Brian Haskell has been a professional musician his entire adult life. Brian’s background includes a formal music degree from the University of Washington; instructor in jazz improvisation at Bellevue College; Guest Artist in Jazz to the Seattle public schools; many years of Worship & Music Ministry: as well as graduate studies in Bible and Theology at Cascade Bible College and Reformed Theological Seminary. Currently he teaches music privately at Summit School, at his home, and serves as the Director of Music at Ardmore Moravian Church. 

Chris holds a B.M. in Music Composition from Florida State University, an M.F.A. in Film Music Composition from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and a Ph.D. in Music Composition for Visual Media from the University of California, Los Angeles. Chris has composed music for film, television, video games, ballet, theatre, sacred music, and concert music, and is currently the Chair of Film Music Composition at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He has worked for over a decade as Director of Music and Accompanist for several churches in the United Methodist and Catholic faiths. Chris also sings with the Piedmont Chamber Singers as Tenor Section Leader. Apart from piano, organ and voice, he also plays clarinet, saxophones, flute, guitar, bass guitar, and various types of accordion. Chris joined the Ardmore Moravian Church staff in July 2017.