Colorado-based composer Matt Browne (b. 1988) strives to create music that meets Sergei Diaghilev’s famous challenge to Jean Cocteau: “Astonish me!”, through incorporating such eclectic influences as the timbral imagination and playfulness of György Ligeti, the shocking and humorous polystylism of Alfred Schnittke, and the relentless rhythmic energy of Igor Stravinsky. His music has been…
John Clay Allen is a Colorado-based composer, pianist, and computer musician originally from Ruidoso, New Mexico. His work swings wildly between noisy, ambient soundscapes and lush neoromantic symphonic works as he moves from one sonic obsession to the next. Though perpetually stimulated and motivated by digital tools and possibilities, Clay’s work is most inspired by…
Elizabeth Foster Comninellis (b. 1986) is a composer, singer, and pianist. She completed her doctorate in music composition at the University of Texas at Austin in 2017. She holds a master’s degree in music composition from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a bachelor’s degree in music composition, with an emphasis in vocal and…
Dana Vachharajani is the Chorus Master and Education Consultant for the Boulder Symphony. In 2015, she helped build the opera chorus for Boulder Symphony’s La Bohème and will continue to lead the chorus for future productions. She also is a co-creator of the Boulder Symphony Curiosity Concert series, bringing experiential learning of symphonic music to…
Ingrid Anderson is the Principal Oboist with the Boulder Symphony. She earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master’s of Music degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has played as a soloist with the Boulder Symphony previously, performing Songs and Dances, a concerto for oboe…
Yin-Feng Keynes Chen began his violin study at four, and entered Chongqing School of the Arts at the age of eleven, then the prestigious Shanghai Music Conservatory when he was thirteen. In 1995, he moved his violin study to CU Boulder and received a Master’s Degree of Music Performance from the University of Colorado at…
Leah is a section violinist with the Boulder Symphony and the owner of Peak Pathways Music Therapy, LLC in Boulder. She graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of New Hampshire, then moved to Colorado to attend Colorado State University where she earned her Master of Music in Music Therapy, emphasis in…
Bridget Ryan grew up in Davis, Illinois and received her B.A. in Dance and International Studies from Denison University in 2019. Bridget has presented choreography at the Detroit Dance City Festival’s Choreographers Showcase and at Rooted Residency Boulder. She has additionally trained with and performed works by Molly Shanahan, Sandra Mathern-Smith, Michael J. Morris, Momar…
Rebecca Ward Helterbrand has been the General Manager of the Boulder Symphony & Music Academy since September 2022. She attended the University of Texas at Austin for her undergraduate studies, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Business and Violin Performance from the Butler School of Music in addition to a Certificate of Business…
Elizabeth grew up in a family of artists, poets, and tinkerers. At eight years old, she began taking flute lessons with her uncle, a locally beloved high school band director. Elizabeth proceeded to follow the path of a performer, eventually competing internationally, performing in festivals and masterclasses, attending two music conservatories in Chicago, and working…