Howard has ben a member of the East Winds Symphonic Band since September of 2007.  He has been playing trombone since 1994.   He started playing while at South Vienna Elementary School in South Vienna, Ohio and continued to play through high school and then graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree in June of 2006 from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio where he studied both tenor trombone and bass trombone with Mr. Francis H. Laws.   At Wright State University, Howard  performed in several musical groups including the Wright State University/Community Trombone Ensemble and the Wright State University Wind Symphony.   One highlight of his time in the Wind Symphony was when the group toured and performed in the areas of Matsusaka and Kyoto, Japan during June of 2004.  Howard also performed bass trombone in the Ohio Valley British Brass Band from October of 2005 through June of 2006 which he notes as one of the most enjoyable periods of time in his playing career thus far.   
  
Howard has had many musical influences including his  parents.   His father, Colvin, is a professional horn player who plays in the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in Springfield, Ohio and is Professor of Horn at Wittenberg University which is also there in Springfield.  His mother Carol was a music teacher.   He notes his greatest influence was Mr. Laws whom he studied with in college

Outside of trombone performance, Howard was employed by Johnstonbaugh’s Music Centers here in Pittsburgh from August of 2006 through June of 2007.   Currently he work for Three Rivers Optical, which is an eyeglasses manufacturing company located near Crafton, PA working  with their lens inventory as well as assisting in mailing and sending out their completed orders at the end of each business day.    There he is also involved with Project Teamwork which is a group of people who do things to foster teamwork amongst the employees such as organizing a company picnic and giving gifts out at Christmas.

In his spare time (which isn’t often due to work and time spent with trombone practicing), you can find him listening to his fire department radio scanner, which is always tuned to the frequency for the Penn Hills Fire Departments, since he live in Penn Hills.   He also enjoy watching TV shows such as COPS and America’s Most Wanted.   Howard is also enjoying helping out as a member of the the Three Rivers Community Band Festival committee!!