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Janet Heukeshoven

Associate Professor
Bands & Chamber Ensembles,
Music Education, Flute
160 St. Yon’s Hall
507-457-1675
Campus PO: #58
jheukesh@smumn.edu

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Dr. Janet Heukeshoven serves as conductor of the SMU Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, Music Education Program Director, and Applied Flute Instructor at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Dr. Heukeshoven holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (D.M.A. in Instrumental Conducting), the Boston Conservatory (M.M. in Flute Performance), and the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis (B.S. in Music Education). While in Madison she directed the 85 member University Band and guest conducted both the UW-Madison Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Symphony in a variety of performances. She was awarded the prestigious Richard church Memorial Award for outstanding student conductor spring of 1994. Her conducting teachers have included James Smith, David Becker, Atillio Poto, Steven Schultz, and many others at conducting symposiums and workshops. At Saint Mary’s Heukeshoven also teaches Artscore (An experiential arts appreciation course), coaches small chamber ensembles, teaches secondary music education methods classes, and Experiencing Music class. As a lifetime member of Sigma Alpha Iota, Dr. Heukeshoven serves as faculty advisor to SMU’s student chapter as well as the MENC student organization. Heukeshoven served as chair of the SMU Music Department for six years from 1998-2004.

She is the founder and flutist with the SMU faculty woodwind quintet, the La Salle Quintet, which has performed regionally since the fall of 2003. Prior to the founding of the La Salle Quintet Dr. Heukeshoven performed with two other faculty chamber ensembles, the Gilmore Creek Trio, and the Cimarosa Trio. Heukeshoven continues to serve as principal piccolo with the Winona Municipal Band each summer, and has been a staff member and featured soloist on the Minnesota Ambassadors of Music European tours since 2000. Heukeshoven served as director of the Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestra (SEMYO) from 1989-1993, and prior to that was a music faculty member at the College of St. Teresa from 1984-1988, where she conducted the St. Teresa Orchestra and the CST/SMC Wind Ensemble, taught music education and music history classes, and applied flute lessons.

Heukeshoven is a frequent clinician and adjudicator throughout the mid-west region, and holds professional memberships in the College Band Director’s National Association, Minnesota Band Directors Association, Music Educator’s National Conference, Sigma Alpha Iota and the Upper Midwest Flute Association. She lives in Winona with her husband, Eric, and their two sons, Hans and Max.