Chris was introduced into the Fellowship by our beloved Jean Reeder in 1980. After seeing the huge print on the FIL sanctuary wall with The Great Invocation, Chris shared that he had written music to this prayer, and it has been sung every Sunday at the Fellowship for over 30 years.

Soon after meeting Paul Solomon, Chris wrote the song “Emmanuel” which led to their co-writing THE DAVIDSON AFFAIR. This rock-gospel musical was performed at the historical Wells Theater in Norfolk, VA and recorded as a cast album. Further details on The Davidson Affair, along with access to the CD’s can be found at http://www.vancleavemusic.com/davidson-affair/home.html along with links into other pages on Chris’ website.

Chris has had a memorable and varied professional career as a singer-songwriter-actor-visual artist-writer-director with lead roles in many well-known musicals, along with having written or co-written over 1,000 songs and 4 musicals. He continues to be a conduit for creative expression.