Youth Orchestra of the Rockies

Virtual Conservatory

Youth Orchestra of the Rockies
Cynthia Katsarelis, Music Director and Conductor

Private Music Teacher Directory

(If you would like to be included, just send us an email with your name, instrument, level that you teach and contact info, we’ll be happy to include you!)

Violin

Elaine Badiere
Suzuki violin
717 Tracey Parkway
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Ph # (970)493-0731
ebadiere@msn.com
www.elainesviolinstudio.com

Alvaro deGranda
Violin
5963 Swift Ct.
Fort Collins, CO 80528
970-232-9207
lalipwd@comcast.net
Member of The Cleveland Orchestra for 40 years, 31 as Assistant Concertmaster. 35 years ex-perience teaching. Studied at Curtis Institute of Music and in Europe.

Danielle Dron
Violin - All Ages & Levels
5720 N. Taft Hill Road
Fort Collins , CO 80524
(970) 219-8163
www.dronviolinstudio.com

Jean Farley
Violin, All levels,
258 Camino Del Mundo
Fort Collins 80524
226-4772
jeanannfarley@yahoo.com
Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance, 20 years experience in teaching and performing.

Andrea French
cello & violin, violin: beginner through intermediate, Suzuki 5 or 6
1006 E. 2nd st. Loveland, 80537
Phone: H: 970-667-6412
C: 970-690-0345
musicguru77@yahoo.com

Leanne Griffey
violin/viola, Ages 5-adult
2001 MacKenzie Court
Fort Collins, CO 80528
(970) 266-8869
klgriffey@comcast.net

Carla Hager
Violin, Viola all levels
913 Sailors Reef , Fort Collins, 80525
970-223-8363
chager@verinet.com

Ruth Engle Larner
violin, 3-18 years old (Suzuki)
6325 Cattail Ct
226-4340
larners@aol.com

Kathy Murphy
2024 Huntington Circle
Ft Collins 80526
224-4865
kmvln@yahoo.com
Violin, All levels
Bachelors and Masters in Violin Performance; 25+ years teaching and professional performance experience; All 10 levels registered Suzuki teaching.

Phyllis Smith
Suzuki violin
1339 Catalpa Drive
Ft. Collins, CO 80521
970 493 0742
smithfccs@msn.com

Leslie Stewart
Violin
(970) 219-5985
Leslie2.Stewart@ColoState.EDU
Former Assistant Professor of Violin, Old Dominion University . Currently at CSU as Director of its new String Pedagogy Program, adjunct violin teacher, chamber music coach and second violinist in the CSU Faculty String Quartet

David Swiss
violin and viola, all levels.
1212 Solstice Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 988-3978.
deswiss@comcast.net
Master of Music, UNC. Suzuki levels1A, 1B and 2. Greeley Philharmonic and Fort Collins Symphony. Teaching music for 28 years.

Jaylene Willhite
Violin
Address: 1634 Crook Ave. Cheyenne, WY 82001
307-637-3785
jaylenemw@msn.com
24 years experience teaching. Orchestra Grades 4 through 9 Laramie County School District #1, Director of the Cheyenne Youth Symphony

Viola

Sue Temple
Viola, beginner to pre-college, any age
1812 Essex Drive
Ft Collins, CO 80526
970-482-1647
stemple@comcast.net

Leanne Griffey
violin/viola, Ages 5-adult
2001 MacKenzie Court
Fort Collins, CO 80528
(970) 266-8869
klgriffey@comcast.net

Carla Hager
Violin, Viola all levels
913 Sailors Reef , Fort Collins, 80525
970-223-8363
chager@verinet.com

David Swiss
violin and viola, all levels.
1212 Solstice Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: (970) 988-3978.
deswiss@comcast.net
Master of Music, UNC. Suzuki levels1A, 1B and 2. Greeley Philharmonic and Fort Collins Symphony. Teaching music for 28 years.

Cello

Vicki Cotton
Cello, all levels, 4 years teaching experience
Contact info: 2609 Pleasant Valley Rd
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970-221-5071
grace42c@gmail.com
Taking new students in May 2007

Lisa Eakins
Cello; ages 8 to adult, all levels
931 Shire Court
Fort Collins, CO 80526
970.988.8083
vcellisa1@comcast.net
15 years private studio experience
Founder, Youth Orchestra of the Rockies
35 years experience as an Orchestral and Chamber Musician
Cello studies with Judith Glyde, Barbara Thiem, Janos Starker, Eva Jantzer, Andre Navarra

James Fittz, DMA
Professor of Cello, Honors Program Coordinator
School of Music
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
(970) 351-2967
james.fittz@unco.edu

Andrea French
cello & violin, Level/Age Range: cello: All Levels (beginner through Advanced )
1006 E. 2nd st. Loveland, 80537
Phone: H: 970-667-6412
C: 970-690-0345
musicguru77@yahoo.com

Becky Kutz Osterberg
Cello, ages 6-adult; all levels
6612 Avondale Rd. #6A
Fort Collins, CO 80525
bjocello@juno.com
970-206-0605

Kim LeMonde
Cello, all levels, and all ages.
970-631-4748
kimberlylemonde@yahoo.com
Degree in cello performance from Georgia State University, 10 years teaching.

Heidi Mausbach
Cello, ages 7 - adult
1132 Argento Dr.
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970-472-8338
cellos@vcn.com

Bass

Forest Greenough
Double Bass, Level, mainly experienced high school students, but occasionally make exceptions for younger students.
970-978-3075
forest.greenough@colostate.edu
Assistant Professor of Music, Double Bass and Music Theory
Colorado State University

Flute

Liz Jaeger
Flute, all levels
Fort Collins, CO
970-310-7128
flautatime@hotmail.com
Bachelor's Degree in Music Education, emphasis in flute, 14 years teaching and performing experience.

Kristin Sommer, flute (all levels)
2830 Antelope Rd
Fort Collins , CO 80525
970-223-0249
kristinsommer@yahoo.com
Bachelor of Music Performance, 14 years teaching experience, member of Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra flute section

Oboe

Lindsey Bird Reynolds
All levels of oboe, English horn and reed making
825 Ponderosa Lane
Lochbuie, CO 80603
lbird@uwyo.edu
970-978-9853
Instructor of Oboe, University of Wyoming

Marilyn Johnson
5132 N. Monroe Avenue
Loveland, CO 80538
(970)667-7506, cell(970)412-2609
email: MJDBLRDS@aol.com
Oboe/Bassoon instruction gradeschool through highschool
BME from Indiana University; MM from University of Denver; Oboe/English horn with the Cheyenne Symphony; over 20 years teaching experience; private lessons, recitals, and reedmak-ing classes.

Dr. Lauren Murray, oboe/English horn
serious beginners through professional level players
lauren.murray@unco.edu
970-351-2248
Instructor of Oboe, University of Northern Colorado
http://www.arts.unco.edu/pva/faculty/bios/murrayl.html

Clarinet

William Jamieson
Clarinet and Saxophone, woodwind ensemble coach. Level: No beginners
1814 19th Ave. Greeley, CO. 80631
Phone 970-353-6409
e-mail dolorick@AOL.com
Principal Clarinet: Greeley Philharmonic, Ft. Collins Symphony, Cheyenne Symphony.
College Teaching: CSU, Adjunct, UNC, Department Chair and Faculty Emeritus.

April Johannesen, MM
Clarinets, Eb, Bass :: All Levels
www.apriljohannesen.com
distantvelvet@hotmail.com
303-746-0683
2nd Clarinet, Fort Collins Symphony

Bassoon

Marilyn Johnson
Oboe/Bassoon instruction gradeschool through highschool
5132 N. Monroe Avenue
Loveland, CO 80538
(970)667-7506, cell(970)412-2609
email: MJDBLRDS@aol.com
BME from Indiana University; MM from University of Denver; Oboe/English horn with the Cheyenne Symphony; over 20 years teaching experience; private lessons, recitals, and reedmak-ing classes.

Horn

Jennifer Swanson
Horn Instruction: Beginner through adult
1015 E. 4th Street, Loveland, CO 80537
970-396-3032
email: swanson.jennifer@gmail.com
B.M. Horn Performance at University of Northern Colorado
Studies with Jack Herrick, Marion Hesse, and Christopher Leuba
Currently 3rd Horn, Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra and Wyoming Symphony Orchestra
Member, Simply Brass Quintet
Additional performing with Loveland Chamber Orchestra, Fort Collins Wind Symphony, Centennial Philharmonic, Rome Festival Orchestra
Principal Horn of the New Artist Philharmonic

Trumpet

Mark Manges
Trumpet
2006 Ridgewood Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526
manges@trumpetsource.com
Music bachelors degree from UNC, currently finishing up masters degree in trumpet performance at Colorado State University. Professional trumpet player in all styles of music (jazz, classical, rock, etc.). Offer two student recitals per year. Also teach at CSU and Front Range Community College.

Trombone

Tuba

Percussion

Piano

Denise Apodaca
3737 Bromley Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 689-3460
apodacamusic@yahoo.com
Piano, all levels and ages
Masters in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy

Further Resources, faculty at:
CU Boulder: http://www.colorado.edu/music/
CSU: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Music/music/faculty.html
DU: http://www.du.edu/lamont/faculty.html
UNC: http://arts.unco.edu/pva/faculty/default.html
UW: http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/music/faculty.asp

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