Lowell Hollinger, Assistant Band Director

              A Miami, Florida native, Lowell Hollinger is a graduate of Jackson State University in Jackson, MS(BS, 2003; BM, 2005), and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA(MM Clarinet Performance 2007).  He will begin working on his doctorate this fall in Higher Education Administration at the University of Southern Mississippi. He has received private instruction on clarinet with Jerry Simas of the New World Symphony Orchestra in Miami Beach, Florida; Dr. Michael Magruder clarinet professor at Jackson State University; the former principal clarinetist of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Jim Moritsugu in Jackson, Mississippi, and Dr. Justin O’Dell assistant professor of clarinet at Michigan State University.

Mr. Hollinger began a career as a musician in the sixth grade playing the bassoon.  He then moved to the alto saxophone and continued that throughout high school and college.  It wasn’t until his freshmen year in High School where he began to play the clarinet (which became his first love) to challenge himself musically and hasn’t looked back since.  He has been involved in many different honors bands such as; the Orange Bowl Honors Band, the Dade County All-City Band, the University of Miami Honors Band, and the Florida A&M University Honors Band.  Mr. Hollinger has also performed with several Orchestras such as the New World Symphony Orchestra in Miami Beach, FL and the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra.  He has performed solo literature with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, the Jackson State University Symphony Orchestra, at Delta State University’s-Clarinet Symposium, and Winston-Salem State University.  Finally, he has served as principal chair of numerous ensembles such as; the Jackson State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the Jackson State University Symphony Orchestra, the Jackson State University Woodwind Ensemble,  the Florida A&M University Honors Band, and is correctly a clarinetist with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Hollinger is correctly Instructor of Music and Assistant Band Director of the world renowned “Sonic Boom of the South” at Jackson State University.  In addition, he is also the conductor of the University Woodwind Ensemble.