Chris Rua performs on a wide range of instruments including recorders, oboe, flute, bagpipe, Renaissance reeds, percussion and as a vocalist. She has performed with the Quadrivium, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Libana, the Christmas Revels, Early Music New York, Piffaro, and Ex Umbris. Chris has taught at numerous Early Music and Dance workshops including Early Music Week at Pinewoods, of which she directed for three years, as well as at World Fellowship, Westminster Choir College, The Mideast Early Music Workshop and the Boston ARS. She has played for English Country dancing from California to England, with Bare Necessities to ECD Balls and at other dance weeks including the Berea Christmas Week, Buffalo Gap and English American Week at Pinewoods. Having completed a 10 year tour with Cirque du Soleil she now lives in Vermont teaching students and ensembles at Seven Star Arts in Sharon VT and the Upper Valley Music Center in Lebanon NH. Chris’ most recent project is a live radio show called “Star Radio Hour” which she created and directs. This old timey radio show incorporates local talent and highlights a swing band, close harmony singers, poets, storytellers and fun ads from local sponsors.