Hoxie
Ackerman
Trombone,
Bass Trombone
Last updated:
January 22, 2003. For more recent Hoxiana, visit Statistically Significant.
Hoxie plays a Bach 16M in small
concert and jazz bands, a Bach 42BO in the Florida Youth Orchestra and Ars Flores,
and a 1969 Holton TR181 bass trombone in Sunrise Symphonic Pops Orchestra. He
studies with Hugh
Harbison during the school year and Dr.
Philip Jameson at Interlochen during the summer. He studied for several great
years with Mike Balogh (bbone98@aol.com).
9/2002 - 9/2003 (Grade
10)
Organizations
- Sunrise Symphonic Pops
Orchestra: Bass Trombone
- Florida
Youth Orchestra
Senior Symphony, Principal Trombone
- Florida Youth Orchestra
Top Brass: 1st Trombone
- Ars
Flores Symphony
Orchestra: 2nd Trombone
- Pine
Crest High School Band: 1st Trombone
- Pine Crest Jazz Band:
1st Trombone
- Other miscellaneous school
functions: Pine Crest Dixieland Jazz Band, Pit Orchestra ("Annie Get
Your Gun").
- Member, International
Trombone Association
Competitions
- Florida All-State (Jazz
Band, Grades 9-12)
- also made Florida All-State
(Concert Band, Grades 9-10)
Notable Performances
Awards
9/2001 - 9/2002 (Grade
9)
Organizations
- Florida
Youth Orchestra
Senior Symphony: 2nd Trombone
- Florida Youth Orchestra
Top Brass: 1st Bass Trombone
- Ars Flores Chamber Orchestra:
2nd Trombone (semi-pro mentoring orchestra)
- Pine
Crest High School Band: 1st Trombone
- Pine Crest Top Jazz Band:
1st Trombone
- Pine Crest Pit Band:
1st Trombone, "Guys and Dolls"
- Interlochen Art Camp:
1st Trombone, High School Symphonic Band, guest euphonium player for High
School Concert Orchestra
- Member, International
Trombone Association
Competitions
- Florida All-State
(Concert Band, Grades 9-10) 2nd trombone
- Solo Competition, Superior
on Grade 6: "Blue Bells of Scotland"
Notable Performances
- Carnegie Hall, April
2002 (FYO)
- Jesus 2000 - member of
Ars Flores performing in this passion play
- Live NBC Channel 6 Top
Brass performance at Christmas tree lighting ceremony
- 1st pro gig: substitute
trombone with Boca Raton church, 1st Assembly of God
- Euphonium debut! Won
Interlochen orchestra euphonium audition (over all euphonium players) and
played Holst "The Planets"
Awards
- Pine Crest Concert Band
2002 Most Dedicated Award
- Pine Crest Jazz Band
2002 Most Dedicated Award
- Pine Crest Concert Band
2002 Best New Member
9/2000 - 9/2001 (Grade
8)
Organizations
- Florida Youth Orchestra
Junior Symphony - Principle Trombone
- Florida Youth Orchestra
Top Brass - 1st Bass Trombone
- Pine Crest Middle School
Band - 1st Trombone
- Pit Orchestra - Pine
Crest Upper School - 1st trombone - "Anything Goes"
- Pit Orchestra - Pine
Crest Middle School - 1st trombone - "Oliver"
- Interlochen Art Camp
- Symphonic Orchestra, Intermediate Division:
1st Trombone, 1st Chair all session
Notable Performances
- NBC News Live Channel
6 morning show - Top Brass - Christmas music, 2000
- Disney Music Days at
Disney World - Top Brass - May, 2001
- Junior Symphony Spotlight
Concert - auditioned Brass Quartet
- World Premier - Dr. John
Prescott's "A Vision Through the Pines"
- Jazz Duets at Club Java,
Coral Springs, FL
- Playing in the high school
pit orchestra as a junior high student was an incredible honor and thrill!
Competitions
- Solo Superior Grade 5
- Brass Sextet Superior
Grade 4
- Florida All-State (Middle
School Band, Grades 7-8)
Awards
- Pine Crest Middle School
2001 Most Dedicated Award
- Pine Crest Concert Band
Most Outstanding Musician
- Florida Youth Orchestra
Louis Diecke Award for most outstanding member of the Junior Orchestra
- Fine Arts Award at Interlochen
Arts Camp; Intermediate Boys Trombone
1999-2000 (Grade 7)
Organizations
- Pine Crest Middle School
Band - 1st Trombone
- Florida Youth Symphony
Junior Orchestra - 2nd Trombone
- New England Music Camp
- Concert Orchestra - 1st Trombone
- New England Music Camp
- Symphonic Band - 3rd Trombone
Notable Performances
- James Judd Guest Conductor
for school spring concert
- FYO Junior Symphony Spotlight
Concert - auditioned Trombone Duet
Competitions
Awards
- Pine Crest Middle School
2000 Director's Award
1997-1999 (Grades 4-6)
Organizations
- Pine Crest Lower School
Band - 1st and 2nd Trombone
- New England Music Camp
- Concert Band- 1st Trombone
Competitions
- 1999 Solo Superior Grade
4
- 1998 Solo Superior Grade
3
- 1997 Solo Excellent Grade
3
Awards
- Pine Crest Lower School
1999 Director's Award
- Pine Crest Lower School
1998 Most Dedicated Award
- Pine Crest Lower School
1997 Most Improved Award