Chris received his Bachelors in Instrumental Music from California State University Long Beach’s Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, studying under Dr. David Garrett, cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Joon Sung Jun. He has attended master classes with Johannes Moser, Matt Haimovitz, Andrew Shulman, Joon Sung Jun, and the Alexander String Quartet. He is a registered teacher with the American String Teachers Association and Suzuki Association of the Americas. Chris has completed Suzuki pedagogy with Rick Mooney and Dr. Tanya Carey.
Currently, Chris is in his twelfth season as Associate Principal Cellist with the Sea Coast Symphony. He also regularly performs with Corona Symphony, OC Philharmonic, Symphony Irvine, and Southern California Philharmonic. He was a founding member of Love4Cello, a cello quartet based in Los Angeles, where he also serves as the group’s arranger. In 2014, as a member of the Southern California Chamber Ensemble, Chris performed in Nagoya, Japan, with renowned urhu virtuoso George Gao. He is a string coach for numerous high school and middle school orchestra programs throughout Orange County, and is the cello teacher for the Casa Romantica Music Festival & Academy. Chris has freelanced and taught privately in the Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, and San Diego County areas since 2003.
Currently, Chris is in his twelfth season as associate principal cellist with the Sea Coast Symphony as Associate Principal Cello. He also regularly performs with Corona Symphony, OC Philharmonic, Symphony Irvine, and Southern California Philharmonic. He is a founding member of Love4Cello, a cello quartet based in Los Angeles, where he also serves as the group’s arranger. In 2014, as a member of the Southern California Chamber Ensemble, Chris performed in Nagoya, Japan, with renowned urhu virtuoso George Gao. He is a string coach for numerous high school and middle school orchestra programs throughout Orange County, and is the cello teacher for the Casa Romantica Music Festival Academy. Chris has freelanced and taught privately in the Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, and San Diego County areas since 2003.
Currently, Chris is in his twelfth season as Associate Principal Cellist with the Sea Coast Symphony. He also regularly performs with Corona Symphony, OC Philharmonic, Symphony Irvine, and Southern California Philharmonic. He was a founding member of Love4Cello, a cello quartet based in Los Angeles, where he also serves as the group’s arranger. In 2014, as a member of the Southern California Chamber Ensemble, Chris performed in Nagoya, Japan, with renowned urhu virtuoso George Gao. He is a string coach for numerous high school and middle school orchestra programs throughout Orange County, and is the cello teacher for the Casa Romantica Music Festival & Academy. Chris has freelanced and taught privately in the Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, and San Diego County areas since 2003.
Currently, Chris is in his twelfth season as associate principal cellist with the Sea Coast Symphony as Associate Principal Cello. He also regularly performs with Corona Symphony, OC Philharmonic, Symphony Irvine, and Southern California Philharmonic. He is a founding member of Love4Cello, a cello quartet based in Los Angeles, where he also serves as the group’s arranger. In 2014, as a member of the Southern California Chamber Ensemble, Chris performed in Nagoya, Japan, with renowned urhu virtuoso George Gao. He is a string coach for numerous high school and middle school orchestra programs throughout Orange County, and is the cello teacher for the Casa Romantica Music Festival Academy. Chris has freelanced and taught privately in the Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, and San Diego County areas since 2003.