Christopher Armijo

Christopher Armijo is an instrumentalist specializing in the Baroque and Renaissance recorder. He is a performing member of Forgotten Clefs, Inc., Bloomington, Indiana's Renaissance wind band, for which he also serves as the corresponding secretary. Christopher can be heard regularly as a soloist at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bloomington, as well as at several other venues in Monroe and Brown Counties. He has participated in early music workshops across the country, including the San Francisco Early Music Society Baroque Workshop, the Mountain Collegium Early Music Workshop, and the Amherst Early Music Festival, where he has worked with notable figures such as Bruce Dickey and members of ¡Sacabuche!, the Flanders Recorder Quartet, and Tempesta di Mare.

As a diverse musician, Christopher has also recently begun performing on the cornetto and shawm in period ensembles. In addition to his work with historical instruments, he is a member of the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra's horn section. His academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Columbus State University and a Master of Music in Recorder from Indiana University – Historical Performance Institute.