William Hochkeppel
Biography
William J. Hochkeppel serves as Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ at Lafayette. Previously, he held similar positions at Butler Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ (Indianapolis) and Eastern Washington Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ, and also served on faculty at Northwestern Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ (IL) and Findlay College (OH).
A native of New Jersey, he holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwestern Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ, and earned the Doctor of Music Education degree from Indiana Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ. His training included conducting studies with John P. Paynter and Ray E. Cramer, and applied saxophone with Frederick Hemke and Eugene Rousseau.
In 1977, Hochkeppel won first prize in the National Saxophone Competition, and was a semifinalist in the 1978 Concours Internationale in Gap, France. As a Selmer Artist/Clinician, Hochkeppel maintains an active performance schedule in addition to frequent services as adjudicator, soloist, clinician, and guest conductor.
Email: hochkeppel@louisiana.edu