Christopher Norby is a versatile composer, performer, and teacher with international experience in live theatre, concert composition, and media scoring. He has been commissioned by BBC Radio 3, RTÉ Ireland, Northern Ireland Opera, City of London Festival, Walled City Music Festival, Brodsky Quartet, Oracle Piano Quartet and Burn City String Quartet. His music has been performed in major venues and festivals worldwide, including the Royal Festival Hall and Covent Garden in London, the Hugh Lane Gallery and National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, the MAC and Grand Opera House in Belfast, the Playhouse Theatre and Verbal Arts Centre in Derry, and at the International Rostrum of Composers concerts in Slovenia.

Originally from Derry, in the North of Ireland, Christopher relocated to Tempe, Arizona in 2012 where he immersed himself in a vibrant new musical world. In 2017, he founded Kabarett, an 18 member dynamic live performance group based in Phoenix that performs a diverse range of compositions across the Phoenix Metropolitan Area including at The Van Buren, Crescent Ballroom, Scottsdale Centre for the Performing Arts and Mesa Arts Centre.

Christopher holds a PhD in composition from the University of Ulster, Ireland, and currently teaches various composition related courses as an instructor at Arizona State University.

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