Keegan Hockett is the Instructor of Bassoon at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville, St. Ambrose University, and an active orchestral musician across the Midwest. Keegan recently completed his DMA at the University of Iowa (BM) and earned his MM as a Henry Mancini Fellow at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. During his studies at Iowa, Keegan had the unique opportunity to support university-wide community engagement and student success initiatives through graduate assistantships. He enjoys cultivating interdisciplinary connections and helping students realize their academic, professional, and personal goals.
Keegan has previously appeared at the IDRS Virtual Symposium, NACWPI Conference, Kent Blossom Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute, and PRISMA. He is also the bassoon instructor for the IOWinds Alliance, a non-profit organization that offers programming to educate, inspire, and support young musicians across his home state.