Christopher Natale is a freelance percussionist based in NYC. He has subbed for Broadway shows such as The Great Gatsby, Maybe Happy Ending and Gypsy, as well as other major productions including The Rockettes Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall. Internationally, Christopher was the percussionist for the The Sound of Music Global Tour. He has served as the percussionist for a number of Off-Broadway shows, including Frankenstein, Here There Be Dragons - A New Musical Quest, A Christmas Carol, Beauty and The Beast (Sgouros and Bell) and Sleepy Hollow. On television, Christopher played marimba for NFL Countdown’s tribute to Phil Collins on ESPN with the NYU Percussion Ensemble. Christopher has also served as the orchestrator and percussionist for the Off-Broadway musical comedy After Happily Ever After, and has rehearsed/performed with other major ensembles such as The New York Pops, New Haven Chorale, and Chelsea Symphony.

Previously, Christopher has studied with marimba soloist Eriko Daimo and percussionist Benjamin Toth (Percussion Group Cincinnati). Additionally, Christopher has studied with other notable percussionists including Valerie Naranjo (The Lion King), Javier Diaz (The Who’s Tommy, Sweeney Todd), Ted Piltzecker, Joe Galeota, John Amira, Rogerio Boccato, Sean Statser and Shane Shanahan (The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma).

Christopher received his B.M. in Percussion Performance at The Hartt School (University of Hartford), and received his M.M. in Percussion Performance at New York University.

Christopher is endorsed by Innovative Percussion.

More About Me…

Although I was born in New York, I grew up in the suburbs of western Connecticut.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, I taught myself how to bake, and now it has become one of my favorite hobbies. I love baking huge cakes or delicate macarons. There is something very satisfying about spending all day preparing and baking a big cake, and then being able to share it with friends and family afterwards.

While abroad in China for The Sound of Music, I fell in love with the tea culture there. My friends can attest to my love for tea, as I may have had to ship a few boxes of tea and tea ware back home from China during tour. I also fell in love with climbing mountains in China, and not because of the song in the show.

I also love visiting the shores, wether it’s rocky or sandy. I hope to someday travel the world visiting famous coastal cities across the continents. The Titanic is not my favorite movie.

My Baking Gallery

  • Italian "Rainbow Cookie" Cake

  • Toasted Lemon Meringue Cake

  • Peppermint Chocolate Macarons

  • Cinnamon Roll Macarons

  • Mocha Espresso Macarons

  • Red Velvet Swiss Roll

  • Prinsesstårta - (first attempt at making a cake)

  • Chocolate Babka

  • Fireworks Cake

  • Strawberry Cheesecake Macarons

  • White Chocolate/Strawberry Cake

  • Cake Batter Macarons (for Hannah Sternberg)

  • Pumpkin Spice Swiss Roll

  • Salted Caramel "Fault Line" Cake

  • Galaxy Macarons

Gong Fu Tea in Hong Kong with tea expert MayLi.
Gong Fu Cha for one at Shibati 十八梯 in Chongqing, China.
The Museum of Tea Ware, Hong Kong Island.
Christopher and YangJing in her shop in Tianzifang 田子坊, Shanghai, China.
YangJing's collection of Yixing clay teapots.
Upstairs in YangJing's tea shop.