About

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Our Mission
Our Musicians
Artistic Director

The Salt Lake Chamber Orchestra is an ensemble dedicated to bringing exceptional classical music to the state of Utah through performance experiences tailored to a 21st-century audience.

The SLCO is a democratically led string orchestra of musicians who come together to create an ensemble that is both artistically brilliant and culturally relevant. Through collaboration with local arts organizations and businesses, the SLCO provides a multisensory experience that allows contemporary audiences to appreciate classical works in a more accessible way.

Concerts take place in nontraditional venues with elements such as curated food/drink menus, visual art exhibits, collaborations with dance companies, etc. all of which will magnify the beauty of the music we’d like to share with our audience.

  • Our goal is to modernize the classical music experience for both audience members and musicians. We aim to inspire our audience, not only with our playing but with the stories we tell through our programming and the engaging atmosphere we will design in partnership with local businesses, restaurants, and other creative collaborators. A democratic rehearsal model will elevate the artistic potential of our performances by allowing us to showcase the results of melding the musical ideas of several world-class artists. We hope this unique approach will ignite a new love for this genre from both seasoned classical music lovers, and those who are experiencing it for the first time.

  • A chamber orchestra provides the intimacy of a string quartet, with the power of a symphony. It is one of the most engaging ways to experience classical music. This reality combined with thoughtful, relevant programming, welcoming venues, and curated food and drink menus, create a unique, and exciting classical music experience that currently doesn’t exist in the state of Utah.

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Meet the Collective

  • A young woman with brown, wavy hair, blue eyes, and fair skin, wearing a black dress with white trim, standing in a modern building interior with large concrete columns and blurred background.

    Erika Hubbard

    Violin
    Logan, UT

  • A young woman with long dark hair holding a violin next to her face, standing against a plain beige wall.

    Andrea Ashdown

    Violin and Viola
    Brigham City, UT

  • A woman sitting on a stool with her arms crossed, holding a violin and bow, in front of a brick wall, in black and white.

    Hyun Jeong Helen Lee

    Violin
    Cincinnati, OH

  • Young woman with long dark wavy hair smiling and holding a violin outdoors.

    Shenae Akagi

    Violin
    Draper, UT

  • A young woman with long dark hair and a serious expression, holding a violin, standing outdoors against a background of sky and water.

    Bree Fotheringham

    Violin
    Layton, UT

  • A man in a tuxedo playing the violin.

    Nigel Armstrong

    Violin
    Santa Cruz, CA

  • Woman with dark hair in a sleeveless black dress holding a violin, smiling and winking against a pink and white background.

    Lucy Wang

    Violin
    Vancouver, BC

  • Young man in a white suit playing a violin outdoors with a blurred green background.

    Hao Zhou

    Violin
    Orange County, CA

  • A young woman with wavy dark hair and earrings smiling outdoors near a blossoming tree with pink flowers, green foliage, and a white fence in the background.

    Rachel Call

    Violin
    Provo, UT

  • A woman with short wavy brown hair wearing a black sleeveless dress, holding a violin, standing against a pink and white gradient background.

    Aiden Kane

    Viola
    Philadelphia, PA

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    John Batchelder

    Viola
    Cincinnati, OH

  • A woman in a black dress holding a violin and standing on a marble staircase inside a grand building.

    Erin Kipp

    Viola
    Highland, UT

  • A young woman with long brown hair, wearing a black sleeveless dress and a pearl necklace, holding a wooden violin in front of a dark wood-paneled background with gold accents, smiling and looking to the side.

    Maureen Sheehan

    Viola
    Middleton, WI

  • A man plays a cello, focusing intently on his music.

    Andres Sanchez

    Cello
    Philadelphia, PA

  • A young man in a black suit and turtleneck holding a cello, smiling, against a pink and white background.

    Tate Zawadiuk

    Cello
    Vancouver, BC

  • A woman with long blonde hair and glasses wearing a black shirt and black pants standing next to a large upright double bass in a bright room with large windows and white walls.

    Marguerite Cox

    Double Bass
    Hudson, OH

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Bree Ann Fotheringham
Founder and Artistic Director

I grew up in northern Utah in a family that encouraged music-making from a young age. Some of my earliest memories include singing around the campfire, performing duets at churches and community events, and, thanks to a neighbor down the street, starting violin lessons at age five. According to my mother, I didn’t put the instrument down for an entire year, and since then, the violin has been an integral part of my life.

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