Charles Asch performs as a baroque cellist throughout Minnesota with ensembles including Bach Society of MN, Lyra Baroque Orchestra, and Bach Roots Festival. He has also performed solo cello and chamber music recitals through the Twin Cities Early Music Festival, where he also got his training on baroque cello from Jaap ter Linden. He obtained his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Minnesota, as well as his Master of Music degree from Juilliard. His undergraduate studies were completed at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, in both German studies and Music Performance.

Brendon Bushman is a freelance oboist and educator. He is on faculty at CSB/SJU, The St. Paul Conservatory of Music, and International Music Camp, and maintains private studios in Saint Cloud and MSP. Recent performances include those with MN Sinfonia, St. Cloud Symphony, South Dakota Symphony, Duluth Superior Symphony, Journey North Opera, Mankato Symphony, Minnesota Dance Theatre, VocalEssence, and the Northern Lights Music Festival. More at brendonbushman.com.

Gary Ruschman is an in-demand performer, conductor, and composer who works in a broad range of styles. Called “Terrific” by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, his credits include NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, BBC Two, Kennedy Center, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Boston Pops.

As a creator and a performer of new music, Julie’s work walks the line between composition and songwriting, art music and popular music, between genres as seemingly different as classical and blues. She plays in many styles, working to bring both the flute and her audiences to music they haven’t been in contact with before.  https://julieflute.net/

Levi Gregg is an avid composer and flute player. He enjoy’s playing and writing in a variety of styles and likes highlighting the works of underrepresented composers.  In 2023 he graduated from University of Minnesota Duluth with undergraduate degrees in Instrumental Performance and Music Theory and Composition. When Levi is not composing or playing, he enjoys going camping, hiking and canoeing.

Award-winning conductor Marco Real-d’Arbelles serves as Associate Artistic Director of the Bach Society of Minnesota and creator of "Outside the Box" series. He recently conducted sold out performances of The Cradle Will Rock with Minneapolis-based An Opera Theatre. He is also Music Director for Bold North Baroque Opera and Opera on the Lake. Born in Nicaragua, raised in Miami, where he made his debut, he has since worked with operas and orchestras in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

Anita Rieder is a flutist who performs with the Bach Society of Minnesota and at The Basilica of Saint Mary. She has performed with the Chicago Symphony, Lyric Opera, Grant Park Symphony, Staunton, VA Music Festival, Door County Peninsula Music Festival, Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Chicago Baroque Ensemble, Newberry Consort, Lake Forest Symphony, Chicago Chamber Musicians, Trio Lydia, and Pilgrim Chamber Players. Rieder taught flute at the University of Arkansas, University of Iowa, and Wheaton College, and was a Fulbright Scholar in London, England. She has performed in Mexico, Japan, Austria, and England, and has recorded on the Cedille label.

Lutenist Phillip Rukavina performs as a lute and vihuela soloist and as a continuo lutenist. He has appeared at many major Early Music festivals, including the Utrecht Early Music Festival (2013) and the Boston Early Music Festival (2015). Phillip performed as a soloist at the European Lute Festival in Füssen, Germany (2017) and at the Lute Society of America's WestFest in Canada. He has performed with many prominent ensembles, including the Newberry Consort, the Texas Early Music Project, the Bach Society MN and with renowned sopranos Emma Kirkby and Ellen Hargis. 

Gabby Doran is a versatile Twin Cities-based soprano who regularly performs with numerous chamber ensembles in the region. She is a soloist and recording artist with a full length album being released Christmas of 2023. Gabby has loved performing with the Bach Society of MN since 2015. She and her husband live in Saint Paul with a collection of children, cats, and random instruments. Learn more or contact her at gabbydoranmusic.com.