Very active in new music, he has been involved in dozens of premieres, including premieres in Mexico, Europe, and Asia, and has CD recordings on the Opus One, Leonarda, Renegade Classics, Innova, and Squires labels. Recent CD releases include a double CD on Innova dedicated to new music commissioned by the Society for New Music titled Serendipity (which has two works written for and dedicated to Mr. Heyman) and one for Centaur, featuring premiere recordings of works for viola and piano with Laura Klugherz titled Echoes. Serendipity won the SAMMY Award, a Central New York award for excellence in recorded music. On the Black Box label, he contributed the Chiaroscuro, a two-piano work in quartertones along with pianist and former student Andrew Russo on an all-Corigliano CD. From England, BBC Magazine listed this CD as their North American Record of the Month for August 2006, and this recording went on to be nominated for a Grammy Award in the category for Best Chamber Music Performance. Several composers have written and dedicated music for Mr. Heyman. He has played with the nationally recognized and award winning ensemble the Society for New Music for over 25 years and received a special tribute from this organization in 2008.
In the Central New York area, he has an active performing career, including being the soloist with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra 27 times over a 35-year period.
Currently he is an associate professor and co-chair of the Keyboard Department at Syracuse University, where he has been the recipient of the School of Music’s Most Outstanding Faculty Member Award. In the summer of 2007, Mr. Heyman gave concerts and classes in Beijing and Shenyang China. At the conclusion of a residency at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, he was appointed a visiting professor.
Mr. Heyman frequently performs with his wife Amy, a pianist and Setnor School of Music faculty member, in both four-hand and two-piano concerts. The couple has two children, Daniel and Rachel.