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Artistic Leadership

Nurturing the next generation of orchestral masters

Gary Nicholson

Music Director, Conductor Colorado Springs Youth Symphony

Brian Margrave

Conductor, Bravo! Winds

Jennifer West

Conductor, Amadeus String Orchestra

Dr. Alexander Magalong

Conductor, Ovation Youth Orchestra

Jennifer Boylan

Conductor, Vivace String Orchestra

Justice Hawley

Conductor, Wolfgang String Orchestra

Jack Yonce

Conductor, Pikes Peak Winds

Jesse Maurer

Conductor, Allegro String Orchestra

Dan Bell

Conductor, Ascent Big Band & Pinnacle Jazz

Coaches

Additional coaching, mentoring, and teaching faculty

Aaron Turner

Percussion Coach

Butch Eversole

Woodwind Coach

Ingrid Rodgers

Violin/Viola Coach

Jim Vaughn

String Bass Coach

Karine Garibova

Violin Coach

Martha Muehleisen

Violin/Viola Coach

Sarah Loyer

Woodwind Coach

Andrea Artley

Woodwind Coach

Daryl Counsell

Viola Coach

James Bader

Cello Coach

Joe Boylan

Brass Coach

Karl Aston

Viola Coach

Melissa Shank

Woodwind Coach

Shannon Hagan

French Horn Coach

Andrea Austin

Percussion Coach

David Artley

Brass Coach

Jennifer West

String Bass Coach

Joe Darpino

Percussion Coach

Kevin Whitelaw

Brass Coach

Nancy Marble

Violin Coach

Andrew Kolb

Cello Coach

Hunter Hawkins

String Bass Coach

Jeri Jorgensen

Chamber Music Program Director and Violin Coach

Joshua Head

Viola Coach

Linda Johnson

String Bass Coach

Paul Nagem

Woodwind Coach

Mozart Strings Project Teachers

Beginning strings teaching faculty

Emily Huntsman

Teacher at The Vanguard School

Renee Botton

Mozart String Project Director & Teacher at The Church at Briargate (TCA)

Hilda Bernard

Teacher at Banning Lewis Ranch & Rocky Mountain Classical Academy (RMCA)

Amanda Hessel

Teacher at The Church at Briargate (TCA)

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