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 Andrew Homzy, Music File Photo |
Andrew Homzy, Music Thanks to a strong music program in the Brooklyn, Ohio, public school system, Andrew Homzy learned to play the trombone, tuba, cornet, and the basics of the clarinet, saxophone, double bass and piano. Parallel to his education in classical music, Homzy began a self-study of jazz. His desire to know more about the construction of music led him to a degree in music theory at Baldwin-Wallace College, in Berea, Ohio. He entered the musicology program at McGill University, where he studied with Marvin Duchow, and began working as a professional musician after joining the new Vic Vogel Big Band in 1967. In the early 1970s, Homzy taught at Marymount High School and part-time at Sir George Williams University. He also formed jazz ensembles, doing projects for broadcast, recordings and concerts. He assisted Vic Vogel in writing and playing music for the 1976 Olympics. In 1977, he became a full-time teacher and researcher at Concordia in a new discipline, jazz studies. His research activities have included papers and publications centered on aspects of jazz composition, and are mostly concerned with the music of Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus. He has been invited by the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress and other organizations to advise them in the development of their collections and programs. His compositions and arrangements have been performed at concerts and on recordings, including student and ensembles, and special events such Concordia’s 25th anniversary ceremonies and commissions. He has led ensembles ranging from award-winning Concordia student groups to his own professional jazz ensembles, and was musical director for a number of Concordia productions, including Kurt Weill’s Three Penny Opera and Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Homzy directed the Swedish Radio Orchestra in a performance of Charles Mingus’s epic work Epitaph and directed the European Broadcasting Union Orchestra in a special program celebrating Duke Ellington’s 100th birthday. |
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