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Christopher Gordon is based in Sydney. His recent concert commissions include Lightfall for horn and orchestra and Concerto for bass trombone and orchestra (Sydney Symphony), Freefall (Sydney Omega Ensemble), Chaconne (Australian Chamber Orchestra), Peace on Earth (Gondwana Voices and Sydney Symphony), Spin Globe, Spin and Mud Song (Sydney Children's Choir), Loose Canon (Tucana Flute Quartet), Night Is What Remains, and a number pieces for choir and orchestra.

Gordon has composed for many of Australia's major celebrations, including the Opening Ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games 2006 and the Rugby World Cup Sydney 2003; the Centenary of Federation of Australia 2001; an orchestral score for a National Museum of Australia installation; and co-composed music for the Millennium Eve international telecast. In 2006, he was commissioned by the Prime Minister of Australia to arrange the official version of the Australian national anthem.

Christopher Gordon has written a number of scores for film and television, including Bruce Beresford's Mao's Last Dancer, Crawl, Daybreakers, the EMMY-nominated score for Salem's Lot, Sanctuary, Moby Dick, Sydney, A Story of a City, On the Beach, When Good Ghouls Go Bad, Much Ado About Something, and Ward 13. He also co-composed the score to Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. His scores have received wide international acclaim and many Australian Screen Music Awards.

As an orchestral arranger Gordon has written for such diverse artists as Augie March, Kate Ceberano, Cello Diva, The Church, Judi Connelli, Iva Davies, Diana Doherty, John Farnham, Neil Finn, Delta Goodrem, Ben Lee, The Panics, Sydney Children's Choir, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland and West Australian Symphony Orchestras.

Christopher Gordon — current to March 2012