Christopher Raymond,

is the Adjunct Professor of Bassoon
at the University of Illinois -
Springfield where he is also serving as guest conductor of the UIS Orchestra for
their 2018-19 school year. He is also completing his doctorate at
the University of Illinois Urbana-
​Champaign, where he is
the Teaching Assistant in the
bassoon studio.


An active orchestral musician
around Central Illinois, he
holds the Principal Bassoon
position with the Urbana Pops
Orchestra and is second bassoon 
with Sinfonia da Camera.
In addition he can be found
​performing with the Illinois
Symphony, Champaign-Urbana
Symphony, the Millikin-Decatur
Symphony, Kankakee Valley
Symphony, Danville Symphony
Orchestras, and the Sugar
Creek Opera Company. He has
traveled around the world
performing with groups such
as the South Shore Orchestra
on their tour of China.

As a solo performer, Chris was a finalist
at the 2018 NSAL woodwind competition
in New York. Chris has performed with
the Millikin Decatur Symphony,
Millikin's Symphonic Wind Ensemble
and the Kankakee Valley
Symphony. A winner of
the 2015 Millikin University
Hollis Prize, he performed
his prize-winning recital in the
Chicago area.

In his studio, Chris has been
teaching bassoon privately
since 2010, and has worked
with students from beginners to
collegiate level players - many
of whom have gone to perform
in All-State ensembles and
pursue music careers. In
addition, Chris works as a
bassoon instructor at the
Illinois Summer Youth
Music camps.

Chris graduated Summa cum
Laude from Millikin University
in Decatur, IL with a Bachelor's
of Music in Instrumental
Performance, and completed his
Masters of Music in Bassoon
Performance and Literature at
the University of Illinois - Urbana-
​Champaign. His Primary
teachers are Timothy
McGovern,Stephen Duncan,
Elizabeth Shoemaker,
Mark Avery, and
Neal McMullian.

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