Drew Hosler

Title: Music Instructor, Saxophone
Dept/Program: The Music Institute
Email: ahosler@uakron.edu
Website: https://andrewhosler.com

Biography

Hailed as “the ideal collaborator for new music” by Brutal New Music Review and has recognized for “his unwavering commitment to bringing fresh, contemporary compositions to the forefront.” by Local 4 - saxophonist and new music curator Drew Hosler (he/him/his) is an advocate for contemporary music. Drew has commissioned, premiered, and collaborated on over 200 pieces by award-winning composers such as Andrew Mead, Jamie Leigh Sampson, David Heinick, Marilyn Shrude, Matthew Kennedy, Quinn Mason, and Gregory Wanamaker. His debut solo album, delta waves, features thirteen world premiere recordings of 21st century works for the tenor saxophone.

Drew currently serves as a Saxophone Instructor, Chamber Music Instructor, and Chamber Winds Conductor for the Academy at the Cleveland Institute of Music as well as a Music Instructor (Saxophone and Clarinet Faculty) for the Music Institute at the University of Akron. Previously he served as a Lecturer at Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Music. Drew currently serves as the principal saxophonist of the Cleveland Winds, Cleveland Repertory Orchestra, and the new music ensemble, The _____ Experiment.

Drew holds a MM in Saxophone Performance, a MM in Chamber Music, and a Certificate in Arts Entrepreneurship & Leadership from the University of Michigan. He also holds a BM in Saxophone Performance from Bowling Green State University.

Learn more at andrewhosler.com