March 1, 2022
Jason Lichtenwalter (he/him) joined the Colorado Symphony as English Horn/Oboe in 2002 and has held the same position with the Britt Festival Orchestra since 1998. A versatile performer, he has been featured as a soloist on oboe (Salieri Concerto for Oboe, Violin, and Cello, Colorado Symphony; Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2/Honolulu Symphony), English horn (Copland Quiet City/Colorado Symphony … Continued
March 1, 2022
Oboist Nicholas Tisherman (he/him) enjoys a varied career performing, teaching, and speaking about music. A skilled orchestral musician, he is a regular guest with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and has performed with the San Antonio Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In summers he has been heard at the Round Top, Bravo! Vail, Breckenridge, … Continued
March 1, 2022
Principal oboist of the Colorado Symphony since 1993 and Teaching Professor of oboe at the University of Colorado—Boulder, Peter Cooper (he/him) has taught and performed as soloist with orchestras in Asia, Europe, Mexico, and the United States. He previously held positions in the San Francisco Symphony and as principal oboist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic … Continued
March 1, 2022
Julie (she/her) has been a member of the Colorado Symphony since 1997. During her tenure she has performed many times as soloist on both Piccolo and Flute. She has also performed extensively with the New York Philharmonic, the Saint Louis Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Houston Grand Opera, the Minnesota Orchestra and the Oregon Symphony. … Continued
March 1, 2022
Catherine Peterson (she/her) is Assistant Principal/Second Flutist of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. As Acting Principal Flute of the Colorado Symphony for the 2017-2018 season, Cathy performed Syrinx for solo flute by Claude Debussy for a packed audience at Boettcher Concert Hall followed by flute lover’s orchestral works Afternoon of a Faun and Daphnis et Chloe. A regular substitute flutist with … Continued
March 1, 2022
Hailed by the Washington Post as “brilliantly virtuosic,” flutist Brook Ferguson (she/her) is a versatile solo and orchestral artist. The Miami Herald praised Ferguson’s performance of Carl Nielsen’s Concerto for Flute with the New World Symphony as “soaring, fraught with emotion, possessing sterling technique with pure tone, showing herself fully in synch with Nielsen’s enigmatic … Continued
March 1, 2022
Prior to moving to Colorado, he spent a season with the Kansas City Symphony, four seasons with the New World Symphony, and performed as a substitute with ensembles such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Nashville Symphony. Mr. Levine holds degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory and the University of Southern California. His primary … Continued
March 1, 2022
Jeremy Kincaid has been a member of the Colorado Symphony since 2001. He is a former member of the Colorado Springs Symphony and received his Bachelor’s degree in music performance from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Jeremy Kincaid has been a member of the Colorado Symphony bass section since … Continued
March 1, 2022
A native of Owatonna, Minnesota, John joined the Colorado Symphony on Double Bass in 1976. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College in Northfield, MN where his teachers included James Clute and Cliff Biggs of the Minnesota Orchestra. His first introduction to Colorado was playing in the Colorado Philharmonic in 1970 (this is … Continued
February 25, 2022
Recognized as a masterful and dynamic presence in the conducting world, Peter Oundjian has developed a multi-faceted portfolio as a conductor, violinist, professor and artistic advisor. He has been celebrated for his musicality, an eye towards collaboration, innovative programming, leadership and training with students and an engaging personality. Strengthening his ties to Colorado, Oundjian is now Principal … Continued