Rachael 'Victoria' Athmann recently graduated from St. Cloud State University where she earned a degree in music and women's studies. While at St. Cloud State she was a member of the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, the Minnesota Centre Chorale, the St. Cloud State Orchestra (as a violist), and the Jolie String Quartet. She also taught violin and viola lessons for "The String Project" at SCSU.

In 2005 she was awarded first place and scholarship recipient of the St. Cloud Symphony's Young Performer's Competition. She has played in numerous pit orchestras and has been teaching private violin and viola lessons for the past 8 years. She plans to further her studies and go to graduate school in New York City for violin performance.