The LSU Composition program welcomes guest cellist\, Paul Christopher who will present a program of classic and contemporary works after spending time with students in the composition\, music theory\, and musicology areas. Christopher has found great success as both a performer and academic\, performing on numerous recordings as a member of the Nashville String Machine from 2004 to 2005 where he recorded with artists such as Faith Hill\, Ricky Skaggs\, Bruce Springsteen\, and George Strait. Christopher also recorded the cello duos of Jacques Offenbach\, with seven CD~s available on the Human Metronome label.