Background
Palestrant, Christopher Witt was born on January 13, 1969 in New York City. Son of Stephen and Judith Keller Palestrant.
Palestrant, Christopher Witt was born on January 13, 1969 in New York City. Son of Stephen and Judith Keller Palestrant.
Bachelor in Music Composition & Theatre, College Wooster, Ohio, 1990. Master of Arts in Educational Theatre, New York University, New York City, 1991. Master of Music in Composition, Peabody Conservatory Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1998.
Doctor in Musical Arts, Peabody Conservatory Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 2001.
Director music St. John United, Columbia, Maryland, 1996—2001. Adjunct professor Peabody Conservatory Johns Hopkins University, 1997—2001, Goucher College, Towson, 1998—1999. Associate professor, music composition & theory Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina, since 2001.
Musical score reconstruction Ernst Bacon Society, Sharon, Massachusetts, 2007. Musical transcription recordings by isaac albéniz Zenph Studios, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2007. Keyboardist and vocalist Uphill (blues band), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, since 2008.
Member of College Music Society (National Conferences presentations award 2001, 2006, 2010).
Married Jennifer Kruchko, July 23, 1994. 1 child William Spencer.