Christopher Fritzsche
Christopher Fritzsche has been a “performer” since the tender age of two, when he was first dragged (literally) across the stage, in the (silent) role of young Michael's teddy bear in a 1968 Santa Rosa Junior College Summer production of Peter Pan. Flush with such early success he took up the guitar at age seven and immersed himself in music of the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, and John Denver among others.
He discovered the joys of choral singing in high school and went on to study voice in college as a tenor. Several leading musical theatre and opera roles later he graduated with a degree in music, and was about to get a real estate license (in order to satisfy his Capricorn desire for money) when someone informed him that the falsetto voice he had only ever used in jest could actually be put to use on the concert stage. This led him to join the men's ensemble Chanticleer as a soprano for the next 11 years, performing in many of the world's greatest concert halls, and singing on well over a dozen recordings, two of which won Grammy Awards. Having retired from the road in 2003, he has since expanded his solo and ensemble career, appearing with various groups and artists in the SF Bay Area and beyond, and served on the vocal faculty at his alma mater, Sonoma State University, 2004-2009.
He sings with the men’s vocal ensemble, Clerestory, is a member of the Redwood Empire Chapter of NATS and continues to teach vocal classes for the Sonoma County Bach Society. He is the recipient of the 2009 Sonoma State Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award, and is currently the Music Director for the Center for Spiritual Living in Santa Rosa.
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