Saturday, May 20, 2017
New Hire: Jacob Hilton, U.S. Air Force Academy Band
Jacob Hilton recently won a tuba position with the U.S. Air Force Academy Band in Colorado Springs. He will begin playing with the band in Fall 2017. Duties will include performing with the Concert Band, which serves the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Colorado Springs Community, and surrounding states during annual tours. Raised in Northwest Arkansas, Jacob began studying the tuba at the age of 12. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Arkansas and recently completed a Master of Music degree at Illinois State University. Previously, Jacob has performed with the Arkansas Philharmonic and has competed in a number of regional conferences, including being named a semifinalist with his tuba quartet in the ensemble competition at the 2016 International Tuba Euphonium Conference. Jacob's primary teachers include Dr. Benjamin Pierce and Dr. Andy Rummel.
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