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Valerie A. Higgs

 
Name: Valerie A. Higgs
Location: Rockville
United States 20852
Contact: You may contact me at 301.335.7699

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Additional Info: A classically trained musician, Valerie has musically directed/conducted/accompanied various theater productions in Philadelphia, New York and Chicago. Her favorites shows include Celebration, The Pajama Game, The Last 5 Years and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. In 1996, Valerie music directed the world premiere of The Three Willies, a musical theater work conceived by the late jazz violinist and composer, Leroy Jenkins, in collaboration with multimedia performance artist/poet, Homer Jenkins, and choreographer/dancer, Rennie Harris. In pursuit of her bachelor’s degree in Music Performance, she has studied at Temple University and DePaul University. She finished a run of The Last 5 Years at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn last fall with the Kensington Arts Theatre and currently teaches piano and beginner voice at the Pritchard Music Academy in the Kentlands.

Accompanying credits include: Musical Theatre Singing Class (dir. Forrest McClendon) Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA; Vocal Mechanics Studio (dir. Bob Burgess) Chicago, IL; DePaul University Choir, Chicago, IL (dir. Dr. Clayton Parr); VanderCook College Choir, Chicago, IL; Haddonfield Sactuary Choir and Oratorio, Haddonfield, NJ (dir. John Wilson), Auditions, Juries, Competitions, Recitals.

Skills include: Excellent sight reading, Capable in a variety of styles (classical, jazz, rock, musical theater); Lead or background vocals (alto), Finale

Church credits include: Georgetown First Baptist Gospel Choir (dir. Nate Brown), Washington, DC (current); Metropolitan Baptist (dir. Mattie Robertson), Chicago, IL; Jefferson Congregational, Chicago, IL; Haddonfield UMC (dir. John Wilson), Haddonfield, NJ and St. John’s Methodist, Berlin, NJ.
Fees: $ 50.00 Dollars Per Hour
Events are a separate charge and is negotiable.
Instruments: Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Keyboards
Additional Specialisms: Early Music, Contemporary Music, Jazz, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Vocal Répétiteur, Musical Theatre, Musical Direction
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