Christopher Vidal's Portfolio
Christopher Vidal is a calm and dedicated individual who regularly strives to achieve his full potential when it counts.
Vidal's parents are from El Salvador and immigrated to Canada in 1990 where he was later born in 1999 at the Ottawa general hospital. Growing up, he had begun to adopt a strong interest in music, as he was regularly exposed to numerous bands such as the Bee Gees by his father. Around the age of ten, however, Vidal's parents had separated, so he continued to live with his mother while occasionally visiting his father. As he did not research on his own or explore more types of music, his passion slowly for it began to dwindle, but never completely vanished.
Vidal attended Georges Vanier elementary from kindergarten to grade six. While not very social, he was never one to hand in assignments past the agreed deadline or bother those around him. It was during this time he began to surround himself with video games, as he was now influenced by his older brother Jonathan, who to this day is an avid gamer. When Vidal later graduated and went on to All Saints High School, his passion for music once again returned, thanks to the grade 7 and 8 music courses and several obscure composers/musicians that he had the chance to explore. Presently, Vidal is able to properly express his love for composing and performing music with the opportunities before him, notably Senior Band and Music Class.
Vidal's parents are from El Salvador and immigrated to Canada in 1990 where he was later born in 1999 at the Ottawa general hospital. Growing up, he had begun to adopt a strong interest in music, as he was regularly exposed to numerous bands such as the Bee Gees by his father. Around the age of ten, however, Vidal's parents had separated, so he continued to live with his mother while occasionally visiting his father. As he did not research on his own or explore more types of music, his passion slowly for it began to dwindle, but never completely vanished.
Vidal attended Georges Vanier elementary from kindergarten to grade six. While not very social, he was never one to hand in assignments past the agreed deadline or bother those around him. It was during this time he began to surround himself with video games, as he was now influenced by his older brother Jonathan, who to this day is an avid gamer. When Vidal later graduated and went on to All Saints High School, his passion for music once again returned, thanks to the grade 7 and 8 music courses and several obscure composers/musicians that he had the chance to explore. Presently, Vidal is able to properly express his love for composing and performing music with the opportunities before him, notably Senior Band and Music Class.
Instruments
Presently, Christopher can perform on the following the instruments, though he soon hopes to expand this list.
- Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Repertoire List
Presently, Christopher is able to perform the following pieces, along with many others not mentioned in the list below:
- Somewhere Out There, arranged by Micheal Sweeney (clarinet)
- Disney Blockbusters, arranged by John Higgins (clarinet)
- 25 or 6 to 4, arranged by Paul Murtha (clarinet)
- Highlights from Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship of the Ring, arranged by Ralph Ford (clarinet)
- Raiders March, a duet arranged by Micheal Story (clarinet)
Performances
- October 2nd 2014
- October 23rd, 2014
- November 26th 2014
- December 18th 2014
Related Experience
- Music class (HS Music)
- Senior band
Interests
- Video games
- Game commentary videos and streams
- Anime
- Reading