Christopher Preston Thompson

Christopher Preston Thompson is a New York City based tenor, historical harpist, and musicologist focused on early and new music. Praised for his “mystical harp and a beautiful voice” (The Epoch Times) and described by Opera News as a “versatile, funny, game and attractive…obviously well-trained singer,” he has performed as a soloist in venues throughout the United States, including Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall.

In 2019, Christopher was honored to perform a solo concert for the Medieval Academy of America’s national conference. He is the founding Artistic Director of Concordian Dawn, ensemble for medieval music, which was featured in Chamber Music America’s Spring 2022 publication. The ensemble’s “mesmerizing” (Early Music America) debut album, Fortuna Antiqua et Ultra, was released under his direction in December of 2021 to critical acclaim.

In July of 2022, Cornell University Press published a collaborative book-recording project between Christopher, the ensemble, and medieval studies scholar Sarah Kay, entitled Medieval Song from Aristotle to Opera. Christopher has also recently teamed with long-time friend and colleague Hayk Arsenyan to form the chamber music group Ensemble Rhétorique Musicale. He is a regular member of Grammy-nominated ensemble for Renaissance polyphony, Pomerium.

Christopher is a candidate for PhD in Performance Informed Musicology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and was a 2018 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar. He is on the voice faculty at New York University’s Steinhardt School, Lehman College-CUNY, and BMCC-CUNY.

Performer Tenor & Medieval Harpist

Artistic Director Concordian Dawn