Benny Dominguez has been a passionate music educator to students at the middle school level since 2015. He is a graduate of Northern Arizona University, where he received a Bachelor’s of Music Education with Choral Emphasis. He has been the Director of Choirs and Orchestras at Sossaman Middle School in the Higley Unified School District since 2019 and previously, Director of Middle School Choirs at Veritas Preparatory Academy. At both schools, he increased student participation in the arts and fostered artistic excellence, earning both schools their first superior ratings at AzACDA Festivals. He was also on staff with Phoenix Children’s Chorus for five years assisting the Prep Choir and later conducting East Valley Voice’s middle school choir, Vivace. Outside of choral music, he’s an active cellist, playing obbligato and continuo for numerous choirs across Arizona. He also regularly plays in musical theatre pit orchestras, including over a dozen productions with Mesa Community College.