 or more), he started whistling in concerts while a singing soloist with the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club, often called upon to simulate flutes and recorders, once performing for visiting royalty. In fact, listeners often say they “can hear singing” in his whistling.

Pedestrians in the crowded streets of Manhattan have been known to follow him for blocks a la the “pied piper,” drawn by his music. For those unfamiliar with this unusual, so-called “lost” art form, set any preconceived notions aside, and enjoy!

“Steve Herbst has won every prestigious award at the International Whistlers Convention and Competition including 
International Grand Champion (judged for highest marks in Classical and Popular Music Categories), he was the first to be named International Whistling Entertainer of the Year three times, and Steve was also named to the Whistlers Hall of Fame (the highest honor a Whistler can be accorded; Bing Crosby was also awarded the same honor).”

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PERFORMANCE VIDEOS

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Steve was the Winner of the 2007 Whistlers Hall of Fame
Steve was the Winner of the 2007 Whistlers Hall of Fame
Steve was the first Whistler ever named International Entertainer of the Year three times — not to mention consecutive years at that!
Steve was the first Whistler ever named International Entertainer of the Year three times — not to mention consecutive years at that!
Steve was the first Whistler ever named International Entertainer of the Year three times! This was his 2nd consecutive win!
Steve was the first Whistler ever named International Entertainer of the Year three times! This was his 2nd consecutive win!
Steve was the first Whistler ever named International Entertainer of the Year three times! This was his 3nd consecutive win!
Steve was the first Whistler ever named International Entertainer of the Year three times! This was his 3nd consecutive win!
Steve with Michelle Charlesworth of Eyewitness News
Steve with Michelle Charlesworth of Eyewitness News
2007 Whistlers Hall of Fame
Steve was the Winner of the 2007 Whistlers Hall of Fame, the highest honor to be accorded to a whistler!
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Cathy Crosby
Lianne Marie Dobbs
Patrick Warburton, from Seinfeld
Bobbie Humphrey, Jazz flute player
Les Paul
With Regis and Valerie Harper, subbing for Kathy Lee that day
Kelly Ripa
Ilene Graff, Broadway & TV Star
Charlie Gibson, when I was on GMA
Winton Marsales
John Leguizamo
Michael Weatherly, Star of BULL
Robert Picardo, Star Trek - Voyager
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Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Jason Alexander from Seinfeld
Robert Klein
Tatiana Maslany from Orphan Black
Ty Burel
Carlos Mencia
Mark Feuerstein from Royal Pains
Johnny Rogers
Patricia Neal
Maura Tierney from The Affair
Ruth Wilson from The Affair
David Eigenberg from Chicago Fire and Sex and the City
Michelle Charlesworth of Eyewitness News
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INTERVIEW: Meet Steve Herbst, the New Yorker Who Whistles for a Living

INTERVIEW: Discussing the film “Pucker Up – The Fine Art of Whistling”

INTERVIEW: Steve performs some of his favorite Christmas music

PUBLICATIONS

Broadway and Beyond CD cover

BROADWAY and BEYOND

Now available, due to popular demand, the debut recording of 15 hit tunes from top Broadway shows and beyond, from a heartwarming “Les Miz” medley to a stunningly beautiful rendition of the timeless classic “Danny Boy”!

The CD includes: I Dreamed A Dream, Castle On A Cloud, Bring Him Home (Les Miserables); Maria, One Hand One Heart, I Feel Pretty, Somewhere (West Side Story); We Kiss In The Shadows (The King and I); Summertime (Porgy and Bess); All The Things You Are (Very Warm For May); This Nearly Was Mine (South Pacific); I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady); Impossible Dream (Man Of La Mancha); Memory (Cats); and Music of the Night (Phantom Of The Opera).

 

Contact Steve The Whistler for international shipping rates.

Click the button links below to listen to clips of Steve’s performances including “Danny Boy” from the CD.

“Steve has made whistling into an art form.”

 

Dino Anagnost
Musical Director, Little Orchestra Society

 

“Whistling is an idea whose time has returned!”

 

Steve “The Whistler” Herbst

These are but a few of the myriad radio & television programs, magazine & news publications, and live performance venues, here and abroad, where Steve has performed or appeared.

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WNYC Soundcheck
SiriusXM Radio
Sun-Sentinel
Scott & Todd Show
Rambling With Gambling
Film: Pucker Up
Parade Magazine
The Opie & Anthony Show
NY Daily News
National Public Radio
NY Post
The Village Voice
NY Newsday
The Irish Echo
NY Times
Masters of Musical Whistling
The Leonard Lopate Show
The Kennedy Center
The Joe Franklin Show
Int'l Whistlers Guild
International Whistlers Convention
Book: The Underdog
Good Morning America
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Eyewitness News
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Cable News Network
Chicago Tribune
Carnegie Hall
BBC London
Avery Fisher Hall
The Early Show
Associated Press Radio
Ad Age Magazine
NY Resident
ABC World News Now
Voice of America Radio
Verizon Wireless
The Today Show
Sunday Morning
The Cotton Club
Iridium Jazz Bar
Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar

Steve “The Whistler” Herbst is available for commercials, movie soundtracks, television/radio appearances, concert performances, and private functions.

 

Contact Steve:

[email protected]

Related Links:

University Glee Club
of New York City

photo of Steve The Whistler Herbst

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