Chris would steward concerts for me at RCM, a few years ago he saved a graduation ceremony by getting his husband Sindre in to help out as I had no one able to work.
Chris was a truly lovely guy and will be missed by all who knew him. I just watched the funeral and still can’t believe he’s gone. My deepest deepest condolences to Sindre and all Chris’ family.
Sleep well Chris,
Love Mark
RCM House Manager
Already as a 14-year old, Christopher had the baton in his hand, leading a group of about 12 elderly Health Retreat patients and staff in songs. ‘How can he and how does this young boy dare work with us oldies’ I (who could have been his grandmother) wondered. But soon enough it was clear: his…
From day one I met Chris back in 2017, he was all about unconditional giving and help to everyone around him. He organized practice sessions for the conducting module to help those with no previous experience, asking for nothing in return. He was one of these people who spill positivity on you with the simplest…
Christopher entered our lives last year when he came to Norfolk to conduct the Yorke Trust’s summer opera, The Tempest. On our journey from the station when he told me the choristers would be singing the opera choruses from memory, it didn’t seem achievable. I soon discovered that through Chris’ absolute belief in peoples’ abilities,…
Cape Cod is a haven for all of the Lairds and Christopher spent so many loving days with his Grandfather here. He shared Summers on the Cape with his siblings as children, and played with my Daughter when she was five. Over the years he brought so many friends, as this was a second home…
I met Christopher to play Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo with the Surrey Mozart Players in Guildford (UK) on December 7th 2019. Before that we had a rehearsal in a nearby town and he came to my house in London to prepare the performance at our best. I was truly saddened to learn about his…