A. Eric Heukeshoven, M.S.
Music - Instructor, Communications and Marketing - Web Resources Coordinator
Saint Yon Hall, SY162
Campus Box: # 36
(507) 457-7292
eheukesh@smumn.edu

Dept:

A. Eric Heukeshoven is an Instructor in the Music department at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Scholarly and Creative Interests
Music composition and arranging
Jazz piano performance
Music Technology
Trombone and Euphonium performance

Courses Taught Recently at SMU
Arranging
ArtsCore
Brass Ensemble
Brass Methods
Ear Training Sequence (I, II, III)
Hymnology
Jazz Piano
Jazz Workshop Combo
Music Composition
Organ
Trombone/Euphonium

Professional Organizations
American Composers Forum
ASCAP
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

Education
M.S., Music Technology, Jacobs School of Music - Indiana University (IUPUI), July 2008
B.A., Music Composition and Theory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1978

Teaching Experience
2005 to Present: Instructor, Department of Music, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
1986-2005: Adjunct Faculty, Department of Music, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota of Minnesota, Winona, MN
1984-1989: Adjunct Faculty, Department of Music, College of Saint Teresa, Winona, MN

Other Professional Experience
1997 to Present: Historic Winona Steam Calliope (player)
1972 to Present: Gigging musician; keyboards, trombone / euphonium

Honors
2008      

• "Honneur a Toi" for Concert Band - Commissioned for the inauguration of Brother William Mann, 13th President of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

• Choral commission from La Crosse Chamber Chorale's "Words to Music" program. (7th commission in this program)

• Faculty and euphonium section leader for the MN Ambassadors of Music tour of Europe

• Featured pianist at Great River Jazz Festival, LaCrosse, Wisconsin

2007     

• "Alternating Currents" multimedia presentation featured on Indiana University/Purdue University-Indianapolis international recital series

• "Johnson Street Blues" commissioned by Winona State University. Premiered at the 3rd Annual WSU Dixieland Jazz Workshop

• "The Elephant and the Flea" for Tuba and Steam Calliope featured as part of special summer programming at the Henderson Cultural Center at Hunt Hill Farm – New Milford, CT

2006     

• Choral commission from La Crosse Chamber Chorale's "Words to Music" program. (6th commission in this program)

• Faculty and euphonium section leader for the MN Ambassadors of Music tour of Europe

• Several new jazz works included on CD "Way Out", with Dr. John Paulson and members of the "Way Out" band. (Available on iTunes or CDBaby.com)

• "Initialization" selected for publication in "The Saxophone Journal" (Dorn Publications) in collaboration with "eBand" and Dr. John Paulson of Saint Mary's University

2005     

•  "Celebration Fanfare" for Concert Band - Commissioned for the inauguration of of Brother Craig Franz, 12th president of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

• Arrangement of "I Love Paris" featured in performances by Saint Mary's University jazz group on tour in France. (Including a date at "Le Petit Journal" jazz club in Paris!)

2004

• Choral commission from La Crosse Chamber Chorale's "Words to Music" program. (5th commission in this program.) Featured on Wisconsin Public Radio - November 2004

• “Elephant and the Fly” (arranged for Concert Band 1998) featured on European tour by Minnesota Ambassadors of Music

2003      

• Commissioned to arrange Franz Biebl’s “Ave Maria” for the Sheldon Theatre Brass Band of Red Wing, MN

• Commissioned and performed “The Elephant and the Flea” for Tuba and Steam Calliope at the 2003 Barnum Festival in Bridgeport, CT

• Commissioned to arrange SMU “Alma Mater” for Concert Band & Choir

2002

• Works chosen for MNArtists.org “5 Minutes of Fame” webcast

2000     

• Music selected for Sonic Circuits International Music Festival

Selected Presentations
"Time / Machine", Interactive Multimedia Computer Installation, Lillian Davis Hogan Gallery, Saint Mary's University, Summer 2008

"Audio on a Shoestring", International Music Technology Conference, Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, June 2006

“Yes You Can! Lego Mindstorms Robotics & your Mac”, MacWorld San Francisco, January 2002