Desert Voices Chorus
Our Spring Concert Series PLEASE JOIN US Saturday, June 8 at 6:00 pm Sunday, June 9 at 4:00 pm Tickets $25 Children <18 & Students w/ID = FREE |
Our Spring Concert Series PLEASE JOIN US Saturday, June 8 at 6:00 pm Sunday, June 9 at 4:00 pm Tickets $25 Children <18 & Students w/ID = FREE |
DR. JAMES HIGGS, Artistic Director
James Higgs, D.M.A (he/him/his) is the Artistic Director of Desert Voices, Director of the Faculty and Staff Choir at the University of Arizona, Director of Music at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, and Associate Faculty at Cochise College where he directs the Cochise College Choirs and teaches piano and voice. In addition to his work as a conductor, pianist, and educator, he is a board member of the Arizona Choral Arts Association and member of the American Choral Directors Association and Music Teachers National Association. Recent accomplishments include conducting in a masterclass with Talis Scholars conductor Peter Phillips, poster presentations on his research at the Western (2022) and National (2023) ACDA Conferences, guest lectures in choral literature courses at the UA and Louisiana State University, co-directing the inaugural DEI Choral Literature Intensive at the UA. Originally from the Bay Area, James lived in Los Angeles and Orange County for ten years. He attended Chapman University’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music where he received his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and then a Master of Music in Keyboard Collaborative Arts from University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music. James has called Tucson his home since 2019, and recently completed his D.M.A in choral conducting from the University of Arizona School of Music. |
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