Versatility is the hallmark of my career

Kundenbeispiel Heather McKeen, Musikerin

Began to study music at age 6 – accordion
Played Horn at 11- in concert and symphonic bands at school, blue ribboned in solo competitions, performed with the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra
Piano at 12, played keyboards for school jazz/pop band
Accepted to the music program at the Arts Magnet High School for Performing and Visual Arts (Booker T Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts), and regularly performed in large and small ensembles with world-renowned trumpet player Roy Hargrove
Studied horn privately 3 years with David Battey of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Active in musical theatre throughout teen years, be it singing/acting on-stage or playing horn in the orchestra pit
Taken under the wing of Dr Robert Xavier Rodriguez, Mexican American composer and professor of Music, who sent me on my first trip abroad, to study at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, under the direction of Jean-Pierre Marty.
Sang in all kinds of venues from garages, to biker bars, to country clubs, to upscale lounges, with bands of every genre, from grunge to jazz standards, changing styles to fit the environment, like a chameleon. Versatility has been a hallmark of my career.
I currently play first horn in the Blaskapelle for my Gemeinde (Großhöhenrain). I’ve made good use of the downtime during the covid lockdowns to improve my classical guitar technique, and learned to play the ukulele.