Musicians

The members of MSW are living proof of the power and enjoyment that comes from music. They perform with a level of skill, sophistication and heart that rises above the typical ‘community band’ performance and borders more ​on a professional level ensemble.
Paul Kile
MSW Associate Conductor
Director of Bands, Edina High School

Principal Conductor & Musical Director

Timothy Mahr – Music Educator

Associate Conductor

Paul Kile – Music Educator

Associate Conductor Emeritus

William Webb – Music Educator (Retired)

Piccolo/Flute

Leslie Pietila – Seminary Student

Flute

Janet Dietrich – Investment Manager (Retired)
+ Heather Elliott – Artist
Diane Hallberg – Band Director
Diane Larson – Preschool Teacher (Retired)
Jodi Matson – Volunteer
Nancy Miller – Medical Researcher (Retired)
Lucy Perman – Educator (Retired)
Laurie Peterman – Educator (Retired)
Annette Ranheim – Program Manager
Roxanne Seidel – Music Educator
Sue Woodhall – Banker (Retired)

Oboe

Beth Averbeck – Physician
+ Kristen Cooper – College Counselor
Lauren Seidel – Operations Professional

Bassoon

Ethan Boote – Director of Real Estate
Andy Erickson – Band Director
Chloe Mais Hagen – Educator
+ Rebecca Sauer – Donor Services

Clarinet

Jennifer Albright – Data Analyst
Randy Betcher – Commodities Trader
Peggy Chun – Clinical Social Worker
Bob Cline – Digital Marketing Team Lead
Tracy Finks – Software Engineer
Leona Hellesvig – Educator
Rose Kennealy Karas – Music Educator (Retired)
Pamela Nordmark – Music Teacher (Retired)
Mary Helen O’Hare – Teacher (Retired)
Carrie Rickheim – Operations
Lisa Rickman – Band Director
Susan Rolling – Coding Analyst
Jennifer Runck – Band Director
Jennifer Shea – Band Director
Gail Torgerson – Teacher (Retired)
Lynn Weist – Regulatory Specialist (Retired)
Jill Westermeyer – Music Teacher
Rachel Wright – Office Manager

Bass Clarinet

Eddie DiBlasi – Instrument Repair Technician
David Fink – Program Developer
Chris Gumz – Teacher
+ Amanda Lanser – Freelance Writer
Becky Odland – Volunteer
Ann Sahly – Writer/Editor

Alto Saxophone

+ Paul Rippe – Printing
Aaron Sackett – University Professor
Steve Schmitz – Band Director

Tenor Saxophone

Brett Kahnert – Financial Advisor
John Simon – Marketing

Baritone Saxophone

Ian Decker – Student/Tech Coordinator

Trumpet/Cornet

Todd Burkholder – Band Director (Retired)
Conlan Campbell – IT Consultant
Dick Hilden – Electrical Engineer
Steve Kaare – Software Developer
Morgan May – Communications and Marking
Chuck Meyer – Physician
Kristine Nelson – Paralegal
David Rickheim – Physical Therapist
Michael Rickman – Software Developer
Erick Ries – Attorney/Realtor
+ Jeff Seidel – Investment Banker
Olav Serres – Medical Analyst
Phil Snyder – Band Director
Chris Westermeyer – Actuary

French Horn

Claude Benson – Manufacturing Engineer (Retired)
Tana Christenson – Band Director
Joanne Claussen – Software Product Manager
Jan Gambaiani – Medical Transcriptionist
Nahal Javan – Music Educator
+ Ken Lovely – Information Technology
Laura Narhi – Trainer
Claire Nelson – Nurse-Midwife (Retired)
Amy Vanderhoff – Spanish Teacher
Corrine Webb-Kay – Child Psychiatrist

Trombone

Jonathan Backman – Software Engineer
Rhonda Frankenfeld – Finance Manager
Christopher Gough – Band Teacher
Ryan Johnson – Treasurer
Gary Nelson – Efficiency Engineer
Jeff Ruhnke – Band Director
James Skakoon – Engineer (Retired)
Cole Stiegler – Data Scientist
+ Julie Wrase – Attorney

Baritone/Euphonium

Cameron Bradley – Project Manager
Ella Harpstead – Music Publishing
Ben Heidgerken – Professor of Religion
+ Paul Kile – Music Educator

Tuba

Wesley Braker – Natural Resource Manager
Kelsey Brown – Structural Engineer
Phillip Richardson – Teacher (Retired)
+ Jerry Van Cleave – Tutor

String Bass

Max Voda – Music Teacher

Percussion

Sonja Baumgartner – Artist/Special Ed Assistant
+ Eric Christenson – Band Director
Jeff Christiansen – Band Director
Eric Dungan – Software Architect
Kelly Grill – Music Teacher
Alli Mottaz – Band Director
John Ranheim – Restoration Specialist
Jack Reynertsin – Music Teacher

+ Section Leader