About
Christopher Ciampoli is a composer and performer who takes interest in the intersections of "old" and "new," with frequent inspiration from visual art, poetry, anthropology, and astronomy. A guest composer for Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute 2019 National Youth Orchestra and a recipient of the Peabody Conservatory's Randolph S. Rothschild award, Christopher's compositions have been performed in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
As a violinist, Christopher has premiered, performed, and recorded the works of many composers and contemporary masters, along with routinely displaying and teaching music of the traditional repertoire in venues ranging from nature preserves in North Carolina to St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University in New York City. Christopher has served as Concertmaster and Principal Violin II of the Occasional Symphony, Principal Violin II of Symphony Number One, Concertmaster of the Peabody Camerata, and Concertmaster of the TCNJ College Orchestra, along with performing solo recitals and concerts in collaboration with other ensembles.
Christopher is an adjunct faculty member at The Peabody Conservatory, where he teaches music theory, Towson University, where he teaches music theory and aural skills, and an adjunct faculty member at Harford Community College, where he teaches composition lessons, violin lessons, chamber music, electronic music, popular music, and world music. He has presented his compositions and performed violin in masterclasses with Georg Friedrich Haas, Christopher Rouse, Kate Soper, and Jennifer Koh. Christopher earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University where his primary teacher was Michael Hersch, with additional mentorship from Sean Shepherd, Jason Eckardt, Oscar Bettison, and Conrad Cummings.
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