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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
March 1, 2022
A native of upstate New York, clarinetist Abby Raymond holds the title of Assistant Principal/E-flat/Second Clarinet in the Colorado Symphony. Abby previously held positions in the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra and the Orquesta Philharmonica of Santiago, Chile. Abby received a Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music … Continued
March 1, 2022
Jason Shafer joined the Colorado Symphony as Principal Clarinet at the start of the 2013-2014 season. Previously, he performed for four years as a fellow with the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, FL. He received his Bachelor of Music with Highest Distinction from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where he studied … Continued