Christopher Culpo

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Christopher Culpo is an American composer and pianist, who has been living in Paris since 1991. He works in both jazz and classical domains and has written for string quartet and string orchestra. He has been commissioned by Radio France.

Christopher Culpo has earned degrees in composition from Boston University and The Juilliard School where he studied amongst others with Milton Babbitt and David del Tredici. Following his studies at Juilliard Mr. Culpo was personal assistant to Aaron Copland and an active Teaching Artist for the Lincoln Center Institute. Mr. Culpo has composed for the dance, theatre, music-theatre, and concert stages and is an active jazz composer and performer. Since receiving a Fulbright scholarship to work with Tristan Murail in Paris in 1991, Mr. Culpo has lived and worked in Europe. Always active as a performer, Mr Culpo recently released the album "Portrait in Black and White" with saxophonist Jean Charles Richard. He also composes for the CULPO/RICHARD/HERBERT TRIO which features Mr. Richard and bassist Peter Herbert, and their first cd LOVE & BANANAS ARE HERE will be released on Cristal Records in March 2005.