VIOLINS:
- Laura Dahl – concertmaster
- Dianne Brady
- Carlin Stiles Mayhew
- Amber Kopp
- Julia Osborne
- Tamara Bottge
- Vu Nguyen
- Shigeyuki Yachi
- Maren Williams
- Sophie Hazen
- Elizabeth Weitzel
- Brandon Le
- Jayda Francis
- Cristina Seaborn
VIOLAS:
- Kate Hansen
- Jack Johnston
- Melissa Kalpin Prescott
- Sophia Kufalk
- Cora Knese
- Cristina Seaborn
- Jim Johnson – retired
CELLI:
- Noah Braun
- Preston McGraw
- Haley Hennen
- Sujin Braun
- Jonah Darnall
- Jennie Kalpin
- Kaela Kopp
- Bryant Julstrom
BASS:
- Patrick Dinndorf
- David Lorenz
- Meghan Weiss
WINDS:
- Betsy Eickhoff, flute
- Kris Boyle, flute
- Debra Berglund, flute
- Tara Prout, flute
- Rachel Koehler, oboe
- Brenna Gardner, oboe
- Rachel Tessier, oboe
- Shigeyuki Yachi, oboe
- Mikayla Graeme, oboe
- Tom Gaetz, clarinet
- Katie Johnson, clarinet
- Adrian DeVos, bassoon
- Charlotte Appel, bassoon
- Kyle Klepel, bassoon
BRASS:
- Terri Deming, horn
- David Gouker, horn
- Tim Johnson, horn
- Rachel Amberson, horn
- Vicki Davis, horn
- Sean Jacobson, trumpet
- John Plantenberg, trumpet
- Tom Pattock, trumpet
- Brian Campbell, trombone
- Levi Schwieters, trombone
- Terry Humbert, trombone
- Larry Mariette, trombone
- Grace Bergstrom, tuba
Timpani/Percussion:
- Sylvia Kaare
- Todd Prout
- Olivia Sletteland
If you are interested in joining the Amadeus Chamber Symphony, please contact Laura Dahl.
Email: lauralydiadahl@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 Conductors:
Dr. Andrew Towsey-Grishaw, since Feb. 2025
Michael Zellgert, Feb. 2024
Aaron Carpenter, Feb. 2023
Steven Eckblad, Oct. 2022, ’23, ’24