Christopher Wemp strives to create inclusive and empowering singing environments that explore how choral music across history can inspire us to live even more fully. His work in choral conducting and composing extends internationally to include collaborations in El Salvador, Peru, India, and Kenya. This exposure to different cultures and backgrounds has shaped him into an artist who strives to learn from and incorporate multicultural influences into his work, and promote diverse works on his publishing website adscensio.org. Locally, he has led musicianship and composition workshop weeks for youth, and regularly works with church ensembles and schools. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in music and earned his Masters Degrees in Education Leadership and Theology at Santa Clara University. He studied under SCU Choral Arts Director Dr. Scot Hanna-Weir and SF Conservatory professor Ragnar Bohlin. An avid composer, his most recent work is Signs of the Kingdom, a musical about ending homelessness amidst bitter community conflict, intended as a teaching tool that supports dignified and human-centered solutions to one of the most urgent issues of our time.