Derrick Rassinier began playing horn at age 11 under the instruction of Evan Mino, former assistant principal horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. In 2012 he attended the CICA Summer Music Festival, which inspired him to pursue a career in music. After moving to Eureka Springs in 2014, Derrick discovered composition and honed his skills…
Daniel Florez is a guitarist with 16 years of playing experience and additional experience with other instruments such as piano, violin, and trumpet. In his time away from teaching, Daniel works at Audio Mocha, a solo project for creating surf rock and Latin arrangements of popular and video game music and has performed in multiple…
Bryce Baturevich is a young and dynamic percussionist based in Boulder County, Colorado. A proud alum of the University of Northern Colorado, Bryce holds a bachelor’s degree in Percussion Performance. His professional journey includes performances with groups like the Arapahoe Philharmonic and Boulder Symphony, alongside teaching opportunities at Berthoud High School and the Loveland Academy…
Brianna is a passionate musician pursuing a major in music education at the University of Colorado–Boulder, with a specialization in choral teaching and vocal pedagogy. From a young age, she immersed herself in different choirs around her, participating in various school choirs, the esteemed Colorado Children’s Chorale, and engaging in her high school’s vibrant theatre…
Mr. McNew is a Colorado native and has been active as both an educator and musician in the Denver metro area since 2004. Primarily a low brass artist, Mr. McNew has held the position of principal trombonist with the Boulder Symphony Orchestra since 2011. He is also a member of the reggae-rock group Highway 50…
Amelie recently graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a focus in violin and viola pedagogy at Colorado State University. Her teachers have included Zo Manfredi, Ron Francois, Leslie Stewart, and Vladimir Kromin. An adept orchestral musician, she has played with many orchestras throughout the state, including the Boulder Symphony,…
Violinist Alexi Whitsel has been featured at such festivals as the Castleman Quartet Program, New York String Orchestra Seminar, and LyricaBoston’s LyricaFest. He performs in the Boulder Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic, and Boulder Chamber Orchestra. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music where he studied with Dallas Symphony concertmaster…
American guitarist Alexandra Wolfe holds a B.M. degree in Music Performance from Appalachian State University, where she studied with Dr. Douglas James, and an M.M. degree from Columbus State University, where she studied with the great pedagogue Dr. Andrew Zohn. She is pursuing her D.M. degree at CU Boulder and is a teaching assistant under…
Originally from Buffalo, New York, Jake Thurston earned his bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Buffalo State College and his master’s degree in Double Bass Performance from the Fredonia School of music in Fredonia, New York. Jake currently holds positions with the Boulder Symphony and the Arapahoe Philharmonic and regularly substitutes with many orchestras in…
Andrew served on Boulder Symphony’s board and enthusiastically played the part of their beloved, boisterous, and Austrian-accented mascot, Mozart, for almost ten years. During that time, he co-founded their Curiosity Concert series, where he wrote, sang, and acted his way through original performances designed to inspire and entertain children with live music and storytelling. He…