Dr. Christopher Pearlberg is an active performer and educator based in Washington, DC. He is the inaugural Director of Athletic Bands at the Catholic University of America and Conductor of The Catholic University of America Wind Ensemble. Chris has performed with ensembles such as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Evansville Philharmonic, Springfield (OH) Symphony Orchestra, Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, the Luzerne Music Center Faculty Brass Quintet, and the Majestic Brass. He previously served as Acting Principal Tuba of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, as well as an Associate Member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. While studying in Indiana, he was an active recording studio musician in Indianapolis. As a founding member of The Brass Roots brass ensemble, Chris performed extensively throughout the greater Pittsburgh area. He can be heard on the recording “Christmas at East Liberty”, released by The Brass Roots and organist Dr. Edward Alan Moore. Performances have been broadcast on Pittsburgh’s Classical WQED-FM 89.3 and KDKA-TV CBS Pittsburgh. As an educator, Chris previously served on the music faculty at the Luzerne Music Center, Campbellsville University School of Music, Indiana University Southeast, Phillips Exeter Academy, St. Mary’s Ryken, and St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He has served in educational outreach programs by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Chris completed a Doctor of Music degree in Music Literature and Performance with a Music Theory minor from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he served as the Associate Instructor of Tuba and the tuba studio assistant. Chris holds a Master of Music degree from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Temple University. His teachers include Daniel Perantoni, Anthony Kniffen, Craig Knox, Carol Jantsch, and Jay Krush.