Heston McCranie, ’09, B.M. Music Performance, Cello, currently lives in Atlanta, Ga., and is working on her Ph.D. in Music Education at Georgia State University. Heston teaches string techniques for the university as well as working on research projects on improvisation and creativity. In the fall, she began a position as the primary orchestra director for the Atlanta International School. In addition to teaching, she is performing with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra and playing chamber music every chance she gets!
Since graduating, Cody Laun, ’10, B.M. Music Performance, has been seen on the stage of a number of regional opera companies, including Des Moines Metro Opera, Mississippi Opera, and Mobile Opera, and has had success in a number of large competitions, including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (regional finalist), and the national round of the Classical Singer Magazine competition. Cody now lives in Broomfield with his wife, Katy.
Chue Vue, ’10, B.M. Music Education and Performance, is the Orchestra and Choir director at Conrad Ball Middle School in Loveland, Colo., and a violist with Stratus Chamber Orchestra in Denver. He received his M.M. in Viola Performance from Arizona State University. Chue, who teaches private lessons in Broomfield, recently taught in St. Vrain School District and performed with Denver Philharmonic Orchestra.