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1548 Westbrook Ave. Odessa, TX 79761 · 432-363-0317

lhohstadt@gmail.com · www.lowellhohstadt.com 

Lowell Hohstadt is a Juilliard and Eastman graduate with a concentration in violin performance and composition. He has led the worship and fine arts teams of Odessa Christian Faith Center, as Minister of Music, for over 35 years in full-time ministry. This background gives him the qualifications necessary to successfully teach, not only in Classical Music disciplines, but also in broadened areas of electronic music, digital recording, and live contemporary applications.

Experience

1987 – Present

Private Violin Instructor

Students from high school age to adults have benefitted from Lowell Hohstadt’s teaching, as he has prepared them for performances ranging from Senior Recitals to auditions for Symphony Orchestras throughout the country.

1977 – Present

Violinist

Lowell Hohstadt has performed as soloist with orchestras and given recitals in New York, Europe, Mexico, and Midland-Odessa.  He has played in the Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra (now the West Texas Symphony) since 1977.

1977 – Present

Composer

Lowell Hohstadt has composed hundreds of works, ranging from Symphonic, Choral, and Chamber Music, in styles ranging from Modern Classical to Jazz and Pop/Rock.  He has been commissioned by the Cassatt Quartet, the Midland-Odessa Symphony, the UTPB Symphony Orchestra, and Texas Tech and Texas A&M faculty.

1988 – Present

Minster of Music, Odessa Christian Faith Center

Lowell Hohstadt has served as a director, composer, arranger, and worship leader, providing leadership for an average of four services per week.  He has participated in modern technologies and the design-build for several multi-million dollar facilities, including a recent 2,000-seat sanctuary.

Education

June 1982

Pre-college division, The Juilliard School

Lowell Hohstadt was the winner of the Bach Violin Competition, as well as the Composition Competition two years in a row, premiering an Orchestral Overture the first year and performing his own Violin Concerto the second year.

May 1986

Bachelor of Music, The Juilliard School

Lowell Hohstadt studied violin with the renowned teacher, Dorothy Delay, performing regularly in her master-classes.  During his time at Juilliard, he performed as soloist in Romania, Spain, Mexico, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and in Vienna’s Musikverien Hall.

May 1989

Master of Music, Eastman School of Music

Lowell Hohstadt studied with the renowned composer, Samuel Adler, with a double-major in violin performance and composition.  At this time, he wrote his second Violin Concerto, commissioned by the Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra.  He premiered this composition for his Graduate Recital at Eastman, and subsequently performed it with the Midland-Odessa Symphony.

Skills

·         Communicator, Teacher, Author

·         Classical Music Performance

·         Modern Classical Composition

·         Pop/Rock Composition and Performance

·         Electronic Music

·         Worship Leader

·         Music Director

Summary

Lowell Hohstadt is passionate about creativity in musical performance and composition.  His leadership of volunteers, having served in Christian ministry for over thirty-five years, is evidence of his ability to motivate, organize and inspire excellence in others.