Tracy LaGuardia

Tracy LaGuardia has been a professional musician for 42 years. She is a native of Colorado Springs and has been a resident of the Denver area for those 42 years. A former private and public school music teacher, Ms. LaGuardia received her Bachelor’s Degree in music education from The University of Denver in 1985. Tracy taught for several years in the Denver and Cherry Creek districts. She is also a vocalist in many different performing groups. Ms. LaGuardia has been concertmaster of The Littleton Symphony, The Rocky Mountain Chamber Orchestra, and The Arapahoe Philharmonic. She has also performed with The Denver Symphony, The Colorado Springs Symphony, The Cheyenne Symphony, The Longmont Symphony, and many others. She performs in several country bands (playing at the Stock Show and Cheyenne Frontier Days), jazz groups, rock groups, and runs her own booking agency- A Touch of Class Music. Her agency specializes in weddings & she plays in many different chamber ensembles for ceremonies and receptions. 

She taught private violin & viola lessons for 30 years and was the conductor of the Colorado Youth String Orchestra from 1983-1999 and the AP Youth String Orchestras from 1999-2011. Tracy has guest-conducted several honor orchestras throughout Colorado.

As a freelance performer, Tracy has appeared with many stars, including Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Led Zeppelin, Lyle Lovett, Linda Ronstadt, Kenny Rogers, Sarah Brightman, Natalie Cole, Bob Hope, Doc Severinsen, John Tesh, Sandi Patti, Richard Marx, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Peter Gabriel, Kristen Chenoweth, Earth Wind & Fire, Little River Band, and Michael Buble.

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