Heather Hightwoer studied vocal performance and choral conducting at the University
of Virginia. Born and raised in Westport, Connecticut, she has spent the last decade in Charlottesville, Virginia. There she opened her private voice studio, created and led The Field School Boys Choir, a non-auditioned middle school choir for boys, and was also the founder and owner of The Center for Vocal Study, a multi-teacher voice studio dedicated to the art and craft of the human voice. During the pandemic, she curated a health and wellness center in its place giving the community a holistic wellness center led by all women.

She has performed as a soloist with The Oratorio Society of Virginia, the Albemarle Symphony, area churches and through recitals. She has studied privately with W. Stephen Smith, Metropolitan Opera soprano Danielle Talamantes, and in the last few years, inspired by visionary and pioneer in the movement and awareness field, Sandra Bain Cushman.