Bjorn Grina-Shay

Born and raised in the Twin Cities, percussionist Bjorn Grina-Shay is a new member of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra. He received his Bachelor’s Degree and Graduate Performance Diploma in percussion performance from the Peabody Institute in 2016 where he studied with Robert van Sice. Most recently, he has performed with the Lakes Area Music Festival, Oratorio Society of Minnesota, and the Mankato Symphony Orchestra. In 2015, Bjorn was percussionist with the Evermay Chamber Orchestra for a production of Swan Lake at the Kennedy Center featuring ballerina Misty Copeland. He was a member of both the Aspen Festival Orchestra (2013) and the Chautauqua Music School Festival Orchestra (2012).

Also an avid chamber musician, Bjorn is a co-founder of 10th Wave, a Twin Cities based chamber music collective. Bjorn also recently performed with Twin Cities based new music ensemble, Zeitgeist. Bjorn is currently a freelance musician and percussion teacher in the Twin Cities. He is also pursuing his Masters of Music in percussion performance at the University of Minnesota where he studies with Fernando Meza.