Dylan Fixmer

Composer-In-Residence

The Greeley Philharmonic Composer-In-Residence

Described by Conductor Lowell Graham as "Just an incredible composer" and "a very sincere creative artist” by composer Chen Yi, Colorado based composer, musician and educator, Dylan Fixmer, is a genuine and passionate artist whose works reflect his diverse music career. Classically trained at University of Colorado and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Fixmer’s music is inspired by the beauty of nature and the human spirit, and draws upon a multitude of musical styles and traditions. Recent works include commissions and premiers from Ópera Guanajuato, the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, the Front Range Chamber Players, the University of Northern Colorado Arts Through Lines Series, the Crested Butte Music Festival, The Burroughs, Towards a Shining Light, the Old Machines Duo, UCHealth, and the Laramie County Community College.

Fixmer is currently the Composer in Residence for the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra who premiered his Concerto for Violin: In Memory of Terri Sternberg with violinist Sarah Off, “which received a rapturous reception” (The Times of London) on September 24, 2022, and his Seven Symphonic Portraits: A Weld County Reflection on October 14, 2023. As a multi-faceted and imaginative composer, Fixmer writes for multifarious contexts from orchestral and traditional solo and ensemble work, to theater, choir, film, and narrative including music for the birth center at the UCHealth Greeley Hospital, the soundtrack for the audio book Adventures of a Mystic Warrior by Robert Rocco D’Ordine, and author Craig Child’s multi-media production “Dark Night.”  Fixmer's Four Portraits for Strings was selected as Editor’s Choice by J.W. Pepper in 2023 and his music has been featured and premiered internationally on Colorado Public Radio Denver and CPR Classical, Radio Classique - Paris, The Times of London, and Le Figaro.  An active and dynamic performing artist, Fixmer currently performs with his band “Traditionish”, in addition to various solo and ensemble performances.  He has appeared with artists from Glen Valez and Loire Cotler to Blackie O’Connell and Cyril Cyril O Donoghue to Gao Hong, and in performance venues from the Lauderdale House in London and Boettcher Hall in Denver to the IBar Ranch in Gunnison.  He has recorded numerous albums including Embodying Rhythm Marimba Ensemble’s Music for Everyday Life and Traditionish's self-titled album.

As an educator, Fixmer is currently Faculty of Music Composition at the University of Northern Colorado. He has served as Associate Instructor of Music and “First Voices” Choir Director at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and previously taught Music History at the Early College Academy in Greeley, K-8 general music, jazz band, and drama at Hotchkiss K-8 School, K-4 general music at Highland Elementary School, and as a faculty member at the Mt. Blanca Summer Music Conservatory.