Julia Heinen

Job title

• Private Lesson Instructor in Clarinet
  Music and Performing Arts, College of Arts and Sciences

Highlight

Clarinet Performance, Chamber Music, Community Engagement

Started at Bethel

2024

Education

• University of Minnesota - B.M. in Clarinet Performance, 1982
• University of Michigan - M.M. in Clarinet Performance, 1983
• University of Minnesota - D.M.A., 1988

Biography

As a soloist, Julia Heinen has performed hundreds of concertos and recitals around the world including recent performances in the Netherlands, Ireland, England, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, France, El Salvador, the Czech Republic, Spain and Portugal.

Dr. Heinen has adjudicated many competitions including chairing the jury of the 9th International Mercadante Clarinet Competition in Noci, Italy and serving on the jury for the 2nd Biannual International European Clarinet Competition in Ghent, Belgium.

Dr. Heinen has held principal and associate principal positions with the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, Dubuque, LaCrosse, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Rochester Symphonies in addition to performing as principal clarinet soloist with the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra in Georgia and e-flat clarinetist with the Augusta (GA) and Greenville (SC) Symphonies. She has also played several concerts with the Minnesota Orchestra and the Jacksonville (FL) Symphony Orchestra.

Since 1995, Dr. Heinen has been Professor of Music at California State University, Northridge and began her appointment as Lecturer in Clarinet Bethel University in Fall of 2024. She has been a member of the International Clarinet Association since 1978 and served as the co-artistic director of ClarinetFest®️ 2011 the annual international conference of this organization. She continues her work with the ICA as the North America Continent Chair, the past National State Chair Coordinator and state of Minnesota Chair. She holds degrees from the University of Michigan, Northwestern University and the University of Minnesota, studying clarinet with J. Cloyde Williams, Herbert Blayman, and Robert Marcellus.

Dr. Heinen is committed to participation in the arts being available to all and works diligently to advocate for this goal. Her research and leadership projects focus on underrepresented constituencies and she works to make sure everyone who wishes to participate in the arts as a vocation or avocation has the opportunity to do so.

Julia Heinen is a Buffet Crampon, D’Addario and Silverstein Performing Artist and performs exclusively on Buffet clarinets, D’Addario reeds, and Silverstein ligatures.

Courses taught

Private Clarinet Lessons

Publications

• Heinen, Julia M. “An Issue of Access” International Clarinet Association Blog. Spring (2020) Online.
• Heinen, Julia M. “6 Steps for Success” Review American Music Teacher. July/Aug (2017) Print.
• Heinen, Julia M. “The Clarinet in the Attic” Review American Music Teacher. Sept/Oct (2015) Print.
• Heinen, Julia M. “CD Review.” The Clarinet 41.1 (2013). Print.
• Heinen, Julia M. “The Romantic Clarinet.” The Clarinet 40.1 (2012). Print.
• Heinen, Julia M. “Balkan Clarinet Duos.” American Music Teacher. Nov/Dec (2012) Print.
• Heinen, Julia M. "The Complete Cahuzac." The Clarinet 39.3 (2012). Print.
• Heinen, Julia M & William Powell. "ClarinetFest 2011." The Clarinet 38.3 (2011). Print.
• Heinen, Julia M & William Powell. "ClarinetFest 2011." The Clarinet 38.2 (2011). Print.
• Heinen, Julia M & William Powell. "ClarinetFest 2011." The Clarinet 38.1 (2010). Print.
• Heinen, Julia M. "Preparing Future Faculty." Visiting Scholar Series Lectures. Arizona State University, 
Tempe. 23 Oct. 2010. Lecture.
• Heinen, Julia M. "the phenomenom of threes." The Clarinet 37.1 (2009). Print.
• Heinen, Julia M. "Caribe Clarinete." The Clarinet 36.2 (2009). Print.

Compact Disc Recordings 
• Clavierinet: Latin Romance Julia Heinen, clarinet Tresona Multimedia – June 2013
• Tapestry Ensemble: New York Moments PARMA Records – Fall 2012
• Tapestry East Ensemble: La Leyenda del Kakuy: Narvona Records - Summer 2012
• Daniel Kessner, Chamber and Solo Works Centaur Records – Spring 2011 
• Karen Griebling, Wildfire – Vienna Modern Masters - Spring 2008
• Works of Liviu Marinescu Capitol Records – Spring 2008
• Julia Heinen, clarinet soloist with Shari Raynor, piano Centaur Records – September 2008

Presentations

SELECT SCHOLARLY & CREATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (2008-present)
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Incheon South Korea, Featured Recitalist (2 performances), July 2026 (invitation received)
• SHE:Festival of Women in Music, Fayetteville, AR, Recital, March 2026 
• Music by Women Festival, Columbus, MS, Recital, March 2026 (invitation received but declined for conflict)
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Fort Worth, TX, Headlining Concerto Soloist, July 2025 
• International Clarinet Association LowClarinetFest, Glendale, AZ, 4 Low Pitches Recital, January 2025 
• European Clarinet Association Conference, Salerno, Italy, Fabulous Four Recital, November, 2024 
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Dublin, Ireland, solo and chamber recitals, July 2024 
• European Clarinet Association Conference, Tilberg, Netherlands, concerto soloist, December, 2023 
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Denver, CO, solo and chamber recitals, July 2023 
• European Clarinet Association Conference, Krakow, Poland, solo and chamber recitals, September 2022 
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Reno, NV, recital, July 2022 
• European Clarinet Association Conference, Budapest, Hungary, concerto, solo and chamber recitals, August 2021 (invitation received cancelled due to pandemic)
• European Clarinet Association Conference, Budapest, Hungary, concerto, solo and chamber recitals, August 2020 (invitation received cancelled due to pandemic)
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Reno, NV, recital, June, 2020 (invitation received cancelled due to pandemic)
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Virtual, recital, July 2021
• European Clarinet Association Conference, Camerino, Italy, solo and chamber recitals, August 2019 
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Knoxville, TN, recital, July 2019
• European Clarinet Association Conference, Gyor, Hungary, recital, August 2018 
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Ostende, Belgium, recital, July 2018 
• Clarinetissimo 2018, Brugges, Belgium, January 2018 
• Il Festival Internacional de Clarinete, Villa de Agaete 2017, December 2017 
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Orlando, FL, recital, July 2017
• Academia Ibero-Americana do Clarinete, Castelo de Paiva, Portugal, soloist April 2017
• European Clarinet Association Conference, Camerino, Italy, recital, August 2016
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Lawrence, KS, recital, August 2016
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Madrid, Spain, featured soloist, July 2015
• International Clarinet Meeting- Marcos Romão dos Reis Jr., Lisbon, Portugal, featured soloist, July 2015
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Baton Rouge, LA, featured soloist, July 2014
• Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium, Norman, OK, featured recitalist, June 2014
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Assisi, Italy, featured artist, July 2013
• American Church of Paris Guest Artist Series, Paris, France, recital, June 2013
• Barcelona International Artist Series, Barcelona, Spain, recital, April 2013
• European Clarinet Association Conference, Gent, Belgium, recital, January 2013
• Claribel Clarinet Choir, soloist, Ostend, Belgium, soloist, November 2012
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Lincoln, NE, feature recital, August 2012
• Centre Culturel Zoroastrien, Paris, France, recital, December 2010
• American Church of Paris Featured Music Series, Paris, France, recital, December 2010
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Austin, TX, feature recital, July 2010
• Banda de Musica da Cidade de Espinho, Porto, Portugal, soloist, August 2009
• International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, Porto, Portugal, soloist, July 2009
• El Salvador National Symphony Orchestra, San Salvador, El Salvador, soloist, July 2008

Professional organizations, committees, and boards

Board President, Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis
International Clarinet Association, North American Continent Chair
International Clarinet Association, State of Minnesota Chair

Hobbies and interests

Pilates, Knitting and Reading

Areas of expertise

Clarinet, Chamber Music, Music Appreciation, Music Theory

Teaching specialty

Clarinet

Quote

"An artist should never lose sight of the thing as a whole. He who puts too much into details will find that the thread which holds the whole thing together will break." - Frederic Chopin

Website

https://julia-heinen.com