Department of Music

Join Sue Heineman, Principal Bassoonist of the National Symphony Orchestra, as she offers a masterclass on Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 10AM to 12 Noon in Old Cabell Hall Room 107. Sue will perform a Bach Partita and she will coach UVA bassoon students in works composed by Mozart, Telemann and others. Admission is free. Anyone interested in learning more about the bassoon should attend!

Sue Heineman has been Principal Bassoonist of the National Symphony Orchestra since September 2000. Prior to joining the NSO, she held positions with the New Haven, Memphis, New Mexico, and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras. She has appeared as soloist with the NSO on numerous occasions, as well as with the Kennedy Center Chamber Players, comprised of principal players from the NSO. Ms. Heineman has performed as guest Principal Basso onist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and is a frequent soloist at conferences of the International Double Reed Society. A former member of the Aspen Wind Quintet, she has performed with the American Chamber Players, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe Opera, and Metropolitan Opera. As a student she participated in festivals at Tanglewood, Banff, National Repertory Orchestra, and Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute.

Originally from Philadelphia, Ms. Heineman holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Eastman and a master's degree from Juilliard. She also completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Rochester, graduating summa cum laude with Phi Beta Kappa honors, and was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to Salzburg. Her teachers include Shirley Curtiss, David Van Hoesen, Milan Turkovic, Judith LeClair, and Stephen Maxym. A frequent guest clinician at conservatories and festivals throughout the US and Can ada, Ms. Heineman is on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Music.