Executive Committee Walt Elish, Business Development Manager for the Town of Berthoud, has been active in economic and community development for over twenty-five years. During...
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Kevin Wolfgang
Kevin D. Wolfgang is a talented production manager and theatrical designer with over 28 years of experience. This is Kevin’s fourth year coordinating the technical...
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Jeremy Cuebas
Jeremy D. Cuebas is a rising Arts Administrator, Digital Marketer, and Conductor with over 10 years of experience leading and supporting orchestras and their musicians....
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Ethan Hecht
Ethan Hecht has served on both sides of the curtain in his 25-year career. He is the Fort Collins Symphony’s Principal Violist and Librarian. Hecht...
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Jean Denney
Jean Denney serves as Personnel Manager for the Fort Collins Symphony where she has played violin over 30 years, and enjoys the diverse aspects of...
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The Walter Scott McColl Second Oboe Endowed Chair
Marty McColl Marsh, husband Scott Marsh, and brother Bruce McColl endowed this chair for Marty and Bruce’s father Scott, who was a 1938 graduate of...
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David and Alison Dennis Principal Oboe Endowed Chair
Alison Dennis played Second Oboe with the Jakarta Symphony Orchestra, a highlight for her when she and David lived in Indonesia in the 1970s. David...
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Fern Bennett Principal Piccolo Endowed Chair
The Fern Bennett Piccolo Chair was endowed by the Bennett family to honor the memory of Fern Bennett, who greatly enjoyed music and supported the...
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The Renate Justin, M.D. Principal Flute Endowed Chair
In the spring of 2010, Renate Justin, M.D., endowed this chair in memory of her granddaughter, Johanna Justin-Jinich. Renate was a long-term member of the...
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Bettie Wilcox Principal Bass Endowed Chair
Bettie’s children—Dianne Harper of Fort Collins, Tim Hervey of Louisville, and Betsi Stephen of Chevy Chase, Maryland—have endowed this chair to honor their mother’s memory...
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Joannah L. Merriman Assistant Principal Cello Endowed Chair
This endowment is dedicated to Joannah’s parents, Rosemary and Albert Joseph, who filled her life with music and cultural experiences from the time she was...
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Jeanise Brown Principal Cello Endowed Chair
In the fall of 2009, an effort began to endow a chair in honor of Jeanise Brown, a Guild member who passed away in August...
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Betty-Anne and Frank Jones Assistant Principal Viola Endowed Chair
Alison and David Dennis endowed this chair in memory of Alison’s parents. Betty-Anne enjoyed playing the cello throughout her life, and both Betty-Anne and Frank...
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Lilla B. Morgan Principal Viola Endowed Chair
Bryan Morgan endowed this chair in 2011 to honor his mother for her contributions to the arts in Fort Collins.
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Patricia A. Harper Assistant Principal Second Violin Endowed Chair
Judson Harper and his three sons endowed the Assistant Principal Second Violin chair to honor Patricia A. Harper, his wife of 52 years and their...
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Wilson and Emily Wilmarth and Family Principal Second Violin Endowed Chair
In 2013, the Wilson and Emily Wilmarth Fund endowed this chair in their honor, with the consent of Ellen Brown and Susan Greer, their daughters. Moving to Fort Collins in...
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Dorothy Gruber Horowitz Principal First Violin Endowed Chair
Mark and Nance Horowitz endowed this chair to honor Mark’s mother. Dorothy played professionally as First Violin with the South Florida Symphony during the 1980s...
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The Julian and Ida Siegel Assistant Concertmaster Endowed Chair
In 2011, Dr. Ed Siegel endowed the chair to honor his parents, Julian and Ida Siegel. Julian Siegel came to Fort Collins in 1923. He...
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The Riedman/Women’s Guild Concertmaster Endowed Chair
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary (1949-1999) of the Fort Collins Symphony under the direction of Maestro Will Schwartz, the Guild established an endowment to sustain...
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Wilfred Schwartz Conductor’s Endowment Fund
Dr. Karl and Wilma Carson established the Wilfred Schwartz Conductor’s Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado in 1996 as a way to...
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Vicki Fogel Mykles
Introduced to the arts by her family, this northern California native attended ballets, symphonies, operas, theatrical performances, museums, art exhibits, and cultural exhibitions as far...
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Mary Kopco
Mary A. Kopco is an accomplished executive director with over 40 years’ experience in the non-profit sector. Now in her eighth season with the Fort...
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Wes Kenney
The 2007 Grand Prize Winner of the Varna (Bulgaria) International Conducting Competition, a 2020 Honored Artist from the American Prize, a winner of the American...
