Chris is an active choral conductor, teacher and performer. He is Cultural Middle Leader at St. Monica’s College, an all-girls Catholic school and the oldest school in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, where he teaches Music and Junior Maths.
Chris worked with Gondwana Choirs, led by Lyn Williams OAM, as choral conductor at National Choral School in Sydney and with the Cairns Gondwana Indigenous Choir from 2013-2019. Since 2020, he has regularly conducted vocal ensembles in regional Queensland and Brisbane as part of The Queensland Conservatorium’s State Honours Ensemble Programs (SHEP), Queensland’s state-wide program for gifted and skilled young musicians. In 2021 & 2023 Chris toured the state as an adjudicator of the Queensland Choral Fanfare Regionals & Regional Finals. He has adjudicated the choral and vocal sections of the Townsville Eisteddfod (2023) and Mackay Eisteddfod (2022).
He was Associate Conductor with the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir (2007-2008) and performed as a member of Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir for ten years, representing New Zealand nationally and internationally.
Chris’ choirs have won many awards including Gold Awards at the Queensland Catholic Schools Music Festival (QCMF), and Silver and Bronze Awards at The Big Sing National Finale, NZ.
When not performing or conducting, Chris sings with Cairns and Regional Opera (CARO) Voices and masquerades as an instrumentalist, performing on piano and accordion with Tango Amor.
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