CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
University of Michigan
BM 1997 (with highest honors), MM 1998, Student of Michael Udow and Julie Spencer, James B. Angell Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi
Toho Gakuen Conservatory of Music
1994–95, Student of Keiko Abe
Eastman School of Music
1992–94, Student of John Beck, Dean’s list, Lois Rodgers Scholar
ADDITIONAL STUDIES
Jorge Alabe, samba batucada; Michael Spiro, samba batucada; I Nyoman Windha, gamelan gong kebyar; I Made Terip, gamelan jegog; Mary Ellen Donald, doumbek; Erica Azim, mbira
TEACHING
University of California Davis, Department of Music, Lecturer (2004–present)
Applied lessons; Director, Samba School (2004–15);
Director, Percussion Group Davis; Performance Committee (2013)
“Graduate Composition Seminar: Percussion Workshop” (2016–present)
“Percussion Techniques” (2016–present) “History of Rock” (2015–present)
“Music of a Major Composer: Mozart” (2015)
“Chance, Creativity, and Collaboration: John Cage’s Musicircus” (2012)
“Introduction to Western Musical Literature” (2007–08)
California State University Sacramento, School of Music, Lecturer (2003, 2013–present)
Applied lessons; Director, Sacramento Percussion Group (2019–present) “Percussion Repertoire” (2019-present) “Beginning Hand Drums” (2003)
Clinician (2000–present) including:
University of Michigan, Toho Gakuen Conservatory of Music, Stanford University, University of Wisconsin (Madison and Milwaukee), Queens College, William Paterson University, Northern California Day of Percussion, University of Nevada at Reno, UC Santa Cruz, UC Berkeley, Lee University, Second World Marimba Competition (Okaya, Japan)
CURRENT POSITIONS
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Eric Dudley, Artistic Director Member (2003–present), “Soundvoice” Session Leader (2015), Repertoire Committee (2010)
Empyrean Ensemble, Mika Pelo, Artistic Director Member (2003–present)
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Ben Simon, Artistic Director Percussion (2005–present)
Selected Performances
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Trois Rivières for percussion quartet and electronics by Kaija Saariaho, Rose Studio, Lincoln Center, January 2020.
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Roomful of Teeth, Splinter Reeds, “Oceanic Migrations,” In a Strange Land by Michael Gordon (world premiere), Cowell Theater, Fort Mason, San Francisco, September 2019.
Festival of New American Music, “Mayumi Hama and Chris Froh, Marimba Duo”, Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy, Noa by Garrett Schumann (world premiere), Music for Two Marimbas by Matthew Evan Taylor (world premiere), Blumme und Schtanne by Beatrice Ferreira (world premiere), Hold On a Minute by Gilbert Galindo (world premiere), Danza de los Saqsampillos by Gabriela Lena Frank, A Loving Embrace by Ethan Helm (world premiere), Thaw by Lisa Neher, (world premiere), CSU Sacramento, November 2017.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, American Songbook II by George Crumb, Omphalo Centric Lecture by Nigel Westlake, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, April 2017.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, American Songbook II by George Crumb, Alice Tully Hall, Harris Theater (Chicago), April 2016.
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director, Couleurs de la cité céleste by Olivier Messiaen, Soundbox Series, San Francisco, March 2016.
Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Milles Etoiles by Glen Kotche (world premiere), and works for mixed ensemble, Granada Theater, Santa Barbara, February 2016.
Anywhere in Time: A Conlon Nancarrow Festival, “Chris Froh, Solo Percussion,” Piece for Tape by Conlon Nancarrow (arr. Dominic Murcott), Language of Pilots by Christopher Burns, Armed Response Unit by Dominic Murcott (US premiere), Bone Alphabet by Brian Ferneyhough, Having Never Written a Note for Percussion by James Tenney, Same Rivers Different by Michael Fiday, Study #5 by Conlon Nancarrow (arr. Murcott) (world premiere), Whitney Museum, New York, June 2015.
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Xylophony by George Crumb for percussion quintet (world premiere), Hertz Hall, Berkeley, CA, March 2015.
Chamber Music Society Lincoln Center, Piece for Tape by Conlon Nancarrow, Raintree by Toru Takemitsu, Trio per Uno by Nebojsa Zivkovic, Musique de Tables by Thierry de Mey, Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion by Béla Bartók, Alice Tully Hall, Harris Theater (Chicago), February 2015.
Mayumi Hama and Chris Froh Duo, works for duo marimba, JT Art Hall, Tokyo, November 2014.
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, bereshit by Matthias Pinstcher (world premiere), St.Paul, May 2013.
Beijing Modern Music Festival, Binge Delirium for solo percussion by Yu-Hui Chang, (Asia premiere), CCOM Concert Hall, Beijing, May 2012.
San Francisco Symphony, American Mavericks Festival, Amériques by Edgard Varèse, Davies Symphony Hall, Hill Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, March 2012.
American Academy in Rome, Fratturato Teatro by Kurt Rohde for clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (world premiere), Villa Aurelia, American Academy in Rome, Italy, May 2009.
Alarm Will Sound, Son of Chamber Symphony by John Adams (world premiere), Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, March 2006.
Nuovi Spazi Musicali, Language of Pilots for solo percussion by Christopher Burns (world premiere), Linea Negra for solo marimba by Laurie San Martin (world premiere), Petrolio for piano and percussion by Luciano Chessa (world premiere), Villa Aurelia, American Academy in Rome, Italy, October 2004.
Keiko Abe, “A Letter From Nature,” works for marimba and percussion ensemble including Wind In the Bamboo Grove II by Keiko Abe for duo marimba (world premiere), tour of Japan, May 2003.
Premieres
Discography
Petrolio, Luciano Chessa, with Sarah Cahill (piano), Petrolio for piano and percussion, Stradivarius STR 33980 (2016)
Around Dvorak, Music@Menlo, with Ayano Kataoka, Florian Conzetti, and Ian Rosenbaum (percussion), Gil Kalish (piano), Randall Scarlatta (voice), American Songbook II by George Crumb, Music@Menlo LIVE (2014)
Bamboo Lights, Lei Liang, with Rootstock Percussion, Lakescape II for percussion trio, Bridge 9425 (2014)
From Bach, Music@Menlo, with Wu Han and Gil Kalish (pianos), Ian Rosenbaum (percussion), Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion by Béla Bartók, Music@Menlo LIVE (2013)
American Mavericks, San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, music director, Amériques by Edgard Varèse, SFS Media SFS0056 (2012)
Resonance, Music@Menlo, with Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano), Carol Wincenc (flute), James Austin Smith (oboe), Jose Franch-Ballester (clarinet), Jeffrey Kahane (piano), Hyeyeon Park (harmonium), Jorja Fleezanis, Wu Jie (violins), Pierre Lapointe (viola), Nicholas Canellakis (cello), Scott Pingel (bass), Florian Conzetti (percussion), Das himmlische Leben from Symphony no. 4 by Gustav Mahler, Music@Menlo LIVE (2012)
<541> Vol. 3: Music from Stanford, with Florian Conzetti and Loren Mach (percussion), Guijarros-Humaredas by Marisol Jimenez, Innova CD705 (2011)
Maps and Legends, Music@Menlo, with Wu Han and Gil Kalish (pianos), Ayano Kataoka (percussion), Music for a Summer Evening by George Crumb, Music@Menlo LIVE (2010)
Since When Has the Bright Moon Existed? Kui Dong, with Volti (chamber choir), Shui Diao Ge Tou, Other Minds OM1018 (2010)
A is for Azimuth and Arnica, Benjamin Carson, A is for Azimuth and Arnica for solo percussion, Albany (2010)
Tryptich, Christopher Burns, Language of Pilots and Second Language for solo percussion, Trifold for solo vibraphone, Innova CD761 (2009)
Intuitivo, Fernando Benadon, for improvising chamber ensemble, Innova CD737 (2009)
The Unfolding of Music II, Music@Menlo, with Andres Diaz (cello); Dan Kennedy, Florian Conzetti, Tom Kolor (percussion); Elegy: Snow In June by Tan Dun, Music@Menlo LIVE (2008)
Sock Monkey, Mark Applebaum, with sfSound Group, Theme in Search of Variations no.1 and no.2, Innova CD706 (2008)
Timelines, Michael Udow, with Mayumi Hama (marimba), Schizoid for marimba and vibraphone, Equilibrium EQ90 (2008)
Outside Music, Edmund Campion, Losing Touch for solo vibraphone and electronics, Albany TROY1037 (2008)
Same Rivers Different, Michael Fiday, Same Rivers Different for solo percussion, Innova CD716 (2008)
Bridging the Ages, Music@Menlo, with Carey Bell (clarinet), Carol Wincec (flute), Joseph and Ian Swendsen (violins), Masao Kawaski (viola), Ralph Kirshbaum (cello), Daxun Zhang (bass), Wu Han and Inon Bartnan (pianos), Florian Conzetti (percussion), Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens, Music@Menlo LIVE (2007)
<541> Volume I: Music from Stanford, Xerox Book for piano and percussion by Christopher Burns and Auto da Fe for solo percussion by David Franzon, Innova CD635 (2005)
Coyote Dreams, Michael Udow, Coyote Dreams for solo marimba and percussion trio, Equilibrium EQ25 (1999)