Christian Black

Music Director

Christian Black is the Director of the Greater Tiverton Community Chorus, a 50-piece vocal ensemble that performs in the Tiverton, RI and Westport, MA area. After starting out as our collaborative pianist in the fall of 2023, she accepted the calling to become their new director as of January 2024.

Active in the church setting, she also serves as the Minister of Music at St. Raymond’s Church in Providence, RI, where she plays organ and piano, sings and directs the choir and music program. She graduated from Rhode Island College in 2023, Magna Cum Laude, with her Bachelor’s of Music in Piano Performance.

As a frequently called upon piano accompanist in RI, MA, and CT, Christian plays for the Rhode Island All-State Festival, the North Kingstown Community Chorus, and several schools for various concerts and events. She runs a private teaching studio out of Providence and offers lessons in piano, organ, voice, and various brass and woodwind instruments. Passionate about music education and choral conducting, Christian is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Teaching at Rhode Island College.

Chika Atkinson

Collaborative Pianist

Chika Atkinson is a pianist and a violinist and passionate about working with the Greater Tiverton Community Chorus!

She started her music training in Japan at age 3 and devoted her whole childhood to becoming a pianist. She was offered and accepted into the advanced professional program of the largest music school in Japan where she studied music theory, composition, and many other areas of music under well respected college professors. She has won several youth competitions and has traveled to perform.

Chika is also a violinist. She regularly performs as a member of Fall River Symphony Orchestra, Warwick Symphony Orchestra, Ocean State Pops Orchestra and South County Chamber Orchestra. She has worked with several choirs as a violinist, including Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus, MIT Concert Choir, St.Rocco’s Choir, and South Coast Community Chorale. She also teaches a string club at Portsmouth middle school and plays for church services as a violinist/pianist.

Outside music, Chika loves Harry Potter, candles and Chocolates.