Bass-Baritone Christopher Grundy has performed as a soloist throughout North America and Europe in opera, oratorio and recital.

Opera performances include title roles in Don Giovanni and Aleko (Rachmaninov), Count Danilo (The Merry Widow), the Vicar (Albert Herring), Alfieri (View from the Bridge), Smirnov (The Bear), Baron Ochs (Der Rosenkavalier) and Dr. Falke (Die Fledermaus). On one week's notice he learned the lead baritone role for the world premiere of Decameron with the International Opera Theater of Philadelphia. He appears on the Naxos Records world premiere recording of Bernard Rand’s “Vincent.”

As an oratorio soloist Christopher has performed a wide range of composers, including Britten’s War Requiem; the Requiems of Mozart, Fauré, & Duruflé; Mendelssohn’s Elijah; Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium & numerous cantatas; Handel’s Messiah; Vaughan Williams’s Hodie & Five Mystical Songs; Charpentier’s Te Deum; and many more.

Song recitals are Christopher’s greatest passion as a singer. He gave his first all-Schubert recital at age 16, and has never stopped. His ever-growing song repertoire spans seven centuries and many languages. Christopher has commissioned and premiered song repertoire by many contemporary composers. He has recorded songs of Kaikhosru Sorabji for BIS Records, and songs of Elizabeth Austin for Parma Records.

Christopher received his Doctor of Music from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, studying with the celebrated German baritone Wolfgang Brendel. He completed his B.A. at Yale University, where he was the assistant conductor of the Yale Glee Club and the Yale Russian Chorus.

Christopher is Director of Choral Programs at Sacred Heart University and Director of Music at the Unitarian Society of New Haven. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford, and is a founding board member of the Neely Bruce Music Foundation. Christopher lives in Stamford, Connecticut, where he maintains a private voice studio.

Christopher is a retired commercial helicopter pilot & flight instructor with over 2,000 hours of flight time in Sikorsky, Eurocopter, Bell, & Robinson airframes.