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A graduate of Northwestern University, Jason Heath is the new Director of Orchestras for Vernon Hills High School (Fall 2013). He has previously taught orchestra at Glenbrook North and South High Schools and Libertyville High School. Jason is President-Elect of the Illinois chapter of the American String Teachers Association and served as ILMEA District 7 Orchestra Division Co-Representative for the past two years. An active double bass performer and teacher, Jason serves on the Board of Directors of the International Society of Bassists and teaches double bass and music education at DePaul University. He has been a member of the Elgin Symphony since 2000 and has played with the Midsummer’s Music Festival in Door County for the past decade. He is a past member of the Milwaukee Ballet and IRIS Orchestra, and has performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Grant Park Symphony, and numerous other professional ensembles.
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