Biography
Chris Hornung received his Bachelor of Music degree from Western Michigan University and his Master of Music degree from Michigan State University. An active double bassist, he is the principal bass of the Dana Point Symphony, Symphony Irvine and Orchestra Collective of Orange County, and was principal of the Orange County Symphony from 2008-2016. In the past he performed with the Kalamazoo, Jackson, Lansing, Battle Creek and West Michigan Symphonies, Opera Tampa, and the California Chamber Orchestra. Chris is also active as a chamber musician and solo recitalist, and has been featured as a soloist twice with the Orange County Symphony.
In addition to teaching at Concordia, Chris has worked with private students of all ages and as a sectional coach at numerous high schools. In the summers he is a faculty member at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan, where he teaches double bass and music history in addition to performing as principal bass of the Festival Orchestra. Chris is also on faculty at Chaffey College where he teaches bass, Music Appreciation and History of Rock, and at Coastline College where he teaches Music Appreciation, History of Rock and History of Jazz and is chair of the Visual and Performing Arts department.