Teaches in Denver, CO

From Denver, Colorado

Plays Flute, Guitar, and Piano

About

Tess Halonen hails from sunny Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she began playing classical flute competitively in her formative years. Currently, Tess is an active and enthusiastic performing artist in Colorado. She has played semi-professionally with The Arapahoe Philharmonic, The Boulder Symphony and The Colorado Wind Ensemble. She was also awarded a professional fellowship at the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. Tess currently studies jazz piano with renowned Colorado resident artist Donna Wickham, and jazz/commercial guitar with Colin Farnsworth of The Walking Shadows. Tess plays guitar and piano in two bands: Dead Lifeboat and Strapped to Oblivion. In addition to holding a bachelor's degree in music performance from The University of Denver (2005), Tess received a BS in Physics and Mathematics from the Metropolitan State College of Denver (2011). She enjoys living in the city, getting out to hike often with her two beautiful dogs, Peach and Mocha.