Dennis began playing piccolo and 3rd flute with the Denver Pops Orchestra in October 2008.
During the 2009-2010 season Dennis will continue as piccolo player and also sub as second
flute.  He also plays solo flute at Park Hill Congregational Church and directs and plays with
the Park Hill Flutes and Park Hill Early Music Ensemble. 

He was appointed Instructor of Private Flute at the Community College of Aurora in August 
2005 and taught flute and recorder there through December 2007.  He was music director and conductor of the Rocky Mountain Flute Choir from 2001 - 2003.  Coordinator, director and
performer with the First Plymouth Flute Ensemble from 1999 - 2005.  Dennis has previously
played flute with the Highland Flute Quartet, CU-Alumni Choir, University of Colorado at Denver
Flute Ensemble, and has substituted for the Jefferson Symphony, Centennial Philharmonic and
the Denver Pops Orchestra.

Dennis has studied flute with New Zealand flutist and recording artist Alexa Still. He has also
been coached by Holly Hofmann, Katherine Kemler, Theresa Beaman and Christine Potter.
He is a member of the Colorado Flute Association serving as a Board Member at Large from
1998 - 2004. Dennis was the CFA webmaster from 2001-2004 and the CFA membership
coordinator for the 2003-2004 membership year.

Dennis has over thirty years teaching experience and maintains an active private studio at
Kolacny Music Center in Denver, Colorado. He provides performing opportunities for his
students by holding annual recitals. As a teacher he encourages his students in student
competitions, honor band and orchestra opportunities and school district's solo and ensemble
festivals.

Dennis received a Bachelor of Music in Education degree from the University of Northern
Colorado. Growing up playing clarinet, he began studying string bass and flute in college. After
college he played bass with the Colorado Springs Symphony from 1979-1982 and was principal
bass with the Centennial Philharmonic, (now Denver Philharmonic), in Denver from 1986 to 1990.

He has attended flute master classes by Christina Jennings, Lisa-Marie Amos, Pam Endsley,
Julie Duncan Thornton, Katherine Kemler, Marco Granados, Metaj Zupan, James Galway, William Bennett, Jeanne Baxtresser, Claude Monteux, Karl Kraber, Felix Skowronek, James Pellerite,
Murray Panitz, Doriot-Anthony Dryer and Ransom Wilson. He has performed in master classes
with Carol Wincenc and Alexa Still. He has over 30 years public and private flute instruction, 15
|years public and private string bass instruction, 10 years public and private clarinet instruction.
Dennis currently studies and teaches private piano, recorder and piccolo as well as flute.