The American bass-baritone, John Hines , praised for his ".stunning basso profundo low notes", "powerful and menacing voice" and being "big in height and voice" has performed with opera companies, oratorio societies, and symphony orchestras throughout the United States and Europe, including Opera Grand Rapids, Opera Cleveland, Asheville Lyric Opera, Grand Rapids Symphony, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Lansing Symphony, and the AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria.

Though his imposing presence, both vocally and physically, make him a natural suitor for the dramatic baritone ( Heldenbariton ) roles in the operas of Richard Wagner, Hines' work encompasses operatic and concert literature of diverse styles. In October 2007, Hines will make his recital debut at the Herzen Pedagogical University in St. Petersburg , Russia performing repertoire that ranges from opera to American art song and musical theatre . In 2002, Hines was the dedicatee and premiere performer of In the year King Uzziah died, a choral work featuring bass soloist, by Grand Rapids composer/organist Richard N. Stewart. Hines has also performed solo cantatas by J.S. Bach as well as orchestrated performances of Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs, Gerald Finzi's In terra pax, and Ruth Watson Henderson's From Darkness to Light.

Oratorio engagements include acclaimed performances of Beethoven's Choral Fantasy (in conjunction with the Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival), Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 , J.S. Bach's Mass in B-Minor, Mozart's Coronation Mass, both the roles of Raphaël and Adam in Haydn's Creation, Handel's Messiah and Dettingen's Te Deum, the title role in Mendelssohn's Elijah, the Stabat Mater settings of Rossini and Dvorak , as well as the requiem masses of Mozart, Brahms, Fauré and Verdi.

Most recent operatic engagements include singing the role of the Mandarin in Turandot (Opera Grand Rapids) , Baron Scarpia in Tosca (Asheville Lyric Opera), Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro (as Guest Alumni with Kent State University Opera Theatre), and Fritz Kothner in Die Meistersinger (Opera Cleveland)

Hines is an Assistant Professor of Voice at The University of Northern Iowa and resides in Cedar Falls with his wife Susie, daughter Maggie, and son, John Henry.