Andrew Bennett is
currently employed as an
instrumental music
educator in the Fredonia
Central School District. There he
directs the Symphonic
Band, Jazz Ensemble, and
the Pit Orchestra while
serving as the District
Brass and Music Theory
Instructors. He holds
Bachelor's Degrees in
Music Ed
ucation and Music
Performance from SUNY
Fredonia, and a Masters
Degree in Music
Performance from Ithaca
College. Andrew is also an
active member of NYSSMA
and the Chautauqua County
Music Teachers
Association.
As a trombonist, Andrew
Bennett has performed
across the Northeastern
United States and China.
He has had the pleasure of
performing as a soloist
with local orchestras,
such as the Auburn Chamber
Orchestra, and as a
section player for many
area groups including the
Western New York Chamber
Orchestra and the Colgate
Symphony Orchestra. He was
also a member of the
Realignment Trombone
Quartet, the Second
Runner-Up in the
International Trombone
Association's 2009 Quartet
Competition. In addition
to his full-time teaching
duties, he currently
serves as the Principal
Trombonist of the Southern
Tier Symphony Orchestra
and is a sought after
Western New York
freelancer in both the
Classical and Jazz idioms.