Michael Hix

About

Dr. Michael Hix is an Associate Professor of Voice and Coordinator of Vocal Studies at the University of New Mexico, where he also served as Chair of the Department of Music during 2021-2022. A distinguished baritone, Michael has been praised by critics for his "expressive voice" and "commanding stage presence." He has performed with the Boston Pops, Oregon Bach Festival, Arizona Bach Festival, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Santa Fe Symphony, Idaho Falls Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, Georgia Symphony, New Mexico Philharmonic, San Juan Symphony, Mid-Columbia Symphony, True Concord Voices and Orchestra, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and many others. In 2019, he was awarded 3rd Place in the American Prize Competition for Oratorio and Art Song Performance. His debut CD of bass solo cantatas by Christoph Graupner (1683-1760) was released by Affetto Records and distributed by Naxos in 2023. As a musicologist, Hix received the American Musicological Society Thomas Hampson Award and is a Simonton Literary Prize and DAAD Research Visit grant winner. His book "An American Organist in Paris: The Letters of Orville Lee Erwin 1930-1931" was published by Scarecrow Press in 2012. He is active in the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Education & Qualifications

Bachelor of Music in Music Theory from Furman University. Master of Music in Voice Performance and Master of Music in Historical Musicology from Florida State University. Doctorate of Music in Voice Performance from Florida State University.

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