Joseph Hebert inducted into Louisiana Music Educators Association Hall of Fame
Joseph G. Hebert, Jr., Ph.D., is now a Hall of Famer. Hebert was inducted into the Louisiana Music Educators Association (LMEA) Hall of Fame during the annual LMEA state conference last month in Baton Rouge. Hebert is professor of music education, director of bands, and coordinator of wind and percussion activities in the College of Music, where he has been on the faculty since 1965. He earned his bachelor of music education degree from Loyola, his master of music degree from the Manhattan School of Music, and his doctorate in music education from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.
During his tenure at Loyola, his jazz bands, concert bands, and wind ensembles have performed at festivals and conventions from coast to coast. These ensembles have also toured throughout Mexico and Europe, and continue to tour throughout the United States. Hebert is a frequent guest clinician, adjudicator, and conductor at festivals from Canada to Mexico and from the East Coast to the West Coast. He is a member of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association (ABA), the College Band Directors National Association, the Music Educators National Conference, and the Board of Directors of the John Philip Sousa Foundation.
"Being recognized by Louisiana's music educators is much appreciated," Hebert said. "I'm not in this business for the awards, though; my true awards come from the success of my students. That is what truly motivates me."
Hebert has performed with the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein, the American Symphony Orchestra under Leopold Stowkowski, and periodically performs with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Orleans Opera Association Orchestra. For 23 years, he conducted the New Orleans Saints Band (on the sideline) for all home games. Hebert has been a guest conductor with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (formerly the New Orleans Symphony), and he is currently the music director and conductor of the Crescent City Wind Symphony in New Orleans. Hebert received the 1992 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Louisiana Unit of the International Association of Jazz Educators.
