Todd Lockwood

Todd Lockwood, Acting Principal Bass, has been a member of the Jacksonville Symphony since 2009. In addition to the symphony, Mr. Lockwood remains active as a music educator, having taught bass and chamber music for Jacksonville University, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Golden Isles Youth Orchestra, and his own private studio.  

In addition, he was music director of the Golden Isles Youth Orchestra Symphonette string orchestra for seven years. Prior to living in Florida, Mr. Lockwood was principal bass of the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera. While in Tennessee he served as instructor of double bass at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. He was a member of the Cabrillo Contemporary Music Festival for 11 years and held positions with the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and performed with the Atlanta and Indianapolis Symphonies. Mr. Lockwood began studying the bass in the Colorado public school system at age nine. He later studied privately with Robin Olschner.  

He earned a Bachelor of Music, with highest honors, under Paul Erhard at the University of Colorado, and completed a Master of Music and a Performer Diploma, under Bruce Bransby at Indiana University.