Christine Frank (she/her)

Christine Frank is a Lecturer in the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music at Chapman University, where she teaches violin and chamber music, and coaches the violin sections of the Chapman Orchestra.

Christine is a member of the innovative chamber ensemble, Block x Block, formed during the COVID-19 pandemic to bring live music to communities throughout Southern California when most performances were cancelled. Block x Block played over 100 eclectic and exciting concerts in its first two seasons and continues to delight audiences in their own neighborhoods as well as in more traditional venues.

Christine is also a first violinist in the Pacific Symphony and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. She was previously the assistant concertmaster of the Opera Pacific Orchestra. With the Anacapa String Quartet, she performed across the United States and was a prizewinner at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. She premiered and recorded many contemporary chamber music works as a member of Southwest Chamber Music, including the group's GRAMMY Award-winning CD of Carlos Chavez's chamber music. She has performed at the Aspen Music Festival, as well as the Santa Fe, Norfolk, and Apple Hill Chamber Music Festivals.

In addition to her studio at Chapman, Christine teaches a small class of young violin students.

Christine earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she was the valedictorian, and a Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music. Her violin teachers included Linda Cerone, David Updegraff and Syoko Aki, and she studied chamber music with members of the Tokyo, Colorado and Cavani String Quartets.