Jackson Howard, trombone

  • Graduation Recital, Broadcast, Free
  • May 13, 2026 @ 7:30 p.m.

Experience the extraordinary talents of our students as they take the stage for their final graduation recitals. Watch a live broadcast of this performance and other student recitals on YouTube.

Program

Brooklyn WOOD Sketches of Montreal

Jackson Howard, trombone
Delvan Lin, piano

PROKOFIEV
arr. Charlie VERNON
Suite No. 1 from Romeo and Juliet (Romeo i Dzhuletta), Op. 64

Jackson Howard, trombone
Delvan Lin, piano

Intermission
SHOSTAKOVICH
arr. Jackson HOWARD
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Allegro non troppo

Jackson Howard, trombone
Franz Maury, trumpet
Thomas Weaver, piano

GRANT STILL Songs of Separation

Jackson Howard, trombone
Thomas Weaver, piano

Isaac CREAGER The Promise

Jackson Howard, trombone
Supported by the Freedman Catalyst Fund for Emergent Composers

Daniel SCHNYDER subZERO

Jackson Howard, trombone
Rubén Acuña González, marimba
Maxence Dauriat, percussion
Alexandra Cooreman, violin
Thomas Weaver, piano

Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.

About the Artists

Jackson Howard, from Chilliwack, British Columbia, studying trombone with Nitzan Haroz and Matthew Vaughn, is the David H. Springman Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Rubén Acuña González, from Tampico, Mexico, studying timpani and percussion with Ji Su Jung, Don Liuzzi, and Eric Millstein, is an Edwin B. Garrigues Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Alexandra Cooreman (’25), from Brussels, studying violin with Ida Kavafian and Erin Keefe, is a Milka Violin Artist Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2021.

Maxence Dauriat, from Combs-la-Ville, France, studying timpani and percussion with Ji Su Jung, Don Liuzzi, and Eric Millstein, is the Richard A. Doran Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Delvan Lin, from Auckland, New Zealand, studying piano with Michelle Cann, is the Karolyn Kirksey Holler Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Franz Maury, from Paris, studying trumpet with Conrad Jones and Michael Sachs, is the Louisa Knapp Curtis Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Thomas Weaver, staff pianist

    • Date May 13, 2026
    • Time 7:30 p.m.
    • Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall
  • Admission is complimentary, but requires advance ticket registration.