Christina Whitten Thomas’s works have been performed throughout the United States including premieres at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Disney Concert Hall. Christina has received commissions from the Los Angeles Master Chorale Chamber Singers, the Golden Bridge, the Seraphim Singers of Boston, the Denver Women’s Chorus, Vox Femina of Los Angeles, the Esoterics of Seattle, Melodia Women’s Choir of NYC, the Middlebury College Choir, the Apollo Men’s Chorus of USC, and the Vermont Choral Union. Her awards include 1st place in the NDSU Edwin Fissinger composition competition, 1st place in the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir competition, 1st place in the Los Robles Master Chorale competition, 1st place in the Park Avenue Christian Church competition, 2nd place in the NATS Art Song Composition Award, the Sorel Conductor’s Choice award, and the Sorel Medallion. Her work Resilient Voices, commissioned by VOX Femina, was supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her choral cycle Choral de Bêtes can be heard on Musica Sacra’s 2012 CD release Messages to Myself.

 She is particularly committed to writing for the voice and is passionate about working with contemporary poets and original texts. She has collaborated with poets Jay Parini, Naomi Shihab Nye, Marian Partee, Pam McAllister, Abigail Carroll, Hilary Miminguaquay, and Deirdre Lockwood. The premiere of her song cycle Mother's Word, with lyrics and monologues by Marian Partee, was performed in collaboration with, and to raise money for, Elizabeth House in Pasadena, CA, which provides shelter and services for pregnant and parenting women experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, and other sources of trauma. The expanded version of Mother's Word, an extended work that includes three singers, narrator, and piano, was premiered in September of 2022. This performance was in part given to benefit the LCPC Parent Ed Scholarship Fund. The artists involved with the Mother’s Word project intend to coordinate future performances with charities that support women and children. Read more about Mother’s Word by visiting Martina Music.

Her music is published by E.C. Schirmer and Hal Leonard, as well as available through MusicSpoke.com. Christina holds a M.M. in composition from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music.

In addition to being an active vocalist in Los Angeles County, Christina is the Director of Worship Arts at La Cañada Congregational church. She currently resides with her family in Claremont, California.