Al Hager

Al Hager received degrees from Florida State University and the University of Florida. He has taught public school music in Florida and Georgia since 1968 and retired in 2009. Al was the first director of the Disneyworld All American College Band (1972), the Atlanta Area McDonalds All Star Jazz Band (1988), and the Florida All State Middle School Jazz Band (2014).

He performs regularly with Flutes Renaissance, the International Flute Orchestra, Silhouette, Cornerstone, the Indian River Pops Orchestra, the Treasure Coast Wind Ensemble, and Live Session. He directed the Treasure Coast Flute Choir and the big band, FDO – The BIG Swingin’ Band. Since 1999, he has organized and directed the Directors Jazz Band at the Florida Music Educators Association state convention. He is a popular adjudicator and clinician throughout the southeast.

Al is a published author, composer, and arranger. He has also won the National Barefoot Water Ski Championships seven times since 2007 in the Senior Division.