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Biography<br />

Chris Evan Hass (b. 1993) is a composer, arranger, and<br />

conductor hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Chris’ music has<br />

been performed across the United States and has received<br />

international recognition with performances throughout Asia,<br />

Europe, and Australia. His music has been performed by<br />

ensembles including the New York Philharmonic Principal<br />

Brass Quintet, the Sinta Saxophone Quartet, and the Third<br />

Coast Trombone Choir.<br />

Chris has had pieces featured at new music festivals including Indiana State<br />

University’s Contemporary Music Festival, New Music Detroit’s Strange Beautiful<br />

Music Festival, and various Society for Composers Inc. conferences. He has also had<br />

performances at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Indonesia Orchestra and<br />

Ensemble Festival, National Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, and the US Navy<br />

Band International Saxophone Symposium.<br />

Chris holds degrees in Composition from Central Michigan University (M.M.) and<br />

Western Michigan University (B.M.). His primary teachers include David Gillingham,<br />

Evan Ware, and Christopher Biggs. Chris currently resides in Jackson, MI, where he<br />

works as a freelance composer and teaches private lessons for low brass students at<br />

Northwest Public Schools.

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