Live classical music for weddings and special events

Our musicians have been performing for gigs and special events for over 20 years.

Lisa Berman, violin, holds a Masters Degree in Violin Performance from the Yale School of Music and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music history and theory from Yale University. Lisa began violin lessons at age four at MacPhail Center for Music, where she studied with Mark Bjork and Mary West. Lisa is a past first prize winner in the Schubert Club Solo Competition and has been a guest soloist with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and at Tanglewood.



Carol Brunzell, viola, studied with Alice Preeves, former violist with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Salvatore Ventitelli at the University of Minnesota. She has played with the Minnetonka Symphony, and for the past 15 years has been principal violist in the Health Sciences Orchestra, in addition to many small group ensembles within the orchestra. She has performed as a member of small ensembles for events across the Twin Cities.



Mike Freiberg, piano, studied piano at the MacPhail Center for Music, where he studied with Yakov Gelfand. Mike played in orchestras while attending Georgetown University, where he majored in Russian. He has studied piano at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia, and with Cary Lewis and the Pacifica Quartet at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, Michigan. Mike performs chamber music regularly in venues across the Twin Cities and at weddings, churches, and events.



Sheila Graves, viola, holds a degree in Viola Performance from Northwestern University. She plays with the East River String Quartet and freelances in the twin cities and has been a member of the Sioux City Symphony, the South Dakota Symphony and the Heidelberg (Germany) Chamber Orchestra. Sheila has taught at Augustana College and the University of Sioux Falls. Her experience includes owning her own shop, G & G Violins. She has been the Sales Manager of House of Note Violin Shop since 1998.



Elaine Lewellyn, cello, earned her Masters in Music Performance and an (all but dissertation) Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University. Elaine has taught at Stillman College and Greensboro College, and has been a member of the Winston-Salem symphony in North Carolina. She performs regularly in chamber music ensembles in venues across the Twin Cities and at weddings, churches, and events.



Ingrid Liepins, violin, received a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. She is an active freelancer in the Twin Cities playing in quartet, trio and orchestral settings.Ingrid has played with the Columbus Symphony Orhestra, the South Dakota Symphony, the Academy Quartet at Augustana College and numerous other chamber groups. Besides playing, Ingrid works at House of Note Volin Shop, helping people find violins.




Mary Newton, Organ, Piano, is currently the organist at St. Barnabas Lutheran church. Mary holds a BA degree in Music from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, a Master's in Church Music degree from Concordia University in River Forest, IL, and is currently pursuing a DMA in organ performance from the University of Minnesota. Her teaching experience includes 4 years of teaching private piano at St. Barnabas as well as teaching at a music studio in Minnetonka, MN.




Kristen Sammartano Weeks, violin, studied with Jim Riccardo at St. Catherine’s College. She has performed with musical theater companies around the Twin Cities for the past six years, including productions with the Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company, with New Breath Productions, and, often, as a solo violinist with Bloomington Civic Theatre. She has also played with the Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra, in coffee houses with her acoustic band, and for weddings and events.