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Dwayne Buggs Biography

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Dwayne Buggs is a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, and is a Cullen, Louisiana native. Mr. Buggs holds a Master of Music degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He spent the past 37 years in education, primarily as Vocal Music Director, Choral Director and Curriculum Coordinator for K-12 Fine and Practical Arts in the Normandy and Ferguson-Florissant School Districts, and Artistic Director and Dean of Arts at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School during the last five years of his educational career.

Mr. Buggs is a Music Education graduate of Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana. He has completed further graduate studies at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL as a Music Fellowship recipient, the University of Missouri, St. Louis University and Webster University in St. Louis.

Maestro Buggs has performed as Choral Director, Choral Clinician and Adjudicator and Church Organist while serving the Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church, St. Louis Public and St. Louis County school systems, and is currently the Minister of Music at Cote Brilliante Presbyterian Church. He is also the piano accompanist for the Westbrook-Green Concert Choir of East Saint Louis, Illinois. During his years as an educator, he received many awards from church, social and professional organizations.

On July 1, 2019, Maestro Buggs became the Director of The Legend Singers Choral Ensemble, following the retirement of his illustrious mentor and friend, Dr. Doris Jones Wilson, a St. Louis Legendary Musician, Composer, and Award-Winning Choral Director. He is very humbled and grateful to work with the highly esteemed Legend Singers Choral Ensemble.