VIOLINS:
Laura Dahl, concertmaster
Dianne Brady
Carlin Stiles Mayhew
Cristina Seaborn
Julia Osborne
Rhonda Johnson
Kristen Bauer
Tamara Bottge
Shigeyuki Yachi
Brandon Le
Emily Rogalla
Vu Nguyen
Karen Bottge
VIOLAS:
Kate Hansen – principal
Jim Johnson
John Johnson
Sophia Kufalk
Melissa Kalpin Prescott
Isabelle Corrigan
Br. Jacob Berns
CELLI:
Noah Braun – principal
Haley Hennen
Preston McGraw
Jennie Kalpin
Fr. William Skudlarek, OSB
Bryant Julstrom
BASS:
Patrick Dinndorf – principal
David Lorenz
Meghan Weiss
WINDS:
Betsy Eickhoff, flute – principal
Kris Boyle, flute/piccolo
Tara Prout, flute/piccolo
Peggy Doerrie, flute
Rachel Koehler, oboe – principal
Shigeyuki Yachi, oboe
Mikayla Graeme, oboe
Tom Gaetz, clarinet – principal
Katie Johnson, clarinet
Donnell Lastine-Chopp, clarinet
Kyle Klepel, bassoon – principal
Adrian DeVos, bassoon
Maia Hamann, bassoon
BRASS:
Sean Jacobson, trumpet – principal
John Plantenberg, trumpet
Ian Fuller, trumpet
Patrick Thorn, trumpet
Terri Deming, horn – principal
David Gouker, horn
Tim Johnson, horn
Rachel Amberson, horn
Brian Campbell, trombone – principal
Levi Schwieters, trombone
Terrence Humbert, trombone
Larry Mariette, trombone
Mel Hauck, tuba
Timpani/Percussion:
Sylvia Kaare
Todd Prout
Olivia Sletteland
If you are interested in joining the Amadeus Chamber Symphony, please contact Laura Dahl.
Email: lldvm22@gmail.com
Founding Artistic Director – Dr. Axel Theimer
Dr. Axel Theimer (born March 10, 1946) is a conductor, composer, singer, author and Professor Emeritus of Music at the College of Saint Benedict / Saint John’s University (CSB/SJU) in Minnesota. After a teaching career of 52 years at St. John’s and St. Ben’s he retired in the spring of 2021. He is founder and past director of the professional a cappella choir Kantorei (Minneapolis / Saint Paul), co-founder and past director of the National Catholic Youth Choir and founder/artistic director of the Amadeus Chamber Symphony. At CSB/SJU, he conducted the SJU Men’s Chorus, founded the CSB/SJU Chamber Choir as well as the All College Choir and taught voice, vocal pedagogy, diction and choral conducting/techniques. He served on the faculty and as executive director of the VoiceCare Network until the summer of 2021. He is an acknowledged expert on healthy vocal production for solo and choral singing, and the effect of conducting gesture on vocalists and instrumentalists. His choirs are known and praised for their particularly warm, natural, expressive and efficient sound.
Guest Artistic Directors
Steven Eckblad, annual Fall Concerts since 2022
Dr. Andrew Towsey-Grishaw, Feb. 2025
Michael Zellgert, Feb. 2024
Aaron Carpenter, Feb. 2023