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COLORADO SYMPHONY APPOINTS QUINCEY TROJANOWSKI AS PRINCIPAL BASSOON
Chicago-born bassoonist appointed after a nationwide audition process.
Jan. 6, 2026 – Denver, CO – The Colorado Symphony is pleased to announce the appointment of Quincey Trojanowski as its new Principal Bassoon, beginning January 2026. Trojanowski was selected following a highly competitive national audition process that attracted 75 bassoonists from across the country.
Trojanowski joins the Colorado Symphony after serving as Second Bassoonist of the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, a position she assumed in January 2025. Her appointment marks an exciting addition to the orchestra’s woodwind section and reflects the Symphony’s continued commitment to artistic excellence at the highest level.
“I am deeply honored to join the Colorado Symphony and to step into the role of Principal Bassoon,” said Trojanowski. “The orchestra’s musicianship, sense of curiosity, and connection to the community are incredibly inspiring, and I’m thrilled to contribute to its sound and artistic vision.”
Originally from the Chicago area, Trojanowski earned her Master of Music in Bassoon Performance from Rice University in May 2025, where she studied with Ben Kamins, and her Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance from the University of Texas at Austin in May 2023, studying with Kristin Wolfe Jensen. She is an alumna of the Merit School of Music and the Chicago Youth Symphony, institutions that played a formative role in her early musical training.
In addition to her work in Houston, Trojanowski has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, and San Antonio Philharmonic, gaining experience across a wide range of symphonic and operatic repertoire.
The Colorado Symphony looks forward to welcoming Trojanowski to Boettcher Concert Hall and to the Denver community as she assumes this leadership role within the orchestra. For more information, visit coloradosymphony.org.
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CONTACT:
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Support for the 2025/26 Colorado Symphony Season is provided by: The Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Genesee Mountain Foundation, Denver Arts & Venues, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Schoen Foundation, and the Colorado Symphony Guild.
TICKETS:
Tickets to Colorado Symphony events are available online at coloradosymphony.org/tickets, by phone at 303.623.7876, and in person at the Boettcher Concert Hall Box Office, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1000 14th Street. The Box Office is open Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, noon – 5 p.m., and two hours prior to each performance.
ABOUT THE COLORADO SYMPHONY
One of the leading orchestras in the United States, the Colorado Symphony Association is a not-for- profit 501(c)(3) organization performing more than 150 concerts annually at Boettcher Concert Hall in downtown Denver and across Colorado. Led by Peter Oundjian as its Music Director as of the 2025/26 season, the Colorado Symphony is home to eighty full-time musicians representing more than a dozen nations and regularly welcomes the world’s most celebrated artists from across musical genres. The orchestra celebrated its Centennial during the 2023/24 concert season and now serves more than 340,000 people each year through live performances at Boettcher Concert Hall, Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, and other venues throughout Colorado’s Front Range. Boettcher Concert Hall, which opened in 1978, was the first in-the-round symphonic venue built in the United States. In November 2025, voters passed the Vibrant Denver Bond, which allocates $20 million to a future renovation of the concert hall. Guided by a vision to inspire and unite humanity through live symphonic music, the Colorado Symphony is a living heartbeat of the state — expressing its beauty, creativity, vitality, and inclusive spirit. Through unmatched artistry and bold innovation, the Symphony inspires Colorado and audiences everywhere while expanding access, fostering education, and creating lasting memories through meaningful personal connections. Recognized as an incubator of innovation, creativity, and excellence, the Colorado Symphony listens to and learns from its diverse communities, musicians, and staff; composes and creates with curiosity and versatility; and leads with empathy, collaboration, and responsible stewardship. The Symphony continually expands its reach through in-person and virtual education programs, community partnerships, and programming that celebrates achievement, honors diverse voices, and infuses joy on and off the stage. The Colorado Symphony partners with leading musical artists, cultural organizations, corporations, foundations, educators, sports teams, and individuals to connect people, uplift communities, and inspire everyone to feel part of something greater.