Name: Heath Alan Kirkwood 
Group Position: Baritone
Date of Birth: March 10, 1985
Birth place: Dodge City, KS (grew up in Cedar Park, Tx) 


Singing the baritone part for Gospel Express is Heath Kirkwood. Although Heath was born out of state, he is ever proud to acknowledge that he was raised in Texas. His parents still live where he grew up in Cedar Park, TX, while his younger brother is attending Baylor University, and his younger sister is at the Moores School of Music (University of Houston). Heath and his wife, Amanda, currently reside in Brenham, TX. He recently completed his Masters Degree in Music Performance at the Moores School of Music (University of Houston).

Music has been a part of his life from the beginning. He started very young singing in church with his family where his "Papa" pastored in Dodge City, Kansas. It was these kinds of experiences that led him to keep on singing. Family heritage has been a firm foundation both spiritually and musically. In 1997 Heath began attending the Stamps-Baxter School of Music in Nashville, TN at the age of 12. Since 2005 he has served on staff at several summer singing schools including the Stamps-Baxter School of Music in Nashville, TN, the North Georgia School of Music in Cleveland, GA, the Hackett School of Music in Katy, TX, and the Texas Southern Gospel School of Music in Corsicana, TX. His duties have included teaching theory/sightsinging & eartraining, private drumset, conducting seminars, and conducting the school choirs.

Heath joined Gospel Express in August of 2002 at the age of 17. He constantly admits how much of a blessing it is to be singing with a group of men who have true hearts to minister and be servants for God's glory.