Andrew Hill

Background

About Andrew Hill

Andrew A. Hill is a freelance conductor and professional musician based in New York City. He holds a Masters of Music in Conducting at Colorado State University and a Bachelors of Music in Music Education/Trombone Performance from San José State University. As a conductor, Andrew made his New York City debut with the New Conductors Orchestra leading the orchestra in David Diamond's Symphony No. 1 (1941) on February 11th and February 12th, 2023. He was recently invited to the Final Phase of the Lake Como Conducting Competition in Bellano, Italy and participated in November of 2022. Known as a dynamic leader, he is featured in the book Learn Lead Lift discussing his approach to leadership and sharing anecdotes from his experience as a music director. As a professional musician, Andrew has extensive experience as a trombonist performing orchestral, jazz, broadway, salsa and contemporary repertoire. He has performed at Carnegie Hall (NYC), Davies Symphony Hall (SF), Walt Disney Concert Hall (LA), Berliner Philharmonie (Berlin, Germany), Milan Conservatory (Milan, Italy), Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine (Udine, Italy), The Royal Concertgebouw Hall (Amsterdam), Smetana Hall (Prague), Teatro El Círculo (Rosario, Argentina) and Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Most recently, Andrew played lead trombone on the 2021 big band album Post Hang! ​by 7th St. Big Band, bass trombone on the 2019 big band album In Our Backyard by the Inner Circle Jazz Orchestra, was the founder and co-leader of the Covenant Brass Sextet which performed in the South Bay Area annually, went on a domestic tour of California and commissioned new works by living composers, and has played with the Santa Cruz Symphony. As a music director, Mr. Hill recently finished four years as the Music Director (band, orchestra and jazz director) at Los Gatos High School, California where he was awarded Educator of the Year in 2021-2022. During his tenure at LGHS, the orchestra and band program expanded significantly. The orchestra, choir and band performed masterworks together, the orchestra and band championed symphony orchestra repertoire, he led three domestic jazz ensemble tours and growth in the program warranted hiring two faculty in his place after he moved to New York City. Currently, he is the Band Director at Byram Hills High School in New York, and on Faculty at Galliard Music in New York City.