Upper Strings
Cecilia Alexander – Viola
Cecilia joined EMSO in 2024 and loves being part of the orchestra. She grew up in the Twin Cities area and now live in Minneapolis with three rambunctious cats. She works as a legal advocate for victims of domestic violence in the metro area. Outside of the orchestra, Cecilia love crocheting, reading, swimming, and watching
Becky Drath – Violin
Becky joined EMSO in 2024. She has played violin for 54 years. Becky is an Insurance Advisor and lives in River Falls, WI. Prior to that she lived in Eau Claire for 32 years and grew up in Holmen, WI. In her spare time she enjoys quilting, making cards, scrapbooking and gardening. She and her
Eugenia Meltzer – Violin
Eugenia Meltzer grew up in Champaign, Il. As a child, her summers were spent at Illinois Summer Youth Music and later Meadowmount. She studied violin with Paul Rolland and Endre Granat, getting her Bachelor’s at the University of Illinois. She then got her Masters in Music at the University of Wisconsin where she studied with
Abby Johnson – Violin
Abby joined EMSO in 2023. A long-time resident of Moorhead, MN, she grew up in Moorhead, started playing violin in 5th grade, and went to college at Minnesota State University Moorhead where she studied chemistry. Abby moved to St. Paul to work as a Regulatory Associate at Ecolab. Her hobbies outside of EMSO include drawing
Michael Grasley – Violin
Michael began playing the violin in the 3rd grade and continued to play in orchestras during college and into adulthood. He began playing with the 3M Club Symphony Orchestra during the final season in 2008-2009 and then with EMSO when it was founded during the 2009-2010 season. He continued to play with the orchestra until the
Britt Peterson – Violin
Britt Peterson joined EMSO in the fall of 2023. Britt grew up in Black River Falls, Wisconsin and now resides in St Paul with her husband and two young children. She works as a project manager helping authors self-publish their books. Her hobbies include camping, hiking, sewing, and playing violin and bass in a Kate
Suki Sun – Violin
Before moving to Eagan, MN with her boyfriend in the winter of 2021, Suki spent 10 years living in Manhattan. During the isolated period of the COVID-19 pandemic, she picked up her violin again after a 25-year hiatus. She played the violin every day from 6-16 years old in China, but never had the chance
Janice Wenker – Violin
Kathryn Marget – Violin
Kathryn Marget has played violin with EMSO off and on over the past several years. She, her husband, and two German Shepherds live in Stillwater. Kathryn is the Gifted and Talented Coordinator for Mahtomedi Public Schools and enjoys reading, travel, and hiking with her dogs. She is the only violinist in a family of three cellists!