Christopher Pelonzi

A resident of Maine, Chris Pelonzi is currently the  Director of Music for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Portland Peninsula & Island Parishes. After receiving his degree from McGill University, he decided to pursue a career in sacred music and conducting. Currently, he is a graduate student studying Choral Conducting with Dr. Nicolás Dosman, Dean of the Portland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, as well as an Advisory Board Member with Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ. As an organist, he has concertized throughout the Eastern United States and Canada while maintaining an active teaching studio. He regularly performs on Harpsichord with St. Mary’s Schola and is a founding member of the SulCappello Ensemble. As a conductor, he has directed many workshops for parish musicians from New England to Louisiana, and conducted several choirs over fifteen years of music ministry work.