Anna Heflin
Los Angeles,CA
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Music Writer
Freelance
- Contributed pieces to academic and journalistic outlets including Bandcamp Daily, Czech Music Quarterly, and HIS Voice (Czech)
- Written program notes for select albums, notably for the Infrequent Seams label
Owner, Co-Editor and Contributor
Which Sinfonia
01.2021 - Current
- Launched a growing digital classical music platform home to fellow artist-writers
- WS has gathered 550+ subscribers since launching in January 2021, with an international readership
- Hailed as "consistently fresh" by Steve Smith (The New Yorker, The New York Times) in his newsletter Night After Night
- Back linked in The New York Times as a credible journalistic source in March 2024
- Open rate of 67-75%
Senior Account Executive
8VA Music Consultancy
03.2021 - 07.2023
- Acted as client lead for celebrated classical artists and organizations
- Wrote copy for select client press releases, websites, and social media including Sun Valley Music Festival and Grand Teton Music Festival
- Consulted with clients on creative strategy, press, commissioning, album art, digital presence and out-of-the-box ideas to elevate their brand and artistry
Editor, Writer
Classical Post
03.2020 - 11.2020
- Tripled readership and subscriptions
- Contributed over 50 original pieces featuring industry leaders and path-breakers
Education
Doctor of Musical Arts - Music Composition
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CAComposition Student of Eric Wubbels
New YorkMaster of Music - Viola Performance
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA2017
Bachelor of Music - Viola Performance
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA2015
Websites
Speaking Engagements
- Presenting "Rzewski and the Contradictoriness of the Symphony Orchestra" as part of Ensemble Mise-En's 2024 Festival in NYC June, 2024
- Hosting a radio program at Dublab in Los Angeles April 16, 2024
- Talk on "Writing as a Creative Practice" as part of New Music Gathering in June 2023
Upcoming Compositional Engagements
- April 24, 2024: S.E.M. Ensemble Performs "The man who owned the forrest also owned the racetrack" in New York
- April 26, 2024: Excerpts from Heflin's opera for solo cellist "the INcomplete cosmicomics" to be premiered at Dublab in Los Angeles
- May 2024: Carrie Frey and Adrianne Munden-Dixon perform "As Above, So Below" in NYC
- Spring 2025: "the INcomplete cosmicomics" to be formally produced in NYC
Recordings
- I/X/III featured on second Feminist Synth Lab compilation; December 2023
- Such and Such is Such and Such featured on Have No Fear, Kotik is Here; 2023
- The Redundancy of the Angelic on Infrequent Seams; 2021
Awards
- Finalist for Akademie der Künste's Junge Akademie, nominated by Bernhard Lang, 2021
Timeline
Senior Account Executive
8VA Music Consultancy
03.2021 - 07.2023
Owner, Co-Editor and Contributor
Which Sinfonia
01.2021 - Current
Editor, Writer
Classical Post
03.2020 - 11.2020
Music Writer
Freelance
Doctor of Musical Arts - Music Composition
University of Southern California
Composition Student of Eric Wubbels
Master of Music - Viola Performance
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Bachelor of Music - Viola Performance
University of California, Santa Barbara