Kevin F.E. Sütterlin, Music Director

"The Sandra Lemke & Monroe Trout Endowed Maestro" Dr. Kevin F.E. Sütterlin is an internationally sought-after conductor and pedagogue. A dedicated 21st century musician, Sütterlin is passionate about exploring new, non-traditional forms of musical experience together with the community.

Sütterlin is Director of Orchestral Activities and Assistant Professor of Instrumental Conducting at Concordia College, where he and his colleagues received the prestigious EMMY award for 2016's nationally broadcast Concordia Christmas Concert productions. He is Music Director and Conductor of The Concordia Orchestra and Concordia Opera.

Further, Sütterlin is founding Co-Music Director of Sinfonietta Memphis, an ensemble that provides free concerts and educational experiences for Memphis's most diverse communities. The ensemble specializes in historically informed performance practice of Viennese Classical music, and presents it in fresh and innovative ways. Being perhaps the only ensemble in the US with a co-music directorship model, Sinfonietta Memphis's conductors Mathias Elmer and Kevin Sütterlin proudly represent the orchestra's credo: friendship through music.

Considering himself a "citizen of the world," Sütterlin has been building musical bridges across three different continents, and has led his ensembles on many successful national and international tours. He has performed and taught across the globe including Austria, China, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland and the United States. Recent engagements have brought him to the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu, China, Shanghai Conservatory - School of Music, Filarmonica Banatul Timisoara in Romania, Staufen Music Academy in Germany, and the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra. Another highlight of the young conductor's career was his Carnegie Hall conducting debut in 2011 at age 22.

Sütterlin recently won third prize in the prestigious American Prize in Orchestral Conducting. He is an awardee of the Hirschmann Foundation scholarship of Switzerland, the Hendrickson Fine Arts Grant, the University of Memphis International Research scholarship, and the University of Memphis Creative Achievement Award.

Sütterlin is a strong advocate of new music, and has commissioned and recorded works of numerous living composers, including Rene Clausen, Adam Hochstatter, Paul Cravens, and Doug Harbin, among others. He is one of the leading scholars of the music of American composer Dominick Argento. Sütterlin's recording collaborations include CD and DVD productions such as "René Clausen: The Passion of Jesus Christ" (2016), "Gather Us In O Child Of Peace" (2016), and "From Heaven Above" (2017).

Before joining the faculty at Concordia College in 2016, Sütterlin served The University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music as Acting Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra, Acting Music Director of Opera, and Chief Assistant Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra.

Sütterlin is very passionate about working with young musicians. He is an internationally sought-after clinician and teacher, and is currently conductor for the Minnesota All-State Symphony Orchestra as well as Artistic Director of the Northern Valley Youth Orchestras. In 2017 he conducted the North Dakota State Orchestra Festival, and in 2018 the Tennessee All-West Symphony Orchestra. He has been on the board of directors of the Zurich Music Association since 2011, organizing training opportunities, workshops, and music festivals for both amateur as well as professional musicians.

Sütterlin received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Orchestral Conducting as well as his Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting from The University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music where he studied with Maestro Pu-Qi Jiang, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music in Instrumental Conducting from the Hochschule Luzern--Musik in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Orchestra Roster
 

Violin I Yuliya Smead, Concertmaster Justyna Lutow-Resch, Associate Concertmaster Laura Duggan, Assistant Concertmaster Jennifer Coopman Taylor Giorgio Erik Leveille Randy Manning Jerad Miller Alicia Mose Audrey Nowak Violin II Danielle Simandl, Principal  Angelica D'Costa, Assistant Principal  Bianca Balderama Luis Fernandez Melissa Gurholt Dorothy Hollenbach Sarah Koenigs Lori Murphy Audrey Nowak Margaret Straughan Marvin Suson Shoua Xiong Viola Barbara Beechey, Principal Renata Hornik, Assistant Principal Corrina Albright Emma Cifrino Jane Bradshaw Finch T.J. Hull Ann Stephan Cello Laura Kenney Henckel, Principal Charles Stephan, Assistant Principal Katie Decker Jonathan Hodges Nancy Kaphaem David Veum Heather Watney Carrie Willer Bass Susan Sullivan, Principal Emmett Jackson, Assistant Principal Scott Breyer Ronna Swift Mark Urness Flute Linda Nielsen Korducki, Principal Beth Kinzel, 2nd Suzanne Bunker Jordheim, 3rd/Piccolo

Oboe Jennifer Hodges Bryan, Principal Leslie Outland Michelic, 2nd/English Horn Clarinet Christopher Zello, Principal David Bell, 2nd/Eb Clarinet Penny Paiser Wilson, 3rd/Bass Clarinet Bassoon K Mackenzie Brauns, Principal Sharon Peterson, 2nd Horn Bruce Atwell, Principal Andrew Parks, Associate Principal Trevor Healy, 2nd Horn Dana Sherman, 3rd Horn Katherine Ritter, 4th Horn Trumpet Michael Henckel, Principal Rand Skelton, 2nd Justin Olson, 3rd Trombone Tim Albright, Principal Roy Fine, 2nd Michael Clayville, Bass Trombone Tuba Martin Erickson, Principal Percussion Scott Elford, Principal Marisol Kuborn Colin O'Day Fred Poppe Timpani Paul Ristau, Principal Keyboards Sarah Kiefer, Principal Harp Alison Attar, Principal Staff Carrie Willer, Personnel Manager Penny Paiser Wilson, Alicia Mose, and David Veum, Music Librarians Scott Breyer, Stage Manager From time to time, substitute musicians are needed. If you are interested in performing with our group, please send a resume and video recording of your playing to our personnel manager at Carrie@foxvalleysymphony.com. Your information and recording will be reviewed by our Maestro and principal and you will receive a follow up contact. To best support your musical studies, we do not review resumes or recordings of current high school or undergraduate students.   If you are interested in auditioning with our group, please check our website or Facebook page for additional information. Typically, auditions occur in the summer for membership vacancies.