Christine Harrington is a cellist with a diverse musical background. She is a classically trained cellist, having studied with master teachers, Alexander Kougell and David Wells. She has also studied improvisation with jazz pianist/composer-Joe Parillo, bassist-Dave Zinno, and trombonist/composer-Hal Crook. Christine has performed symphonic and chamber music, as well as Celtic fiddle music, pop and rock, folk, and contemporary Jazz. For 21 years she was a member of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony. She was also a cellist with the (RI) Ocean State Chamber Orchestra, trios, and duos, as well as having the privilege of performing, premiering, and recording the music of RI composer, Eliane Aberdam. While living in North Carolina (2018-2023) Christine was principal cellist with the Wilmington based Tallis Chamber Orchestra. She also collaborated and performed with pianist/singer/songwriter, Phil Giallombardo. Christine performed with Ray Charles, Judy Collins, Itzak Perlman, and Jean-Pierre Rampal. She is the cellist on jazz pianist, Joe Parillo’s CDs of original jazz piano/cello compositions, “Sand Box” (2001) & “Turn Around Back” (2019), “Celtic Fiddle Fest” (2001) with fiddlers, Johnny Cunningham, Kevin Burke and Christian LeMaitre. Christine was a member of the Bohemian Quartet. The quartet released three CDs: “Beyond Tradition” (2010), “Silhouette” (2012), and “For You” (2017). Two of Christine’s CDs, “Sand Box” and “Beyond Tradition”, were placed on ballots for Grammy Nominations by the Grammy Association.

In addition to performing, Christine enjoyed a career as a public school music teacher and orchestra director. In December 2013 Christine was one of only a few from across the U.S. who were selected to be highlighted as a “Director Who Makes a Difference” by the School Band & Orchestra magazine. She also was featured in the March 2007 STRAD magazine in an article on techniques employed to help students achieve success in the audition process. Christine has presented many workshops throughout the country on new music for improvising strings as well as workshops for music educators in Rhode Island and Massachusetts on building string programs and teaching alternative strings techniques.

Christine is past president of both the Rhode Island Music Educators Association and the Rhode Island String Teachers Association and was the Education Coordinator for the non-profit, after-school Community String Project in Bristol, RI. Christine was a guest conductor of the RI All State Junior Division Orchestra, the Long Island String Festival, Eastern Region CT Junior Orchestra, and the Southern Region CT Junior Orchestra. She was a conductor for the RI Philharmonic Youth Orchestra program from 1991 until 1999 and the Ocean State Youth Orchestra string ensemble from 1999 until 2000.

Christine holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the Hartt School of Music, Hartford, CT, and MALS (Literature and Art) from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.