Dennis Higgins started his musical career in 1965 at the age of 15 in Hays, KS. He worked as a full–time musician from 1965 to 1980, performing across the United States from Boston to Honolulu. He is a four-time Inductee into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame (click here to listen to “song samples” of bands Dennis played bass guitar for in the 1960s/1970s - https://clyp.it/azk5ftg2).
Dennis has been nationally recognized for his ability to combine education with music. In 1980, he earned his teaching certificate and started teaching for the Albuquerque Public Schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Over the next 30 years, he combined his musical skills with his teaching skills and composed and professionally recorded 54+ songs for children (click here to listen to “song samples” of his original songs for children - https://clyp.it/r0mzs4qf).
In 2007, he was a featured educator on “A Chance To Read” WETA Public Broadcasting, Chicago, IL and Washington DC and demonstrated his ability to combine education with music for children. In 2017, he was inducted as a “Pioneer In Education” into the Hall of Fame for “Twice-Exceptionalities” in Studio City, CA. His song “They Said She Would Never Read or Write” showcases the dilemma experience by many children who are identified as “twice-exceptional.”
He worked as a solo artist from 2010 to 2020 in Albuquerque, NM and is the producer/conductor for the CyberBands 1 & 2 (click here to listen to the CyberBands 1 & 2 (https://clyp.it/ia0gs4zf; https://clyp.it/3lh3vvvy). Dennis continues to play music and record with the trio WCL. WCL meets annually on a rotational basis in New Mexico, Delaware, and Florida.
Contact Information: Email: dhiggins@unm.edu
Sounds of Central New Mexico is hosted by Bill Cochran, a musician with the Tijeras-based band, Reverend E & The Vagrants.
On Demand Performance - KXNM archives the Sounds of Central New Mexico as MP3 files, allowing you to listen to your favorite shows on demand, whenever you choose. Click on the audio file below hear the Dennis Higgins show originally broadcast on November 5, 2021.
Dennis has been nationally recognized for his ability to combine education with music. In 1980, he earned his teaching certificate and started teaching for the Albuquerque Public Schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Over the next 30 years, he combined his musical skills with his teaching skills and composed and professionally recorded 54+ songs for children (click here to listen to “song samples” of his original songs for children - https://clyp.it/r0mzs4qf).
In 2007, he was a featured educator on “A Chance To Read” WETA Public Broadcasting, Chicago, IL and Washington DC and demonstrated his ability to combine education with music for children. In 2017, he was inducted as a “Pioneer In Education” into the Hall of Fame for “Twice-Exceptionalities” in Studio City, CA. His song “They Said She Would Never Read or Write” showcases the dilemma experience by many children who are identified as “twice-exceptional.”
He worked as a solo artist from 2010 to 2020 in Albuquerque, NM and is the producer/conductor for the CyberBands 1 & 2 (click here to listen to the CyberBands 1 & 2 (https://clyp.it/ia0gs4zf; https://clyp.it/3lh3vvvy). Dennis continues to play music and record with the trio WCL. WCL meets annually on a rotational basis in New Mexico, Delaware, and Florida.
Contact Information: Email: dhiggins@unm.edu
Sounds of Central New Mexico is hosted by Bill Cochran, a musician with the Tijeras-based band, Reverend E & The Vagrants.
On Demand Performance - KXNM archives the Sounds of Central New Mexico as MP3 files, allowing you to listen to your favorite shows on demand, whenever you choose. Click on the audio file below hear the Dennis Higgins show originally broadcast on November 5, 2021.