Michael began playing the violin in the 3rd grade and continued to play in orchestras during college and into adulthood. He began playing with the 3M Club Symphony Orchestra during their final season in 2008-2009 and then continued with EMSO when it was founded during the 2009-2010 season. He played with the orchestra until the conclusion […]
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Britt Peterson – Violin
Britt Peterson joined EMSO in the fall of 2023. Britt grew up in Black River Falls, Wisconsin and now resides in St Paul with her husband and two young children. She works as a project manager helping authors self-publish their books. Her hobbies include camping, hiking, sewing, and playing violin and bass in a Kate […]
Suki Sun – Violin
Before moving to Eagan, MN with her boyfriend in the winter of 2021, Suki spent 10 years living in Manhattan. During the isolated period of the COVID-19 pandemic, she picked up her violin again after a 25-year hiatus. She played the violin every day from 6-16 years old in China, but never had the chance […]
Rachel Knipfer – Cello
Joshua Diaz – Bass
Joshua’s love for music was cultured by his parents during his early childhood. He started piano and guitar lessons before gravitating to electric bass and double bass in high school. During high school, He performed double bass in symphonic band and Jazz ensembles under the direction of Vincent Aiello. He qualified for a music scholarship […]
Christmas Elegance
The orchestra will also perform several classical selections chosen to brighten holiday spirits, including selections from Handel’s Messiah, Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Suite, and Waldteufel’s The Skater’s Waltz. All EMSO concerts are free and admission is at the door.
Heart Strings: Reflections of Love and Music
The orchestra will also perform Wagner’s Act I Overture from Die Meistersingers, an opera about the struggle between the forces of tradition and changes in music; selections from Copland’s cowboy ballet Rodeo; and Mozart’s romantic opera Abduction from the Seraglio Overture. All EMSO concerts are free and admission is at the door.
Thank you for supporting EMSO this season
Thank you to everyone for your support of EMSO this season! We are so grateful to have completed a full season for the first time since the pandemic. This season has been a huge success and so much fun and we couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you to our members, audiences, volunteers, and donors. Thank […]
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
Admission to this concert is free. Donations in support of the orchestra’s work in the community are always appreciated. This is one of the few times EMSO has had a single symphony be the focus of an entire concert. Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony is a grand orchestra piece with a cyclical style but no clear program. […]
East Metro Chamber Ensemble Completes Grant Concert Program
EMSO’s string ensemble, East Metro Chamber Ensemble, has completed all the Symphonies for Seniors concerts covered by a grant received by EMSO from the Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) in March 2022. EMSO’s Symphonies for Seniors concerts are free, live performances presented at senior living facilities around the East Metro and are designed to support access to live orchestra music […]