Chris Castro is a composer, double bassist, and educator. His music has been described as “on par with Varèse,” giving him the nickname “The New Colossus of Sound.” His most recent project, Canções dos Desassossego (Songs of Disquiet), sets the poetry and prose of Fernando Pessoa. It was awarded a 2021 Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Grant for soprano Sharon Harms and the Los Angeles based Lyris Quartet.
In August of 2022 Chris joined the faculty of the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music at Chapman University, where he is Assistant Professor of Music Composition. In the fall of 2023 Chris joined the faculty of “Upbeat Live,” the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s ongoing preconcert lecture series.
Chris holds degrees in both composition and double bass from the Juilliard School, and a PhD from the University of California, Davis. His musical influences include Johannes Ockeghem, Johann Sebastian Bach, Billie Holiday, Bill Evans, and John Coltrane.
Persian Music Festival: Gelareh Sheibani (10/6/24-10/6/24)
Kirsten Ashley Wiest In Concert (10/13/24-10/13/24)
Remembering: Meena Malik & Aristides Rivas In Concert (10/19/24-10/19/24)
Jessica Fichot In Concert (10/26/24-10/26/24)
Aperture Duo (10/27/24-11/16/24)
Polonaise Fantaisie: The Story of Pianist Inna Faliks (11/2/24-11/2/24)
The Lao Tizer Quartet (12/7/24-12/7/24)
Boston Court Performing Arts Center-Marjorie Branson Performance Space is at 70 N. Mentor Ave. , Pasadena, CA.
Videos
Gruesome Playground Injuries
The Davidson/Valentini Theatre (9/19 - 9/29)
PHOTOS
VIDEOS
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Wangle Dangle
L.A. Hudson Backstage Theatre (10/5 - 10/19) COMEDY NEW COMEDY | ||
Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals with Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl (9/24 - 9/24) | ||
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Hollywood Bowl (9/18 - 9/18) | ||
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long
Hollywood Bowl (9/21 - 9/21) | ||
Collaboration LAB
Cool River Pizza & Taphouse Event Room (9/22 - 9/22) | ||
The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA
Hollywood Bowl (9/20 - 9/20) | ||
The Civility of Albert Cashier
The Colony Theatre (8/31 - 9/22) NEW MUSICAL | ||
Camilo
Hollywood Bowl (9/26 - 9/26) | ||
Mitski
Hollywood Bowl (9/28 - 9/28) | ||
Cumbia at the Bowl!
Hollywood Bowl (9/22 - 9/22) | ||
Phoenix
Broadwater Black Box (10/4 - 10/20) | ||
The Winter's Tale
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (6/1 - 9/30) | ||
Boogie Knights
The Canyon – Agoura Hills (1/10 - 1/10) | ||
Fast Times
The Canyon – Agoura Hills (11/16 - 11/16) | ||
Gary John Miller: Almost Rocky
The Lyric Hyperion Theater (10/1 - 10/1) | ||
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