Christopher W. Johnson, Founder and Senior Editor
Christopher W. Johnson, Founder and President, is a music educator, trombonist, and composer, and has taught primarily in the band field for over seventeen years. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2002) and a Master of Music degree from Boston University (2012).
His career experience over the past sixteen years has led him to New Brunswick, NJ, where he teaches beginning band, general music, and is a former staff member of the New Brunswick Public Schools Jazz Band. During his career in New Brunswick, he has worked closely with the VH1 Save the Music Foundation to revive the instrumental music program that had previously been defunct for nearly 20 years.
Christopher focuses his writing in programmatic, concert and contest music for bands of all levels. It is his desire to compose and publish quality music that is enjoyable yet playable by all. He has written pieces for numerous ensembles throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and is the Composer-in-Residence for the Whitehouse Wind Symphony in Somerville, NJ. He regularly accepts commissions for new works, and has had a number of his works featured in the Bandworld Magazine Top 100 List for New Compositions. Christopher is a founding member of The Five Straws brass quintet, a breakout group of Whitehouse Wind Symphony. He has also performed with the Buddy Spencer Big Band and the Blueberry Festival Massed Band in Montrose, PA. He is also a proud alumni member of Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity.
Christopher currently resides in Barrington, NJ with his beautiful wife Danielle, their sons Henry and Jacob, and their two fuzzy cats Cheddar and Lucy.
His career experience over the past sixteen years has led him to New Brunswick, NJ, where he teaches beginning band, general music, and is a former staff member of the New Brunswick Public Schools Jazz Band. During his career in New Brunswick, he has worked closely with the VH1 Save the Music Foundation to revive the instrumental music program that had previously been defunct for nearly 20 years.
Christopher focuses his writing in programmatic, concert and contest music for bands of all levels. It is his desire to compose and publish quality music that is enjoyable yet playable by all. He has written pieces for numerous ensembles throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and is the Composer-in-Residence for the Whitehouse Wind Symphony in Somerville, NJ. He regularly accepts commissions for new works, and has had a number of his works featured in the Bandworld Magazine Top 100 List for New Compositions. Christopher is a founding member of The Five Straws brass quintet, a breakout group of Whitehouse Wind Symphony. He has also performed with the Buddy Spencer Big Band and the Blueberry Festival Massed Band in Montrose, PA. He is also a proud alumni member of Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity.
Christopher currently resides in Barrington, NJ with his beautiful wife Danielle, their sons Henry and Jacob, and their two fuzzy cats Cheddar and Lucy.