Scholarly writing

Chris is an active music scholar and enjoys writing about classical, jazz, and popular music in a way that is relevant to today’s listeners and performers. Here is a list of Chris’ publications and other academic papers that he has written, with applicable links:

Enlivening Baroque Solo Repertoire: Thomas Demenag’s ECM Recording of J.S. Bach’s Fourth Cello Suite (PDF)

• Officially published CSU Long Beach M.M. Project Report, registered with the U.S. Library of Congress

• Full PDF available (open access) at the above link through ProQuest

• The WorldCat page for library catalog information

Elliott Carter’s String Quartet No. 2: Tracking the Development of a New Harmonic Language (PDF)

Corelli’s Op. 5 Violin Sonatas: A Case Study (Full text available soon)

• Class Handout

• PowerPoint Presentation

Please enjoy the above publications and academic papers. If you use any of these ideas in your own writing, please give proper citations. Reach out to us if something you read from this catalog is particularly insightful to you, we love discussing music!

Chris earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health Management and Policy. For those interested in the intersection of music and public health, Chris will soon include some of his healthcare-related papers below.