Lecturer I, Music
- MA, San Diego State University, Art
- BA, San Diego State University, Music
Kristopher Apple is a violinist, composer, performer, and educator working at the intersection of music, dance, text, and digital media. His music is a regular feature of the San Diego arts scene where he works closely with choreographers, writers, directors, composers, visual artists, and software developers to integrate music and interdisciplinary performance practices. He is a highly sought-after artist who provides music instruction, dance accompaniment, and audio production for numerous schools, universities, dance companies, and theater companies throughout San Diego including University of San Diego, University of California San Diego, Mira Costa College, San Diego State University (2007–2016), and Coronado School of the Arts.
Apple’s work is informed by his ongoing investigation and interaction with dance, theater, poetry, and music practices pertaining to collaborative performance making, ensemble improvisation, and digital media. He has been featured as a composer and performer with several dance and theater companies including IMAGOmoves, LITVAKdance, Little Known Dance Theater, Somebodies Dance Theater, The PGK Dance Project, San Diego Dance Theater, Wallpaper Performance Company, TranscenDANCE Youth Arts Project, Animal Cracker Conspiracy, PADL West, and the podcast Incoming. Apple is a member of the Grey Pony Writer’s Guild and International Guild of Musicians in Dance. He holds a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Art degree from San Diego State University where he studied violin and interdisciplinary performance.