Our Music Instructors

Günter Bischof
• Masters of Music equivalency in clarinet and pedagogy from Musik Hochshule in Munich, Germany.
• Instructor at the Richard Strauss Konservatorium in Munich, Germany.
• Studied and taught Music Therapy with Gertrud Orff.
• Performed in many European orchestras including the Bolshoi Ballet, Munich Philharmonic, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, State Theater at Gärtnerplatz, as well as the Fort Collins Wind Symphony.
• Member of the Fort Collins Symphony Guild
• In constant collaboration with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra

Nicolette Bischof
• Masters of Music equivalency in piano from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.
• Teachers Education Diploma from Johannesburg College of Education, South Africa.
• Piano Teachers Diploma and Fellowship in piano performance from the Trinity College of Music in London, England.
• Masters of Music equivalency in percussion and piano from the Richard Strauss Konservatorium in Munich, Germany.
• Instructor at the Richard Strauss Konservatorium in Munich, Germany.
• Studied and taught Music Therapy with Gertrud Orff.
• Performed in many European orchestras including the Boshoi Ballet, Moskauer Kammerorchestra, Munich Philharmonic, National Staatsopera Orchestra, as well as the South African Broadcasting Symphony and the Fort Collins Wind Symphony.
• A member of both the Music Teachers Association and the Federation of Music Clubs in Fort Collins.
• Member of the Fort Collins Symphony Guild
• In constant collaboration with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra

Silvana Santinelli
• Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Maryland, 2004.
• Received numerous awards including first prize in the Mexican National Piano Competition, the San Antonio Symphony Young Artist Award Competition, the Ulrich Piano Competition, the French International Piano Festival Competition, and the Josef Hoffman International Piano Competition.

Branden Sipes
• Bachelor of Arts in Music (guitar) from CSU.

Nicholas Bischof
• Performed in the Rocky Mountain High School Band.
• Instruments include trumpet, piano, tuba, trombone, and french horn.
• Teaching with Philomusica for ten years.
• Graduate of Philomusica Teacher Training Program.