Biography

Paul Christopher is Assistant Professor in Low Strings and Music Theory at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He received his Bachelor of Music Education from the New England Conservatory of Music and his Master of Music in Cello Performance from the University of Memphis.

Currently Mr. Christopher is Principal Cello of the Longview Symphony Orchestra. From 1981 to 1984, Mr. Christopher was employed as a string teacher in The School District of Greenville County (South Carolina) public schools. From 1989 to 2004, he was Principal Cello of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and of the Shreveport Opera, and a member of the Premier String Quartet. Prior to this appointment, he was a member of the Memphis and Charlotte symphony orchestras. The latter included a summer tour of Poland, East Germany and the Netherlands. From 1993 to 1999, he served as Adjunct Instructor of Low Strings at Stephen F. Austin State University.

In the summer, Mr. Christopher performs as Assistant Principal Cello with the Peter Britt Festival Orchestra in Jacksonville, Oregon. For the past three seasons, he has served as Principal Cello with the Des Moines Metro Opera in Indianola, Iowa. Mr. Christopher has also appeared as soloist with orchestras in Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.

Mr. Christopher has appeared on numerous recordings as a member of the Nashville String Machine with artists such as Faith Hill, Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Springsteen and George Strait. He is currently recording the cello duos of Jacques Offenbach on the Human Metronome label. These duos are available on the Offenbach page.