HEIDY RODRIGUEZ
Saxophone | Piano | Clarinet |
Cuba- born Heidy Rodriguez Delgado is a Chicago-based freelance musician and educator. Heidy frequently plays with the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. While in Cuba, she was a member of the Symphony Orchestra of the Great Theater of Havana Alicia Alonso and performed with the National Symphony of Cuba.
A fervent educator, Heidy has instructed clarinet and chamber music at the Amadeo Roldán Music Conservatory in her home country. She has also served as a clarinet, saxophone and band Teaching Artist with the Chicago Arts and Music Project (CAMP). In addition, Heidy is a mentor for young orchestral musicians with the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative.
A fellow of the 14th annual Imani Winds chamber music festival at the Juilliard School of music and the DECODA chamber music festival, Heidy holds a master's degree in music performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.
Her teachers include John Bruce Yeh of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Teresa Reilly. Prior to her studies in Chicago, Heidy graduated Suma Cum Laude from The University of Arts (ISA) in Havana, Cuba with a Bachelor ́s degree in Music Performance.