Charlene Biggs received a Doctorate in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music, and a Masters in Performance and Piano Literature from Goldsmiths College, University of London, England.  She has performed extensively in Great Britain as a soloist and collaborative artist, appearing at such prestigious venues as the Royal Festival Hall, the Purcell Room, Greenwich Festival, Glasgow University, The National Theatre and the Barbican Arts Centre.

Dr. Biggs was the founding Musical Director of Opera Brava, a highly successful British touring company. She also toured with Midlands Opera, and worked with artists from English National Opera and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Dr. Biggs has also performed in France, Holland, Austria, Italy, Canada and the USA  and has held faculty positions at the Glenn Gould School, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, and in the Community Division of the Eastman School of Music, where she was Assistant Chair of Piano for two years.

Dr. Biggs is currently the Director of Piano Studies and Co-coordinator of the Music Program at Cambrian College. She continues as a Senior Examiner for the Royal Conservatory, and is much sought-after as a performer, adjudicator and pedagogy clinician across Canada.  She also continues a hectic schedule as a solo and collaborative artist.