David Higgs

Biography

BM, MM, Manhattan School of Music; Performer’s Certificate, Eastman. Studied with Claire Coci, Peter Hurford, Russell Saunders, Frederick Swann. Music director and organist, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Berkeley (1986-92); organist/choir director, Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco (1988-92); associate organist, Riverside Church, and conductor, Riverside Choral Society, New York City (1983-86); music director and organist, Park Avenue Christian Church, New York City (1981-83). Regular appearances with San Francisco Symphony, (1987-). Inaugurated many important new organs, including St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna; Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas; St. Ignatius Loyola, New York City; Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL. Concerts with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chanticleer, Empire Brass, Orpheus Ensemble; recitalist at International Congress of Organists, Cambridge, England; St. Albans International Festival, England; Incorporated Association of Organists, London; Oundle International Festival, England; Piccolo Spoleto Festival; Bermuda Festival; Milwaukee Bach Festival; Interlochen Summer Festival; Calgary International Organ Festival; and American Guild of Organists (AGO) and Organ Historical Society national conventions. Lectures for many summer organ academies and institutes; regular concert tours and masterclasses worldwide. Recordings for Gothic Records and Delos International. Awarded the Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching at Eastman (2005). Faculty member, Manhattan School of Music (1983-86); Church Divinity School of the Pacific Episcopal Seminary (1986-92); Eastman (1992-).

Engagements / Professional Activities

June 2009 – July 2010 bookings:

June 7, 2009
Recital: Inauguration of the organ; St. Albans Cathedral, St. Albans England

June 11, 2009
Recital: Summer Celebrity Series; St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England

July 19-28, 2009
Teaching:  Mount Royal College Organ Academy, Calgary, AB Canada

July 21, 2009
Recital:  Jack Singer Hall, Calgary, AB Canada, 12:10pm

September 18, 2009
Recital:  East 91st Street Christian Church, Indianapolis, IN, 7:30pm

September 19, 2009
Class:  East 91st Street Christian Church, Indianapolis, IN, 10:00am – noon

September 26, 2009
Class:  Trinity United Methodist Church, Tallahassee, FL, 10:00am – noon

September 27, 2009
Recital:  Trinity United Methodist Church, Tallahassee, FL, 4:00pm

October 10, 2009
Class:  Broadway Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX, 10:00am – noon

October 11, 2009
Recital: Broadway Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX, 7:00pm

October 25, 2009
Recital: Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, UT, 8:00pm

October 29, 2009
Recital: Christ Church Rochester, EROI Festival

October 31, 2009
Recital: Christ Church Rochester, EROI Festival

November 15, 2009
Recital: Independent Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, AL, 4:00pm

November 20, 2009
Recital: First Presbyterian Church, Little Rock, AR, 8:00pm

December 9, 2009
Holiday Organ Spectacular, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 8:00pm

December 13, 2009
Holiday Pipe Dreams Concert, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, 7:00pm

January 10, 2010
Recital: Francis Winspear Centre for Music, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 3:00pm

January 31, 2010
Recital: Arnold T. Olson Chapel, Trinity University, Deerfield, IL, Time TBA

March 12, 2010
Recital: The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA, 8:00pm

March 21, 2010
Recital: The Church of the Ascension, Knoxville, TN, 5:00pm

April 25, 2010
Recital: Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN, 3:00pm

July 6, 2010
Recital for the American Guild of Organists 2010 National Convention:
Chapel, The United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, 7:45pm