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.