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Concert Soloist:

       Christopher is frequently featured as a soloist with the choirs of Christ Church Greenwich. You can hear a recording from a                  service in the spring of 2016 of Ireland's Greater Love here featuring Christopher Klaich. 

      Specific favorites over the years include:
 
           Faure Requiem                    Baritone Solo                         Christ Church Greenwich, Connecticut

            War Prayer                           Baritone Solo                        Composers Concordance New York, NY

           Senior Vocal Recital              Soloist                                    Colorado Mesa University , Grand Junction, CO

           King David Oratorio             Tenor Soloist                        Colorado Mesa University  Concert Choir & Symphony

            Carmina Burana                   Baritone Solo                        Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra

            Chichester Psalms                Countertenor Solo               Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra
     
                                  Recorded selections from the live recording of senior vocal recital at Colorado Mesa University
                                                                                      Accompanied by Robert Boberg

Choral Experience:

           Christ Church Greenwich                       Current since 2011                                 Greenwich, CT
                        Professional chorister, section leader and soloist (Selected services and international tours can be Found here)

            Essential Voices USA- Judith Clurman    3 Years                                                New York, NY
                        Performances include:
                                Leonard Bernstein- A Celebration                                                       Symphony Space              
                                Stephen Sondheim 80 Birthday Celebration                                      Carnegie Hall with NYPOPS        
                                Holiday Celebration with Brian Stokes Mitchell                                Carnegie Hall with NYPOPS    
                                Concert of How the Grinch Stole Christmas                                       Carnegie Hall with NYPOPS    
                                2011 Rockefeller Tree Lighting Broadcast                                         Chorus for Neil Diamond              
                                Music of Shulamit Ran                                                                           HUC-JIR                               
                                Holiday Concert with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molasky               Carnegie Hall with NYPOPS        
                                Hollywood Award Winners- John Williams tribute                           Carnegie Hall with NYPOPS        
                                Jim Henson’s Musical World                                                                 Carnegie Hall with NYPOPS        
                                Music of Larry Hochman,  Bruce Rubin, and Paul Schoenfield         HUC-JIR                               
                                Music of Joshua Schmidt                                                                        The DiMenna Center        
                                Some Enchanted Evening                                                                      Carnegie Hall with NYPOPS
                                Sing Out Mister President- sing along                                                 St John's Chapel Washington DC
                                The Wizard and I- The Musical Journey of Steven Schwarts          Carnegie Hall with NYPOPS

           Western Colorado Choral                           3 Years                                   Grand Junction, CO
                     Various performed works including: Bach Mass in B minor, Rachmaninoff Vespers,  Chichester Psalms, 
                             Beethoven 9th Symphony, Mahler Symphony #2, Serenade to Music

            Colorado Allstate Choir                              2 Years                                   Denver, CO

            Colorado Collegiate Chorus                       1 Year                                     Denver, CO 

            Colorado Mesa University                         6 Years                                   Grand Junction, CO
                       Section Leader/Assistant Director
   
Opera Performance:

            The Mark of Cain                    Chorus                                Center for Contemporary Opera, NY

            A Hand of Bridge                    Bill                                        Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

            Iolanthe                                    Lord Chancellor                 Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

Recordings:

            Topher Tunes                                                                Creator                                  www.tophertunesmusic.com        

            Broadway Revival of PIPPIN Cast Album               Extra Chorus Ensemble     Sh-K-Boom Ghostlight Records

            Sing Out Mr. President                                                Essential Voices USA          NPR feature

            Celebrating the American Spirit                                Essential Voices USA          www.sonoluminus.com
     
            Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit    Essential Voices USA          www.sonoluminus.com

Stage Roles:   ( selected – full resume available upon request)

            The Boy Friend                       Alphonse                               Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

            Brigadoon                                Charlie Dalrymple               Colorado Mesa University , Grand Junction, CO

            Sugar                                       US Joe/Ensemble                 Cabaret Dinner Theatre, Grand Junction, CO

            Chicago                                    Chorus                                   Cabaret Dinner Theatre, Grand Junction, CO

            West Side Story                       Indio                                      Colorado Mesa University , Grand Junction, CO

            The Nutcracker                       Nutcracker/Prince               GJ Symphony Orchestra, Grand Junction, CO

International Concerts:

           1 Week Choral Residency    Performer                                      Winchester Cathedral with Christ Church Greenwich
​               2018       
           1 Week Choral Residency    Performer                                      Bristol Cathedral/Westminster Abbey with Christ Church
                2015
            1 Week Choral Residency     Performer                                     York Minster Cathedral with Christ Church Greenwich
                2012
            3 Concert Tours                    Performer/Director                       Netherlands/Belgium/France

            Chamber choir tour              Performer (Featured soloist)      Bath Abbey/ England/Wales 
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