Co-director and Founder of Create! Music Education

As an educator, Christopher has worked professionally to train musicians across all ages and abilities in mixed settings through music education workshops, individual and mixed tuition in both the private and state school sectors, private music education centres, as well as directing, conducting and managing youth ensembles, and adjudicating competitions throughout the UK.

Christopher is co-director and founder of Create! Music Education Limited, a specialist music education company which provides music workshops in a variety of settings. Since its inception in 2015, Create! has worked in both primary and secondary schools, with community organisations and youth ensembles, delivering workshops in performance, composition and general musicianship. In addition to this, through Create!, Christopher co-founded and manages Tongwynlais Music Academy, a thriving music education facility in the heart of Wales' capital city which provides one-to-one music tuition across all disciplines with a team of committed teachers, purpose-built facilities and termly concerts for its pupils and ensembles.

As a composer, Christopher's work is regularly featured and performed by youth organisations; in 2019, the National Children's Brass Band & National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain both performed his music, alongside his work Corineus chosen as the set work in the National Youth Championships of Great Britain.

As an adjudicator, Christopher works regularly with young people, having adjudicated at BBC Young Musician, the National Youth Championships of Great Britain, UniBrass (University Brass Band Championships of Great Britain & Northern Ireland) and solo competitions across the UK.

Christopher is Head of Brass & Orchestral Performance at Dean Close St John’s Preparatory School in Gloucestershire, and a course leader for Superstars in the Making where he trains young people in performance from the age of seven.

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About The Cory Band

The Cory Band made history in 2016 by winning an elusive Grand Slam and becoming the first band in history to be Quadruple Champions - simultaneously holding the National, Open, European and Brass in Concert titles. This cemented a remarkable ten consecutive years at the top of the World Rankings. However, the band has a long and illustrious history. Formed in 1884, it originally bore the name 'Ton Temperance'. In 1895 Sir Clifford Cory, the local colliery owner, heard the band and offered to provide financial assistance, resulting in the band's change of name to Cory.

In 1980, the band became European Champion and in 1984, its centenary year, it won the third in a hat-trick of National titles at the Royal Albert Hall, London, conducted by the charismatic Major Arthur Kenney. In 2000 the band achieved a historic double by winning both the Nationals and, for the first time in its history, the British Open, conducted by Dr. Robert Childs. In 2008-10 the band achieved a hat-trick of European titles.

Since 2012, the band has been conducted by Philip Harper, winning another three European titles (2013, 2016, 2019), four Nationals (2013, 2015, 2016 & 2019), five Brass in Concert titles (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) and three British Open (2016, 2018, 2019). In 2014, it became the inaugural winner of TV Channel S4C's Band Cymru programme and repeated this achievement in 2018. It toured Australia in 2013, and the USA in 2016; 40 years after its last visit.

The Cory Band has also developed musically outside of the contest field. In 2001, together with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, it was appointed as resident ensemble to the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, and in the same year appointed Dr. John Pickard as its Composer in Residence. John Pickard's tenure with the band ended in 2005 when the band made history giving the premiere performance of his Gaia Symphony at the prestigious Cheltenham International Festival. The Symphony was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, and lasting over an hour in duration, is currently the largest scale original work in the repertory.

The Cory Band is recognised as one of the Principality's finest and most innovative music ensembles. Its numerous CD recordings and live concert performances have received worldwide acclaim.

The Cory Band In Concert

Aristotle's Air, Christopher Bond (2015)

Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen arr. Christopher Bond (2019)

The Lost Village of Imber, Christopher Bond (2020)