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Composer, singer, flute player

About Me

Heather Dea Jennings currently lives in NE coastal Brazil where she is a university music professor, wife, mom (and so much more! :-).
Born in Virgina, USA, Heather was soon moved to the Colorado area, and grew up in the Rocky Mountains. She studied Music Synthesis at Berklee College of Music, composition at CalArts (where she, due to circumstances beyond her control, i. e. LOVE :-) she did not finish her studies) and got her M. A. in Music Composition at Wesleyan University, Connecticut. After graduation, she soon moved to Brazil with her husband, Gandhi. Heather also studied North Indian Hindustani Classical Music (Khyal) for many years, starting after she graduated from Berklee, and she spent three intense months studying with Pt. Gurujee S. R. Devasthali, and in the U. S. studied with other teachers as well, namely, Warren Senders and Kalpana Mazumdar. She also studied South Indian Karnatic music with T. Viswanathan during her time at Wesleyan. Heather's other main professores have been: Composition: Richard Boulanger at Berklee, David Rosenboom and Leo Wadada Smith at CalArts, Alvin Lucier, Ron Kuivela and Anthony Braxton at Wesleyan. Voice: Suzan Stroud at Berklee (they were both students at the time), Priscilla Gale at Wesleyan, Elke Beatriz Rieden (UFRN) while Heather was living in Natal, and currently with Fátima de Britto at UFAL. Flute: Paul Wagner at Berklee, T. Viswanathan at Wesleyan, Edvaldo Gomes (Uruba) at UFAL, and a master class with Alexa Still.
Heather is a composer, flute player, and singer of a very eclectic body of music. She goes with her whim, explores the possiblities, and moves on, sometimes in a totally different musical direction.
Heather plays flute with a carbon fiber headjoint made my Leonardo Fuks. For more information, check out his web site at: http://www.acustico.org.
Check out Heather's personal myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/heatherdeajennings and thanks for visiting!
Heather Dea Jennings atualmente mora no litoral do Nordeste do Brasil onde ela é professora de música, esposa e mãe (e muito mais! :-) Nascida no estado de Virgínia dos EUA, Heather logo mudou para a região do estado do Colorado e foi criada nas Montanhas Rochosas. Ela estudou Sintetização Musical (Informática na Música) na Berklee College of Music; composição na CalArts (onde ela, devido às circunstâncias além do controle dela, isto é, AMOR! :-) ela acabou não terminando os estudos), e recebeu o diploma M. A. em Composição Musical na Wesleyan University Connecticut. Depois de se formar, ela se mudou para o Brasil com o marido dela, Gandhi. Heather também estudou a Música Erudita do Norte da India por muitos anos, começando depois dos estudos na Berklee, e passou três meses intensos estudando com Pt. Gurujee S. R. Devasthali, e nos EUA, estudou com outros professores também, principalmente Warren Senders e Kalpana Mazumdar. Ela também estudou Música Carnática (do Sul da India) com T. Viswanathan enquanto estudando na Wesleyan. Os outros professores principais da Heather têm sidos: Em composição: Richard Boulanger na Berklee, David Rosenboom e Leo Wadada Smith na CalArts, Alvin Lucier, Ron Kuivela e Anthony Braxton na Wesleyan. Em canto: Suzan Stroud na Berklee (elas estavam estudantes na época), Priscilla Gale na Wesleyan, Elke Beatriz Rieden (UFRN) enquanto Heather morava Natal, e atualmente com Fátima de Britto na UFAL. Flauta: Paul Wagner na Berklee, T. Viswanathan na Wesleyan, Edvaldo Gomes (Uruba) na UFAL e um "master class" com Alexa Still.
Heather (ou Dea, pronúncia "Dia" como costumam de chamá-la no Brasil) é uma compositora, flautista e cantora de um corpo bem eclético de música. Ela segue a própria vontade, explora as possibilidades, e passa para frente, às vezes num rumo musical totalmente diferente.
Heather toca flauta com a cabeça de fibra de carbão feito por Leonardo Fuks. Para maiores informações, visite o site dele: http://www.acustico.org.
Visite o site pessoal dela de myspace ao http://www.myspace.com/heatherdeajennings e obrigada pela visita! Paz e Amor, Peace and Love!
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Member Since: 4/12/2007
Band Website: Coming soon!
Band Members: Heather Dea Jennings, composer and flute player.

Maria Pia Toso, Harp on the Willy Hess piece.

Heather plays flute with a carbon fiber headjoint made by Leonardo Fuks. For more information, check out his web site at: http://www.acustico.org.

Heather toca flauta com a cabeça de fibra de carbão feito por Leonardo Fuks. Para maiores informações, visite o site dele: http://www.acustico.org.
Influences: Don Jennings (my dad, a musician at http://www.myspace.com/donjenningsguitar), Gail Jennings (my mom, an artist at http://www.myspace.com/gj_art), György Ligeti, Laurie Anderson, Kate Bush, Robert Ashley, Living Colour, Phillip Glass, Prince, Pink Floyd, Alvin Lucier, Javanese Gamelan, Khyal, Bjork, Steve Reich, Jazz, Carnatic music, The Clash, Billie Holliday, The Pogues, Cannonbal Adderley, Bach, Pauline Oliveiros, Opera, Richard Boulanger, Barbara Hendricks, Anthony Braxton, Queen, Seal, Portishead, Iron Maiden, Beethoven, Merideth Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Massive Attack, Leo Wadada Smith, Marisa Monte, Charlie Parker, Terry Riley, Igor Stravinsky, Caetano Veloso, Alex Shapiro, Maracatu, Robert Nasta, Adriana Calcanhotto, Enigma, Rumi, Led Zeppelin, Eric Dolphy, Chrissie Hynde, Henry Cowell, Dead Can Dance, Sheila Chandra, Thomas Dolby, Cassia Eller, Peter Gabriel, Peter Murphy, Early Music, Loreena Mckennitt, Techno, Experimental, Contemporary music, Flamenco, Jazz, John Coltrane, Joan la Barbara (all in no particular order, just depends on my mood).
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Didjeridoo Workshop

I participated in a wonderful didjeridoo workshop with Mestre Jerônimo (http://www.myspace.com/mestrejeronimo). He's a Brazilian who lived in Australia for 20 years and is passing through here. In fac...
Posted by The HDJ Project/O Projeto HDJ on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:38:00 PST