Originally from far West Texas, El Paso to be exact, Fred has been a resident of Colorado since June of 1994. Fred currently teaches in the Boulder Valley School District as the Orchestra Specialist in Lafayette. He teaches at Centaurus HS, Angevine MS and the four elementary schools in Lafayette. Fred received his B.M.Ed. from UTEP and continued with classwork toward a Master's degree. He performed with the El Paso Symphony for fifteen seasons and studied violin with Abraham Chavez, Jr. for ten years in El Paso. Fred is also a Suzuki violin teacher. He has maintained a private Suzuki studio in El Paso and in Boulder for 22 years. Substitute violinist with the Boulder Philharmonic for two season between 1994 and 1996, Fred has just been appointed as Concertmaster of the Denver Pops Orchestra, formerly the Mostly Strauss Orchestra. Fred is also a member of the Board of Directors and serves in several capacities as needed for the Trouble Clef Theatre Company of Boulder. He is also a composer of string and vocal music and is hoping to be published soon. Serving as the CASTA newsletter editor for three years now, Fred lives with his partner, two elderly cats and two beautiful red Siberian Huskies in Boulder.