October 2, 2023
Annamaria Vasmatzidis (she/her) began her violin studies at the age of five years old in New Jersey under Trish Gruswitz. Other teachers and mentors in her younger years include Marilyn Gibson, Barbara Barstow, and Nancie Lederer. She furthered her studies under the New York City Ballet’s concertmaster, Kurt Nikkanen, before moving to the Manhattan School … Continued
October 2, 2023
Mary Reed is a native of Charleston, South Carolina. Brought up in a musical family, both parents are classically trained French horn players. She began studying guitar at age 6 and double bass at age 9. She completed degrees in double bass performance at the Peabody Conservatory and the University of Southern California, with summer … Continued
October 2, 2023
Sohyun Ahn (she/her) joined the Colorado Symphony at the beginning of the 2023/24 season. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Sohyun first appeared on stage at the age of 12 with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra. Throughout her career, Sohyun has won top awards in prestigious competitions, including the Music Association of Korea Competition, the Strad Competition, … Continued
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, Taiwanese-American conductor Wilbur Lin’s career has taken him to symphony halls and opera theaters across the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Taiwan. Lin is currently the music director of the Missouri Symphony and associate conductor of the Colorado Symphony. The 2025/26 season marks a series … 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