Described as ... "a tenor who is handsome, musical and can act", Edward Kingins has appeared with equal success in opera, concert and oratorio.

He received his musical education at the American Conservatory of Music, Heidelberg College and Wayne State University. Most of his vocal study was with Avery Crew; he has however, also studied with Maude Taylor Childs, Edison Harris, Barre Hill and Ferris Ohl. More recently, as the recipient of a Martha Baird Rockefeller Award, he has studied with Boris Goldovsky.

Mr. Kingins has appeared as leading tenor in Michigan Opera Theatre productions of The Merry Widow, Boris Godunov, Die Fledermaus, Regina, Carmen, and in tours of Lucia di Lammermoor, Madame Butterfly, and Die Fledermaus. He has also sung principle roles with the Cleveland Opera and made numerous appearances with the Des Moines Metro Opera Festival.

A former Belle Isle Auditions winner, he has appeared as soloist on numerous occasions with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Chamber Orchestra, the Detroit Concert Band and the Buffalo Philharmonic. In addition, he has appeared with the Flint Symphony, the Saginaw Symphony, the Kalamazoo Symphony, the Scandinavian Symphony and the Niagara Falls Philharmonic.

Aside from orchestral and operatic commitments, Mr. Kingins has performed throughout the Mid-west as a recitalist and in oratorio. Included among the many series and festivals in which he has appeared are the Laudenslager Chamber Music Series, the Pro-Mozart Society, Schoolcraft Summer Festival, Brunch with Bach, Marygrove College Chamber Concerts, Wayne State University Spring Festival, the Cranbrook Festival and the Meadowbrook Festival.

He is currently the director of music and tenor soloist at Fort Street Presbyterian Church of Detroit, and tenor soloist at Temple Beth El of Birmingham. The Fort Street Chorale, which he founded and directs, was the subject of an Emmy Award winning document entitled "Miracle on Fort Street," which has been broadcast nationally over public television.

In addition to his study with David Daniels, Mr. Kingins has studied conducting with Robert Page, Margaret Hillis, Greg Smith, Roger Wagner, Howard Swan and, most recently, with Helmuth Rilling.

He is in demand as a voice teacher and frequently conducts seminars for choral groups on vocal technique.