Christopher Underwood hails from Roanoke, Virginia and is an active performer throughout the United States and Europe. In the past year, Underwood served as Lecturer in Trumpet at East Tennessee State University and is now Adjunct in Music and Trumpet at the University of North Carolina Pembroke.
While in Europe, Christopher performed as Principal Trumpet with the Lunds Stadsorkester in Lund, Sweden, and as auxiliary trumpet with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra. In England, Christopher performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and principal trumpet of local orchestras and brass bands. Currently, Christopher is principal trumpet with the Durham Symphony Orchestra, a member of the Piedmont Wind Symphony, solo cornet with the North Carolina Brass Band and frequently performs with the Asheville Symphony and the Roanoke Symphony.
Underwood received his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in trumpet at the University of North Carolina. Additionally, Underwood holds a Masters of Orchestral Studies from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, U.K., a Masters of Music in Trumpet Performance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a Bachelor’s in Music Business from Radford University. Christopher’s teachers have included Mark Clodfelter, John Miller, Ryse Owens, Bo Nilsson, and Mark Camphouse. Underwood has also participated and performed in master classes throughout Europe with Hakan Hardenberger, Reinhold Friedrich, Kristian Steenstrup, Pierre Duto, and Rex Richardson.
Christopher currently lives in Morrisville, NC with his wife Carla and daughter Almudena.
While in Europe, Christopher performed as Principal Trumpet with the Lunds Stadsorkester in Lund, Sweden, and as auxiliary trumpet with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra. In England, Christopher performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and principal trumpet of local orchestras and brass bands. Currently, Christopher is principal trumpet with the Durham Symphony Orchestra, a member of the Piedmont Wind Symphony, solo cornet with the North Carolina Brass Band and frequently performs with the Asheville Symphony and the Roanoke Symphony.
Underwood received his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in trumpet at the University of North Carolina. Additionally, Underwood holds a Masters of Orchestral Studies from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, U.K., a Masters of Music in Trumpet Performance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a Bachelor’s in Music Business from Radford University. Christopher’s teachers have included Mark Clodfelter, John Miller, Ryse Owens, Bo Nilsson, and Mark Camphouse. Underwood has also participated and performed in master classes throughout Europe with Hakan Hardenberger, Reinhold Friedrich, Kristian Steenstrup, Pierre Duto, and Rex Richardson.
Christopher currently lives in Morrisville, NC with his wife Carla and daughter Almudena.
