Centennial Gala Program

Welcome to the 2024 Colorado Symphony Centennial Gala

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2024 Colorado Symphony Centennial Gala! It isn’t often that an organization has the opportunity to celebrate one hundred years and we are so glad that you are here with us for this historic evening.

There felt like no more appropriate way to honor our Centennial than to feature our very own Colorado Symphony Musicians performing as soloists throughout the evening. Tonight’s performances will be led by Resident Conductor Christopher Dragon and feature our very own Concertmaster, Yumi Hwang-Williams, Principal Harp, Courtney Hershey Bress, and Principal Trumpet, Justin Bartels. To close the evening we will hear from Broadway vocalist and Colorado native Sierra Boggess.

Additionally, I am so honored that we are awarding the Margaret Phipps award tonight to the Butler Family. The Butler family has established a true legacy through service & philanthropy and have been amazing partners and supporters of the Colorado Symphony. With their support, the symphony has grown to the thriving artistic organization it is today in service of its community.

Leading your Colorado Symphony throughout its Centennial Season as its President and CEO has been a true highlight of my career. The Colorado Symphony is a premier orchestra in the country and Coloradans are privileged to have these world-class musicians performing throughout their Centennial state. We are known for our risk-taking and innovative programing and our community partnerships and strive to be an example of what it means to be a twenty-first century orchestra.

We are all here tonight to commemorate a CENTURY of live symphonic music in your Centennial State and to celebrate our world-class orchestra, whose innovation, excellence, and artistry has elevated the lives of countless Coloradans for the last hundred years.

Your partnership is essential to the future success of the Colorado Symphony. It is only with the support of our community that we can continue to reach new heights, serving over 340,000 people at our live performances throughout the state. We are continually expanding our reach and can’t wait to see what the next hundred years has in store.

With tremendous gratitude, I thank you for joining in tonight’s celebration and for supporting this extraordinary orchestra. It’s going to be an unforgettable night and a bright future for live symphonic music in Colorado thanks to all of you!

Mark Cantrell, President & CEO

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Gala Committee

Chair - Marta O’Grady, OD, FAAO | University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Surgery

Gretchen Hollrah, Executive Director, Denver Arts & Venues

Brook Ferguson, Principal Flute, The Colorado Symphony

Alex Thomas, Associate, Sherman & Howard LLC

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THE 2024 Margaret Phipps Award

PRESENTED TO The Butler Family

The Colorado Symphony established the Margaret Phipps Award in 1993 to honor the philanthropic contributions and memory of Margaret Rodgers Phipps. A Denver native, Mrs. Phipps was celebrated throughout Colorado for her remarkable devotion to the arts community. She served two terms as the president of the Denver Symphony Association and was a passionate advocate of music and the arts.

This year, the Colorado Symphony proudly presents the Margaret Phipps Award to the Butler family. At the family’s request, the theme of this year’s award is “Establishing a Family Legacy through Service & Philanthropy.”

In the Butler family’s case, the legacy was begun by Nancy and Jim’s parents, Erna and Brad Butler. As members of the “greatest generation,” Erna and Brad set an example of sustaining their community through contributions of time, expertise and financial resources. Both served their country during World War II (Brad in the Navy, Erna as a sergeant in the US Marine Corps). Toward the end of a successful business career, Brad turned his attention to early childhood education. Through the Committee for Economic Development, which he chaired, Brad helped build a national consensus around the importance of early childhood education. In Colorado he worked with Governor Romer to establish Bright Beginnings. Erna worked with the Salvation Army and the Shut-in Society in Cincinnati and served on the boards of Central City Opera and the Colorado Symphony Association. An ardent lover of the symphony and its musicians, Erna received the Margaret Phipps award shortly after her passing in 2012.

Nancy and Tony Accetta and Jim and Sharon Butler have done their best to build on that legacy through support of our symphony and other cultural and human service organizations. Nancy served as chair of the Bright Beginnings board and currently

is chair of the symphony’s Women of Note. Tony served on the boards of Boys Clubs (New York and Denver) and Operation Walk, and he currently serves as a symphony trustee and chair of the Education Committee. Jim has served on the boards of Servicios de la Raza, Mile High United Way and Swallow Hill Music Association (chairing the latter two) and currently serves as a symphony trustee and treasurer. Sharon serves on the board of Warren Village and has been a volunteer tax return preparer for AARP for a decade.

The next generation is enjoying the satisfaction of following the path of thoughtful giving. Among them they have volunteered for World Teach, the Saint Bernard Project, Foundation Music School, Bright Beginnings, Reading Partners of Colorado, Girls on the Run, Food for Thought, Denver Health and the US Marine Corps (Kevin will proudly acknowledge that he was outranked by his grandmother).

The family has asked us to express their deep appreciation for being this year’s recipient of the Margaret Phipps award. They have also asked us to emphasize that collectively they are just one example of the many families in Colorado that share their personal success to create the greatest possible legacy—a thriving community.

THANK YOU

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FRONT RANGE

Nancy & Tony Accetta

AEG Presents Rocky Mountains

Anonymous

Keith & Kathie Finger

MESA VERDE

Jim & Sharon Butler

Dr. Helena Chum

Liberty Global

Peter & Nadine Oundjian

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Linda Shoemaker & Stephen Brett

Mike & Nancy Zoellner

FLAT IRONS

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP

Young & Carolyn Cho

Stephanie & Adam Donner

Chris & Karen Festog

FirstBank

Genessee Mountain Foundation

Kaiser Permanente

Dr. Richard Krugman

Lang Investment Group

Coreen & Michael Miller

Marta & Matthew O’Grady

Sherman & Howard LLC

Julie Rubsam

Norm & Joan Wilson

ASPEN GROVE

Academy Bank

Semple Brown Design and Martin/Martin Inc.

Susan Bowles

Randall Carter

Colorado Rockies Baseball Club

Colorado Symphony Education Committee & Denver Young Artists Orchestra

DaVita

Chromatic Technologies, Inc.

Dr. David Wagner

IN-KIND SPONSORS

Amanda Tipton Photography

Aramark

Footers Catering

Jay’s Valet

Mission Ballroom

Mythology Distillery

The Publishing House

September

November

September

Dvořák’s “New World Symphony” with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

SEP 13-15 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

November

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with Simon Trpčeski CLASSICS

NOV 8-10 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Dvořák’s “New World Symphony” with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

SEP 21-22 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 2:30

SEP 13-15 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Latin Beats: Sonidos de las Américas FREE CONCERT

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

SEP 26 THU 7:00

SEP 21-22 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 2:30

An Intimate Evening with LeAnn Rimes SPOTLIGHT

SEP 28 SAT 7:30

Latin Beats: Sonidos de las Américas FREE CONCERT

SEP 26 THU 7:00

October

An Intimate Evening with LeAnn Rimes SPOTLIGHT

SEP 28 SAT 7:30

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto featuring Anne Akiko Meyers CLASSICS

OCT 4-6 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

October

The Colorado Symphony Cello Ensemble SPOTLIGHT

OCT 10 THU 7:30

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto featuring Anne Akiko Meyers CLASSICS

Chris Thile with the Colorado Symphony SPOTLIGHT

OCT 12 SAT 7:30

OCT 4-6 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

The Colorado Symphony Cello Ensemble SPOTLIGHT

Verdi Requiem - 40th Anniversary Celebration CLASSICS of the Colorado Symphony Chorus

OCT 10 THU 7:30

OCT 18-20 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Chris Thile with the Colorado Symphony SPOTLIGHT

Disney in Concert: Tim Burton’s MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY The Nightmare Before Christmas

OCT 12 SAT 7:30

OCT 25-26 FRI-SAT 7:30

Verdi Requiem - 40th Anniversary Celebration CLASSICS of the Colorado Symphony Chorus

Halloween Spooktacular! FAMILY

OCT 27 SUN 2:30

OCT 18-20 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Disney in Concert: Tim Burton’s MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

The Nightmare Before Christmas

OCT 25-26 FRI-SAT 7:30

Halloween Spooktacular! FAMILY

OCT 27 SUN 2:30

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 with Simon Trpčeski CLASSICS

Béla Fleck Plays Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue SPOTLIGHT

NOV 8-10 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

NOV 16-17 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony with Christopher Dragon CLASSICS

Béla Fleck Plays Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue SPOTLIGHT

NOV 22-24 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

NOV 16-17 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

How the Grinch Stole Christmas MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony with Christopher Dragon CLASSICS

NOV 29-30 FRI-SAT 7:30

NOV 22-24 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

December

How the Grinch Stole Christmas MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

NOV 29-30 FRI-SAT 7:30

Drums of the World FAMILY

DEC 1 SUN 2:30

December

A Holiday Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr. HOLIDAY

DEC 7 SAT 7:30

Drums of the World FAMILY

A Colorado Christmas HOLIDAY

DEC 1 SUN 2:30

DEC 13-15 FRI 7:30 ✤ SAT 2:30 & 6:00 ✤ SUN 1:00

Holiday Brass HOLIDAY

A Holiday Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr. HOLIDAY

DEC 19 THU 7:30

DEC 7 SAT 7:30

Too Hot to Handel HOLIDAY

A Colorado Christmas HOLIDAY

DEC 21-22 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 2:30

DEC 13-15 FRI 7:30 ✤ SAT 2:30 & 6:00 ✤ SUN 1:00

A Night In Vienna HOLIDAY

DEC 31 TUE 6:30

Holiday Brass HOLIDAY

DEC 19 THU 7:30

Too Hot to Handel HOLIDAY

DEC 21-22 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 2:30

A Night In Vienna HOLIDAY

DEC 31 TUE 6:30

PETER OUNDJIAN

YUMI HWANG-WILLIAMS

January

March

January

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY Azkaban™ – in Concert

JAN 3-5 FRI-SAT 7:00 ✤ SUN 1:00

Mozart & Now with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY Azkaban™ – in Concert

JAN 10-12 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

JAN 3-5 FRI-SAT 7:00 ✤ SUN 1:00

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute FREE CONCERT

Mozart & Now with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

JAN 14 TUE 7:30

JAN 10-12 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Itzhak Perlman with the Colorado Symphony SPOTLIGHT

JAN 18 SAT 7:30

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute FREE CONCERT

JAN 14 TUE 7:30

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 featuring Yeol Eum Son CLASSICS

JAN 24-26 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Itzhak Perlman with the Colorado Symphony SPOTLIGHT

JAN 18 SAT 7:30

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 with Peter Oundjian SPOTLIGHT

JAN 31 FRI 7:30

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 featuring Yeol Eum Son CLASSICS

February

JAN 24-26 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

A Symphonic Tribute to Mel Brooks SPOTLIGHT

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 with Peter Oundjian SPOTLIGHT

FEB 1 SAT 7:30

JAN 31 FRI 7:30

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 CLASSICS

FEB 7-9 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

February

Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony “Pastorale” CLASSICS

FEB 21-23 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

A Symphonic Tribute to Mel Brooks SPOTLIGHT

FEB 1 SAT 7:30

How to Train Your Dragon - in Concert MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

FEB 28- MAR 1 FRI 7:30 ✤ SAT 2:30

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 CLASSICS

FEB 7-9 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony “Pastorale” CLASSICS

FEB 21-23 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

How to Train Your Dragon - in Concert MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

FEB 28- MAR 1 FRI 7:30 ✤ SAT 2:30

March

Music of the Americas featuring Copland Symphony No. 3 CLASSICS

MAR 7-9 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Music of the Americas featuring Copland Symphony No. 3 CLASSICS

DYAO Side-by-Side FREE CONCERT

MAR 12 WED 7:30

MAR 7-9 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

The Four Seasons with Avi Avital SPOTLIGHT

DYAO Side-by-Side FREE CONCERT

MAR 15-16 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

MAR 12 WED 7:30

Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

MAR 21-23 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

The Four Seasons with Avi Avital SPOTLIGHT

MAR 15-16 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

An Afternoon with the Denver Zoo FAMILY

MAR 30 SUN 2:30

Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

MAR 21-23 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

April

An Afternoon with the Denver Zoo FAMILY

Carmina Burana with the Colorado Symphony Chorus CLASSICS

MAR 30 SUN 2:30

APR 4-6 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with Gabriela Montero CLASSICS

APR 25-27 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

April

May

Carmina Burana with the Colorado Symphony Chorus CLASSICS

APR 4-6 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Holst The Planets CLASSICS

MAY 2-4 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with Gabriela Montero CLASSICS

APR 25-27 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Colorado Symphony Gala FUNDRAISER

MAY 10 SAT 5:30

May

Beethoven & Brahms with Christopher Dragon CLASSICS

MAY 16-18 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Holst The Planets CLASSICS

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Augustin Hadelich & Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

MAY 2-4 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

MAY 30-JUN 1 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Colorado Symphony Gala FUNDRAISER

MAY 10 SAT 5:30

Beethoven & Brahms with Christopher Dragon CLASSICS

MAY 16-18 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with CLASSICS

Augustin Hadelich & Peter Oundjian

MAY 30-JUN 1 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON

LEANN RIMES

JONATHON HEYWARD

BRANDI CARLILE RED ROCKS EXPERIENCE

VALUE: $8,000

Now is your chance, get backstage at one of the world’s most iconic venues, Red Rocks! You get to bring 10 guests to see 11x GRAMMY Award-winner Brandi Carlile live with the Colorado Symphony this summer on Saturday, September 7, 2024. You will receive the red-carpet treatment with a reception for 10 guests and a backstage tour. Get your VIP backstage passes today and treat your friends, family, or clients to a once in a lifetime experience.

THIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES

n Round-trip Luxury Transportation to Red Rocks Amphitheater for 10 provided by Jay’s Valet.

n 10 Tickets to Brandi Carlile and the Colorado Symphony on Saturday, September 7, 2024.

n Reception for 10.

n Backstage tour for you and your guests.

SYMPHONIC SOIRÉE: A VIP JOURNEY WITH MAESTRO

VALUE: $7,500

PETER OUNDJIAN

Gather 8 guests for a memorable weekend as you attend the 2024/25 season’s opening featuring Dvořák’s masterpiece, “New World Symphony,” under the baton of Peter Oundjian. Prior to the performance, be treated to an insider’s glimpse with a VIP backstage tour by Chief Artistic Officer Tony Pierce.

Following the concert, indulge in an intimate Grazing Board workshop, featuring locally sourced delights, with Peter Oundjian. Hosted in the comfort of Maestro Oundjian’s home and curated by Wander + Graze, this post-performance gathering promises to be a culinary and cultural delight for all.

THIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES

n 8 Premium Tickets to the Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024: Dvořák’s “New World Symphony” with Peter Oundjian.

n Pre-Concert Backstage Tour with Chief Artistic Officer Tony Pierce.

n During the post-concert charcuterie workshop, you will learn some fun techniques for styling a grazing board the Wander + Graze way. Each participant will make a grazing board on a locally hand-made cutting board that you can take home to enjoy!

n Beer and Wine Included.

LAKE STREET DIVE

RED ROCKS EXPERIENCE

VALUE: $8,000

Now is your chance, get backstage at one of the world’s most iconic venues, Red Rocks! Bring 8 guests to see Lake Street Dive live with the Colorado Symphony this summer on Sunday, July 21, 2024. You will receive the red-carpet treatment with a reception for 8 guests overlooking the stage from the backstage VIP suite, and backstage tour. Get your VIP backstage passes today and treat your friends, family, or clients to a once in a lifetime experience.

THIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES

n Round-Trip Luxury Transportation to Red Rocks Amphitheater for 8 provided by Jay’s Valet.

n 8 Tickets to Lake Street Dive and the Colorado Symphony on Sunday, July 21, 2024.

n Reception for 8 in backstage VIP suite.

n Backstage tour for you and your guests.

EXCLUSIVE VIP CATERED DINNER WITH CONCERTMASTER, YUMI HWANG-WILLIAMS, AND PRINCIPAL HARP, COURTNEY HERSHEY BRESS

VALUE: $10,000

Bring your closest friends to this exclusive night with your Colorado Symphony Concertmaster, Yumi Hwang-Williams! Attend a magical evening enjoying a personally curated four-course meal while you experience your very own chamber performance from the Concertmaster and Principal Harp.

THIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES

n Yumi Hwang-Williams and Courtney Hershey Bress will join you for an interactive dinner provided by Footers Catering hosted at Social Capitol in Arvada in the 2024/25 Season.

n Private chamber concert by Yumi and Courtney.

n The unique opportunity to create your own four-course meal with one of Footers’ culinary experts.

n Beer and Wine Included.

n Date must be confirmed at minimum three weeks in advance.

3-NIGHT STAY IN DESTINATIONS LIKE COSTA RICA, BEAVER CREEK, TUSCANY, AND SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE!

VALUE: $8,900

Stay at a Luxury Resort or Signature Residence in destinations like Costa Rica, Beaver Creek, Tuscany, and San Miguel de Allende!

Once you have selected a luxury accommodation in one of our renowned world class destinations, your dedicated Inspirato vacation planning team will recommend the best vineyards, beaches, and restaurants in the area—and they will secure comfortable and chauffeured excursions so you can sit back, relax and take in the experience as you enjoy travel with your loved ones.

THIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

n An Inspirato luxury vacation, inclusive of all nightly rates, taxes, and fees.

n A wide selection of travel dates, with one year to travel.

n Expert pre-trip planning, an on-site concierge, and daily housekeeping.

n A complimentary six-month Inspirato Travel Membership, providing access to hundreds of luxury vacation options at members-only rates. Do Good. Give Back. Vacation Better.

We congratulate and are forever grateful for the gifted musicians of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, past and present.

This Centennial anniversary inspires renewed appreciation for the good fortune we all share in having our own first class Orchestra, Chorus, Board, and Staff bringing us the power of live music, its depth and variety, to thrill, move, provoke and inspire us. Play on!

Nancy and Tony Accetta

Colorado Symphony

One of the leading orchestras in the United States, the Colorado Symphony Association is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization performing more than 150 concerts annually at Boettcher Concert Hall in downtown Denver and across Colorado. Led by Principal Conductor Peter Oundjian, the Colorado Symphony is home to eighty full-time musicians, representing more than a dozen nations, and regularly welcomes the most celebrated artists from the world of symphonic music and beyond. Recognized as an incubator of innovation, creativity, and excellence, the Colorado Symphony continually expands its reach through education, outreach, and programming. The Colorado Symphony partners with the state’s leading musical artists, cultural organizations, corporations, foundations, sports teams, and individuals to bring the transformative power of live symphonic music to a larger and more diverse audience than ever before.

Christopher Dragon

Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is the Music Director of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and Resident Conductor of the Colorado Symphony. He joined the Colorado Symphony in the 2015/2016 Season as Associate Conductor – a position he held for four years. For three years prior, Dragon held the position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch. Dragon works regularly in Australia and has guest conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. Dragon’s international guest conducting includes Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre, Omaha Symphony, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Sierra Boggess

SIERRA BOGGESS is an Olivier nominated actress who is regarded as one of Broadway’s most beloved leading ladies. Best known world-wide not only for re-inventing the coveted role of ‘Christine Daae’ in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, but for Lord Webber himself going on record to say that “she’s the best, the best Christine certainly.” Boggess portrayed the role in the Broadway, West End, and the televised 25th Anniversary concert productions of Phantom. Sierra made her Broadway debut as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, receiving Drama Desk and Drama League Nominations, as well as the Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite Female Breakthrough Performance. Her additional Broadway credits include Master Class, It Shoulda Been You, The Phantom of The Opera, and School of Rock. Boggess’ Off-Broadway credits include Love, Loss, and What I Wore and Music in the Air, alongside Kristin Chenoweth, for New York City Center’s Encores! Series. In the West End, Boggess has appeared as Fantine in Les Misérables and originated the role of Christine Daae in Love Never Dies, the critically acclaimed sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, receiving an Olivier Award Nomination for her performance.

Yumi Hwang-Williams

Yumi Hwang-Williams, Concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony since 2000, is an American violinist of exceptional musicianship who is recognized both for her stylish performances of the classics and her commitment to the works of present-day composers. Strings magazine calls her “a modern Prometheus” who has “emerged as a fiery champion of contemporary classical music.” Her interpretations of concertos by Thomas Adès, Aaron Jay Kernis, Michael Daugherty, and Christopher Rouse have earned critical acclaim as well as enthusiastic approval from the composers. She has collaborated with the Joffrey Ballet (Chicago) in a world premiere of Bold Moves, with ten performances of Adès’ Concentric Paths for violin and orchestra choreographed by Ashley Page. The Colorado Symphony presented the world premiere of Rising Phoenix, violin concerto written for Yumi by Daniel Kellogg in 2016. In 2018, PENTATONE label released 2 disc centennial celebration of Isang Yun’s music with Yumi, Dennis Russel Davies, and The Bruckner Orchestra Linz (Austria) of the Violin Concerto No. 1, solo piece, and work with piano — a culmination of a decade-long project of Korea’s most controversial composer.

Courtney Hershey Bress

Courtney Hershey Bress joined the Colorado Symphony as Principal Harp in 2001, after a celebrated freelance career that took her all over the world. Her travels took her to engagements in Asia with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, in the United States with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and, as Principal Harpist with the United States Army Field Band as soloist and as part of the ensemble, on tour to the 48 continental states. She has been Principal Harpist of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and guest Principal Harpist with the Baltimore Symphony. She has played with the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Strings Music Festival and as a guest artist with the Colorado College Summer Music Festival. Ms. Bress was chosen and performed for the American Harp Society and the World Harp Congress. She was the soloist in the world premiere of Michael Daugherty’s harp concerto in May 2023, a piece commissioned by Ms. Bress and the Colorado Symphony.

Justin Bartels

Justin Bartels has held the position of Principal Trumpet since July 2008 and has served on the brass faculty at the University of Colorado in Boulder since 2012. Prior to arriving in Denver, Justin had an established professional career. He held the Principal Trumpet positions with Columbus Symphony in Columbus, Ohio from 20072008 and was a fellow with the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida from 2003-2006. Justin played 5 seasons with the Central City Opera as Principal Trumpet from 2006 – 2012. Justin has played Guest Principal Trumpet with the San Francisco Symphony, New York City Ballet, and St. Louis Symphony. He has also had the pleasure of performing with many of the country’s top orchestras including: The New York Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, Alabama Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony, and the Houston Symphony.

VIOLIN

Yumi Hwang-Williams Concertmaster

Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair

Claude Sim Associate Concertmaster

Yi Zhao+ Assistant Concertmaster Merle Chambers Chair

Kate Arndt* Assistant Concertmaster

Dmitri Pogorelov Fixed 4th Chair/First

Paul Primus

Principal Second

Allegra Wermuth

Assistant Principal Second

Alessandra Jennings

Flanagan

Fixed 3rd Chair/ Second

Sohyun Ahn

Larisa Fesmire

Thomas Hanulik

John Hilton

Anne-Marie Hoffman

Myroslava IvanchenkoBartels

Ryan Jacobsen*

Dorian Kincaid

Karen Kinzie

Yu-Chen Lin

Susan Paik+

Miroslaw Pastusiak

Megan Prokes

Zachary Ragent*

Delcho Tenev

Annamaria Vasmatzidis

Bradley Watson

Tena White

Wenting Yuan

Colorado Symphony Musicians

VIOLA

Basil Vendryes

Principal

Catherine Beeson

Assistant Principal

Mary Cowell

Fixed 3rd Chair

Kunjing Dai*

Kostadin Dyulgerski*

Marsha Holmes

Leah Kovach

Helen McDermott+

Kelly Shanafelt

Phillip Stevens

CELLO

Seoyoen Min

Principal

Fred & Margaret Hoeppner Chair

Chloe Hong

Assistant Principal

Judith McIntyre Galecki

Fixed 3rd Chair

Dakota Cotugno

Danielle Guideri

Thomas Heinrich

Margaret Hoeppner

Amanda Laborete*

Matthew Switzer

BASS

Steve Metcalf Principal

Nicholas Recuber

Assistant Principal

John Arnesen

Susan Cahill+

Jeremy Kincaid

Owen Levine

August Ramos

Mary Reed*

FLUTE

Brook Ferguson

Principal Flute

Catherine Peterson 2nd / Assistant Principal

Tom & Noëy Congdon Chair

Julie Duncan Thornton

PICCOLO

Julie Duncan Thornton

OBOE

Peter Cooper Principal

Irene & David Abosch Chair

Nicholas Tisherman 2nd / Assistant Principal

Jason Lichtenwalter

ENGLISH HORN

Jason Lichtenwalter

CLARINET

Jason Shafer Principal

Abby Raymond 2nd / Assistant Principal

Nicholas Davies

E-FLAT CLARINET

Abby Raymond

BASS CLARINET

Nicholas Davies

BASSOON

Chad Cognata Principal

Tristan Rennie 2nd / Assistant Principal

Roger Soren

CONTRABASSOON

Roger Soren

HORN

Michael Thornton Principal

Carolyn Kunicki

Kolio Plachkov 3rd / Associate Principal

Matthew Eckenhoff

Patrick Hodge Assistant

TRUMPET

Justin Bartels Principal

Philip Hembree 2nd / Associate

Patrick Tillery Assistant

TROMBONE

John Sipher Principal

Paul Naslund 2nd / Associate Principal

Gregory Harper

BASS TROMBONE

Gregory Harper

TUBA

Stephen Dombrowski Principal HARP

Courtney Hershey Bress Principal

TIMPANI

William Hill Principal

Steve Hearn Assistant Principal

PERCUSSION

John Kinzie Principal Friend of the Colorado Symphony Chair

Steve Hearn

Michael Van Wirt

ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN

Lyle Wong

Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees

OFFICERS

Richard D. Krugman, MD Co-Chair | Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect

Julie Rubsam Co-Chair | Community Leader

James D. Butler Treasurer & Trustee | Community Leader

Susan Bowles Secretary & Ex-Officio Trustee | CSA cellist, retired | Community Leader

TRUSTEES

Anthony T. Accetta

Community Leader

Maggie Anderson Managing Partner, Lifeline Vascular Care

Dr. Paula P. Bernstein Clinical Psychologist

Young Cho Community Leader

Mary Cowell* Colorado Symphony, Viola, Fixed 3rd Chair

Maria Del Rio Community Leader

Scott Doniger DaVita

Adam Donner

Community Leader

Kayla Dreyer Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Mike Ferrufino President/CEO, Colorado Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Chris Festog

Community Leader

Bob Friedlander Colorado Symphony Chorus, Bass 2

Diane S. Hill, Ph.D. Consulting Psychologist, Somerville Partners

Patrick Hodge* Colorado Symphony, Utility Horn

Margaret Hoeppner* Colorado Symphony, Cello

Chloe Hong* Colorado Symphony, Cello, Assistant Principal

Dr. Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic MD, PhD, MBA CU Medicine

Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Bill Johnson President, DCP Midstream

John Kinzie* Colorado Symphony, Percussion, Principal

Karen Kinzie* Colorado Symphony, Violin

Richard Kylberg Chief Strategy Officer, VMP

Lynn McDonald Community Leader

Mike McPhee Author/Journalist

Steve Miller Community Leader

Seoyoen Min* Colorado Symphony, Cello

Bill Myers Managing Director, Communications, Liberty Global, Inc.

Marta O'Grady, OD, FAAO University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Surgery

Deana M. Perlmutter Partner, Forbes Tate Partners

Megan Prokes* Colorado Symphony, Violin

Mike Richardson, Esq. Partner, Milgrom & Daskam

Jorge-Ayn Riley Community Leader

Malik Robinson Executive Director, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

L.T. Sandvik Business Development Manager, Academy Bank

Ben Strawn Partner, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

John Street CEO, Pax8

Nick Tisherman* Colorado Symphony, Oboe 2nd/Assistant Principal

Lorenzo A. Trujillo Attorney and Mariachi Director/Professor, MSU Denver

Daniel Wachter Chief Commerical Officer, Chromatic Technologies, Inc.

Seth Weisberg Community Leader

Andra Zeppelin Community Leader

Mike Zoellner ZF Capital, Managing Partner

EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES

Liz Hartsel Partner, Fortis Law Partners LLC, Chair Colorado Symphony Associate Board

Gretchen Hollrah Executive Director & Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Arts & Venues City & County of Denver

Susan Oakes Partner, Holland & Hart, and DYAO, Vice President, Board of Directors

Janet Weisheit President, Colorado Symphony Guild

EMERITUS TRUSTEES

William K. Coors**

John Low**

Will McFarlane**

Dr. Gerald Rainer**

Jerome H. Kern Emeritus Chair of the Board Colorado Symphony Association

Mary Rossick Kern

Lee Yeingst

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Governor Jared Polis Governor of Colorado

Mayor Michael Johnston Mayor of Denver

*Colorado Symphony Musician Trustee

**In Memorium

ASSOCIATE BOARD

Corinne Abele

Dalton Beasley

Chris Cole

Stephanie Danner

Ashley Dodge

Leigh Horton

Heather Johnson

Kim Marroquin

Steph Meyers

Krista Mortensen

Terrington Smith

Maggie St. Clair

Molly Phillips

Brittany Pyle

Alex Thomas

Nick Tisherman

Colorado Symphony Staff

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Mark Cantrell President & CEO

Coreen Miller Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

Anthony Pierce Chief Artistic Officer

ADMINISTRATIVE

Shannon Fraser Executive Assistant & Board Stewardship Manager

ARTISTIC

Anthony Pierce Chief Artistic Officer

Izabel Zambrzycki Artistic General Manager

David Aeling Production Stage Manager

Aric Christensen Audio Engineer

Dante Dunlap Properties Master

Jonathan Groszew Director of Orchestral Personnel

Gabrielle Illg Stage Manager

Sam Jaehnig Head Carpenter

Auburn Joseph Artistic Coordinator

Dustin Knock Manager of Artistic Operations

Aspen McArthur Library Assistant

Hitomi Sipher Assistant Librarian

Miles Stasica Master Electrician

Julie Strom Manager of Orchestra Personnel

Lyle Wong Orchestra Librarian

CONDUCTORS & CHORUS DIRECTION

Peter Oundjian Principal Conductor

Christopher Dragon Resident Conductor

Wilbur Lin Assistant Conductor & DYAO Music Director

Duain Wolfe Chorus Director, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Eric Israelson Chorus Manager, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Mary Louise Burke Associate Conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Taylor Martin Assistant Conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Barbara Porter Assistant Chorus Manager, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Jared Joseph Colorado Symphony Conducting Intern

DEVELOPMENT

Amanda Gomez Director of Individual Giving

Katie Skawski Director of Institutional Relations & Stewardship

Casey Bryan Grants Manager

Lillie Combs Associate Director of Individual Giving

David Rosen Development Operations Senior Manager

Selin Ozcelik Development Operations Coordinator

Beth Wamsley Development Event & Membership Manager

EDUCATION

Breanna McCaughey Director of Community Education

Davey Van Beveren Community Education Manager

FINANCE

Coreen Miller Chief Financial Officer, & Chief Operating Officer

Annette Brown Staff Accountant

David Murphy Associate Director of Finance & Benefits

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Stephanie Derybowski Director of Web Experience

Nick Dobreff Communications & Creative Director

Kayla Hayes Director of Digital Marketing & Promotions

Anna Ristvey Creative Marketing Manager

Tori Seaver Digital Marketing Manager

SALES & PATRON SERVICES

MacKenzie McGuire Director of Sales & Patron Services

Johanna Jeter Manager of Sales & Patron Services

Jordan Catmull Lead Sales & Patron Services Associate

Emelie Kronquist Lead Sales & Patron Services Associate

Jenna Abbott Patron Services Associate

Caleb Bishop Patron Services Associate

Rosa Gasdia Patron Services Associate

Jamieon Jamison-Gilmore Patron Services Associate

Hannah Pempengco Patron Services Associate

Megan Pryor Patron Services Associate

Quinn Rubin Patron Services Associate

Molly Epstein Group Sales Associate

COLORADO SYMPHONY FUND

Stephen M. Brett President

Norman L. Wilson Treasurer

James D. Butler Director

William Wallace Director

Kip Wallen Secretary

GUILD OFFICERS

Janet Weisheit President

Janet Weisheit President Elect

Nancy Crego And Barb Mcginnis Recording Secretary

Kathy Dolan Treasurer

Lorenz Rychner Assistant Treasurer

Deanna Leino Corresponding Secretary

Nancy Lawrence Vice-President Of Fundraising

Donna Lynch Vice-President Of Membership

Terry Gallant Vice-President Of Music Education

Kathy Swanson Shop Manager

Monica Owen Shop Buyer

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