Simply
Brass
Brass Quintet
Mark Manges, trumpet
This past September he began working on a masters degree in trumpet performance at CSU, where he directs Jazz Combo 2 and a trumpet ensemble, and also works at a graduate teaching assistant helping with a music appreciation course.
Mark performs in a wide variety of groups from jazz to classical to rock and roll. He directs the FortJazz Big Band, leads his own small jazz group (the Mark Manges project) and regularly performs with the Naked Jazz Project, Colorado Swing, Fort Collins Wind Symphony, and the Simply Brass Quintet.
He maintains a busy teaching studio, and teaches trumpet and jazz improvisation for Front Range Community College.
Josh
Mather,
trumpet
Josh is a graduate of the University of Northern
Colorado School of Music
in Greeley. While there he
studied with William Pfund,
and recieved a Bachelor of Music Education.
Josh currently performs with Simply Brass Quintet and the Colorado Wind Ensemble and teaches band at Thunder Ridge Middle School in Aurora.
Brass Quintet
Mark Manges, trumpetMark
is a very active musician in the
northern Colorado area. A native
of Fort Collins, Mark received his undergraduate music degree from the
University of Northern Colorado.
of Fort Collins, Mark received his undergraduate music degree from the
University of Northern Colorado.
Until
recently, his
“full-time” career was in the high-tech field, most
recently as a project manager and database administer for IBM.
This past September he began working on a masters degree in trumpet performance at CSU, where he directs Jazz Combo 2 and a trumpet ensemble, and also works at a graduate teaching assistant helping with a music appreciation course.
Mark performs in a wide variety of groups from jazz to classical to rock and roll. He directs the FortJazz Big Band, leads his own small jazz group (the Mark Manges project) and regularly performs with the Naked Jazz Project, Colorado Swing, Fort Collins Wind Symphony, and the Simply Brass Quintet.
He maintains a busy teaching studio, and teaches trumpet and jazz improvisation for Front Range Community College.
Josh
Mather,
trumpetJosh is a graduate of the University of Northern
Colorado School of Music
in Greeley. While there he
studied with William Pfund,
and recieved a Bachelor of Music Education.
Josh currently performs with Simply Brass Quintet and the Colorado Wind Ensemble and teaches band at Thunder Ridge Middle School in Aurora.
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Jennifer Swanson, hornJennifer Swanson, hornJennifer
Swanson, horn
Jennifer is the Third Horn
with both the Cheyenne
Symphony Orchestra and
the Wyoming Symphony
Orchestra. In addition to
these permanent seats, she has performed with the Loveland Chamber Orchestra, the Fort Collins Wind Symphony, the Centennial Philharmonic, the Rome Festival Orchestra, and the Greeley Chamber Orchestra. She was also the Principal Horn of the New Artist Philharmonic for its short tenure.
Jennifer received her Bachelor of Music in Horn Performance from the University of Northern Colorado. While there, she studied intensively with Jack Herrick and Marion Hesse, and performed in masterclasses with Christopher Leuba. She was awarded the James E. Miller Scholarship for exemplary performance and studies in horn.
In addition to her performing opportunities, Jennifer maintains a studio of horn students across the Northern Colorado area, and teaches early childhood music with Union Colony Children's Music. She currently resides in Loveland.
David Miles, trombone
David has been playing trombone since 1988 when he first started in a New Mexico elementary school. During his senior year at Fort Collins High School, David performed with the John Phillip Sousa National High School Honor Band. David then moved on to Colorado State University where he earned a Bachelors of Music (Music Education) and later earned his Masters of Music (Instrumental Conducting).
David has performed with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Brass, the Fort Collins Wind Symphony and the Colorado Brass Company.
David currently teaches band at Fort Collins High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. He, his wife Amanda and their son Elliot live in Fort Collins.
Jason
Mather, tuba
He currently resides in Greeley, Colorado with his wife and two dogs, and spends his days as a mild mannered cubicle jockey. But after hours he rips forth from the chains that bind him and seeks to conquer all he surveys.....that is tuba related, of course. Jason performs in many brass groups around the Northern Colorado and Denver area, but secretly wishes to start a rockabilly lounge act called "Sad Sam and the Blue Vues." He is very fond of snacks, and has been known to perform "Effie the Elephant" for peanuts.
Jennifer Swanson, hornJennifer Swanson, hornJennifer
Swanson, hornJennifer is the Third Horn
with both the Cheyenne
Symphony Orchestra and
the Wyoming Symphony
Orchestra. In addition to
these permanent seats, she has performed with the Loveland Chamber Orchestra, the Fort Collins Wind Symphony, the Centennial Philharmonic, the Rome Festival Orchestra, and the Greeley Chamber Orchestra. She was also the Principal Horn of the New Artist Philharmonic for its short tenure.
Jennifer received her Bachelor of Music in Horn Performance from the University of Northern Colorado. While there, she studied intensively with Jack Herrick and Marion Hesse, and performed in masterclasses with Christopher Leuba. She was awarded the James E. Miller Scholarship for exemplary performance and studies in horn.
In addition to her performing opportunities, Jennifer maintains a studio of horn students across the Northern Colorado area, and teaches early childhood music with Union Colony Children's Music. She currently resides in Loveland.
David Miles, trombone
David has been playing trombone since 1988 when he first started in a New Mexico elementary school. During his senior year at Fort Collins High School, David performed with the John Phillip Sousa National High School Honor Band. David then moved on to Colorado State University where he earned a Bachelors of Music (Music Education) and later earned his Masters of Music (Instrumental Conducting).
David has performed with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Brass, the Fort Collins Wind Symphony and the Colorado Brass Company.
David currently teaches band at Fort Collins High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. He, his wife Amanda and their son Elliot live in Fort Collins.
Jason
Mather, tuba Jason
is a Colorado native who
began his study of the tuba at the age of twelve. He studied
with
Jack Robinson at the University of Northern Colorado and with Don Harry
at the Eastman School of Music
in
Rochester, New York. Jason
won the Rocky Mountain Concerto Competition in 2003.
He currently resides in Greeley, Colorado with his wife and two dogs, and spends his days as a mild mannered cubicle jockey. But after hours he rips forth from the chains that bind him and seeks to conquer all he surveys.....that is tuba related, of course. Jason performs in many brass groups around the Northern Colorado and Denver area, but secretly wishes to start a rockabilly lounge act called "Sad Sam and the Blue Vues." He is very fond of snacks, and has been known to perform "Effie the Elephant" for peanuts.