Christopher H. Fashun is an incredibly diverse and versatile conductor, performer, and music educator. He brings over two decades of experience as a music educator leading collegiate, high school, and middle school orchestra and band programs in addition to presenting sessions on Brazilian music and culture for general music at state and national music education conferences and workshops.
A 2019 recipient of a U.S. Postdoctoral Fulbright Award in All Disciplines, Dr. Fashun lived in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil researching Afro-Brazilian music and culture in Brazil.
An Assistant Professor of Music at Hope College, he serves as the Director of Orchestras and the Brazilian Drumming Ensemble, teaches courses in World Music and Music Education, and is the applied instructor of percussion.