Artistic Director
Born and raised in Connecticut’s Litchfield Hills, Mr. Eanes studied conducting, voice, and piano at Occidental College, the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, and with several teachers in Milan, Italy; Chris is finishing his doctoral degree in choral music from USC while a resident of Cincinnati. In 2006, Mr. Eanes produced and conducted a University-funded production of Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas; as a result of this project, he was appointed Artistic Director of the Chamber Opera of USC, in which capacity he oversaw and conducted several productions annually. As a performer, he has sung in Los Angeles with the USC Thornton Choral Artists under the direction of Christoph von Dohnányi, Carl St. Clair, and William Dehning, and in the USC Chamber Choir with Paul Salamunovich. Mr. Eanes spends June and July of each summer coaching gifted high school musicians at the Hotchkiss Summer Portals program in Lakeville, CT, where he has also been working on a project to edit and perform the sacred works of Baldassare Galuppi.
the social, emotional, and musical development of boys by instilling in them a sense of dedication, self-discipline, and respect. By striving for artistic excellence and learning a diverse repertory of choral literature, the boys are prepared for a lifelong love of music and ensemble singing.