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