Faculty & Willow Grove Student Services Associate

Trombonist Hayden Adams maintains an active performing schedule as a freelance musician in the greater Philadelphia area. He is the Second Trombonist of the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra and performs regularly with the Wayne Oratorio Society, New City Brass Quintet, Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra, and Haverford Chorale Orchestra. He has performed with other ensembles such as the Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra, Curtis Symphony Orchestra, and classical crossover vocal group ‘Il Divo’. He is a substitute musician with both the Capital Philharmonic and Symphony in C.

Hayden has played in numerous masterclasses and lessons with world-renowned trombonists such as Joseph Alessi, Nitzan Haroz, Colin Williams, Blair Bollinger, George Curran, John Rojak, Denson Paul Pollard, and Scott Hartman. He has also participated in music festivals across the country such as the Blackburn Music Academy – Festival Napa Valley, Eastman Summer Trombone Institute, and Atlantic Brass Quintet Seminar.

Hayden holds a Master’s Degree in Trombone Performance from the Boston Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Norman Bolter, former trombonist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Trombone Performance from Temple University where he studied with Matthew Vaughn, Co-Principal trombone of the Philadelphia Orchestra.