Category: Performances

We have an incredibly beautiful and moving performance of Considering Matthew Shepard last Sunday at Trondhjem Lutheran Church in Lonsdale, MN.

I made it until the last song before crying so it was a win!

I have been a part of so many different ensembles over the years. It’s such a huge stress reliever when the leader/director is organized and has great communication skills.

The choir director at the Trondhjem Lutheran Church, Blake Wieseler, was so easy to work with. Knowing that someone has the musical goal in clear sight is so important and makes the piece come to life!

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Honored and excited to perform selections from Considering Matthew Shepard at Trondjem Lutheran Church in Lonsdale, MN Sunday Oct. 12!

This is a beautiful work and a really rewarding project with 6 musicians and a 12 person choir. The total performance time is about 45 minutes and you’ll definitely want to bring some tissues!

Considering Matthew Shepard is a Grammy-nominated three-part oratorio composed by Craig Hella Johnson. The work is an evocative and compassionate musical response to the murder of University of Wyoming student, Matthew Shepard, on October 6, 1998.

I found it interesting that the composer is actually from Minnesota! Johnson’s choir group, Conspirare, has more info about the work here.

Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician

I just joined the Dakota Valley Symphony and I’m so excited to be playing with them on Oct. 5th! I can’t help it but I’m also so so so excited to be playing the Sorcerer’s Apprentice written by Paul Dukas in 1897..

All three parts are on YouTube.. Of course all of Disney’s Fantasia is a must watch for all ages!! I remember falling in love with classical music as a kid watching this movie over and over again at my Grandma’s house..

Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician

So excited to be performing with the Dakota Valley Symphony on Sunday Oct. 5, 2025 at the Ames Center in Burnsville! The reherasals have been really fun and the concert is going to be awesome.

It’s a super kid friendly lineup with music from:

Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, with narration
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
John Williams: Superman Theme
Richard Audd: Concert Fanfare for Orchestra
James Newton Howard: Music from Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
John Powell: How to Train Your Dragon

Tickets are only $15 at the box office and kids are free! With costumes and games starting at 1pm, and the music starting at 2pm, this is going to be an awesome Sunday, a wonderful start to the Halloween season, and a fun family excursion that you will all remember!

Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Minneapolis Wedding Ceremony Musician

I’m performing with the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra Saturday Sept. 6th at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Northfield as part of the DJJD festival aka the Defeat of Jesse James Day!

Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Wedding Ceremony Musician

We had such a lovely outdoor concert last night! The Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra performed at Oddfellows Park in Northfield. The weather was perfect, everyone sounded great, even the birds chirped at just the right moments 🙂

Our next one is scheduled for early September during the Jesse James Days celebrations.. Not being from Minnesota I didn’t know much about this event, but basically in 1876 Jesse James, a notorious bank robber, came into town and was thwarted by the citizens of Northfield!

Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Wedding Ceremony Musician

I’ll be performing with the Bows, Strings and Contentment Orchestra Sunday, June 15th 7pm at The Grand in Northfield! We’ve been working hard on putting this program together.

In addition to the string orchestra I am part of a Dvorak Quartet.. We are playing The American, movement 1, which was written in Spillville, Iowa in 1893. It’s about 3 hours away which is really cool to think about how Dvorak wound up in this part of the country and how he was so moved by it that he wrote this gorgeous quartet.

I am also part of a group performing Shenandoah which I helped organize and was arranged by the amazing Laurie Stegner. It’s 4 cellos, 1 bass, and singer Barb Piper.. Perhaps the first time this piece has been done with this arrangement of instruments! It’s going to be a lovely Sunday, come join us!

Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Wedding Ceremony Musician

I’m performing Friday May 30th, 2025 with the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra at Oddfellows Park in Northfield, MN.

We’ve got a whole bunch of great music! Bring some chairs, snacks, and spend a beautiful evening with us 🙂

Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Wedding Ceremony Musician