Fellows Program

Festival Fellows

The Festival Fellows Program brings eight aspiring professional musicians to serve as fellows in Boulder, Colorado, during the Colorado Music Festival. Created with the intent to diversify the field of classical music, the Festival Fellows program gives aspiring musicians from diverse backgrounds access to world-class guest artist mentors as well as performance experience within our Festival orchestra and chamber music settings.

The Fellows program includes coaching from illustrious guest chamber musicians, seminars led by the Festival’s highly qualified organizational leaders, and private instruction from Music Director Peter Oundjian. Fellows perform a weekly concert within the ranks of the Festival Orchestra, with a final quartet performance at the end of their Festival residence.

SELECTION PROCESS

The Festival Fellows positions were filled by the Festival through an invitation-only audition process in collaboration with faculty at America’s top conservatories.

2022 FESTIVAL FELLOWS

Chava Appiah, cello Kate Arndt, violin Justin Goldsmith, cello Byungchan Lee, violin Ka-Yeon Lee, violin Jacquelyn O’Brien, viola Grace Takeda, viola James Zabawa-Martinez, violin

This program is kindly supported by the SeiSolo Foundation.