Christopher McIntyre

Christopher McIntyre leads a multi-faceted career in the contemporary arts as a performer, composer, and curator/producer. He performs on trombone and synthesizer in a variety of settings that often incorporate improvisation within notation. Current projects include leading TILT Brass Band, 7X7 Trombone Band, and Lotet, and collaborative efforts such as the creative music ensemble Ne(x)tworks, and cjMjs (duo with Michael J. Schumacher). His compositional aesthetic encompasses elements of site-specificity, self-referential “sampling” between works, and gradually shifting aural tableaux typically generated by limited improvisative strategies. He has contributed work to the repertoire of Lotet, TILT, Ne(x)tworks, 7X7 Trombone Band (for choreographer Yoshiko Chuma), and Downtown Ensemble’s Flexible Orchestra. Beyond performing and creating music, McIntyre is active as a curator and concert producer. Recently, he was named Artistic Director of MATA Festival, and curated The Stone during June which featured the festival Trombonophilia.