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Featured Artists
Jacob Klock, violin
Jacob Klock started playing the violin when he was six years old after
being inspired by Walt Disney’s “Fantasia”. He began his orchestra
career in the eighth grade when he was asked to be a violinist in the
Pueblo Symphony Orchestra. At the age of 19, he became Assistant
Concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. Within
a year, he joined the second violin section of the Colorado Springs
Philharmonic. Now 25 years old, Jacob is a full-time member of the
Philharmonic and serves as Concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. As a high
school senior, he performed the Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 with the CSU-Pueblo Orchestra.
In a master class setting, Jacob has performed for Pinchas Zuckermen, Peter Oundjian and the
Kronos Quartet. Additionally, he was a member of the winning ensemble in the 2008 Lamont
School of Music Chamber Competition. Jacob’s teachers include Karine Garibova at CSU-Pueblo
and Linda Wang at University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. When not playing the violin,
Jacob enjoys performing with various ensembles (jazz, bluegrass, ska, metal) on many instruments,
including trumpet, electric guitar, keyboards, guitar, bass, and fiddle. Jacob lives in Colorado
Springs with his wife, Heather, and their two children.
Ian Buckpan, clarinet
Praised for his “wide range of tonal shadings and expressive nuances” (Michael
Butterman, Boulder Philharmonic) and “uncanny technical ability” (Tom
Wilson, Colorado Springs Philharmonic), Ian Buckpan is poised to be one
of the leading clarinetists of his generation. Ian has received 1st place in
numerous Young Artist competitions including the Denver Young Artist
Orchestra (‘08), Arapahoe Philharmonic (‘08,) Boulder Philharmonic (‘07),
Rocky Ridge Music Camp (‘05), Plymouth Congregational Church Music
Contest (‘03), and Colorado Flute Association’s Concerto Contest (‘05). He
has been named a Yamaha Young Performing Artist and was their Overall
Winner at their 2009 Summer Symposium Concert. He is on the Young
Musicians of Colorado roster of young artists, capturing their Top Performer
prize for the Non-Piano, College Division in ‘08. He has received 2nd place in Aurora Symphony’s
Concerto Competition and Jefferson Symphony’s Young Artist Competition, Honorable Mention
in Missoula Symphony Association’s National Young Artist Competition, and was a Finalist in
both CU-Boulder’s Honors Competition as well as Astral Artists National Auditions.
Ian has appeared as the featured soloist with such orchestras as the Chamber Orchestra of the
Springs, the Boulder Philharmonic, the Arapahoe Philharmonic, and the Rocky Ridge Music
Camp Orchestra is Estes Park, Colorado. He has also appeared with the Denver Young Artist
Orchestra where he was hailed as a “solid performer and outstanding musician” (Robin McNeil,
YourHub.com).
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