Music | Music Director
Michael C. Haigler, Music Director
Michael C. Haigler is enjoying his fifth year as Music Director at Christ Church. He came to Christ Church in 2005 after posts at St. Andrew’s Episcopal in Staten Island, St. Timothy’s in Calhoun, GA, and The Church of the Ascension in his hometown of Cartersville, GA. In addition to his regular church music duties, Mr. Haigler serves as Artistic Director of Concerts at Christ Church, and also holds positions as Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor of the Bronx Opera Company, Assistant Conductor of the Orchestra of the Bronx, and Music Director of “Festival 56”, a summer theater festival in Princeton, Illinois. Additionally, he also writes the hymnody column for Synthesis, a monthly liturgical publication for clergy and church musicians.
Mr. Haigler graduated magna cum laude from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and moved to New York City in 2001. In the years since he has been active in opera, conducting productions with Brooklyn Opera, Riverside Opera (Staten Island), The New York Metro Vocal Arts Ensemble (NYC), and the Lehman College Drama Department (Bronx). Other credits include the Atlanta Opera Studio (GA), Sarasota Opera (FL), the Sarasota Pops Orchestra, Knoxville Opera (TN), and Virginia Opera. Upcoming productions include Handel’s Messiah at Leonia Presbyterian Church in New Jersey (December 2009), Don Pasquale with Bronx Opera (May 2010), Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at Christ Church (June 2010), and Forever Plaid, Dames at Sea, and Lucky Stiff with Festival 56 (summer 2010).
In 2001 Mr. Haigler was chosen as one of eight conductors out of over 350 applicants as a finalist in Lorin Maazel’s International conducting competition, and has won many awards as a pianist including the prestigious Atlanta Steinway Society competition, and the National Music Camp’s Van Cliburn Award. He is also an active composer receiving commissions from the Goliard Chamber Ensemble (Queens), the Yale University Bluedogs (CT), and Irving Park Lutheran Church in Chicago.
Contact Michael at the church office (516) 922-6377 ext 112 or email him at music@christchurchoysterbay.org.
Michael C. Haigler, Music Director
Michael C. Haigler is enjoying his fifth year as Music Director at Christ Church. He came to Christ Church in 2005 after posts at St. Andrew’s Episcopal in Staten Island, St. Timothy’s in Calhoun, GA, and The Church of the Ascension in his hometown of Cartersville, GA. In addition to his regular church music duties, Mr. Haigler serves as Artistic Director of Concerts at Christ Church, and also holds positions as Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor of the Bronx Opera Company, Assistant Conductor of the Orchestra of the Bronx, and Music Director of “Festival 56”, a summer theater festival in Princeton, Illinois. Additionally, he also writes the hymnody column for Synthesis, a monthly liturgical publication for clergy and church musicians.
Mr. Haigler graduated magna cum laude from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and moved to New York City in 2001. In the years since he has been active in opera, conducting productions with Brooklyn Opera, Riverside Opera (Staten Island), The New York Metro Vocal Arts Ensemble (NYC), and the Lehman College Drama Department (Bronx). Other credits include the Atlanta Opera Studio (GA), Sarasota Opera (FL), the Sarasota Pops Orchestra, Knoxville Opera (TN), and Virginia Opera. Upcoming productions include Handel’s Messiah at Leonia Presbyterian Church in New Jersey (December 2009), Don Pasquale with Bronx Opera (May 2010), Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at Christ Church (June 2010), and Forever Plaid, Dames at Sea, and Lucky Stiff with Festival 56 (summer 2010).
In 2001 Mr. Haigler was chosen as one of eight conductors out of over 350 applicants as a finalist in Lorin Maazel’s International conducting competition, and has won many awards as a pianist including the prestigious Atlanta Steinway Society competition, and the National Music Camp’s Van Cliburn Award. He is also an active composer receiving commissions from the Goliard Chamber Ensemble (Queens), the Yale University Bluedogs (CT), and Irving Park Lutheran Church in Chicago.
Contact Michael at the church office (516) 922-6377 ext 112 or email him at music@christchurchoysterbay.org.