Eric Heidenheim - Conductor

Eric Heidenheim retired from the Thames Valley District School Board in 2018, after 30 years of teaching instrumental music. He started the band program at J.P. Robarts Elementary School and at the secondary level, Eric was a member of the Montcalm, Clarke Road and Westminster Music Departments. The last 13 years of his career were spent conducting the wonderful bands at H.B.Beal Secondary. Eric endeavoured to remain active as a musician during his teaching career. He has played in many community ensembles over the years and has played bass trombone in Encore The Concert Band for 23 years. He is proud to have also joined the trombone section of the London Concert Band. For the past 12 years Eric has conducted the Saturday Morning Brass, a brass band affiliated with the New Horizons program at Western University. He is a member of Phi Beta Mu, the International School Band Master Fraternity and has attended conducting courses at Western University and the University of Toronto.