Chase Waterbury is a second-year trombone fellow with the New World Symphony. Mr. Waterbury has worked with conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Marin Alsop, Stéphane Denève, and others; and has appeared with numerous orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2021, Mr. Waterbury was named a finalist in the International Trombone Association’s Lewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize. In addition to his extensive performance experience, Mr. Waterbury is a passionate advocate for music education in public schools. Mr. Waterbury participated in the San Francisco Symphony’s Adventures in Music program in the 2020/2021 season, helping to create programs for all grade school students enrolled in the San Francisco Unified Public School District as a member of the Building Brass Trio. Born and raised in the Cleveland area, Mr. Waterbury began his trombone studies with Anthony P. Hopkins through the Cleveland Institute of Music. He later studied with Whitney Clair through the Institute’s pre-college certificate program. In high school, Mr. Waterbury performed with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra—the education and experience these programs provided formed his love for orchestral playing. Mr. Waterbury graduated from Northwestern University in 2019 where he studied with Michael Mulcahy, Christopher Davis, Randall Hawes, Timothy Higgins, and Douglas Wright. Mr. Waterbury continued his studies with Timothy Higgins at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he completed his master’s degree in 2021. While attending school in San Francisco, he also studied extensively with Paul Welcomer and John Engelkes.