In addition to directing the Family Folk Chorale, Chris Eastburn is an arranger, performer and
award winning composer. Recent commissions include works for Newport's Island Moving
Company, the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble, choreographer Daniel McCusker, and Rattlesby
management of Atlanta. Chris serves on the board of the PALS children's chorus, which sings
with the Boston Symphony. Annually he co-produces a concert with them which benefits Bridge
Over Troubled Waters, Inc., an agency that serves homeless, runaway and at-risk youth. Chris
also arranges and performs with singer/songwriter Eliza Moore, and has worked extensively with the
von Trapp family's newest generation of singers, including writing orchestra arrangements for
them. Chris received a Master's degree from Boston University in 1997, where the faculty elected
him to the National Music Honor Society. He enjoys sharing music making with people of all ages
and walks of life, and has a firm belief in the power of music to effect positive change.
For more about Chris, including contact information and details about his compositions and additional directing, see his website at eastburnmusic.com.