Andy Hordichok

Born a preemie and with severe-to-profound hearing loss to quickly follow, Andy had physical barriers to music from the beginning. Despite this, he presented a natural gift for playing banjo at a young age, which later expanded to saxophone. He started teaching music in his teens – giving private lessons while in school. Eventually he turned a passion for music into his career, teaching scores of students in the public school setting and a handful of private students on the side. Along the way, Andy gained skills in instrument repair which allowed him to start restoring second-hand instruments. Many of these instruments were shared with students in Andy’s former classroom who otherwise couldn’t afford a horn – and therefore, wouldn’t have  been formally educated in music.