Jul 24, 2017
Formerly of the Boston Brass, Andrew Hitz is currently a freelance musician, clinician, podcaster, and speaker. In this episode he joins me for a discussion about tuba and offers his perspective on band, teaching, and the future of music education.
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Biography:
Andrew Hitz is an internationally renowned soloist, clinician
and speaker having appeared in over 40 states and 30 countries
including Japan, Brazil, Russia and Singapore. In 2014 he ended a
14 year tenure as the tuba player for Boston Brass. Andrew has also
appeared with the National Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra, New World Symphony, Alarm Will Sound and the Marine Band
of Mexico.
As an Educational Ambassador for Jupiter Band Instruments, Andrew
has appeared all over the world as both a teacher and performer. He
has presented at over 20 state music educator conferences and
taught master classes at some of the finest music schools in the
world including Juilliard, the Central Conservatory of Music in
Beijing and the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory in Singapore.
Andrew currently hosts two podcasts. "The Brass Junkies" is a
podcast interviewing the best brass players in the world. "The
Entrepreneurial Musician" features interviews with some of the most
successful people in the music business.
Andrew is also the author of "A Band Director's Guide To Everything
Tuba: A Collection of Interviews with the Experts" which features
interviews with Sam Pilafian, Pat Sheridan, Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser
and others. The second volume, "A Band Director's Guide to
Everything Trombone: A Collection of Interviews with the Experts",
features interviews with Joe Alessi, Harry Watters, Ralph Sauer and
others.
Andrew is proud to serve on the Board of Directors for the
Mockingbird Foundation, a non-profit organization which has awarded
over $1 million in grants to help bring music education to
underserved populations.
Andrew lives in the Washington, DC area with his son Nicholas, his
dog Izabella, and his wife Tiffany, who he thinks is the best band
director in the country. He has also seen the band Phish 184 times.
No, really.