Christopher Peterson
Associate Professor of Music

Christopher Peterson is Associate Professor of Music at CSUF where he directs the Men’s Chorus and teaches classes in choral music education. From 2001-2007 he taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and he also taught for nine years in the public schools of Maine. Dr. Peterson is series editor and a choral arranger for Hal Leonard’s Close Harmony Series for Men and the Close Harmony Collection. He is also a contributing author for the textbook series Experiencing Choral Music, published nationally by Glencoe. Chris presently is the State Choral Representative for the California Music Educators Association, and maintains an active schedule as choral clinician and judge for international choral events. He earned the Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern Maine, the Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of Maine, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Choral Music Education from Florida State University.