Chris Hawkins has been with the Bushwackers since 2006, taking last year off, serving many roles from marching member, backfield conductor, and staff member. He began his drum corps career with Magic of Orlando in 1995, and also marched with The Cadets of Bergen County in 1999. Chris’ teaching experience includes Mt. Olive High School (1997-1999), Pioneer (2002), JP Stevens High School (2006-2007), and most recently with Rancocas Valley High School (2008-present) who won the USSBA Group III Open National Championships in 2009 and 2010.
Chris graduated from The College of New Jersey in 2000 with a BM in Music Education, and continued his education at Indiana University, earning a MM in bass trombone performance in 2004. He has performed with the New World Symphony (Miami, FL), the Terre Haute Symphony (IN), Akron Symphony (OH), the Philharmonia a Vent Wind Orchestra (IN), and the Indiana University Wind Ensemble, which included a performance at the prestigious Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. His teachers include Peter Ellefson, M. Dee Stewart, and Donald Harwood.