Since receiving her Master’s degree in 2013, Aja has performed with many regional orchestras and is currently concertmaster of the East Metro Symphony Orchestra and section violin in the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. Her orchestral experiences have given her the opportunity to share the stage with performers like Leila Josefowicz, Audra McDonald, and Gil Shaham. Aja is a faculty member at the Saint Paul Conservatory of Music, an Artist Member of Thursday Musical, and can be found on Instagram @violiningaja.
In an effort to make classical music more fun and approachable, Aja started a podcast called Pour Me A Mozart. The show combines her bartending background with her passion for sharing classical music. Pour Me A Mozart is available wherever you find podcasts.
While orchestral playing is the focus of her career, Aja also performs with the Cuban jazz group Charanga Tropical. In June 2015 she traveled to Havana, Cuba with the group to become the first band from the US to participate in the International Danzon Festival.
If she is not making music you can find Aja with her two cats, Dexter and Cindy Lou Who, cooking vegetarian meals, and learning to sew and crochet.
