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Heins' compositional output includes works for symphonic band and orchestra, as well as numerous solo piano works, chamber music, and concertos.
Heins received a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition from the University of Montana and a Master of Music degree in Composition and Performance from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He studied composition with Donald O. Johnston, Cecil Effinger and Karel Husa.
Heins has taught at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, MT; and he served as composer, arranger, pianist and clarinetist in the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific Northwest.
He was chosen to be the 2001-2002 MTNA Commissioned Composer for the State of Colorado.
Heins' discography includes numerous works recorded on CD; his compositions have also been published by Southern Music, KJOS Music and Ars Nova Music.
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