Minnesota native, Grant Johnson, joined St. Martin’s Chamber Choir in 2022 as Executive Director. He is also Executive Director of the Bach Society of Minnesota. In his first three seasons at St. Martin’s, Grant produced the top-two profitable years in the organization’s 30-plus-year history and grew ticket sales by over 90 percent. He has spearheaded collaborations such as a 25-year remembrance concert at Columbine High School with the school’s choir program and the Denver Young Artists Orchestra, an immersive concert experience at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s Infinity Theater, and Beethoven’s 9th with the Colorado Music Festival.

An active musician, Grant is a professional violinist and orchestra librarian. He was previously a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for three years. 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, Strings Music Festival, and was Interim Executive Director with the Reading Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania. Grant has worked closely with many of the world’s leading conductors and artists, including John Williams, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Manfred Honeck, and many more. He has worked in various capacities with many of the top orchestras in the country including the Atlanta Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

Grant Johnson’s musical career began at an early age, starting violin at age four. At age ten he became a member of the renowned Minnesota Boychoir, and with them toured and recorded extensively. Active as a baroque violinist, Grant is a member of the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado and frequently plays with the Bach Society of Minnesota. He has also played with other period ensembles including the Montreal-based Ensemble Caprice and Seicento Baroque. In the summer of 2026 Grant makes his debut at the Indianapolis Early Music Festival. Grant also plays regularly with many other Colorado ensembles including the Boulder Philharmonic, Fort Collins Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, and frequently serves as guest concertmaster with the Boulder Symphony and Symphony of the Rockies. While studying at the University of Minnesota, Grant took up baroque organ and has appeared as a featured performer for the American Guild of Organists.

An avid supporter of the arts, Grant was Vice President of the Young Musicians of Minnesota, an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting classical music for young musicians. With them, he has been published and featured as a guest on Minnesota Public Radio.

In his free time, Grant likes to stay active and enjoy the outdoors. His hobbies include rock climbing, Nordic skiing, golf, cycling, tennis, and birding. He also has a passion for French cooking and world travel.

Ashley earned her MFA from UCLA in 2005. She is a senior instructor of 3D Graphics & Animation at the University of Colorado Denver. She has been a freelance web designer and graphic designer since arriving in Denver in 2010.

Ashley has been singing with St. Martin’s Chamber Choir since 2010, before which she sang in Los Angeles for 4 years. Ashley’s lifelong love of music includes playing the piano professionally, as well as dabbling in classical guitar and mandolin.