Biography

Christopher Lee Fraley, raised in a musical family, played the cello for ten years before dropping it in favor of the more portable guitar. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, receiving a BS in Computer Engineering. While in school, Chris pursued additional studies in music and poetry. His major influences include not only Beethoven and Schubert, but also popular artists such as Sting, Peter Gabriel, and King Crimson.

Chris continues to write works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, and theater, and his credits include a symphony, four tone poems, two operettas, string quartets, and pieces for piano and various chamber ensembles. Several new pieces will be premiered later this fall at Paintings of Song (for more information, please visit www.FraleyMusic.com). When Chris is not busy sharpening his compositional skills under the tutelage of Dr. Peter F. Wolf, he relaxes by pursuing woodworking, gardening, programming, and eating pumpkin pie.

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