C. Paul Heins has been associate conductor for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC, since Fall 2014.  With GMCW, one of his chief responsibilities is the direction of the GenOUT Chorus, one of only four vocal ensembles for LGBTQ+ and allied youth in the US.  Under Dr. Heins’ direction, GenOUT has performed at Lincoln Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, The Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress, the Washington National Cathedral, and the White House, as well as at the 2016 & 2024 GALA Choruses Festival and 2023 ACDA national conference.

Paul was previously the director of the Concert Choir at Georgetown University, where he also taught music theory, piano, and introduction to voice, and served as music director for the university’s opera and musical theater productions. He is also the past director of the Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington.

Dr. Heins was trained in piano and flute at Bowling Green State University (B.Mus.), flute at the University of Maryland (M.Mus.), and choral conducting at the University of Maryland (D.M.A.).  His doctoral work focused on Lukas Foss’s 1942 cantata The Prairie.  Paul is a frequent guest pianist, flutist and conductor in the DC area.