Christopher G. White is currently the Director of Sports Bands at the University of Maine, directing the Pride of Maine Black Bear Marching Band, the Screamin’ Black Bear Pep Band and the University Concert Band. Chris received his B.M. in Music Education in 1988 from Ithaca College and his M.M. in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Maine in 1994. From 1988-1992 he was the Band Director and the district Music Supervisor of M.S.A.D. #11 in Gardiner, Maine.

Chris has worked at the Maine Summer Youth Music Camp since 1990 as the percussion instructor and is a percussionist with the Maine State Ballet Orchestra and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. Mr. White is also active as a clinician for percussionists and marching bands. Chris is a member of M.B.D.A., C.B.D.N.A. and is currently the Treasurer for Maine State Chaptor of the Percussive Arts Society. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Pi Kappa Lambda, is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and is advisor for Tau Beta Sigma.

christopher.white@umit.maine.edu

a.k.a. Superman!