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 Artistic Director and Conductor Brian Patrick Leatherman, now in his 17th year with the Chorale, leads a multi-faceted life as conductor, teacher, singer, and clinician. A fully certified Orff-Schulwerk teacher, Mr. Leatherman is a vocal/general music specialist in the Douglas County Colorado schools. His students have performed at the National Conference of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and the Colorado Music Educator's Association annual Clinic/Conference. He is active as a choral clinician and adjudicator. Mr. Leatherman has appeared as tenor and counter-tenor soloist with the San Juan Symphony, National Repertoire Orchestra, Colorado Springs Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, Aurora Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Fort Collins Symphony, Breckenridge Music Institute Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Chorale, Columbine Chorale, Repertoire Singers of Colorado, Larimer Chorale, Pueblo Chorale, Desert Chorale of Santa Fe, the Robert Shaw Festival Singers, and the Robert Shaw Festival Chorus.
Bitten by the conducting bug in high school, he was the first junior to conduct the pep band, as well as the first student to conduct both the Concert Chorale and the Symphonic Band in concert. Prior posts include directorship of the Pueblo Choral Society and the Douglas County Children's Chorus. He has been guest conductor for the Greeley Chorale, the Colorado Springs Chorale, the Arapahoe Philharmonic and the Pueblo Symphony. He has conducted opera and ballet with Opera Fort Collins, the Colorado Opera Troupe, and the Colorado Ballet.
Mr. Leatherman has served on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association and the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Orff Schulwerk Association. He holds the BME and the MM degree, with emphasis in choral conducting, from Colorado State University, and cites as his two greatest influences Barbara Grenoble in pedagogy and Robert Shaw in choral work.
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 Associate Conductor, Greg Marsh, is a graduate of Arizona State University, earning a Master's Degree in Choral Conducting. He has been a choral director in Arizona and Colorado for more than twenty years, and is a past conductor of the Colorado Mormon Chorale. Mr. Marsh is currently a vocal music teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO.
Mr. Marsh is frequently a featured soloist of Cherry Creek Chorale, with a solo repertoire that includes Elijah, Messiah, The Creation, The Tales of Hoffman, Hansel and Gretel, The Marriage of Figaro, and The Bartered Bride. He has starred in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream- coat, and Side by Side by Sondheim, also working as a professional jazz singer.
In addition to leading many full-chorale and sectional rehearsals, conducting portions of each concert and participating as a singer, Mr. Marsh is the musical director for the annual Showcase Concert Concert. He prepares the chorale for the Breckenridge Music Festival in the summers, and for Colorado Opera Troupe performances.
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 Principal Accompanist: Cindy Runkel began her musical training with her father while in kindergarten, then studied piano with Elizabeth Pastor, concert pianist and faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Ashland University (OH).
Ms. Runkel served as accompanist for her award-winning high school choral program and received multiple scholarships, including a full piano scholarship to Miami University (OH). There she held various leadership roles, accompanied and sang in multiple ensembles including a Beautyshop Quartet, performed in two European concert tours and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Music Education.
Cindy performs professionally in the Denver area for a wide variety of private and public events which have included wedding and anniversary celebrations, corporate awards events and a private holiday party at the Colorado Governor's Mansion. In addition to being Principal Accompanist, she also serves as the Chorale's Marketing & Development Manager.
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 Assistant Accompanist, Debbie Johnson grew up playing Beethoven & Chopin and singing Rodgers & Hammerstein! She has taught music and drama--at Children's Music Academy in the Denver area and in Tucson public and private schools. Currently, she is Executive Director of UEMI, a non-profit working with impoverished children and women in India. Previously, she served as VP of Programs with the Dalit Freedom Network, and founded and directed DenverWorks, an inner-city jobs program. She did graduate work at the University of Denver and received her Masters in
Music Education from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas. In addition, she has done extensive accompanying and directed choirs/ensembles in churches and colleges. She loves the artistry, excellence, and FUN of the Cherry Creek Chorale!
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The Cherry Creek Chorale, P.O. Box 3272 , Greenwood Village, CO 80155
