Eric Chung

A classically-trained violinist, he started his singing career with the Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones, for whom he sang tenor and vocal percussion and wrote nearly fifty arrangements. He has since founded, directed, and/or sung with several semi-professional a cappella groups, Most significantly, he founded, directed, arranged music for, and wrote original songs for the acclaimed Boston-based pop/rock vocal band Downtown Crossing (DTX). In 2008, Eric was recognized as the winner of the A Cappella Originals songwriting contest for his song "Memory Is a Minefield," written while a member of DTX. In early 2009, his current vocal band Strangers in Harmony (www.strangersinharmony.com) won second place in the Pacific Northwest Regional Harmony Sweepstakes; the Strangers recently opened for the Bobs and are enjoying being a key part of the music scene in Portland.

Eric recently received a nomination in the 2010 A Cappella Community Awards for Best Solo A Cappella Project. He is honored to have been nominated alongside an elite set of legendary artists that includes Bobby McFerrin and Scott Leonard (lead singer of Rockapella).

Eric also is a lead instructor for PDX Vox, Portland's innovative 60+ person community a cappella workshop program (www.pdxvox.com), and he annually serves as a judge for the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella competition. Other past projects include directing the New York-based pop/jazz a cappella group Stay Tuned (a runner-up in the New York Regional Harmony Sweepstakes under his leadership) and directing the Gross Prophets at the University of Chicago.