Trillium Ensemble members are all Professional, Full-Time Musicians. Moderately priced so everyone can have beautiful Live music...let us help you with the best ensemble choice for your number of guests, space, and music style. We do it all with professional substance!
Trillium members perform year-round in Professional rehearsals & concerts, with internationally acclaimed artists, and we bring all our current expertise to your event. Our violins & cellos are brimming with sound every day, so go ahead & request your personalized quote!
They were in tune as far as I could tell, timely, professional, and our senior residents really enjoyed the pieces that they picked out. They also played at a good volume that was appropriate for background music, which can apparently be a lot to ask for from some other musicians. I had no complaints.
Cheryl was patient with me while I played with a few instrument combinations. She worked with our music director's requirements and was a joy to speak to. I appreciated her professionalism and prompt responses.
Response from All Trillium Ensembles:
Thank you NIck for your confidence in our music! We totally loved working with your church keyboardist, it was a good collaboration. Best Wishes to you & yours as you continue on in your calling as a married couple...your Dad is beaming from Heaven at your nuptials!
Cheryl was SO wonderful to work with, she is an absolutely fantastic musician. Book her for your next event, she can play anything, she is so flexible and patient. She was a joy to work with.
Response from All Trillium Ensembles:
Thank you Beth & Joe! Your wedding was so beautiful & full of warm goodness....Enjoy all of your many years ahead!
Great with all changes and last minute updates, very talented and professional and pleasant to work with
Response from All Trillium Ensembles:
Andrew, all the credit goes to your church where the "passion" and moreover, the Harvest, is Amazing! All the best to you & yours for continued success...sow the seeds...expect miracles!
The ensemble was well prepared and made sure to play musically with the choir and soloists. Great spunk and personality too!
Response from All Trillium Ensembles:
Thank you for the kind words, we truly enjoyed the opportunity to be part of this lovely holiday concert! Merry Christmas!
Cheryl and her group were wonderful to work with - incredibly responsive and professional. They learned two new songs within a brief period, and really made sure our ceremony was exactly what we wanted. The performance itself was also perfect. Would recommend them for any event, but for weddings especially - they were so easy to work with during what is a very busy time and it was much appreciated.
Response from All Trillium Ensembles:
Thank you, Alaina, we truly enjoyed providing you & your family and friends with beautiful music. We appreciate your leaving the glowing review, too! Have a wonderful life together.
--Cheryl
This was a beautiful and exceptional addition to our wedding day. To say it wouldn't have been the same without the beautiful tones of Trillium is an understatement. Cheryl was very easy and accommodating to work with prior to and a lovely person to meet the day of. We had a violin/cello duo and it was perfect. Thank you.
Prompt responses to my questions, great job on music, included several special songs we wanted and everyone loved their sound. Dinner was greatly enhanced by the music!
Price Range: $250-1250 per event
Gig Length: 90 - 240 minutes
Languages: English
Unions: AFM
Before you decide to book us, let's talk over your details, find the best Live Music to make your Special Event even better. You are spending a considerable amount of money on your Event, so let's make sure we are all on the same page! Unlike some musicians, Trillium Ensembles typically does only ONE event per day--this way we can remain fresh and strong, for YOUR event, not worrying about rushing to/from someone else's event.
On the day of event we check traffic, parking, road construction, and allow plenty of transportation time. Upon arrival at your Event, your guests & other vendors will appreciate our professional behavior, attractive appearance / grooming, and friendly demeanor.
While performing we wear Concert Black (dressy/ tuxedo) or for extremely hot/cold weather we will dress for the weather.
During performance, your guests will appreciate our high level of artistry, skills, and organized sheet music folders to minimize page turns or other gaps in performance. We do our best to store our equipment out of the way. During parties & receptions we do take 10 mins/hour paid breaks, standard for our industry. We are happy to coincide our breaks with your toasts or other announcements.
After performance we clear our equipment from the area quickly as needed.
Trillium Ensembles--Duo, Trio, Quartet, solo violin--Trillium members are all Full-Time Professional Musicians, who have devoted their entire careers to Music!
Music Choices:
Includes Renaissance/Baroque/Classical thru Beatles, pop/movies. We're always adding new titles to our already immense library of sheet music--and Yes, we have the ability to successfully arrange something new, just for you!
Play List Includes (Please note, some titles only available with String Quartet):
A Thousand Years/ Christina Perri
"At Last" (as sung by Etta James)
Anne's Theme from Anne of Green Gables
Ave Maria / Schubert, Bach-Gounod
Bach, J.S.--Air, Arioso, Brandenburg Concerti, more
Be Thou My Vision, traditional Celtic hymn
Beauty & the Beast
BEATLES--many
Beethoven Ode to Joy
Boccherini & Brahms
Bridgerton Theme & others
Canon in D by Pachelbel & Variations
"Can't Help Falling in Love" (as sung by Elvis)
CELTIC--many titles & arrangements
Chinese/Asian music, we have quite a few titles!
COLDPLAY--several of our own arrangements
"Con te Partiro" by Francesco Sartori et al
Corelli--Christmas Concerto & all the rest
Counting Stars, One Republic
Debussy, Dvorak, "Dawn" from Pride & Prejudice, Darcy,
Don't Stop Believing--our own arrangement
Dreame, The
Dvorak Largo from New World Symphony
Elgar "Salut d' Amour"
Flower Duet by Leo Delibes
Frank Churchill Arrives
From This Moment On
Gabriel's Oboe (Theme from The Mission)
Game of Thrones (title theme)
Give Me Your Hand (trad. Celtic)
Hallelujah by L. Cohen
Handel Air from Water Music & all Water Music & Royal Fireworks music
Here Comes the Sun
Home (from The Magnetic Zeroes)
Hornpipe by Handel
How Beautiful (Twila Paris)
Hymne by Vangelis
I'll Be, our own special arrangement
I'm Yours/Jason Mraz
"In My Life" (Beatles)
Irish Blessing
Just The Way You Are / Bruno Mars
Kiss the Girl (Little Mermaid)
Largo from Winter of Seasons by Vivaldi
The Ludlow's (James Horner)
Moon River with the cello having some of the solo!
Mouret Rondeau
MOVIE THEME TUNES--many
MOZART--we have everything, let's do it Live for You!
My Heart Will Go On (Theme from the Titanic)
Nocturne from Midsummer Night's Dream
Notebook Theme from the movie
"Oh What a Night"
On Wings of Song
One Hand, One Heart
Panis Angelicus
Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen movie themes)
Purcell Rondeau from Abdelazar (and other dance music from Jane Austen movies)
Questions are fine with us, we have plenty of time to help, this is our only job.
Romantic Flight (How to Feed your Dragon)
Rhosymedre by Vaughn Williams
Scheherezade by Rimsky-Korsakov
Sheep May Safely Graze
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Storybook Love
TELEMANN--many choices
Vangelis: Hymne & several others
Viva la Vida
Vivaldi "Seasons"
What a Wonderful World, Over the Rainbow
Xerxes, Largo from (by Handel)
Yellow by Coldplay, wedding version (our own arrangement)
You Are the Best Thing (Ray Montag)
You Are the Reason (Calum Scott)
You Raise Me Up
Your special request music--we can make it work for you!
Zylla, Cheryl, beautiful violinist & arranger especially for Trillium Ensemble!
All services provided upon receipt of written AFM Contract & deposit--please request a copy of contract prior to booking, so we can be sure everything is as you wish!
We provide our instruments, sheet music, music stands, portable lighting for our sheet music (your venue still needs to provide ambient lighting), and transportation within the Minneapolis/St Paul metro area. Locations beyond the metro area may have additional fee to compensate for additional Travel Time.
We need your venue to provide one armless chair for each musician, and sufficient floor space (about 6 x 8 feet) away from crowded doorways. We can help you determine the best location at your venue.
Outdoors events require protection from sun, rain, winds, etc, which will harm our expensive wood instruments. An Indoors alternative or tent with walls is a good choice. If you do not have a tent, we will set up in a shady location. Some venues (like golf courses) do not allow tents because it will damage the turf--however sometimes they will put up their own tents. For most events we perform without any sound assistance; if you require amplification please consider your venue's existing amplification (which is customized to their acoustics), your DJ, or a separate sound system vendor.
Please inquire for specific party set lists, and recent Wedding Ceremony sets. We never repeat the same set twice--it's all customized for Your event!
| Cheryl Zylla | violinist & coordinator |
| Ginna | Violin/Viola, piano, Celtic Harp |
| Joanna | Violin/Viola |
| David | cello |
| Dan | Cello |
| John | Cello |
| Terry | Violin |
| Denise | Concert Harp |
| Rachel | Flute |
| Kim | soprano |
Armless chairs, sufficient floor space away from guest traffic. We can coordinate this in advance via email/phone.
2. Normal room lighting, we will bring supplemental "stand" lights.
Minneapolis, MN 
String Quartet
Nathaniel L. said “The music was absolutely perfect for the ceremony, the social hour, and the subsequent dinner. Countless guests commented on how impressed they were with…”
Philadelphia, PA
Jazz Band
229 Verified Bookings Kiki M. said “Absolutely amazing ensemble! I am so thrilled with this group. It was everything that I could have hoped for. They go above and beyond and made it an…”
Phoenix, AZ
String Quartet
136 Verified Bookings Nicole S. said “We got lots and lots of compliments at the event last might. Professional and very talented. I highly recommend!”
Minneapolis, MN
Classical Ensemble
49 Verified Bookings Champagne I. said “We had the pleasure of working with this amazing quartet, and they exceeded all our expectations! From start to finish, their communication was prompt…”
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