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I’m Catherine–a visionary arts leader committed to problem seeking & solving, honest dialogue, and advancing creativity in collaborative spaces.
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I’m a solution focused problem seeker, and I create. A lot.
Sometimes new things, sometimes kaleidoscopic shift for existing things. Some things I regularly create are ideas, content, and shared spaces for surprise and contemplation. Plus I like creating tasty savory snacks. That’s a thing too.
I’m old enough to have done stuff, and young enough to be seeking new adventures. I've created audio / visual works, words, and ideas, curated special programming and projects, served as a teaching artist and performance host, led adult and youth education courses in person and online, held artistic operations, marketing, and fundraising roles, and played a lot of viola.
QUICK FACTS
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Arts Professional ‘Swiss Army Knife’
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Assistant Principal Violist of the Colorado Symphony
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Executive and Artistic Director, Loon Lake Live
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Creative Producer / Violist for Ensemble Faucheux
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Excited maker of charts and graphs (sometimes for things like pre-concert talks)
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A proud former 4-H participant originally from Texas, I spent much of my formative years taking care of various livestock and trying to stay out of trouble
READ STUFF
Welcome to the latest on my blog where I write about music, creativity, leading and just, you know, tell stories from my life.
WHERE'S BEESON?
Colorado Symphony performances & lecture
Mar 6-8 Beethoven & Korngold - plus concert support materials posted HERE
Colorado Symphony performance & lecture
Mar 14 Lang Lang plays Beethoven and I preview the upcoming '26-'27 season with Peter Oundjian
The Pants Quandary podcast
Mar 14 drop for Episode 4 - feat. conductor Kelly Kuo
Colorado Symphony performances & lecture
Mar 20-22 Verdi, Theofanidis & Prokofiev - plus concert support materials posted HERE
Playground Ensemble marathon day
Mar 21 Stanley Marketplace, 2:30 string quartet performance
The Pants Quandary podcast
Mar 28 drop for Episode 5 - feat. author Dave Maas and illustrator Patrick Lay of Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis
LET's COLLABORATE
Work with great people is what makes the work great. I am fueled by creating experiences for and with divergent thinkers and complex communities.
CONSULTING + MENTORING
How do we empower each other and do really good work that matters? As a consultant, I work with dynamic groups of people to help you solve complex problems and do more meaningful work.
CREATIVE PRODUCTION +
CURATION
Nothing excites me more than taking an idea and figuring out how to actually bring it to life. I've produced a lot of complex things with awesome people. Maybe you're next!
PERFORMANCE BEYOND VIOLA
My superpower is making and holding space for wonderment, which I sometimes do with a viola in my hands. Other ways I engage people include leading workshops, narrating and hosting concerts, doing preconcert lectures and more.
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