Andrew's Bio

Andrew M. Cavallo began playing guitar at age nine. Though he had no teacher or instructional material, he did have a few hundred records from a local yard sale. He would sometimes try to figure out passages from those records, but quickly discovered that he preferred composing his own music.

As a teenager, Andrew made two pivotal discoveries: modes—and J.S. Bach. He became fascinated by the structure in Bach’s music, while the ancient color of modes like Phrygian and Mixolydian opened new creative vistas. He spent countless hours composing and recording.

During his senior year of high school, Andrew submitted a demo to the Berklee College of Music and was promptly admitted. He studied there for a time before deciding to pursue mathematics and philosophy instead.

It was in a group theory class that Andrew met his future wife. Around that same period, he published several peer-reviewed papers—one of which was indexed by Harvard in the NASA Astrophysics Database.

Shortly thereafter, Andrew married, started a family, and grew serious about the Lord and His Church. He began teaching mathematics.

Years later—after a long hiatus from playing—the music returned with force. His debut album, Christendom Reborn, poured out of him: an intense instrumental fusion of early music (Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque) with rock guitar.

After producing Christendom Reborn, Andrew realized two things: first, his deep love for the pre-tonal modal system of the Medieval and Renaissance eras; and second, his calling to begin a music apostolate. 

Aside from God and family, music is now the central focus of Andrew’s life—though he still maintains a lively interest in mathematics and philosophy.