John Biggs
b. 1932
Born in Los Angeles on October 18, 1932, John Biggs received his Masters degree in composition from the University of California at Los Angeles, doing further study at the University of Southern California and the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp, Belgium. His teachers include Roy Harris, Lukas Foss, Ingolf Dahl, Flor Peeters, Halsey Stevens, and Leonard Stein. As an educator, he has taught at Los Angeles City College, UCLA, and UC Berkeley. He also served as composer-in-residence to six colleges in Kansas under a grant from the Department of Health, Education, & Welfare. As a performer, he founded the John Biggs Consort, which toured internationally under Columbia Artists Management, specializing in medieval, renaissance, and 20th century music. As a composer, he has won numerous awards and honors including a Rockefeller Grant, Fulbright Grant, Atwater-Kent Award, ASCAP “Serious Music Award” every year since 1974, and a number of “Meet the Composer” grants from diverse parts of the United States.
- Something Big as the SkySKU: CP040
SATB Choir, a cappella
Biggs, John - Pater NosterSKU: CP045
Double Chorus (SSAATTBB), a cappella
Biggs, John - RondeauSKU: CP164
Piano Solo
Biggs, John - Song of SorrowSKU: CP029
Unison Choir with Organ and/or Brass Quintet
Biggs, John - Three Songs from CatullusSKU: CP125
Vocal Trio: Alto Voice, Tenor Voice and Bass Voice
Biggs, John - ScherzoSKU: CP107
Woodwind Quintet
Biggs, John - MeditaborSKU: CP030
Double Chorus (SSAATTBB), a cappella
Biggs, John - Two MotetsSKU: CP013
SATB Choir, a cappella
Biggs, John - NocturneSKU: CP114
Violin and Piano 4-Hands
Biggs, John - Please don't rain on my tubaSKU: CP155
Two Violins, Cello, Tuba
Biggs, John - Soft ShoeSKU: CP154
Violin, Cello, Piano
Biggs, John - Tre CanzoneSKU: CP116
Three B-flat Clarinets
Biggs, John