Ken Heinlein

Dr. Ken Heinlein has studied with Craig Sutherland, Fritz Kaenzig, Yasuhito Sugiyama, Ronald Bishop and Mark Cox. He currently holds the position of Principal Tuba with both the Akron Symphony and the Erie Philharmonic Orchestras and has appeared on multiple occasions as a featured soloist with both ensembles. Additionally, he performs each summer as Principal Tuba with the Blossom Festival Band. Heinlein is a frequent guest artist across Ohio and has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Grand Rapids Symphony, and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.

Heinlein teaches both tuba and euphonium at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Performing Arts and is the director of the Baldwin Wallace Brass Choir. He is also head of Brass Chamber Music and teaches the Brass Methods class. He also teaches at Kent State University and previously taught at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Michigan.