Erin Brooker-Miller is a Classical and Irish harpist. Principal Harpist of the Des Moines Symphony since 2017, Erin has performed with the orchestra as a concerto soloist twice. She has performed with orchestras across the country including the Chicago Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, and Nashville Opera, among others. Erin won several awards in traditional Irish music competitions in solo harp, duo, trio, and Grúpaí Cheoil categories at regional and All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoils. She holds degrees in harp performance from the University of Illinois and Indiana University and an MBA from Marquette University. In addition to performing, she is the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Music Festival.

Hannah Peterson is Principal Flute of the Minnesota Opera Orchestra and Adjunct Professor of Flute at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University. She has previously held positions with the Des Moines Symphony, Orchestra Iowa, and the Duluth Superior Symphony. She maintains a busy chamber music calendar, which in the 2025-26 season will include recitals at The Schubert Club, Marine Candlelight Concert Series, and Schmitt Music. She also appears regularly with the Minnesota Orchestra, including the 2022 recording of Mahler’s 8th Symphony and 2024 This is Minnesota Orchestra broadcast. In 2018 she was awarded first prize in the Upper Midwest Flute Association Young Artist Competition, and has won prizes in all three age divisions of the Bruce P. Carlson Student Scholarship Competition. Hannah has been selected twice as an MPR Class Notes Teaching Artist, and maintains a private teaching and audition coaching studio in Saint Paul, where she’s helped students prepare for auditions of all levels; from regional honor bands to professional orchestras.

Benjamin Burgdorf believes there are few better ways to exist together than when we are creating and sharing music with friends, family, and community. It is a space where we can come to feel the things in life we’ve never quite had the words to express. His role as violist in Juniper Trio is rooted in this belief and your presence in the audience today is a gift to the group and those in the seats next to you.

As a performer, Burgdorf performs extensively in classical, improvisational, and popular contexts. He is a tenured member of the Des Moines Symphony and performs in numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles across the Midwest. As an improviser and creator, his duo Wormwood explores improvised storytelling, poetry, and interdisciplinary collaborations with dancers and podcasters. In the pop world, he has shared the stage with Jeremy Messersmith, The New Standards, Dan Wilson, Dessa, the Trans Siberian Orchestra, and more. In addition to his performing life, he is a committed educator, serving on the board of the Suzuki Association of Minnesota and teaching a full studio of the next generation of violinists and violists through his home studio, Maple Strings.