Christopher Alaimo
United States of America
I began music studies at age 5 on piano and elementary theory. I progressed to guitar at 9 and drumset at 13 at which age I began composing seriously. At 17 came my first professional commission for a documentary film made for television called "The Championship Season-That Team Spirit". Since then I have been composing and performing professionally.
My credits are as follows: Composed and performed guitar and keyboard score for "The Championship Season-That Team Spirit". A TV documentary about the making of a major motion picture based on the Pulitzer prize winning play by Jason Miller.
Composed and performed piano score for "Last Waltz On A Tightrope". A one hour made for TV drama starring academy award winning actress Louise Fletcher.
Composed "Modern Day Woman" and "Challengers". Two songs released on the "Rising Sun Records" record label and published by "Purple Haze Music BMI"
Composed "Fugue On Psalm 97" for SATB chorus for the local music performance club called "The Mozart Club"
Composed and programmed a 30 second untitled theme for a closed circuit broadcast at Pocono Downs racetrack.
Set to music "Dream Tonight". A poem by British poet Tom Clarke
Orchestrated "Made In Japan". A euro-tech/pop song by French recording artist Ysa Ferrer
"Soliloquy" for solo Tuba was performed at East Carolina University at the fall 2005 premiere performances concert by Jacob Cameron
Quartet No.9 was performed in at East Carolina University by the Aeneid String Quartet at the spring 2006 premiere performances concert. The Aeneid String quartet consists of, Randy Ward (Cello) Byron Watkins (Viola) Josh Dogget (Violin) Leo Perez (Violin)
"The Key Unlocks" was perfomed at a reading at East Carolina University by the world class Verdehr Trio.
Major works: Symphony No.1 in E-flat minor (1993) Symphony No.2 "Birth" (1994) Symphony No.3 (1997) Symphony No.4 (1998) Symphony No.5 for string orchestra and percussion (1999) Symphony No.6 "Exodus" (2005)
Music For String Orchestra in Four Movements (1991) "The Harvest" a ballet for a large company of dancers (1990) "Suenos De Espana" a short ballet in one scene (1991)
String Quartet No.1 in D minor (1998) String Quartet No.2 "The Art Of Suicide" (1999) String Quartet No.3 in F minor "Music For My Death and Funeral" (2000) String Quartet No.4 in G minor (2000) String Quartet No.5 (2000) String Quartet No.6 (2000) String Quartet No.7 "The Twelve Steps" (2000) String Quartet No.8 "Demonic Euphoria"(2002) String Quartet No.9 (2003) String Quartet No.10 (2006) Many other works for a variety of ensembles, solo piano, piano and violin etc.