John Johnson

Acting President EMAIL

Hans Mersinger

Treasurer EMAIL

Noah Braun

Board Member EMAIL

CMYO Board Members

Kris Stover

Vice President EMAIL

Fundraiser Coordinator EMAIL

Arriana Schwab is a 21 yr-old violinist from Royalton, MN. She has been playing violin since she was about 14 and is pursuing her Bachelor of Music in violin performance at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Arriana has been a member of many orchestras in the region, including Heartland Symphony Orchestra, Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra, and St. Francis Music Center’s orchestras. She has performed as soloist with Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra, Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra, Heartland Symphony Orchestra (as one of the 2023 winners of their Echo Kowalzek Youth Concerto Competition), and St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra (as the 2025 Grand Prize winner of their Young Performers Competition). She was a finalist in Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival’s 2024 Concerto Competition.

Arriana has attended classical music festivals around the Midwest, including Minn SWest String Fest, Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival, Dakota Chamber Music, and Lawrence Chamber Music Festival. In 2024, she toured Memphis, TN as a member of the Concordia Orchestra.

In addition to performing as a violinist, Arriana enjoys being involved in music in other ways, too. She is currently the vice chair of the Listen4Life Foundation (listenforlife.org) and Fundraiser Coordinator for Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra (cmyo.org).