Alexandria Hoffman Email & Phone Number

Alexandria Hoffman is freelance flutist and mental health advocate based in Chicago, IL. Hailed for her “warmth and vitality,” she has performed with the Chicago Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, and has appeared as a soloist with Yo-Yo Ma. She is currently a Community Counseling student at Loyola University Chicago.Alex was previously acting Associate Principal Flute in the Auckland Philharmonia and has held fellowship positions at the New World Symphony and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She has performed under the batons of Klaus Makela, Riccardo Muti, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Stephane Deneve.As a soloist, Alex has appeared with Yo-Yo Ma as part of his Bach Project in Chicago, where she performed on a flute made out of a rifle created by Pedro Reyes and also performed Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4. Alex has additionally appeared as a soloist at Peninsula Music Festival on both flute and piccolo.Passionate about mental health, Alex is co-founder and Executive Director of Sound Mind, an organization that seeks to cultivate wellness in the classical music world. Sound Mind has presented workshops all across the country for organizations such as the National Orchestral Institute, People’s Music School, and the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative. Alex was previously the Education Coordinator for NAMI Metro Suburban in Oak Park, IL, and has raised over $2000 through her advocacy as part of the Chicago Marathon. She has spoken on a number of panels about her mental health journey and continues to share her story with others in hopes to help end the stigma of mental illness.An accomplished piccolo player, Alex previously won first prize in the National Flute Association’s Piccolo Audition and Masterclass Competition. She has performed in piccolo masterclasses for Jennifer Gunn, Cynthia Meyers, and Alyce Johnson, and flute masterclasses for Mathieu Dufour and Robert Langevin, among others. In previous summers, Alex has attended the Peninsula Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute, and Centre d’Arts Orford. Other performance highlights include concerts with noted jazz musicians Aaron Diehl, Victor Goines, and Branford Marsalis.Alex holds a Master’s Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Bachelor’s Degree in Flute Performance and Music Education from Northwestern University, where she was a Presser Scholar and graduated magna cum laude. Her primary teachers include Mary Kay Fink, John Thorne, and Lauren Moldenhauer. In her free time, she enjoys working out, video games, and playing with her dog, Barry.