Isaac Dae Young
Founder and Music Director
Violinist, pianist, and conductor Isaac Young began his musical training at age four studying violin, followed by piano at age seven. As a conductor, he founded the Waukesha Area Chamber Orchestra in 2008 and co-founded the Temple University Community String Orchestra in 2015. He made his professional conducting debut with the Wisconsin Philharmonic in May of 2014 and continues to work alongside their music director Alexander Platt. In 2016 he simultaneously held positions as concertmaster and assistant conductor of the Temple University Opera Orchestra. Through this program he worked as a cover conductor for internationally renowned opera conductor Valery Ryvkin. He was recently appointed one of the Music Directors of the Delaware Valley Opera Company. He is in extremely high demand as a collaborative pianist and opera coach, and currently serves as Artist-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at Temple University Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance from where he holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance.
Zachariah Dietenberger
Megan Braunschweig
Community Outreach Coordinator
Caitlyn Josten
Graphic Designer/Photographer
Deanna Josten
Executive Director
Zach Danielson
Rehearsal Manager/Librarian
Deanna is the Executive Director of the Waukesha Area Chamber Orchestra. She has been apart of this group for 7 years playing her French Horn and recently helping Mr. Young move the orchestra forward. Her education was achieved through Carroll University in the year 2015. During that time, she worked in the music department stage managing, library work, and assisting the department. It was during that time where she discovered her love for supporting music groups.
Megan is the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Waukesha Area Chamber Orchestra. She has been principal bassoon with the Waukesha Area Chamber Orchestra since 2008. She is an advocate for music education and has a passion for sharing music with the community. As a member of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, she performed in both the Senior Symphony and Chamber Orchestra from 2009-2012 and toured Europe with the organization in 2012. She was also a 2010 member of the Wisconsin State Honors Orchestra and a 2011 member of the Wisconsin State Honors Band. In both 2011 and 2012, she earned Honorable Mention in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Stars of Tomorrow Concerto Competition. Megan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is a member of the Kettle Moraine Symphony and currently teaches and freelances in Southeast Wisconsin.
Caitlyn is the Graphic Designer/Photographer for the Waukesha Area Chamber Orchestra. She has always had a passion and a talent for the arts. Caitlyn is currently a double art major at Edgewood College in Art Studio and Graphic Design. She designed our official logo in 2016 and creates our concert posters. Caitlyn is hoping to pursue a career in graphic design when she graduates. As a former cellist, Caitlyn is honored to be sharing her talents with the orchestra.
This is Zach's 7th year in the Waukesha Area Youth Orchestra out of the ten years it has been run. In each of the prior years, Zach has been front-stand viola, and a guest conductor in the first 3 years of the group. He has been Isaac’s “right-hand” man for every year Zach has been a part of the orchestra. He has seen the group grow dramatically, from a small group of 25 at its inception, and to as many as 75 in the last two years. Zach has really enjoyed his time with WACO, and will continue to be a part of this project for years to come. Zach play two instruments: Violin (since 4th grade and his secondary instrument) and Viola (since freshman year of high school and his primary instrument). This year, Zach am proud to be holding the title of Rehearsal Manager and Music Librarian. He will be in charge of making sure rehearsals run smoothly and that you have all your music for rehearsals and the ensuing concert. Zach cannot wait to get started, meet all of you wonderful instrumentalists, and and make this the best year of WACO yet!
Zachariah Dietenberger is currently attending the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, studying music performance on Tuba. While in high school, he performed in the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra for two years. He has been with the Waukesha Area Chamber Orchestra since 2011 and has greatly enjoyed performing with the orchestra. He values the dedication of everyone involved and looks forward to this year's concert.
