Minnesota Wedding & Event Cellist, Cello Lessons
It’s for two cellos but I added the third because Smokey made an appearance! Excerpt from Allegro from Concerto in G Minor for Two Cellos, RV 531 by A. Vivaldi
I recorded this on a cool March day, the moody piece matched the moody day 🙂
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician
A lot youth symphonies, orchestras, and music camps will ask students to audition so that they can be appropriately placed. This is naturally a very stressful event!
I think it’s comforting to know that everyone feels stressed by this but that in the end, you’ll be glad you practiced, went out there, and tried your best. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!!”
You may get first chair, last chair, not get in at all, or walk out with a full scholarship.. but you won’t know until you try. The process of auditioning does indeed make you a better player!
You want to have your scales ready and a solo prepared. I found this list of acceptable solos from the New Jersey Youth Symphony and they have the Suzuki pieces highlighted. They are organized by skill level.
If you need music you can always find it for free if it’s in the public domain. This is music that is over 100 years old, which is so much of classical music.. We are so lucky! You can search the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP for thousands of piece.
I thought that these two links were also very helpful to see the types of orchestral excerpts you may be asked to play:
The Charleston Youth Symphony audition sheet looks great and also has some info on how to play your scales and at what tempo.
The Heights Foundation youth symphony from Fort Meyers Florida has some basic info on scales, arpeggios, and orchestral excerpts.
I am always available to help my students prepare for auditions! Contact me today to get started 🙂
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician
I love my reviews on GigSalad but it’s always nice to get handwritten ones too!
Weddings are such a fun event to be a part of. Everyone is happy, they outfits are beautiful, the venue is great, and the vibe is one of joyous connection!
I’m booking now for Summer 2026! Cello is a great choice for your wedding ceremony, pre ceremony music, and post ceremony transition before the DJ comes!
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician
Love this song so much! I have it for cello and play it at events.. It’s on my list to record too!
Here are the lyrics with translation:
Story of a Love
Historia de Un Amor
You are no longer by my side, my heart
Ya no estás más a mi lado, corazón
In my soul, I only have lonelinesEn el alma, solo tengo soledad
And if I can’t see you anymoreY si ya no puedo verte
Why did God make me love you¿Por qué Dios me hizo quererte
To make me suffer more?Para hacerme sufrir más?
You were always the reason for my existence
Siempre fuiste la razón de mi existir
Adoring you was like a religion to meAdorarte para mí fue religión
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician
I love this tone poem by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. He wrote it in 1899, this is the theme from “Finlandia” for 2 cellos.. me and myself!
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician
I’m team USA all the way but wow what a beautiful performance, incredible choreography and gorgeous music choice from Diana Davis & Gleb Smolkin of Team Georgia!
I swear I saw this last night on the Olympics but it hasn’t been posted online yet so I found this performance from a few months ago.
They are dancing to Myaskovsky’s Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Major. Very moving piece it actually made me cry a few times.. 🙂
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician
I am planning on doing my own version of The Verve’s 1997 “Bittersweet Symphony”. It’s such a cool song and will sound great on the cello!
As I was thinking about it I vaguely remembered that there was some drama with their famous hook, a strings sample. I looked into and it and they lost millions for 22 years over this!
Long story short the iconic strings sample was from an orchestral cover of a Rollins Stones song in 1965. So it wasn’t even in the original Stones song.. (the sample comes in at 1:40)
I had to take a music copyrighting class in college and it was my least favorite class ever! It was so confusing because of all the lawyers and industry people involved.. there was really no music in this class lol
At the end the Rolling Stones decided to give the rights back to The Verve in 2019 and they can now make money off of this gorgeous track. Here is The Verve playing live.
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician
What a great love song! Christina Perri’s ” A Thousand Years” is such the perfect song for the upcoming holiday.. Valentines Day! And of course for the upcoming summer wedding season..
I made this version with 3 layers of cello.. plus a doggy at the end for the final touch. 🙂
Book your Valentine’s Day event today! A romantic dinner with cello is a wonderful idea.. a surprise proposal? I think it’ll be a yes!
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician
My husband sent me this video of a “musical road” in Hungary and now I am down the rabbit hole! It’s so cool:
The road only “sings” if you drive the speed limit so what a great way to get people to slow down!
I also found one from California that sounds terrible and got built wrong.. twice.. LOL!!
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician
I’m half Irish so I was obligated to play this piece! I love it though so that helped a lot 🙂
I found it in Renata Bratt’s book Celtic Grooves. She writes:
Ewie wi’ the Crooked Horn is a strathspey with roots in Scotland, Ireland, and over to Cape Breton.”
I found this page with some more info on it plus free sheet music!
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician