August
23, 2005
New Jazz Instructor at Oakton
Joel Vanderheyden has been named jazz band and woodwinds instructor at Oakton Community College, officials announced.
Vanderheyden's musical background includes performing with a nine-piece band in the Washington D.C., area and co-founding the jazz ensemble, "M Theory." He has performed with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, opened for B.B. King at the 2000 Montreaux Jazz Festival, and participated in the 2002 Vienne Jazz Festival in France.
Vanderheyden holds a master's degree in jazz studies from the University of Maryland, and has a bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Minnesota-Morris. Prior to joining Oakton, Vanderheyden was the jazz band director at the University of Maryland and a saxophone instructor at Elizabeth Seton High School. He also has been a music instructor at Minneapolis South High School and Hancock Elementary School.
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