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Jaclyn Smith, Violin I: Jaclyn has been playing for over 20 years. She has served as principal violin for the CSU Symphony and Chamber Orchestras as well as the Longmont Symphony.
Julie Swanty, Violin I: Julie has a degree in Music Eduaction from Colorado State University and has been playing the violin for 15 years. She currently plays with the Health and Wellness Orchestra in Fort Collins and is a substitute for the Fort Collins and Cheyenne Symphony. She played in the Colorado Springs Chamber Orchestra and CSU Symphony and Chamber Orchestra. Julie has been part of chamber groups for six years and has had many opportunitues to play for various events around the state.
Cheryl Fox, Violin II: Cheryl has been playing violin for over over 20 years. She plays with the Cheyenne Symphony, Longmont Symphony, and the Colorado State University Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.
Lois Owsley, Viola: Lois has a BA in Violin Performance from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado and an MA in Music Education from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She has played in symphony orchestras and other musical events as well as taught hundreds of students on stringed instruments and piano in her home based Personal Notes Music Studio in Louisiana (Lake Charles, Alexandria, Natchitoches), Bountiful, Utah, California (Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, Monterey, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Lakewood) and now Fort Collins, Colorado.
Vicki Cotton, Cello: A graduate of Colorado State University in cello performance, Vicki has been playing for 14 years. She currently serves as principal cellist for the Health and Wellness Orchestra in Fort Collins. She has played with the Fort Collins Symphony, Cheyenne Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, Longmont Symphony, Wyoming Symphony and was principal cellist with the CSU Symphony and Chamber Orchestras. She has also played with many quartets and chamber groups in the Front Range.