PJ Uhazie has had the privilege of performing opera, oratorio, musical theater, and choral music throughout the Midwest. Uhazie’s ensembles have received awards for both their arts advocacy and musical excellence. In addition to performing at state conference in both 2021 and 2022, Uhazie has also been awarded “Best Musical Direction of a Musical” through the Wisconsin Jerry Awards, and Music for All’s 2020 National Gold Medal for Community Engagement. Uhazie’s ensembles were also thankful to have performed the 2019 American premier of Howard Skempton’s “Alice is One.”

Uhazie currently teaches at Mukwonago High School where he teaches 5 curricular choirs, individual voice lessons, 5 extra-curricular ensembles, and a unifed music class that offers students with disabilities the opportunity to collaborate with students without disabilities in musical exploration and performance. Uhazie served as the Director of Music for the First United Methodist Church of Appleton Wisconsin from 2014 until May of 2021. The ensembles of FUMC have also performed large works with orchestras such as: Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living, Jubilate Deo, and LUX. Uhazie graduated magna cum laude from Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music in 2017. The university chose Uhazie as the recipient for the Pi Kappa Lambda award for excellence in music education.