Christopher Grundy, DM
Assistant Professor & Director of Choral Programs
Office Location
Performing Arts
Humanities Center of Acad Bldg 221C
- Assistant Director of Academic Affairs, School of Performing Arts
- Assistant Professor of Music
- Director of Choral Programs
Christopher Grundy received DM and MM degrees in Vocal Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and a BA from Yale University. He is an operatic bass-baritone with extensive performances throughout North America and Europe in opera, oratorio, and recital. He made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut in 2024. Grundy is Director of Music at the Unitarian Society of New Haven. He serves on the executive board of the Connecticut chapter of the American Choral Directors Association and of the Neely Bruce Music Foundation. Previously he served on the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford. He is also an experienced commercial helicopter pilot and flight instructor.
Degrees & Certifications
- DM, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
- MM, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
- BA, Yale University
Teaching Responsibilities
- MU-103 Bach to Beethoven
- MU-104 Brahms to Bernstein
- MU-129 Vocal Performance
- MU-137 Concert Choir
- MU-233 4-Heart Harmony
Grants & Awards
- ASCAP Plus Composer Award, 2025
- Connecticut American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Choral Artist Grant, 2024
Recordings
- BIS Records 2683, “Trois po.mes de Gulistān de Sa’Dī” by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, 2024
- Navona Records NV6304,“Window Panes,” Elizabeth Austin: 3 Rilke Lieder, 2020
- Naxos Records, American Opera Classics, 8.669037-38, Bernard Rands “Vincent,” 2017