The Orchestra

Meet Our Orchestra:

VIOLIN
Tracy LaGuardia, Concertmaster
Laura Johnson, Principal Second
Anthony Elias, Assistant Principal
Kathrine Anderson
Joshua Chen
David Cher
Susan Day
Ellen Elias
Dennis Ferrigno
Debby Funk
Edward Goldson
Mary Alyce Groman
Haley Heer
Claudia Herzog
David Higgins
Melanie Huskey
Jean Inaba
Jonathan Keck
Lisa Kriss
Adelaide Naughton
Kristiana Nelson
Laura Peace Lee
Chelsea Peele
Kristine Pordesimo
Lisa Schoch
Doris Springfield, Honorary Member
Jaimie Stevens
Thelma Teitelbaum, Member Emeritus
Jennifer Von Stroh
Vince Vuong
Oressa Wise
Gerhard Wolter

VIOLA
Heidi Snyder, Principal
Joanna Malm, Assistant Principal
Holli Christman
Lindsay Hayes
John Leininger
David Montgomery
Millie Patterson
Lori Reisig
Gail Sindelar
Griffin Wahl

CELLO
James Todd, Principal
Cynthia Norman, Assistant Principal
Jess Allen
Erin Christensen
Lisa Fugit
Elizabeth Jesmer
Timothy Johnson
Andrea Meyers
Barbara Risner
Erin Rowland
Cherie Swisher
William Todd

BASS
Thomas Herlin, Principal
Ben Greene, Assistant Principal
Brock Chambers
Coire Geare
Erik Sabbeth
David Shugert
Thomas Virtue (on sabbatical 2016-2017)

FLUTE
Evelyn Rutenberg, Principal
Ellen Powell

PICCOLO
Megan Lanz

OBOE
Virginia Limbird, Principal
Dawn McGonagle
Zachary Smith

ENGLISH HORN
Dawn McGonagle

CLARINET
Jason Richard Olney, Principal
Elsbeth Williams

BASS CLARINET
Trudy Forsyth

BASSOON
Daniel Nester, Principal
Ellen Higgerson

HORN
Teresa Harvey, Principal
Jill Richardson
John Larson
Julie Haas
Bill Hamaker

TRUMPET
Anthony Zator, Principal
Peter Davis
Bob Alexander

TROMBONE
Kiel B. Lauer, Principal
Eric Brandhorst
David Ernst

TUBA
Alan Harvey, Principal

TIMPANI
Shel Stanfill, Principal

PERCUSSION
Shel Stanfill, Principal
Brian Kriss
Brian LaGuardia
Amelia Webster
Nancy Williams

HARP
Hillary Schefter, Principal

KEYBOARDS
Karen Laine

APPRENTICE CONDUCTORS

Meet Scott Bird

Scott Bird is a recent graduate of Western State Colorado University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Voice. He performed with the Western State Concert Choir and Chamber Singers as a tenor vocalist for four years as well as playing double bass in the Western State Chamber Orchestra during his senior year of college. Scott has recently moved to the Denver area to pursue a career in conducting and is also currently teaching music at Vista Ridge Academy in Erie. As a native of Colorado, he is originally from the Western Slope where he grew up in the farming and ranching town of Bedrock in the Paradox Valley. His musical career has taken him from the corral to college, and now, to the concert hall.

Meet Brian LaGuardia

Brian LaGuardia has enjoyed a varied and prolific musical career. He has had the privilege of conducting professional recording sessions at Capitol Records, Warner Brothers Studios, Sonic Fuel Studios, The Bridge and the John Williams Scoring Stage. As a lover of classical music, he has also conducted several orchestras, including the Arapahoe Philharmonic and the Boulder Symphony. He has been mentored by such talent as Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, The Avengers), Bruce Broughton (Silverado, The Rescuers Down Under), Christopher Young (Spider Man 3, Hellraiser), Garry Schyman (Bioshock, Shadow of Mordor), conductors Robert Olson, Devin Patrick Hughes, Vincent C. LaGuardia, Jr. and Juilliard-trained pianist Jamie Shaak.

 

 

 

After being selected as one of 20 international students for the prestigious Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television Graduate program at the University of Southern California, he worked extensively in Hollywood on high-profile projects such as Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Marvel’s Agent Carter and The Boss. In addition to continuing to write for and assist Hollywood creatives, Brian is currently a conducting fellow for the Arapahoe Philharmonic. He lives and breathes to create, share and teach music.