Antiphony (for Cello and Piano)

'Tis So Sweet (for String Quartet)

Just As I Am (for String Quartet)

Amazing Grace (for String Quartet)

Classical Brass Quintet, movement #3.  Recorded by the Lone Star Brass.

Brass Quintet #2, Mvt. 3

Contemporary Classical with a Neo-Classical style.  www.lowellhohstadt.com


Violin Sonata Mvt. 1

Contemporary Classical with a Neo-Classical style.  www.lowellhohstadt.com

Violin Sonata Mvt. 2

Contemporary Classical with a Neo-Classical Style.  This movement is based on the 16-bar blues.  www.lowellhohstadt.com

Violin Sonata Mvt. 3

Violin Sonata Mvt. 4

A unique twist on the well-known carol in a classical/jazz setting for violin and piano

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

As a music director, composer and violinist, Lowell Hohstadt has led the music teams of Odessa Christian Faith Center since 1987.  He has composed over 400 works for worship and seasonal productions, and has written for a wide variety of venues in styles ranging from Modern Classical to Jazz and Contemporary Pop/Rock.  He recently composed "Sonata for Violin and Piano".

Lowell Hohstadt received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School in 1986 and his Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music in 1989.  He has studied composition with Samuel Adler and Michael Czajkowski and violin  with Dorothy Croft, Margaret Pardee, Kevin Lawrence, Dorothy Delay, Masao Kawasaki and Sylvia Rosenberg.  He has performed as soloist with Juilliard Orchestras premiering his own original violin concerto.  He has also been featured as a soloist with the Oradea Philharmonic in Romania, the Seville Philharmonic in Spain, the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra at Prague’s House of Culture during the International Tribune of Young Artists, and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra in the Musikverien Hall in Vienna, Austria.  He has performed as soloist with the Midland-Odessa Symphony on two separate occasions, touring Mexico, as well as premiering a second original violin concerto.  He has performed solo recitals throughout Europe and the United States.  He is the winner of the Bach concerto competition at Juilliard, and the Friday Afternoon Music Club competition, performing on New  York City’s WQXR classical radio station.  He studied at the Meadowmount Summer Music Camp for seven consecutive years, performing at their open concerts, as well as participating in the Aspen Music Festival.

Lowell Hohstadt

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