MUSICIANS
2018-2019
Erik Peterson, violin
As Artistic Director, Peterson brings a fresh approach to FRCP's mission and its 31-year tradition of providing outstanding chamber music to Northern Colorado audiences. Under his direction, the Front Range Chamber Players have become more accessible to children and families, and has increased its outreach to young musicians.
As a violinist, Peterson has been a member of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra since 1991, and is concertmaster of Up Close and Musical. He is also Artistic Director of the Chintimini Chamber Music Festival in Corvallis, Oregon. As an active performing chamber musician, he is often heard in performance with Ivy Street Ensemble and Mendelssohn Trio.
Peterson attended the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan, and Rice University. His influential teachers include Andres Cardenes, Leopold La Fosse, and Camilla Wicks. He is often heard on Oregon Public Radio and Colorado Public Radio performing chamber music as a member of the Ivy Street Ensemble, a trio with flutist, Catherine Peterson, and violist Phillip Stevens. When not performing, teaching, or creating concert opportunities for audiences of all ages, he enjoys spending time with his family, skiing and hiking.
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As Artistic Director, Peterson brings a fresh approach to FRCP's mission and its 31-year tradition of providing outstanding chamber music to Northern Colorado audiences. Under his direction, the Front Range Chamber Players have become more accessible to children and families, and has increased its outreach to young musicians.
As a violinist, Peterson has been a member of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra since 1991, and is concertmaster of Up Close and Musical. He is also Artistic Director of the Chintimini Chamber Music Festival in Corvallis, Oregon. As an active performing chamber musician, he is often heard in performance with Ivy Street Ensemble and Mendelssohn Trio.
Peterson attended the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan, and Rice University. His influential teachers include Andres Cardenes, Leopold La Fosse, and Camilla Wicks. He is often heard on Oregon Public Radio and Colorado Public Radio performing chamber music as a member of the Ivy Street Ensemble, a trio with flutist, Catherine Peterson, and violist Phillip Stevens. When not performing, teaching, or creating concert opportunities for audiences of all ages, he enjoys spending time with his family, skiing and hiking.
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William David, piano
After a distinguished 40-year career as founding member and pianist of the Ames Piano Quartet and faculty member at Iowa State University, William David retired and moved to Colorado in 2012. Since his relocation he has performed with members of the Colorado Symphony and faculty from Colorado State University and the University of Wyoming. He has also taught at the Lamont School of Music Summer Academy at the University of Denver. He recently served as a judge at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Also a distinguished pedagogue, David served a semester as artist–in-residence at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, the most prestigious music school in Taiwan. David received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree summa cum laude in piano performance from the University of Michigan. His major teachers there were Gyorgy Sandor and Eugene Bossart. Read more: 
Theodor Lichtmann, piano
Born and educated in Switzerland, Theodor Lichtmann received his Gymnasium degree in Classical languages. For his formative training as a pianist, he studied with Irma Schaichet (a student of Busoni and Bartok) in Switzerland and later with Leonard Shure (an Artur Schnabel student ) in New York and at the University of Texas at Austin. Lichtmann was until his retirement Professor at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver and Chair of the Piano Division. There he appeared frequently as soloist and as partner with his colleagues. He also is often a concerto soloist with the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a co-founder of the Mendelssohn Trio and continues to be an ardent chamber musician in addition to his busy solo career. He is much sought after as clinician and adjudicator up and down the Rocky Mountain front range. Read more ... 
Heidi Mausbach, cello
A graduate of the Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, cellist Heidi Mausbach has enjoyed a fulfilling and diverse orchestral career throughout the US. She has played with the Naples Philharmonic, the Florida Orchestra, and the Minnesota Opera before moving to Fort Collins in 2000. Currently, she is assistant principal of the Fort Collins Symphony and the Cheyenne Symphony. Mausbach is a busy freelance musician, frequently playing in Denver and surrounding areas with Pro Musica Colorado, the Front Range Chamber Players and Colorado Bach Ensemble. She enjoys teaching and offers lessons at her private studio and at Front Range Community College. She is a founding member of Just Chamber Music, a local summer festival for young aspiring music students. During the rest of the year, she coaches at the Chamber Music Acadamy through Off the Hook Arts. In her free time, you can find Heidi on the Spring Creek Trail walking her dog or kayaking with her kids and enjoying Colorado. Read more ... 
Margaret Miller, viola
As Special Assistant Professor of Viola and coordinator of the Graduate Quartet Program at CSU, Miller teaches viola, chamber music literature and coaches both undergraduate and graduate ensembles. She is also on the faculty of the LEAP Institute for the Arts at CSU, a multi-disciplinary program that gives students tools to be successful musicians after they graduate. Prior to joining the CSU faculty in 2004, Miller was violist of the da Vinci Quartet for 18 years. Based in Colorado, the Quartet was in residence at the University of Denver and Colorado College. Known for its innovative programming and outreach, the quartet toured throughout the US and was a prizewinner in both the Naumberg and Shostakovich competitions. A dedicated teacher and performer, Miller has given recitals and master classes throughout the West and has given clinics on viola playing and career opportunities. She has been recognized for her teaching by the Colorado Chapter of the American String Teachers Association and the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony. Read more ... 
Catherine Peterson, flute
Catherine Peterson is Assistant Principal Flute with the Colorado Symphony. A regular substitute flutist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 2010-2015, she has also performed with the Detroit Symphony and the Cincinnati Symphony. An active chamber musician and educator, she performs with the nationally recognized Ivy Street Ensemble throughout Colorado, and can often be heard on Colorado Public Radio. Her previous musical engagements include Principal Flutist with the Central City Opera, Principal Flutist with Emerald City Opera, and co-Principal flutist of the Strings Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Peterson is a regular performer at the Chintimini Chamber Music Festival in Corvallis, Oregon, and Front Range Chamber Players in Fort Collins, Colorado. Peterson is the Flute Practicing Artist for Denver School of the Arts and teaches at Rocky Ridge Music Center and the University of Denver Lamont Summer Academy. She also maintains a private flute studio in Denver, and is Co-Director of Mile High Flute Benders, Colorado’s newest flute choir for all ages! You can learn more about Peterson at www.milehighflutist.com. Read more ... 
Phillip Stevens, viola
Violist Phillip Stevens has been a member of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra since 1996 and is Affiliate Professor of Viola at Metropolitan State University of Denver. He also has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic, the Ann Arbor Symphony, and the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra. Stevens also teaches privately, and is active in educating youth through the programs of the Colorado Symphony, Friends of Chamber Music, and Up Close and Musical, where he serves as Personnel Manager. Stevens received his Bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan, studying with Yitzhak Schotten, and completed graduate work at Northwestern University under Peter Slowik. During this time, he won first prize in the Viola division of the 1994 National ASTA Music Competition, and spent his summers studying at the Aspen Music Festival. Chamber music is a major part of Steven’s career, being a founding member of Sheridan Chamber Players while in Chicago, and currently with the Ivy Street Ensemble in Denver. During the summer he frequently participates at the Chintimini Chamber Music Festival in Corvallis, Oregon, and the Off-the-Hook Arts Summerfest in Fort Collins, including performances with the Miami String Quartet. He has performed in recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as part of the DCINY Distinguished Concert Artist Series, and he is a regular with the Front Range Chamber Players. Read more ... |
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John McGuire, horn
John McGuire has a vast array of performance and teaching experiences. He has performed with many orchestras around the country, most notably the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Opera, the Fort Worth Symphony, the New World Symphony in Miami, FL, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, and the Florida West Coast Symphony. As a soloist he was awarded the title “Yamaha Young Artist,” and he has appeared as a guest artist at many workshops, festivals and schools across the United States. With several world-premiere performances to his credit, is a passionate proponent for the creation of new solo horn literature as well as a sought-after contemporary music performer. McGuire received his DMA and BM in Music Performance from the University of Alabama, his MM in Performance from Florida State University, and a Performer’s Certificate from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University in Chicago. Read more ... Angela Mitchell, soprano Read more... 
Abby Raymond, clarinet
A native of upstate New York, clarinetist Abby Raymond has held the position of Second/E-flat/Assistant Principal Clarinet with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra since 2001 and played Acting Principal Clarinet for the Colorado Symphony Orchestra from 2011-2013. Previously Abby was a member of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Santiago, Chile. As a soloist, she has appeared with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and the Texas Festival Orchestra. Also active as a chamber musician, Raymond has performed with the Strings Music Festival, Loon Lake Live Chamber Music Festival, and Chintimini Chamber Music Festivals in addition to performing chamber music in the Denver area. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. Raymond teaches clarinet at the Metropolitan State University of Denver and Denver School for the Arts in addition to maintaining a private teaching studio. She has taught at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, the University of Colorado in Boulder and Colorado State University. Read more... 
Barbara Thiem, cello
An internationally acclaimed cellist, Thiem combines teaching cello and chamber music with her active schedule of performances in Europe and the United States, playing solo recitals with orchestras and chamber music. Thiem is a member of the Mendelssohn Trio and in the summers administers the International Summer Academy of Schloss Ort, Austria. She holds degrees from Cologne, Germany, where she studied with avant-garde cellist Siegfried Palm, and from Indiana University where she was an assistant to Janos Starker and was awarded the coveted Performer’s Certificate. Thiem has published the translation of Gerhard Mantel’s Cello Technique as well as a number of articles on good postural and practicing habits, which appeared in the ASTA and Suzuki Journals. Presently, Thiem is teaching and performing at Colorado State University. In addition to studio teaching of cello and chamber music, she teaches a three-semester course of cello pedagogy, as well as organizing the Pre-College Chamber Music Program. Read more ... |
Charles Tucker, cello
Tucker leads a dual life as lawyer and cellist. He received his Juris Doctor degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. He practices estate planning, probate, business, and real property law with the law firm of Charles C. Tucker PLLC in Fort Collins, Colorado. Before taking up the law, Tucker was a professional cellist and teacher. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Yale University, where he studied cello with Aldo Parisot and chamber music with the Tokyo String Quartet. He performed chamber music concerts at Merkin Hall and the 92nd Street Y in New York City. He was principal cellist of the Naples Philharmonic in Florida and was a cellist in the Santa Fe Opera and the Grand Teton Festival. When Tucker moved to Fort Collins to pursue his law career, he also became principal cellist of the Fort Collins Symphony, a position he held for twelve seasons. He regularly performs with the Front Range Chamber Players and other chamber music ensembles. He shares music, books, and the outdoors with his spouse, cellist Heidi Mausbach, and their two children. Read more ... |
Lei Weng, piano
Steinway Artist Lei Weng enjoys a successful international career as an accomplished pianist, a dedicated teacher, and a sought-after adjudicator and clinician. He has performed at many prestigious venues around the world including Carnegie Hall and China’s National Center for Performing Arts. He has been invited to perform and teach at such music festivals as Tanglewood Music Festival, Music Fest Perugia (Italy), Pianoforte-Fest Meissen (Germany), Colorado International Piano Academy, Rocky Ridge Music Center and Breckenridge Music Festival. As an active chamber music performer, Weng has played with accomplished musicians throughout the United States. As a frequent concerto soloist, he has performed with more than thirty orchestras across the U.S., Europe and Asia. A dedicated educator, Weng is the Keyboard Area Head at the University of Northern Colorado. He has been frequently invited as guest professor by major conservatories in Asia.. Weng is the Founder and Director of the Colorado International Piano Academy and Colorado Piano Festival, two intensive summer piano programs that take place annually at UNC. Read more ... |
