Michael Hawes

Michael Hawes

Michael Hawes is a Bass-Baritone Singer and Trumpet player living in Chicago, Illinois.
Michael is the Music Director at St. Cornelius Church in Chicago, where he leads Music
from the piano as Cantor, Choir Director and Trumpeter. He is a member of Axiom
Brass; an award winning Brass Quintet that tours the world, promoting the art of Brass
Chamber Music. He sings frequently with Grammy nominated Clarion Choir of New
York City, Crossing Choir in Philadelphia, and Seraphic Fire of Miami, and is absolutely
honored and excited to join the ranks of Skylark this upcoming season! As a trumpet
player, he has also performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Music of the
Baroque Orchestra in Chicago, and the National Symphony of Taiwan. Recent
performances have taken him to Taiwan, Russia, the Dominican Republic, France,
England, Canada and all across the United States. In his spare time you’ll likely find him chasing frisbees into Lake Michigan, as thrown by his wife Nini. You can learn and listen more at michaelhawesmusic.com