Christina Trongone is an active solo and chamber musician in the San Antonio area performing with several ensembles including San Antonio's baroque orchestra, Sonido Barocco, and folk band, Filigree. Christina enjoys performing a vast range of music: classical, baroque, Peruvian, folk, gypsy jazz, mediterranean and pop. She studied closely under the guidance of Phyllis Kline (a member of the Corpus Christi Symphony),  Dan Zollars (former principal cellist of the San Antonio Symphony) and Christopher Parsons. Along with having her own private cello studio, she has taught string group classes for NISD, NEISD and Edgewood ISD to include Longs Creek Elementary, Steubing Ranch Elementary, Behlau Elementary, Glenoaks Elementary, Blattman Elementary, Carnighan Elementary,  Meadow Village Elementary, Brauchle  Elementary, McAndrew Elementary, Gardendale Elementary and Winston Elementary. She has also taught for the YOSA Más program in Edgewood ISD and for a homeschool orchestra. Christina is the founder and owner of Cello Vida, a string ensemble agency performing for 200+ weddings and corporate events each year. Some of her company's partnerships have included the Spurs Sports & Entertainment, The Pearl Brewery, The Riverwalk Society, San Antonio Botanical Garden, and San Antonio Museum of Arts. One of Christina’s favorite memories is shooting a Canadian commercial with her string ensemble performing in the middle of an ice rink alongside Brent Burns, a professional ice hockey defenseman of the NHL.