Christian Giddings is a conductor, composer/arranger, and music educator from Unity, Maine. He holds a B.M. and M.M. in music education from the University of Maine and a D.M.A. in choral conducting from the University of Arizona. He is a passionate educator and conductor and has worked with ensembles of all ages and ability levels. His main love is working with non-auditioned choirs because he feels that such ensembles embody one of his main tenants of music education, building lifelong musicians. He has taught and directed ensembles in North Dakota, Arizona, and Maine and is an active presenter and guest conductor having presented in Indiana, Arizona, New Hampshire, and Maine. Christian is the Co-founder of Choir Unlimited - a choral music publisher specializing in publishing digital copies of choral music. Currently, Christian is the music director of the CODA Chorus, and music teacher at Deering High School in Portland, Maine.