Christopher Culp (he/him) (clarinet and flute) specializes in chamber music and contemporary techniques. Holding a masters in clarinet performance from SUNY Buffalo, Chris’s educational philosophy centers on creativity and longevity. Performers get to create music from many different composers and voices: Chris loves working with students to develop their own sound. Because he’s dedicated to inspiring students to play for a lifetime, he believes it is important to focus on proper technique — but he also wants to inspire students by encouraging them to explore many genres. Chris is also a musicologist, with areas of specialty in 20th and 21st century music, philosophy of music, and the intersection of television and musicals (for which he has a podcast: Once More, With Feeling: When TV Breaks into Song).