Elaine

Elaine Kay Heinze was a music educator in the public schools of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas for the 36 years. 23 of those years were at Winston Churchill High School as the Head Orchestra Director. Ms Heinze is from Wichita Kansas and has a degree in music education from Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia Kansas. She is a member of the Texas Music Adjudicators Association and the Texas Music Educators Association. During her tenure at Churchill High School the Churchill Orchestras have won over 50 Sweepstakes Awards at the UIL Concert and Sight-reading Contest as well as other state and national awards. In March of 2008 Ms. Heinze, Mr. Thibodeaux and the Churchill Orchestras had the privilege of performing in Carnegie Hall in New York City. She considers this one of the highlights of her career. Ms. Heinze is currently retired from public school teaching. She still stays actively involved with the NEISD Orchestra Programs by participating in the NEISD private lesson program at Churchill High School. This past year I was invited by the Churchill Orchestra to conduct at the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference and it was a wonderful experience. During the spring she is a Music Adjudicator and Clinician throughout Texas.