Christian Kriegeskotte (b. 1980) is a composer, conductor and performer who received his Bachelor of Fine Arts ('02) and Master of Music ('09) from Carnegie Mellon University. His primary teachers have included composers Leonardo Balada, Nancy Galbraith and Fabien Levy. He studied conducting with Robert Page. Christian's compositions have been described as "jewel-like and fascinating" and "a force to be reckoned with" and have been performed by ensembles including eighth blackbird, The Parker Quartet, The American Composers Orchestra, New York Miniaturist Ensemble, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, The DePaul Wind Symphony and The Pittsburgh Opera. For the past several years Christian's focus has been experimentation with small-scale electronic compositions, free-jazz and fusion inspired live works.