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Tillery, Patrick

March 3, 2022

Patrick Tillery has been a member of the trumpet section with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra since 1991. He has been a member of the Lone Star Brass Quintet, the Kentucky Arts Brass Quintet, the Colorado Symphony Brass Quintet and the Scioto Brass Quintet. Mr. Tillery has performed with the Columbus Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, … Continued

Hembree, Philip

March 3, 2022

Philip Hembree joined the Colorado Symphony as Assistant Principal/2nd Trumpet in July of 2015. He has appeared in guest roles with the San Francisco Symphony, Houston Symphony, and the Houston Grand Opera. Philip holds degrees from Indiana University and Rice University. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Philip holds degrees from Indiana University and Rice … Continued

Bartels, Justin

March 3, 2022

Justin Bartels was appointed Principal Trumpet of the Colorado Symphony in 2008, a position he continues to hold with distinction. He also serves on the faculty of Colorado State University with Professor Stan Curtis as an Instructor of Trumpet, where he teaches applied lessons and mentors the next generation of performers. Justin is also a … Continued

Eckenhoff, Matthew

March 2, 2022

Matthew Eckenhoff (he/him) joined the Colorado Symphony as fourth horn in 2018. Before his appointment in Denver, he served as second horn of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra for five seasons. Matt was a fellow at the New World Symphony, under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, from 2010-2013. He has also held positions with the … Continued

Plachkov, Kolio

March 2, 2022

Kolio Plachkov has been with the Colorado Symphony since 2011, as an Associate Principal/Third French Horn. Mr. Plachkov is also a member of the guest horn faculty at University of Colorado, Boulder as well as an adjunct professor of horn at Metropolitan State University of Denver.  After receiving his Bachelor Degree of Music from The … Continued

Hodge, Patrick

March 2, 2022

Patrick Hodge (he/him) is an East Tennessee native. He completed his Bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School (2015) with Julie Landsman and his Master’s degree from The Colburn Conservatory (2017) with Andrew Bain. He has collaborated with festivals such as Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan, Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, … Continued

Kunicki, Carolyn

March 2, 2022

Carolyn Kunicki (she/her) became a member of the Colorado Symphony horn section at twenty-one, through a national audition. She has a passion for educational outreach and plays and narrates stories throughout the Denver Public School system. Carolyn Kunicki is a native of Pennsylvania. She showed an interested in music at an early age playing the … Continued

Thornton, Michael

March 2, 2022

Michael Thornton joined the Colorado Symphony as Principal Horn during the 1997 season. He was appointed to the faculty at the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1999 and is currently Associate Professor of Horn. He also serves as a Faculty Artist at the Colorado College Music Festival each June. Michael Thornton enjoys a distinguished and … Continued

Soren, Roger

March 2, 2022

Bassoonist and Contrabassoonist Roger Soren (he/him) joined the Colorado Symphony in 2011, after holding positions with the Louisville Orchestra, Indianapolis and Jacksonville Symphonies.  He has also performed as a guest with many other orchestras, including the Chicago, Cincinnati, Montreal, Nashville, and Grant Park(Chicago) and Chautauqua(NY) Symphonies. As a soloist, Roger has performed with many orchestras, … Continued

Rennie, Tristan

March 2, 2022

Tristan Rennie (he/him) joined the Colorado Symphony as the Second/Assistant Principal Bassoon in 2006. He has served as Acting Associate Principal Bassoon with the Cincinnati Symphony, Guest Principal Bassoon with the Baltimore Symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic, and held the Second Bassoon position with the Ann Arbor Symphony and Aspen Festival Orchestra. He also performed … Continued