Composer, violist, stealth pianist, mad computer scientist, bridge Life Master, occasional technophobe and general rabble-rouser. Somehow he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln under Clark Potter. One time he helped start a chamber orchestra. Then the U.K. granted him a visa for “Exceptional Talent,” and he lived in Oxford for a while with his wife, Kathleen.  Until recently, Dr. Crosmer wrote software for factories at QAD Redzone, but now he is enrolled at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, where he is best known for conducting an unhinged jazz band cover of “Bad Romance” featuring Lady Mahrya and the Restatements.  He demonstrated his legal prowess by winning a default judgment in Small Claims Court, following intense questioning by the judge; one onlooker summarized this achievement by saying, “Well, I could have won that case.”

Originally from Eldorado, Illinois, Dr. Madeline Rogers earned a Master of Music from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music as a student of André Watts, and a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Nebraska with Dr. Paul Barnes. Rogers is a recurring scholar at Brahmshaus Baden-Baden, Germany, where she researched the late music of Brahms and performed recitals in 2022 and 2024. Rogers previously taught applied and collaborative piano as an Artist-Faculty member at the Omaha Conservatory of Music and is currently Assistant Professor of Keyboard Studies at Berea College.

As a communications expert with over two decades of musical experience as a violinist and vocalist, Lydia Rogers lends versatile support to Amadeus Lex as a page turner, advertiser, and front of house representative. Rogers holds two Associates of Applied Science Degrees from John A. Logan College, one in Interpreter Preparation and the other in American Sign Language Deaf Studies. Further study includes a Bachelor of Science in ASL-English Interpreting from William Woods University, where she earned a Distinguished Scholar award, and a Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies from Western Oregon University. In addition to her academic titles, Rogers holds Kentucky state licensure and national certification as an ASL Interpreter. Rogers often serves as a mentor for aspiring interpreters preparing for state and national exams, and currently works for the Central Kentucky Interpreter Referral Agency, located in Danville, KY.