"Music can carry us from any corner of creativity we can imagine to another. One note offers endless possibilities; from the purity of a single drop of morning dew on a blade of grass to the vast void of the cosmos, it all lies within our imagination and at our fingertips.
The study of music is a safe arena to explore all dimensions of life. When you embrace the parameters of any piece, you can find boundless freedom of expression. It is an incredible feeling to break down all barriers between the music, your body and the sound."
Who’s Christina McGann?
Christina McGann has been a featured performer at the Kennedy Center, the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, New York City’s Merkin Hall, Symphony Space, and Bargemusic, and at various venues throughout the US, Korea, El Salvador, and Europe. She has also performed concertos with orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Richardson Symphony, Musica Bella Orchestra in New York, the Moldovan Chamber Orchestra, the National Chamber Orchestra in Washington D.C., Ohio University New Music Ensemble, and the St. Petersburg Academic Symphony in Russia.
Education
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Until technical mastery is achieved, every lesson has a balance of technical studies and repertoire. General musical concepts about repertoire are introduced from the beginning of study, then the first goal is finding ease in the technical execution of the work. This clears the way for the enjoyment of self-expression and creative work.
Projects
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Christina McGann is Concertmaster of the Owensboro Symphony, and has served as Concertmaster of the Nashville Opera Orchestra from 2015-2025. McGann was also the violist of the Blair String Quartet from 2020-2023.
McGann has been awarded prizes at the Johansen International Competition, the National Symphony Young Soloist Competition, the Lennox Competition, the Ackerman Chamber Music Competition with Trio Artica, Chamber Music Yellow Springs with the iO Quartet, and the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.
Upcoming Events
“One of the benefits of being a conductor is that you work with many incredible musicians who make you a better musician yourself. Christina McGann was our concert mistress for 9 years in the opera orchestra, and this production of Lucia marks her final performances with us as she moves on to new projects and adventures. Christina is superb violinist and musician; we’ve done everything together from Cosi’ to Rheingold with the big Puccini/Verdi in the middle as well as countless newer works and premieres. She shaped the string sound and inspired natural organic phrasing with her soaring and singing tone. We hit it off with an easy collaboration from the get-go, and I will dearly miss our time together in the pit.”
-Dean Williamson- Conductor Nashville Opera
