Dan Honaker is an Ohio based low brass performer and educator. He currently serves as Adjunct Professor of tuba and euphonium at Wright State University, in Dayton Ohio and at The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. In addition to his work as an educator Dan continues an active performing career. As an orchestral tuba player, he performs as an associate member of the Columbus(OH) symphony and as a regular substitute/extra musician with The Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and Malaysian Philharmonic among many others.

As a chamber musician Dan has recorded “6 Movements for Brass” by Elliott Miles McKinely on Navona Records with the New York Festival Brass Quintet. Additionally, he can be heard on recordings with the San Francisco Symphony, National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic and a number of video game soundtracks.

As a student Dan attended and performed with the Music Academy of the West, Spoleto Festival USA, the National Orchestral Institute and the Grafenegg Festival in Austria.

In 2019 Dan completed a 3 year fellowship as Principal Tuba with “The Orchestra Now” based at Bard College in NY. During his time at Bard Dan earned a Masters of Music in Curatorial, Critical and Performance Studies. Prior to his time in NY Dan earned a M.M. in tuba performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he studied with Jeff Anderson, and a B.M. in tuba performance from Baldwin Wallace Conservatory where he studied with Yasuhito Sugiyama.

Dr. Ken Heinlein has studied with W. Craig Sutherland, Fritz Kaenzig, Yasuhito Sugiyama, Ronald Bishop, and Mark Cox. He currently holds the position of Principal Tuba with both the Akron Symphony and the Erie Philharmonic Orchestras and has appeared on multiple occasions as a featured soloist with both ensembles. Additionally, he performs each summer as Principal Tuba with the Blossom Festival Band. Dr. Heinlein has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Grand Rapids Symphony, and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.

Dr. Heinlein serves as Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium and Director of Brass Ensembles at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music. He also teaches at Kent State University and previously has taught at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Michigan.