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Miss Sinead Hayes

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Member Bio Irish conductor Sinead Hayes is equally at home working with choir, orchestra and in opera. She is emerging as one of Ireland's leading interpreters of contemporary music and opera, with a particular interest in the work of emerging and established Irish composers. She is a Britten Pears Young Artist for 2023/24, and from January 2024 is a member of the Royal Philharmonic Society's Women's Conducting Excel Course where she will work in masterclass with the Royal Northern Sinfonia. The 2023/24 season is her tenth as conductor of the Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble (HRSE) in Belfast, and her third season as conductor of the Royal Irish Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra. In February 2022 she was appointed principal guest conductor of Galway's professional orchestra The Luminosa String Orchestra. She has worked with the Ulster Orchestra on a number of projects since first working with the orchestra conducting 7 educational concerts around Northern Ireland in 2019. Most recently she returned in January 2023 to conduct the orchestra for an album of orchestral works by Belfast composer Greg Caffrey, due to be released later in 2024. In November 2021 Sinead made her debut with the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra, returning in July 2022 to conduct an opera gala with the Cara O'Sullivan young artists. She also conducted recordings of contemporary operas/works by Brian Irvine, Tom Lane, Fiona Linnane and Elaine Agnew's opera Paper Boat, which was broadcast on RTE Lyric FM in December 2022.This season, she returns to work with Wexford Sinfonia, conducting a programme of Mendelssohn, Bach and Tchaikovsky. She makes her Ulster Hall debut in March 2024 with the Irish Doctor's Orchestra, conducting Dvorak Symphony No. 9. Highlights of previous seasons include making her debut with the Irish Chamber Orchestra (Der Schauspieldirektor for Irish National Opera), return visits to Northern Ireland Opera to conduct productions of Weill’s The Threepenny Opera, Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and Greg Caffrey’s children’s opera The Chronic Identity Crisis of Pamplemousse, as well as working with Irish National Opera as assistant conductor and chorus master on Bartok: Bluebeard’s Castle, Dennehy: The Second Violinist, Verdi: Aida, Puccini: Madama Butterfly & Mozart die Zauberfloete. She also worked with Opera Collective Ireland and Crash Ensemble to conduct the world premiere performances of Raymond Deane's Opera Vagabones. Sinead is also a professional level Irish traditional fiddle player, and in 2017 performed alongside members of the Berliner Philharmoniker in two of the orchestra's family concerts in the Philharmonie, Berlin. Since July 2023 Sinead has returned to playing classical violin, performing as guest leader with Galway's ConTempo Quartet in Galway's Candlight Concerts in October/November 2023. Recent performances include playing the solo part in Vivaldi's 4 seasons with ConTempo Quartet as well as performing with her own ensemble, the Ivernia String Quartet in their debut concerts in Tuam in December 2023. Sinead completed her MMus in conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music and her BMus in violin and composition at City University, London. Sinead also participated in masterclasses with Johannes Schlaefli, Sylvain Cambreling & Sir Roger Norrington among others. In 2014 she was one of three finalists in the Interaktion Conducting Workshop, chosen by the players of the Critical Orchestra Berlin (leader: Lothar Strauss), whose players are drawn from the Berlin Staatskapelle and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras. She has worked as assistant conductor to James Lowe (Halle Harmony Orchestra), Alex Ingram (British Youth Opera), André de Ridder (Irish National Opera) and others. The lockdown gave Sinead the opportunity to complete a PG Certificate in Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship at Trinity College, Dublin. She also partnered with local music schools in Athenry and Gort Co. Galway to devise and deliver two music education projects: Carolan's Rambles and the Baroque Session. Both music schools were jointly awarded the Irish Association of Youth Orchestra's 2021 Ovation Award in recognition of their innovative work during the pandemic. Sinead is committed to providing opportunities for emerging conductors in Ireland. Her education work has been funded by the Irish Arts Council (Agility Award & Artist Bursary) and the Galway County Arts Office. She created the 'Discover Conducting' pack, deliverable by classroom music teachers to 1st and 2nd year secondary school students and she is also the creator and workshop leader of the Sandbox Conducting Sessions aiming to find, train and give opportunities to the next generation of conductors based on ability, regardless of gender, age or socio-economic background. In the development of her skills as a conducting teacher Sinead is very grateful for the mentorship of conductor Alice Farnham. In the summer of 2023, Sinead was a participant in th
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Isaac Hayward

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Kristin Heath Kristin Heath Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University
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Timothy Heath

Wake Forest University
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Member Bio Dr. Timothy Heath is the Director of Bands and an Assistant Teaching Professor of Music at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At Wake Forest, he oversees all aspects of the band program and teaches conducting and wind band history. Dr. Heath was previously the Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education at Samford University. As a conductor, Dr. Heath serves as a clinician across the United States for honor bands and other guest-conducting events. He recently joined the Triad Area Medical Orchestra as a conductor and music director. Dr. Heath is an active clinician and adjudicator for concert bands across the United States. As a music educator, Dr. Heath has presented sessions and research at the state and national levels, published in The Instrumentalist, The National Band Association Journal, and Percussive Notes. As a percussionist, he regularly performs with the Piedmont Wind Symphony, a professional Wind Ensemble based in Winston-Salem, NC. His percussion background includes playing with the Tuscaloosa Symphony, the Alabama Winds, the Greensboro Philharmonia, and other concert ensembles. He is also an active drum set performer. Dr. Heath serves on the Small College/University committee of the College Band Directors National Association and is an active member of the National Association for Music Education, National Band Association, College Music Society, Kappa Delta Epsilon Education Fraternity, Mu Phi Epsilon, WASBE, IGEB and is an Honorary Member of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity at the University of Alabama and Wake Forest University. Dr. Heath holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a Doctorate from The University of Alabama, and a Professional Artist Certificate in Conducting from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Dr. Heath is a Conn-Selmer Education Clinician and proudly supports Sabian Cymbals, Blackswamp Percussion, Remo Drumheads, and Innovative Percussion.
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Joanne Heaton

Haileybury College
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Member Bio Having worked as a music educator in many varied environments in Australia and in the USA, Dr. Joanne Heaton currently serves as Head of Bands at Haileybury College in Melbourne, Australia. She completed a Bachelor of Education with a music education focus and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education Studies at the University of Melbourne, and a Masters of Music majoring in conducting performance at the University of Utah, USA. Before returning to Australia, Joanne also undertook the position of Band Director at Eastmont Middle School at Sandy, Utah. Most recently, Joanne completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree specialising in Wind Band Conducting at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Joanne is in demand as an adjudicator, conductor, guest lecturer and educative consultant and has been a guest lecturer and conductor at Monash University and The University of Melbourne. In 2001 Joanne served as the music education representative for the curriculum writing project ‘Schools to Careers’ for the Utah State Office of Education. Joanne was invited to be a guest conductor of the Southern Mississippi University Honor Band in February 2007, guest conductor of the Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools Honour Band in Kuala Lumpur in 2014 and guest conductor for the Colorado State University, Pueblo, Festival of Winds in 2018. Major clinic presentations include the 2012 Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, the 2019 World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Conference in Spain, the 2019 Oxford University International Conducting Studies Conference in Sydney and the 2019 Australian Society for Music Education conference in Perth. In 2000 Joanne was awarded the Jordan Education Foundation’s Outstanding Educator of the Year for her work in Utah schools, and in February 2017 she was honoured with an ABODA Victoria Excellence in Music Education award. The Victorian branch of the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors’ Association awarded Joanne with a Life Membership award in January 2020.
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Ray Heigemeir Ray Heigemeir Stanford University

Stanford University
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Dr. Richard Heinzle

South Huron Community Choirs and Orchestra
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Member Bio Experienced Music Director with a demonstrated history of working with choirs and orchestras, adults and youth. Skilled in Choral and Orchestral Conducting, Music Theory, Piano and Organ. Doctor of Arts in Orchestral Conducting.
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Jeff Held

Concordia University Irvine
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Member Bio eff Held is a multi-faceted leader and professor at Concordia University Irvine. He leads Arts Activities and Music as an Assistant Dean in the School of Arts and Sciences. In that role, he has led the music faculty as they have made significant contributions to the build-out of the music department to its full scope, including an innovative music major, accreditation with NASM, major facilities upgrades, and student enrollment growth. He also supports the faculty of the art, graphic art, theatre, and dance programs. Dr. Held is the music director of both the Concordia Wind Orchestra and the Concordia Symphony Orchestra. Since his appointment in 2005 as the founding full-time faculty member of these ensembles, he has established a programming structure that puts students in many orchestral ensemble roles - encompassing wind orchestra, symphony orchestra, baroque, church, and chamber music. Utilizing creative combinations of all of these options, he has become one of the most creative concert programmers for collegiate music ensembles, to the delight and edification of audiences and performers. In a teaching capacity, Dr. Held introduces many students to the vast world of music and its history through his online class, MUS 112 Music in the Liberal Arts. This class serves Concordia's Q and I curriculum by addressing the question, Why Art. Dr. Held also prepares music majors to conduct orchestras. Dr. Held received the Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education from Boston University. His research interest was comparing learning atmospheres for music majors between large and small universities. He received a master's degree from The American Band College at Southern Oregon University and an undergraduate degree in music from Valparaiso University. In addition, he completed the Lutheran Teaching Colloquy from Concordia University Irvine. His career began as band director and music department chairman at Orange Lutheran High School, where he established a prominent concert band, jazz band, and handbell ensemble.
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Jonathan Held

Concordia Lutheran High School
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Rebekah Heller

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Member Bio Rebekah Heller is a multi-hyphenate artist: a bassoonist of both highly notated and improvised music, a conductor, composer, educator, curator, arts leader, organizer, and thought partner. With a conservatory education and early career focused on western classical orchestral traditions, and over a decade of experience in the fields of new music, non-profit organizing, and performing arts education, Heller is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between classical and experimental music practices. She is committed to centering conversations about anti-racism, decolonization, and uprooting patriarchal and white supremacist structures and mindsets across the music industry. As a solo artist, Heller is known for creating immersive environments — using custom lights, commissioned clothing, and playing from memory — to facilitate electric connections with her audiences. Called "an impressive solo bassoonist" by The New Yorker, Heller made her solo debut with the New York Philharmonic in September 2018, and has been a soloist with the Seattle Symphony, the Nagoya Philharmonic, and the New World Symphony. She has been a featured soloist at the TIME:SPANS Festival, on Miller Theater’s Portrait Concert Series, at the experimental music hub, The Stone, and she will make her solo debut at the Born Creative Festival in Tokyo in July of 2023. A curious and unceasing advocate for the bassoon as a solo instrument, Heller has worked side-by-side with composers over the last decade to forge an exciting new repertoire of works for solo bassoon and bassoon with electronics. Many of these compositions can be found on her solo albums: 100 names, which was called "pensive and potent" by The New York Times, and METAFAGOTE, which ArtMusicLounge insists is “here to explode…any preconceived notions you may have had about bassoon music.” As a conductor, Heller is thrilled to share her decades’ worth of experience interpreting contemporary music, and her gift of translating a composer’s vision into clear and emotionally charged performances. In response to her 2022 New World Symphony conducting debut, the South Florida Classical Review wrote, “Heller’s crisp direction, sans baton, guided the players through the score’s intricacies, marshaling their energetic reading.” As bassoonist (since 2008) and former Artistic Director of the International Contemporary Ensemble, Heller has collaborated with hundreds of composers worldwide to make countless groundbreaking new chamber pieces come to life. Through her many roles in the ensemble, she has been deeply involved in the act of collaborative curation for over a decade. Recognizing that conscientious curation cannot happen in a vacuum, she and her colleagues have always curated with racial, gender, and social justice at the core.
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