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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.
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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 State University, Arts Management
Nov 9 Guest Lecturer on applying a creative mind to cross disciplinary work and life
Colorado Symphony & Pre-Concert Chats
Nov 18 Live online chat & Q/A - Join my Newsletter for info!
Nov 20-22 On stage performing & giving pre-concert talks for a program featuring Vivan Fung, Edward Elgar, and Antonín Dvořák.
Colorado College, Economics course
Nov 19 Guest lecturer on economic principles specific to non-profit sector arts organizations
University of Colorado, Business School
Nov 19 Guest facilitator - Empowering Women in Business - lecture/workshop on effective strategies for reducing anxiety, preparing, and delivering successful presentations
New Recording with Loon Lake Live
Now available for download and on streaming platforms - A Syp, A Scuffle, Stasis. Music for string trio, string quartet, and a mixed ensemble of strings, banjo, clarinet, and percussion. Click that button to listen and learn more!
The Pants Quandary podcast
Season 2 episodes begin dropping in January! Season 1 is available to watch on YouTube or listen to anywhere you get podcasts. Please like, share, and leave a review!
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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