Violinist Margaret Humphrey maintains a vibrant freelance schedule as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra member, performing in ensembles in the US and Europe. Previously a 25-year core member of the Minnesota Opera Orchestra, she now performs regularly with the Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Consortium Carissimi, Tempesta di Mare, and as concertmaster of the Bach Society of MN. A founding member of Belladonna Baroque quartet, she has toured throughout the US, Europe and Brazil. Cerulean Fire, her most recent ensemble, collaborates with dancers and percussionists crossing over genres to create dynamic performance experiences. Ms. Humphrey is also a member of the Kingsbury Ensemble in St. Louis and a soloist in the annual Ancient Music Series in St. Savin France. She has recorded on the Chondos, Dorian, Ten Thousand Lakes, and Naxos labels.

Grant Johnson’s musical career began at an early age, starting violin at age four, piano at six, and organ in college. At age ten he became a member of the renowned Minnesota Boychoir, and with them toured and recorded extensively. As a violinist Grant has played with many orchestras around the country and was concertmaster for multiple orchestras while in school at the University of Minnesota. Based in Denver, CO, he is a member with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado and plays regularly with many other orchestras including the Boulder Philharmonic, Fort Collins Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, and frequently serves as guest concertmaster with the Boulder Symphony.

Johnson is currently Executive Director of the Bach Society of Minneosta and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir in Denver. He was previously a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for three seasons. Prior to that, Grant spent two years with the Phoenix Symphony as Assistant Librarian, frequently playing in the orchestra as well. He has also held library positions with the Minnesota Bach Ensemble, Aspen Music Festival, and was Interim Executive Director for the Reading Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania. He has worked in various capacities with many of the top orchestras around the country including the Atlanta Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

Cellist Rebecca Humphrey lives and works in the Philadelphia area where she is an active freelancer, performing with many US early music ensembles. A Bach continuo specialist, she has played frequently with Washington Bach Consort, Baltimore Bach Handel Choir, Cantate Chamber Singers, Bethesda, Trinity Church, NYC and Choral Arts, Philadelphia, to name a few. She has been principal cellist with Tempesta di Mare, Lyra Concert, Kammerensemble Luzern, Capriccio Basel, CityMusik, Chicago and Ars Musica. In Philadelphia she is founding member of many chamber groups including Aurelio, Kleinekammermusik, Night Music, the Franklin Quartet and is also a founding member of Belladonna Baroque Quartet. Rebecca graduated from Oberlin Conservatory and continued her studies at University of Minnesota. She has coached at Madison Early Music workshop and is currently a faculty member at Curtis Institute where she teaches baroque cello.

Tami Morse, harpsichord, is a soloist and chamber musician, performing regularly with Boulder Bach, the Bach Society of Minnesota, the Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Madison Bach Musicians, Minnesota Bach Ensemble (co-artistic director), and Early Music Minnesota (founding director). She was a finalist in the Jurow International Harpsichord Competition and has been awarded artist grants from the MSAB and MRAC to commission and perform new works for harpsichord, record and tour J. S. Bach’s sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord with colleague Tulio Rondón, and apprentice with master harpsichord builder Ton Amir in Amsterdam. Morse has a Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University, and was awarded a prestigious DAAD grant, which she used to study at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne with Ketil Haugsand.