Christa Patton

Christa Patton, historical harpist and early wind specialist, has performed throughout the Americas, Europe, and Japan with many of today’s premier early music ensembles including Piffaro the Renaissance Band, Early Music New York, Boston Camerata, The King’s Noyse, Folger Consort, Newberry Consort, Apollo’s Fire, Parthenia, ARTEK and Chatham Baroque to name a few. 

As a Baroque harpist specializing in 17th century opera, Christa has performed with New York City Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Opera Atelier and the Opera Theater of Saint Louis. Recent projects include Cantos y Suspiros, a collaboration with soprano Camila Parias performing 17th century Spanish music housed at the Hispanic Society in New York City. Also her medieval duo with Dongmyung Ahn called Duo Custos exploring instrumental traditions of the middle ages.

As an educator and scholar, Christa has served on the faculty of Rutgers University and the Graduate Center at CUNY. She is also the director of the Baroque Opera Workshop at Queens College, a workshop specializing in period-specific performance practice of 17th century musical drama. She is a popular clinician of early repertoire sharing her knowledge in workshops and conferences.