Minnesota Wedding & Event Cellist, Cello Lessons
I arranged this version of Shenandoah for 4 cellos, bass and voice a few months ago. A group of us got together and performed it at The Grand Theatre in Northfield in June. It was such a fun project!
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
This past weekend we performed Purcell: Dido’s Lament with vocalist Deesa Staats. It was dedicated in honor of Clark Ohnesorge, the CVRO president and violinist who recently passed.
It was a beautiful and somber piece and it made me tear up every time we rehearsed and performed it!
English composer (1659–1695)
Henry Purcell was an English composer of Baroque music, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, Dido and Aeneas; and his incidental music to a version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream called The Fairy Queen. Purcell’s musical style was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements.
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Wedding Ceremony Musician
I always like to read the concert program notes front to back and usually save them. The info from our last Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra concert was really interesting.
There is a list of musicians, bios on our conductor and guest soloists, as well as info on all the composers.. Check it out!
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Wedding Ceremony Musician
This weekend we have such great music to play for you! The Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra will be performing music from English composers the 29th and 30th of March in Northfield and Cannon Falls, MN.
One of my favorite is the suite Four Centuries by Eric Coates. Written in the darkest days of War in 1940-41, it was inspired by the bombing of London as seen from the Coates’ Baker Street flat.
In the work, he depicts dancing in the twentieth and previous three centuries: the seventeenth century, depicted by a Prelude and Hornpipe; the eighteenth, a Pavane and Tambourin; the nineteenth, a Valse (french version of Waltz); while the twentieth, ‘Rhythm’ is an affectionate tribute to the dance bands.
Come hear us play live!
I’m performing with the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra at the end of March! The theme is English Gardens with music from English composers Holst, Handel, Coates, Elgar, & Purcell. Paul Niemisto is conducting and we have a guest soloist and organist.
We have two shows and tickets are $15 at the door:
Saturday March 29th, 3pm, @ Bethel Lutheran Church in Northfield, MN
Sunday March 30th, 3pm @ St. Ansgar’s Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls, MN
The music is so gorgeous, come join us!
What a great time last Sunday was! We had a wonderful music selection with pieces from popular movies and musicals as well as guest tango dancers, a banjo player, and a powerful vocalist, Tesfa.
The Grand is such a nice space to perform at. Even with a balcony it’s still an intimate venue with a rich history. Looking forward to the next Bows Strings & Contentment Orchestra concert on June 15th, 2025!
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Wedding Ceremony Musician
Excited to be playing with the Bows Strings & Contentment Orchestra on Sunday March 9th, 6pm, at the Grand Event Center in Northfield, MN! This is a free concert featuring music from popular movies, musicals, and operas like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
There will be a guest singer and tango dancers for some of the pieces as well as a Haydn quartet (that I’m in!) and quintet. Our conductor, Laura Geissler, has been working hard with all of us and it’s been fun to play with everyone.
The Grand is a really cool historical building that first opened in 1899 with opera and theatre performances. In 1989 it was remodeled to offer fine dining and they still serve food and drinks today, so come in early and get something before the concert!
Cello by Triana – Minnesota Wedding Cellist, Cello Lessons, Wedding Ceremony Musician