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Chris Rose is a musician and teacher from Northeastern Pennsylvania. An avid wanderer both geographically and musically, he has served as Assistant Principal Trumpet in the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra and taught music in the North Star Borough School District. He has performed with orchestras in Italy, Sweden, South Korea, and around the United States, and has played jazz trumpet and piano aboard Cunard, Crystal, and Royal Caribbean ocean liners, performing with musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world.
His travels took him most recently to Vermont as part of the Marlboro Music Festival and to Colorado for the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Summer Jazz Workshop. He has been to Copenhagen, Denmark as a freelance artist, to South Korea’s Gumi International Music Festival, to New York’s Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, and to Russia as part of the inaugural tour of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. Chris holds an M.M. in orchestral performance from Roosevelt University and a B.F.A. in music performance from Carnegie Mellon University. He studied additionally at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, Sweden and at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He is a 2017 Marta Sanchez Dalcroze Training Center Certificate candidate and a credentialed K-12 music educator. Chris has served as an Associate Editor for the Dalcroze Society of America, and promotes Dalcroze Education in the United States. When he is not writing or performing, Chris can be found in the classroom, and has been blessed to teach students from kindergarten through university age. He proudly worked as a Teaching Artist for the New York non-profit Empire State Youth Orchestra and currently holds a teaching fellowship at Bennington College. A passionate trail runner, Chris resides in Bennington, VT. |
Current Projects
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Roosevelt University
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Carnegie Mellon University
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Recent Projects
Jazz Aspen Snowmass
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5th grade woodwinds from Aspen Country Day on Vimeo. |
Dalcroze Society of AmericaThe DSA promotes Dalcroze Education throughout the United States and publishes the American Dalcroze Journal throughout the year.
I volunteer my time, helping with web-related publication. |
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Stage of Life TheatreThis Children's Theatre does wonderful work in the Roaring Fork Valley near Carbondale, CO.
I was fortunate to be part of some of their productions, including an original piece based on Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree. |
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Some Past Projects
Performing Arts Institute
This residential summer camp in Kingston, PA rocks. Featuring classical, jazz, musical theatre, and dance training for middle and high school students, the camp has been educating students ad a very high for many years.
I was a student here for four summers and made life-long friendships. It's a big reason I'm a musician today.
I was a student here for four summers and made life-long friendships. It's a big reason I'm a musician today.
New York Summer Music Festival
This residential summer camp in Oneonta, NY has a great faculty, and attracts music students from all over greater New York City.
I worked here as a counselor for two summers, and formed wonderful friendships.
I worked here as a counselor for two summers, and formed wonderful friendships.