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Jordan Rowan is an up and coming trombonist from Bensalem, PA. Jordan was born into a family of horse trainers and picked up the trombone at the age of 10 and immediately fell in love with it.  He was the first in his immediate family to graduate college receiving his Bachelor’s from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, then pursuing his Masters at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Jordan is currently a freelance trombonist and music educator in the Baltimore/DMV area as well as attending the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he is a recipient of the prestigious Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Orchestral Scholarship. Music for Mr. Rowan is a place of self-expression, a place to chase a certain warmth that only music brings to people. He believes that music has the power to bring people together, whether it be classical, pop, country etc… Music also has the power to bring about great change in society and people. We turn to music in our toughest, and happiest times in life. Mr. Rowan is also an advocate for mental health awareness and equal rights, and wants to bring awareness to the issues that musicians face in the modern day.

 Jordan has performed with the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Concordia, The Philadelphia Wind Symphony, WhoaPhat Brass Band, Big Boy Brass, and The Business. Through these experiences Mr. Rowan has been able to perform and record a variety of works such as, Ein Heldenleben, Lincolnshire Posy, The Magic Flute, and James Stephenson’s Symphony No 2 for wind band. Jordan is a champion for new music and has premiered several works with the Conductors Orchestra at the Peabody Conservatory. His primary teachers have been Dan Cherry, Timothy Anderson, and David Murray.

As an educator Mr. Rowan has had success teaching brass for the past six years. Many of his students have gone on to state level ensembles, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, and the Bucks County Youth Orchestra, to name a few. His teaching style includes a strong emphasis on fundamentals, all while providing a compassionate and inspiring environment where young brass players can have a transformative experience through music regardless if the student pursues music. He wants his students to create memories through music that’ll stick with them through their lives.

Mr. Rowan currently serves on the Faculty at the International School of Music in Bethesda, MD, as well as teaching a private studio in Baltimore, MD.