A seasonal music camp for adults - DASC leads the way as a non-competitive, non-auditioned, educational orchestra for adult string players.
JENNY GOOD
DASC Symphony Director
Intramural Musicians Colorado President
Jenny Good encourages adults to begin or return to the study of music—on any instrument(s) and in any genre(s). Her musical training began with piano lessons as a child; she came back to playing an instrument when she picked up a cello at age 32. Since then, she’s played with numerous ensembles and she continues to seize diverse musical education opportunities.
As a cellist, Jenny seeks opportunities to play with adult amateurs in the Front
Range of Colorado—and beyond. After starting solo lessons with cellist Stephen
Weider, she became a regular participant of the Boulder Cello Project (including
playing in a high-altitude cello choir performance atop Mt. Sherman, elevation
14,043’, conducted by Psyche Cassandra Dunkhase); attended the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Academy Week, including playing in a Bach suites
masterclass held by principal cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski and performing at
Meyerhoff Concert Hall under the baton of conductor Marin Alsop and side-by-side with cellists including Bo Li and Seth Low); participated in multiple University of Wyoming Cello Festivals (Dr. Beth Vanderborgh, artistic director; Douglas Moore, conductor); took part in the Colorado Cello Summit (Adam Riggs, chair) at the Metropolitan State University of Denver; and played with the Golden Chamber Orchestra, hosted by Golden Music (Justino Perez, Joe Engel directors).
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Jenny first participated with Intramural Musicians as a cellist in the Denver Adult Strings Camp in 2021, later playing in orchestral and chamber groups; she also played viola in a DASC Spruce Ensemble in 2023. She joined the staff in 2025. Jenny holds a BA in English & Spanish from Carnegie Mellon University and has a professional background in writing, editing, and public relations.
JOE ENGEL
DASC Symphony Education Manager
Joseph Engel is a performer and educator in Colorado. He has a background in classical and contemporary cello styles, and is always seeking new sound worlds with the cello.
He is a member of the Denver based eclectic-rock band, "Milquetoast & Co." and has shared the stage with artists such as The Sugar Hill Gang and Wilco. As an educator, Joseph incorporates many teaching philosophies, including those inspired by non-western musics and meditation. He holds a Masters of Music in cello performance from Denver University, where he has acted as a visiting lecturer.
DRAKE DOMINGUE
DASC Symphony Librarian
Hailing from the heart of Cajun country in Lafayette, LA, Drake Domingue is a professional multi-instrumentalist and music educator currently based in Denver, CO. Specializing in low brass and electric bass, Drake is a sought-after freelance, session, and touring musician who collaborates across a wide range of styles and genres throughout the U.S.
Drake completed his graduate studies in tuba performance at the University of New Mexico in 2017. Following this, he honed his craft as a brass instrument artisan, building custom French horns with Patterson Hornworks in Las Cruces, NM. In 2019, he relocated to Denver to focus on performing and teaching full-time while furthering his expertise in brass instrument manufacturing as part of the team at Harrelson Trumpets. Today, Drake serves as a Music Production Engineer with MakeMusic, where he develops and curates educational content for MakeMusic Cloud (SmartMusic), helping to empower musicians and educators through innovative technology.
Drake also has a strong track record in arts leadership and outreach. As a former member of the Board of Directors for the Colorado Brass, he served as Chairman of the Outreach Committee and Social Media Manager, spearheading initiatives to grow community engagement and promote the ensemble.
SARAH JYLKKA
Intramural Musicans Executive Director
Washington State Program Manager
TASC Symphony Director
Sarah Jylkka is a Washington-based professional violinist with over 15 years of experience in classrooms and orchestras. She has directed orchestras at El Sistema Colorado, coached for various student festivals in the Denver metro area, and served as an orchestra director for Mapleton Public Schools in Thornton, CO from 2017-2021. Today she remains active as an instrumental coach, performer, and proudly serves as the orchestra orchestra director at Spanaway Middle School in Spanaway, WA.
Sarah holds both a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from DePauw University in Greencastle, IN as well as an active Washington State Teacher's License endorsed in K-12 instrumental music. Sarah was the 2016 recipient of the DePauw University Music Citizen award granted to a student with outstanding service to the community through music as well as the 2o16 recipient of the Leah Curnutt Prize granted to an outstanding senior Music Education major. Sarah has been featured in publications including The Strad, Life on Capitol Hill, and VoyageDenver.
Notably, Sarah has performed with members of Elephant Revival, LVDY, The Blind Cafe Orchestra, Su Teatro, Nordic Daughter, Suhl Ensemble, the Arapahoe Philharmonic, Stratus Chamber Orchestra, recorded SFX for Mt. Mograph, and has designed sound for both The Pandemic Collective and Bewilderment Theater Company. Sarah has studied under Ericka Dicker, Dan Rizner, Tarn Travers, and Julia Taylor.
You can see Sarah perform on violin around the US with the Viking rock band, Nordic Daughter.