CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Information
Nationality - American/British/Australian      Age - 28 years      Profession: Singer/Teacher

Education
Peabody Conservatory of Music, MM Voice/Pedagogy 2004-2006
University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1998-2001
Degree in Music (BA MUSIC)


Recent Training/Certificates

CPR, AED and Child Resuscitation Training - valid 1 year as of 03/15/07
First Aid Training in Workplace - valid 6 years as of 03/04/02
EMT – Emergency Medical Technician – valid 3 years as of 06/24/06
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Training at Care Connection Inc.


Voluntary Work
Bethesda Chevy-Chase Rescue Squad (BCCRS) - currently an EMT from March 2002 to present

Interests and activities

Recreational Interests: - Golf, Bowling, Squash, Racquet Ball, Tae-Kwon-Do, Rock Climbing, and Fund-raising.

Awards
Plaques for raising over $80,000 for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad
Plaque 500+ hours voluntary work in England
10k ft Tandem Sky dive award in aid of SKILL, reg. charity no. 801971 for raising $950
Grades 3-8 in Theory, Cello, Piano, Organ and Singing (ABRSM)

Current employment 2001-present
Present music employers:
The Choir of the Washington National Cathedral – Michael McCarthy, Director
St. Paul’s, K Street, Parish Choir – Mark Dwyer, Director
St. Paul's, K Street, Boy and Girl Chorister Vocal Coach/Teacher & Part-time Director
The Washington Bach Consort - Reilly Lewis, Director
Private Teaching in MD & DC - Vocal instructor for six years
Musical Experience prior to coming to US:
Chorister at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, England (’87-93)
Choral Scholar at Norwich Cathedral (’99-01)

Musical training

2004-2006
Peabody Institute of the University of Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, USA.  Masters in Music, Vocal Performance and Pedagogy.
2003-2006
Singing lessons with Marianna Busching.
1998-2001
University of East Anglia, Norwich, England.  Attained a Bachelors degree in Music.  Singing teacher (Elaine Pearce from Caius College, Cambridge).
1998-1999
Eton Choral Course at Liverpool Cathedral, England.  RSCM course directed by David Hill, previously of Winchester Cathedral & St. John's College, England.
1993-1998
Hurstpierpoint College, West Sussex, England – Music Scholarship.  Studies in Music History, Theory and Performance.  Attained grades 6, 7 & 8 in Piano,
Cello and Voice, and Grade 3 in Organ (ABRSM).  Teachers included, Nick Searls (Piano), Rachel O’Flynn (Cello), John Dudley & Elaine Pearce (Voice).
1987-1993
St. George’s School Windsor Castle, England - trained as a Chorister in St. George’s Chapel under the direction of Sir Christopher Robinson and Mr. Jonathan
Rees-Williams.  Attained grades 1-5 in Piano, Cello and Singing (ABRSM).

Relevant Performance since coming to the US:
2003-2007
The Countertop Quartet – made up of two Countertenors, a Mezzo and a Soprano, focusing on Early Music
The Handel Choir of Baltimore - Melinda O'Neal, Director --> Guest Artist/Soloist
Peabody Early Opera
2001-2003
Chantry – Dr. David Taylor, Director - Early Music Group
The Woodley Ensemble – Frank Albinder, Director
2003
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, New York, under Rick Eriksson.  Solo Cantata by J. S Bach
New York’s Ensemble for Early Music, directed by Frederick Renz as a chorus member
2001-present
Regular Services at Washington National Cathedral – chorus as well as solo (4 times a week). Several Recordings, TV Live broadcasts, Radio and tours.  
Performed at the Reagan Funeral and Bush Inauguration Service.
Regular Sunday Evening Services at St. Paul’s K Street – chorus as well as solo
Washington Bach Consort – chorus
Washington Bach Consort, soloist in cantatas.

Performance Experience in the UK
1998-2001
Tours, recordings, radio and TV, live broadcasts, etc. at Norwich Cathedral within the choir
1987-1993
Tours, recordings, radio and TV, live broadcasts, etc. at St. George’s within the choir

Awards
ABRSM Grades 1-8 in Piano, Cello, Singing and Organ

Languages Studied                                Languages Sung
French (Conversational)                        French             Italian
German                                               Latin               Russian
Latin                                                   German           Spanish
Resume, Curriculum
Vitae & Biography
                               Music Resume - Chris Dudley - Countertenor

                                                                                        SOLO/ ORATORIO                

Clarendon Church, VA, Messiah                            Washington Bach Consort                                        The Handel Choir of Baltimore
St. Paul’s K Street, DC                                         Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, NY
Washington National Cathedral, DC                       Peabody Conservatory Baroque Ensemble
Ensemble for Early Music, NY                              Peabody Conservatory Baroque Opera


                                                                                               OPERA

                                                         Acteon   ->   Lead Role   ->   Peabody Conservatory 2006


                                                        LANGUAGES STUDIED                        SUNG LANGUAGES
                                                        
                                                        French    (Conversational)                            Latin
                                                        German  (Workable)                                    Italian
                                                        Latin       (Workable)                                   German
                                                                                                                         French
                                                                                                                         Spanish
                                                                                                                         Russian


                                                                                SPECIAL SKILLS/INTERESTS

                                Emergency Medical Technician - Rock Climbing - Martial Arts - Rowing - Golf - Squash -
                                               Photography - Cooking - Fund-raising - Volunteering - Vocal Teacher


                                                                                     STUDIED INSTRUMENTS

                                                                                   Piano - Cello – Organ (ABRSM)


                                EDUCATION                                                                        SUMMER PROGRAMS/SPECIAL STUDIES

       Peabody Conservatory, MM Voice/Pedagogy 2004-2006                                 Eton Choral Course, Liverpool Cathedral, UK, 2000
 University of East Anglia, UK, BA Music & Minor in French, 2001


                                                    TEACHERS                          COACHES                    CONDUCTORS

                                                Marianna Busching                  Webb Wiggins                 Dr. Reilly Lewis
                                                 Elaine Pearce                       Bob Muckenfuss            Christopher Robinson CVO
                                                  John Dudley                          Ernest Ligon                  Stephen Cleobury
                                                  Nancy Long                                                               Dr. Jeffrey Smith
                                                                                                                                     Ed Polochick


                                                                                                REVIEWS

                “Chris Dudley, showed the makings of a strong counter-tenor with music in the soul.” (Michael Drake – East Anglia Times, England)


                                        HONORS AND AWARDS                                                MASTER CLASSES

                                        Mu Phi Epsilon, 2004-2006                                              Max Von Egmond – Peabody Conservatory
                       Norwich Cathedral, UK, Choral Scholarship 1999                         
                       Hurstpierpoint College, UK, Music Scholarship, 1998
                       St. George’s Windsor Castle, UK, Music Scholarship, 1993
Biography

Chris Dudley (countertenor), a native of Great Britain came to the US in 2001 after attaining a BA in Music from the University of East Anglia. A graduate of
the Masters of Music & Pedagogy Program of the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins, Chris has been in great demand as a chorus and solo singer in the
Washington area.  He is currently a Lay Clerk in the Washington National Cathedral Choir and St. Paul's K street Evensong Choir.

In Washington DC, he is a regular soloist with the Washington Bach Consort.  He has sung with the Choirs of Norwich Cathedral in England, and St.
George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle as a choirboy in the Queens chapel, and has sung at many Royal Occasions.  He has featured with these choirs and
others for concerts and recordings in England, Europe, Australia and America.  Chris has also been a soloist in New York, singing Bach Cantatas, and
chorally with The Ensemble for Early Music, a well-known New York group.

Most recently, Mr. Dudley has been found directing the choir of men and boy's at St. Paul's K Street in Washington DC.  Not only does he direct the choir
on occasion, he is also the boy's voice- trainer and coach, organising music for recitals and concerts.

In 2006, he was a finalist in the Philadelphia Bach Competition and the Lead in the Peabody Chamber Opera production of "Acteon”.  He was also the
Countertenor Soloist for the Handel Choir of Baltimore, in their concert of HWV 74: The Ode to Queen Anne, held in Baltimore in March 2007, and sang as
the alto soloist for the Bach Magnificat, held at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC, as part of the Summer Music Festival, in June 2007.

When Chris is not singing, he volunteers as an Emergency Medical Technician (translation Paramedic to those in the UK) with the Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Rescue Squad and has a full-time teaching studio, based in Washington DC, made up of choristers and adults.
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