Jackson Seifert, a junior and student-musician at William Floyd High School, recently auditioned for and was accepted to the prestigious Juilliard Pre-College program, a comprehensive conservatory-style music program for students who exhibit the talent, potential, and ambition to pursue serious music study at the college level. Jackson primarily plays bass and tenor trombone.
He is also proficient in the trumpet, bass trumpet, and euphonium.
At the Juilliard Pre-College program, Jackson will have the opportunity to work with world-class musicians – many of whom are on the Juilliard College faculty – to develop technical proficiency while fostering creativity and intellectual curiosity.
The program runs every Saturday from September through May at the Juilliard in New York City. Jackson will be studying privately with Weston Sprott, dean and director of the preparatory division at The Juilliard School, and a trombonist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Jackson’s classes will include music theory, ear training, and music history while playing in a brass ensemble and with the pre-college symphony orchestra.
Jackson is well prepared for this tremendous opportunity as he submitted three All-State auditions in May for the bass trombone, tenor trombone, and bass jazz solo, and received perfect scores on all three.
Additionally, Jackson won a scholarship at the beginning of the summer and had the honor of playing a trombone solo with the Northport Community Band as part of their “Families and Flags on the Fourth,” on Independence Day.
In addition to his love of music and excelling in his academics, Jackson is also a pitcher for the William Floyd varsity baseball team.