Mosaic for Earth

Dr. Dwight Bigler is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Virginia Tech and Music Director of the Blacksburg Master Chorale. He has also held positions with the Dale Warland Singers, Colorado State–Fort Collins, and Trinity University–San Antonio. Under his direction, the Virginia Tech Chamber Singers have performed in Carnegie Hall, for the Virginia Music Educators Association conference, throughout Italy, Ireland, and Spain. He has conducted the Virginia Tech Choirs, Blacksburg Master Chorale, and orchestra in performances of masterworks by Brahms, Finzi, Handel, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Orff, Vaughan Williams, and Vivaldi. Bigler has led choral workshops throughout the U.S. and in Austria, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Italy.

Bigler’s compositions are performed by choirs around the country and are published by Boosey and Hawkes, Alliance, E.C. Schirmer, Hinshaw, Oxford, and Walton Music. His most recent composition is a new major work for choir and orchestra, Mosaic for Earth (www.mosaicforearth.org), winner of The American Prize in Composition. This 75-minute work is a celebration of nature and exploration of humanity’s impact on the environment. As a collaborative pianist, Bigler has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, Brazil, China, and Ecuador. Bigler holds degrees from Brigham Young University (B.M. in Piano Performance, M.M. in Choral Conducting) and The University of Texas at Austin (D.M.A. in Choral Conducting).