Christopher Bush
Clarinet
Dr. Christopher Bush holds the position of Principal Clarinet with both the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra and Metro Chamber Orchestra, and is a member of the Symphony of Westchester. He was a founding member of the contemporary ensemble, Callithumpian Consort. Previously Principal Clarinetist with the Boston Civic Symphony, Christopher has also performed with the Boston Philharmonic, Albany Symphony, New York String Orchestra, Indian Hill Symphony, Cape Cod Symphony, Nashua Symphony, Granite State Opera, Granite State Symphony, New England Philharmonic, Westchester Chamber Symphony, DiCapo Opera, Seoul Philharmonic, and the North Country Chamber Players. Christopher has also performed as a soloist with the Orchestra Slobozhansky (Ukraine), Glens Falls Symphony, the New England Conservatory Symphony, and New York University Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Co-Founder of the Summerland Music Society in upstate New York.
Dr. Bush completed his MM and BM at the New England Conservatory and the PhD at New York University. Christopher has been on the faculties of the Boston Community Music Center, the Chestnut Hill School of Music, the Brimmer and May School, the Lincoln Public Schools, the Northampton Community Music Center, Fidelity Mutual's Future Stages project, and the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, CT. He is currently the Executive Director and Clarinetist with Summerland Music Society, a chamber music series in upstate New York. He is also on faculty at Mannes Prep, Luzerne Music Center, and New York University, where he teaches Clarinet and Chamber Music, Orchestral Repertoire, directs the NYU Composers Ensemble, and is the Academic Advisor for Instrumental Music.