Chris Eastburn - Composer, Director, Arranger

Performance Highlights

"Stars, Songs, Faces" at Carnegie Hall, NYC
Choral Work by Nick Page, Orchestration by Chris Eastburn
performed Nov 2007 by New England Symphonic Ensemble with Nick Page, conducting
performed June 2008 by DCINY Orchestra, with Darren Dailey, conducting
both at Carnegie Hall

"There are few who understand both the craft and the artistry of composition and orchestration like Christopher Eastburn. He brings great heart to all he does. His music truly shines from within."
--Nick Page, composer and conductor

Premiere of "Tom's Wealth" at Tsai Performance Center, Boston
Full-length premier of dance score, September 2008
commissioned and performed by Caitlin Corbett Dance Co.
Music by Chris Eastburn, photography by Akos Szilvasi, and production design by Ann Steuernagel

Orchestrations for Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Florida
"Jazzy Old St. Nick" and "The Christmas Song" orchestrated by Chris Eastburn
Commissioned, performed, and recorded Dec. 2008 by
the Jacksonville Children's Chorus, artistic director Darren Dailey

"Jazzy Old St. Nick--a Hip, Swing arrangement of a Christmas Favorite",
orchestra and treble chorus arrangement by Chris Eastburn
being published by Hal Leonard Corporation, available Christmas 2009.

Ballet score "Newport Stories", Newport RI
Ballet and chorus score commissioned by Island Moving Co.,
music by Chris Eastburn, choreography by Miki Ohlsen and Michael Bolger
Full-length performance by Island Moving Co. and the Family Folk Chorale,
May 2008 at Newport's Great Friends Meeting House

"Consent to Gravity" at the Getty Performing Arts Center, LA
www.getty.edu
A landmark collaborative work for modern ballet, string quartet and vocal quartet,
inspired by and in celebration of the life and work of Frederick Sommer.
Commissioned by Island Moving Co.
performed by Island Moving Co. and the Providence String Quartet, June 2005
score by Chris Eastburn

"Chris Eastburn's score for the Providence String Quartet was one of the most successful
new musical works for dance I've heard in ages."
--Debra Cash, dance critic for National Public Radio's Here and Now

Moses Brown and the Voyage of the Slave Ship Sally, Ontario, CANADA
concert performance August, 2008 Port Milford Chamber Music Festival, Ontario
chorus, strings and percussion
&
workshop performance at the Moses Brown School, Providence RI, May 2008
www.mosesbrown.org

"Call Across the Generations" at Jordan Hall, Boston
performed by the PALS Children's Chorus, March 2006
Premiere of choral piece commissioned
by PALS Children's Chorus & Brookline Tercentenial Fund
celebrating town of Brookline's 300th anniversary
Music: Chris Eastburn, Text: Margo Lockwood

"Ideas and Thoughts Collide"
string quartet movement by Chris Eastburn from "Consent to Gravity"
performed by the faculty string quartet
at the Music at Port Milford Chamber Music Festival
August, 2005 Picton, Ontario, CANADA

"Castles in the Air"
Princeton Girlchoir, Conducted by Rebecca Elpus
Program included "Castles in the Air" by Eliza Moore and Christopher Eastburn
May 2008, Princeton University

chamber music set from "Consent to Gravity" at Pace/MacGill, NYC
Music: Chris Eastburn, Texts: Frederick Sommer
Pace/MacGill Gallery, 57th Street, NYC, September 2005
performed by the Meg Hill String Quartet
opening of exhibit celebrating Frederick Sommer's centenary

"Consent to Gravity"
Music by Chris Eastburn
Providence Performing Arts Center, October 2005
Providence String Quartet

"Consent to Gravity", Concert Version
Music by Chris Eastburn, Texts from Frederick Sommer
with 30 voice chorus, soloists and strings at
“Voices of the Spirit - Voices of New England,”
a collaborative concert presented by Grace Episcopal Church Newton
and First Parish Unitarian Needham, May 2006

Southern Maine Children’s Chorus
Freeport Performing Arts Center, May 2008
Southern ME Children's Chorus performed "Castles in the Air" by Eliza Moore and Chris Eastburn
And “Stars, Songs and Faces” by Nick Page, orchestrated by Chris Eastburn

Concert for Boston’s Mayor Menino
Singers from Boston’s successful B-Safe Program for city youth
directed by Chris Eastburn
performance at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Boston July, 2007

Deep Community
The Family Folk Chorale directed by Chris Eastburn
with guest artists
Scott Alarik (Boston Globe Folk writer)
Robbie O'Connell (Clancy Bros.),
Gail Rundlet & Mark Simos
music from artists featured in Scott Alarik's book "Deep Community"
November, 2005, Regent Theatre, Arlington, MA

National Association of Independent Schools Conference
Hynes Convention Center, Boston
Chestnut Hill School Choir directed by Chris Eastburn
featured performers, March 2006

“Consent to Gravity”
Music: Chris Eastburn, Text: Frederick Sommer
Concert performance by the Tower String Quartet
Tower Auditorium at Mass. College of Art, Boston, March 2006

Family Folk Chorale at Faneuil Hall , Boston
July, 2006, Faneuil Hall Auditorium
Directed by Chris Eastburn, the Family Folk Chorale joined Bill Meikle, Emmy-award winning living history actor, in a celebration of Ben Franklin’s 300th anniversary as part of Boston’s Harborfest. The chorale sang traditional tunes from Franklin’s time as well as Franklin originals.