Christopher Johns recently completed a Masters degree in cello performance at the University of Georgia, while studying with David Starkweather. He served as a Graduate Assistant Director of the UGA Summer Music Camps, President of the Student Chapter of the American String Teachers Association, and as a cellist in the UGA Symphony and ARCO Chamber Orchestras, which performed in Carnegie Hall November of 2004. Johns began studying cello at the age of four under the instruction of Jennifer Frisina in Charlotte, NC. His former teachers include Alan Black, Carey Cheney, Wendy Bissinger, David Gee, and Richard Thomas. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Cello Performance from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. In 1998 he was the winner of the Richard R. Deas Concerto Competition and was able to perform with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra. In 2002, he was the recipient of the William F. Adcock award for excellence, at The University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Johns was the featured cellist on the 2005 documentary film, “Alvar Sunol: His Vision and His Art.” In 2005, Johns was the winner of the Kanellos Award at the Greek Woman’s University Chorus Club national music competition in Chicago, and was also selected as a winner of The University of Georgia Concerto Competition, awarding a performance with the university orchestra. Currently, Johns is pursuing a career in teaching, while maintaining an active schedule as a soloist and chamber musician.