THE DOO WOP PROJECT
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Christopher Dragon
Christopher Dragon
Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is the Music Director of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, newly appointed Music Director of the Philly Pops and is the Resident Conductor of the Colorado Symphony, which he joined in the 2015 – 16 season as Associate Conductor. Before moving to the U. S., Dragon held the inaugural position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra where he was mentored by Asher Fisch.
Dragon has a versatile portfolio ranging from live-to-picture performances including Nightmare Before Christmas, Toy Story and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, a wide variety of collaborations with artists such as The Wu-Tang Clan, Cynthia Erivo, and Joshua Bell; to standard and contemporary orchestral repertoire such as Danny Elfman’ s Percussion Concerto; all areas of which he has become highly sought after. Christopher has become known for his charisma, high energy and affinity for a good costume, consistently delivering unforgettable performances that has made him an audience favourite.
Recent highlights include his soldout symphony tour with Gregory Alan Isakov, which included debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Nashville Symphony, a new orchestral collaboration with Nathaniel Rateliff and his successful German debut with the WDR Funkhausorchester.
Charl Brown
Charl Brown
Charl was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as“ Smokey Robinson” in Motown The Musical; he reprised this role opening London’ s West End production in 2016. Charl was most recently seen on Broadway as“ Steve Pieters” in Elton John’ s Olivier Award-winning musical Tammy Faye. Charl was honored to work with Stephen Schwartz playing the role of Adam / Noah in Children of Eden in Concert at the Kennedy Center. He returned to Kennedy Center in 2018 as“ The Specialist” in The Who’ s Tommy. Other Credits include: Jersey Boys on Broadway and Las Vegas( Hal Miller) and Sister Act Broadway( Officer Eddie Souther, TJ, Pablo U / S, Ensemble) and JOY: A New True Musical( Dan)
Dwayne Cooper
Dwayne Cooper
Dwayne( The Bass) first began singing with a Christian a capella group called“ The Cunningham Singers” where he learned how to sing in tight harmonies. Dwayne has performed in the Broadway casts of the GRAMMY-nominated musical Sweeney Todd( starring Josh
april 12, 2026 at 4 pm
mozart, hayDn and Beethoven
mozart The Marriage of Figaro:“ overture” Haydn Symphony no. 2 in C major BeetHoven Symphony no. 6,“ Pastoral”
the Church of the redeemer | Baltimore
may 3, 2026 at 5 pm Bach, mozart and hayDn
BaCH Cantata 82 – Brandon Cedel, baritone mozart Piano Concerto,“ romance” –
Kathryn Locke, piano Haydn Lord Nelson Mass
St. Joseph Parish | Cockeysville
june 7, 2026 at 4 pm Bach, hanDel and Fauré
Celebrating maestro dimmock and featuring the premiere of our new, continuo organ.
the Church of the redeemer | Baltimore
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Bach in Baltimore is supported in part by grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, Harford County Cultural Arts Board, Howard County Arts Council, Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, Baltimore Office of Promotion and The Arts, Citizens of Baltimore County, Peggy & Yale Gordon Trust, the Macht Fund of THE ASSOCIATED, the John J. Leidy Foundation, BCF Mitzvah Fund, Preston G. & Nancy M. Athey, and the Wolman Family Foundation.
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