Robert Hoveland is an active chamber and orchestral trombonist performing in Boston area ensembles including the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Vermont, Portland and Albany Symphonies, and the new music group, ALEA III. He currently sits principal in the Plymouth Philharmonic and second in the New Bedford Symphony. Robert is the Low Brass instructor at the Dana Hall School of Music in Wellesley, MA and for the Shrewsbury Public School program.  Originally from Plano, Texas, Robert stems from one of the largest and most renowned public arts education programs in the United States. He completed his undergraduate degree at the Eastman School of Music in 2007 studying with Dr. John Marcellus and Mark Kellogg. He received his master’s degree from the Butler School of Music, University of Texas in 2009 under the tutelage of Dr. Nathaniel Brickens. In 2013, he received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree, studying under Don Lucas.