Musicians
Janet Boots Larson – Percussion
Janet Boots Larson joined EMSO’s percussion section in 2022. Boots taught music in public and parochial schools. She has a master’s in theology and is now retired clergy. She previously played clarinet in the Minnesota State Band and currently plays clarinet in the Leichtennein Nein Polka Band. Her husband, Ron, plays viola for EMSO. She
Hannah Drake – Harp
Hannah Drake joined EMSO in fall 2022. She plays a 2007 Venus Penti Concert Harp. Hannah is originally from Charleston, IL and started playing harp in her childhood. During her undergraduate studies in chemistry at Western Illinois University, she played and toured with the WIU orchestra, played for the WIU opera, and accompanied for recitals.
David Grover – Trumpet
David started performing with the brass section of EMSO in 2022. He plays trumpet. David is chip designer and lives in Eden Prairie. He is originally from Vermont.
Kevin Mallery – Trumpet
Kevin has been a member of EMSO since being recruited by his now wife (violinist Jeanette) in 2018. He grew up in Minnetonka and currently lives in Woodbury with his wife. Kevin is a trained mechanical engineer and practicing data scientist at TSI, Inc. in Shoreview. When not playing trumpet, Kevin enjoys reading sci-fi/fantasy novels
Andrew Bean – Saxophone
Andrew joined the EMSO in 2022. His day job is at Animal Emergency and Referral Center of Minnesota, where works as a veterinary specialist in companion exotic animals. He is a native of the Twin Cities, though his work took him to Tucson, Arizona; San Diego, California; and Norfolk, Virginia before returning home. He lives
Jill Halberg – Bassoon
Rose Lakeman -Cello
Robin Radke – Viola
Robin Radke joined EMSO in 2022 after a 34 year hiatus from playing the viola. Robin is delighted to be making music again and is enjoying relearning old skills. Robin grew up in suburban St. Louis, MO, but has called Woodbury, MN home for 25 years. When she isn’t playing, Robin is a corporate attorney
Eddie Peng – Violin
My name is Eddie, and I am a violinist that joined EMSO in 2021. I’m currently working as a software developer at a medical technology company. I live in the Ventura Village neighborhood in Minneapolis, but I am originally from a town 20 minutes from downtown Chicago called Munster, Indiana. When I’m not playing violin,