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John Heiss
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John Heiss, Music educator. Recipient American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awards, since 1975, Composition award National Institute Arts and Letters; grantee National Endowment Arts, Berkshire Music Center, Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities, Martha Baird Rockefeller Foundation, Guggenheim grantee.
Education
Bachelor in Mathematics, Lehigh University, 1960; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1960-1965; postgraduate, Aspen Music School, 1962-1963; Master of Fine Arts in Music, Princeton University, 1967; flute with, Hosmer, Lora, Tipton, 1954-1962; composition with, Babbitt, Kim, Lueing, Milhaud, 1960-1965.
Career
Faculty, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, since 1967;
director contemporary ens., New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, since 1991. Board directors Artists Foundation, Charles Ives Society, Collage, National Flute Association, Kodaly Museum Training Institute. Coach chamber music; private teacher composition and flute.
Former member of faculty Barnard College, Columbia University, Kodaly Center American, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New England Conservatory Tanglewood Institute. Lecturer in field.
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Membership
Board of directors Artists Foundation, 1975-1980. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, American Association University professors, American Society University Composers, American Federation Musicians, United States Chess Federation, College Music Society, Charles Ives Society (board directors), National Flute Association (board directors).
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M. Arlene Tubio, 1964. 2 children.
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American
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Recipient American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awards, since 1975, Composition award National Institute Arts and Letters. Grantee National Endowment Arts, Berkshire Music Center, Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities, Martha Baird Rockefeller Foundation, Guggenheim grantee.Recipient American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awards, since 1975, Composition award National Institute Arts and Letters. Grantee National Endowment Arts, Berkshire Music Center, Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities, Martha Baird Rockefeller Foundation, Guggenheim grantee.