Christopher Bolduc

Christopher Bolduc was born in Boca Raton, Florida. From an early age, he was exposed to various genres of world music ranging from Brazilian Bossa Nova, African Fusion, Western and Indian Classical, and American Jazz. He began studying violin at the age of 11. Soon after he became concertmaster of his respective school orchestras and participated in regional academic orchestras like All-County and All-State Orchestras, securing the concertmaster position of both during his senior year. During previous summers, Mr. Bolduc attended Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, Brancaleoni International Music Festival, the DaPonte String Quartet Institute and Bad Leonfelden Sommerakadamie receiving lessons from pedagogues Mimi Zwieg, Rictor Noren, I-Hao Lee, Bayla Keyes, Marcus Thompson and Mark Gothoni. Mr. Bolduc graduated with a BA in violin performance from the University of South Florida in 2020, a masters in Violin Performance from the University of Massachusetts in 2022, and a masters in Chamber Music from the University of South Florida in 2024. From 2024-2027, Mr. Bolduc will be attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison pursuing a Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree in Violin Performance as a School of Music Fellow under the direction of David Perry. From 2025-2027, Mr. Bolduc will be member of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Community of Graduate Research Scholars, collaborating and exchanging ideas with professionals in various departments in the College of Letters & Sciences. During his time in Madison, he will hold the post as concertmaster of the Middleton Community Orchestra and violin instructor at Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO’s) Music Makers program.