October 2, 2023
Prior to joining the Colorado Symphony, violinist Owen (Yu-Chen) Lin (he/him) was a fellow of the American Youth Symphony and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. He has also performed with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO) as a substitute. While in school, he served as concertmaster of the USC Thornton Symphony. As an avid chamber … Continued
August 2, 2023
Known for his creative programming and inviting stage presence, Wilbur Lin’s (he/him) career has taken him to symphony halls and opera theaters across the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Taiwan. Currently the Music Director of the Missouri Symphony, Lin was also recently promoted to associate conductor of the Colorado Symphony. Lin’s 2024/25 season will … Continued
January 24, 2023
Nick Davies is the Bass/Utility Clarinet of the Colorado Symphony. Previously, Nick was Principal Clarinet of the Great Falls Symphony and the Chinook Winds, in addition to holding positions as Bass/Utility Clarinet with the Santa Fe Opera, Sarasota Opera and Des Moines Metro Opera. He has performed with orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra … Continued
January 24, 2023
Dakota Cotugno began his study of cello at the age of 12 and has loved it ever since. A native of Colorado, he grew up in the Longmont area attending many Colorado Symphony concerts and joined the Colorado Symphony as a tenured member in the 23/24 season. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Cello … Continued
July 27, 2022
As a conductor, Scott O’Neil recently completed a nine-year tenure as Resident Conductor with the Colorado Symphony in Denver. During his time there he performed with some of the classical world’s elite soloists, such as Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Pinchas Zukerman, Lang Lang, Van Cliburn, Christopher O’Riley, Cameron Carpenter and Sharon Isbin, as … Continued
March 10, 2022
Librarian Lyle Wong (he/him) earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and an Artist Diploma from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, both in Clarinet Performance. His teachers include Fred Orman, Richie Hawley and Ron Aufmann. As an orchestral musician, Lyle is the Utility Clarinet and Bass Clarinet of the Arkansas … Continued
March 10, 2022
August Ramos (he/him) is a double bass section member of the Colorado Symphony since 2020. He has been a substitute musician at the New World Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, and the Houston Symphony, as well as a member of the Cape Symphony, and KINETIC, the Conductorless Ensemble. August grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts. He began … Continued
March 3, 2022
Michael Van Wirt joined the percussion section of the Colorado Symphony in 2015. He has performed with the Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Colorado Music Festival, and was a New World Symphony Fellow. Michael was also a member of Seraphic Fire’s Firebird Chamber Orchestra, serving as timpanist from 2012-2015. He is an alumnus of the Aspen … Continued
March 3, 2022
John Kinzie joined the Colorado Symphony as Principal Percussionist in 1985. He was previously the Principal Percussionist with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. In 1996, he became the head of the percussion division at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver. John Kinzie was born in Pittsburgh and began his musical studies on … Continued
March 3, 2022
Assistant principal timpani/section percussion with the Colorado Symphony, Steve Hearn is also a founding member of the Lumos Percussion Group and the former principal timpanist of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. Hearn previously held the position as Percussionist/Timpanist in the U.S. Army Field Band. Assistant principal timpani/section percussion with the Colorado Symphony, Steve Hearn … Continued