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
March 3, 2022
William Hill has been critically acclaimed internationally as a composer, soloist, visual artist, recording artist, and conductor. Currently he is Principal Timpanist and Composer with the Colorado Symphony and Music Director of the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra. He retired in June 2020 after a distinguished career as a composition teacher at Denver University’s Lamont School of … Continued
March 3, 2022
Courtney Hershey Bress is a trailblazing soloist, acclaimed educator, and Principal Harpist of the Colorado Symphony since 2001. Known for her magnetic stage presence and brilliant artistry, Bress has dazzled audiences across Asia, Australia, South America, and the U.S., performing with top-tier ensembles including the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and as Principal Harpist and … Continued
March 3, 2022
A native of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Stephen Dombrowski (he/him) is Principal Tubist of the Colorado Symphony and Adjunct Tuba Faculty at University of Denver Lamont School of Music. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in tuba from Boston University, where his teachers were Gary Ofenloch and Toby Hanks. Mr. Dombrowski continued his studies with Daniel … Continued
March 3, 2022
A native of Somerset, Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, Greg Harper began his professional career as Bass Trombone with the Colorado Symphony in 1997 under the baton of Marin Alsop. Prior to joining the Colorado Symphony, he had developed a freelance career … Continued
March 3, 2022
Paul Naslund has been a member of the Colorado Symphony since 1990. Before joining the Colorado Symphony, Paul toured regularly with Robert Nagle and the King’s Brass, and was Principal Trombone with the Central City Opera. Mr. Naslund is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.M. ’86, M.M. ’88). He has performed at several … Continued
March 3, 2022
John Sipher (he/him) has been the principal trombonist of the Colorado Symphony since 2015. Prior to his current position, he has held principal trombone positions with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and was a fellow at the New World Symphony. A native of Roanoke, Virginia, he received his … Continued