Joshua Heaney

Dr. Joshua Heaney is a saxophonist and educator based in Oklahoma City whose engagements have taken him to China, Italy, Switzerland, and throughout the United States. Praised as "a sparkling and emotionally charged elixir of sound" (WGTE Morning Classics), he was recently a featured concerto soloist with the Harbin Symphony at the 20th World Saxophone Congress. As an orchestral musician, he performs regularly with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Recognized for his contributions to contemporary music, Dr. Heaney has commissioned and premiered more than 50 works by composers including Augusta Read Thomas, Marilyn Shrude, and Viet Cuong, with performances at World Saxophone Congress, Bowling Green New Music Festival, SoundNOW, SHE: Festival of Women in Music, among other prominent new music events.

At Oklahoma City University's Bass School of Music, Dr. Heaney serves as Assistant Professor of Saxophone and coordinates OCU’s Multiple Woodwind Performance program. During summers, he serves on the faculty of the internationally recognized Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute. Dr. Heaney is founder-director of the Oklahoma Saxophone Ensemble and serves as Region 4 Director for the North American Saxophone Alliance.