Chris Jenkins, Associate Dean for Academic Support at Oberlin Conservatory, is a violist, educator, and administrator. He was deputy director and professor of viola/ violin at the Barenboim-Said Foundation in Ramallah, West Bank, and served as dean of the Sphinx Performance. In 2011, Jenkins earned a master’s degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He has taught and performed in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Israel, China, Colombia, and South Africa. In 2017, he will serve as guest artist at the Afghan National Institute of Music in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Christopher Jenkins, viola
