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Heath Wolf

Farmington JHS (UT)

Heath Wolf is the Director of Bands at Farmington Junior High, located in Farmington, Utah.  Mr. Wolf teaches over 300 students in the Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Beginning Band, Jazz Ensemble, Advanced Percussion Ensemble, and Beginning Percussion Ensemble.

Under Mr. Wolf’s direction, ensembles have consistently earned superior ratings at local, state, national, and international sponsored festivals and competitions. Some of his ensembles’ more recent awards include two featured performances at the Midwest Clinic, the Music for All National Concert Band Festival, two featured performances at the Utah Music Educators annual convention, the Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival, and two Downbeat awards from Downbeat magazine. The Farmington Junior High Band program has also been awarded the Sudler Cup from the John Philip Sousa Foundation and the National Band Association Blue Ribbon Award.

Mr. Wolf was a Semifinalist for the Grammy Music Educator Award and was honored with the following awards during his career.  The Utah Music Educators Outstanding Junior High Teacher, two Superior Accomplishment Awards by the Utah Music Educators Association, the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Utah, the Young Alumni Award from the University of Utah, was named one of Fifty Directors That Make a Difference by  School Band and Orchestra magazine, five Certificates of Achievement by the National Band Association, named to the Davis School District Hall of Fame, received a Davis School District Excel Award, a Huntsman Excellence in Education Award,  a Sorenson Legacy Award, a KSL Television Teacher Feature, a KSL Radio High Five, Murray School District Teacher of the Year, and has been listed in Who’s Who Among American Teachers.

As a performer, Mr. Wolf enjoys an active schedule as a freelance percussionist and the Principal percussionist of the Ballet West Orchestra. He is an active adjudicator and clinician throughout the Intermountain West. Mr. Wolf has written articles for the Percussive Arts Society, the Utah Music Educators Association, and School Band and Orchestra magazine.   He has presented at The Midwest Clinic, the Utah Music Educators Association annual conference, Utah Percussive Arts Society Day of Percussion, and the Utah National Band Association conference. As a composer, Mr. Wolf is published with Rowloff Publications.  Mr. Wolf is a member of the Percussive Arts Society, the Utah Music Educators Association, the National Band Association, and the Utah Band Masters Association.  He is a past President of the Utah Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society and a past Vice President of the Utah Music Educators Association. Mr. Wolf received his Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degrees from the University of Utah.

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