He studied cello at Yale with Aldo Parisot and composition at the New England Conservatory under Robert Cogan .
Van Nostrand was born in Los Angeles and began composing while still in high school in San Diego .
Van Nostrand studied cello at Yale with Aldo Parisot and composition at the New England Conservatory under Robert Cogan .
Van Nostrand was born in Los Angeles and began composing while still in high school in San Diego .