Dr. Christina Adams

Instructor of Violin, Viola & Chamber Music

Email: cmadams3@usf.edu
Phone: (813) 974-2311
Office: MUS 359

Dr. Christina Adams has served on USF’s music faculty since 2021 as Instructor of Violin, Viola, and Chamber Music. She is also Assistant Director of Strings and Chamber Music at the Brancaleoni International Music Festival, faculty at the Montecito International Music Festival, and holds degrees from the University of South Florida, Boston University, and a D.M.A. from the University of Michigan. 

Dr. Adams appears frequently as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musician. She has collaborated with leading artists from around the country, including New York Philharmonic principals Frank Huang, Michelle Kim, Cynthia Phelps, and Carter Brey, and has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Festival appearances include the Killington Music Festival, Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, and Hot Springs Music Festival. She has previously held violin and viola positions with both the Ann Arbor, Jackson, and Venice Symphony Orchestras, and her performances have been heard on radio stations throughout the U.S., including several appearances on WUSF 89.7. 

One of Dr. Adams’s main areas of focus is making classical music relatable and accessible. She previously served as the artistic director of "If Music Be the Food...Lansing," a concert series that directly benefits the Greater Lansing Food Bank. Currently, she is a member of the Musicista Chamber Music Series, a locally based concert program focused on community outreach and engagement in the Tampa Bay Area. 

Dr. Adams is an enthusiastic advocate for contemporary classical music and has worked closely with composers Augusta Read Thomas, David Del Tredici, Salvatore Sciarrino, Michael Timpson, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, and has premiered and recorded pieces for Taiwanese composer Chihchun Chi-Sun Lee. She is the violinist/violist of the Four Corners Ensemble, a new music group that focuses on the universal nature of music and cultivates pieces from diverse backgrounds. She also serves as the Managing Director and Artist-Faculty for their summer festival, Operation Opera at Sacramento State University.

She recently premiered the orchestral version of “Peace House” by Shuying Li with the Chelsea Symphony, and can be heard on Navona Records with the Four Corners Ensemble on their album, “World Map.”