Christin and Rob’s wedding ceremony at Casablanca Winery Inn, violin and cello duo, May 11, 2013, Grimsby ON

“I didn’t have an opportunity to thank you personally after Christin’s ceremony on Saturday. Many guests approached me afterwards and commented how beautiful the music was.

Thank you…Thank you…Thank you for being a part of a perfect day.” Cleo, mother of the bride.

The wedding ceremony was very classical and elegant, with music that perfectly matched the beautiful décor. Our violinist and cellist performed Pachelbel Canon for the bridesmaids and Wagner’s Bridal Chorus (here comes the bride). During the signing, we performed the beautiful and flowing music by Bach called Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, and Mendelsohn’s wedding March to conclude the wedding ceremony. Beautiful!

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Tina and John’s wedding ceremony at St Peter’s Erindale Church, violin and cello duo, May 11, 2013, Mississauga ON

We had a wonderful time performing at the is wedding ceremony, as for part of the ceremony, were joined by the organist of the Church, Clement. We performed a nice mixture of popular and classical pieces for the prelude as guests were taking their seats, and started the ceremony off with Pachelbel Canon alongside the Organist, following that up with Can’t Help falling in Love, which we performed with just the violin and cello. Music was also included during the candle lighting, and during the signing and recessional.

Air on the G String (Bach) Instrumental

What a Wonderful World Instrumental

Unchained Melody Instrumental

You raise me up (Josh Groban) Instrumental

Parents, Bridesmaids & Ushers: Pachelbel Canon in D

Bride: Can’t Help Falling in Love with You (Elvis Presley) Instrumental

Candle Lighting: Largo from Xerxes by Handel

Signing: Kissing You (Romeo & Juliet) Instrumental

Recessional: Mendelssohn Wedding March

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Duo d’Amore to perform at a Garden Party in support of the Ottawa Hospital Foundation

On June 16th, we are performing at a fundraiser in support of the Ross Cathcart Endowment Fund for Blood and Marrow transplant, held in a beautiful garden setting. The event promises to me fantastic—in addition to our beautiful music, guests can enjoy refreshments and a light lunch, admire the garden, and play at the racetrack! Garden photographs will be for sale. Tickets are a suggested donation of $100 and can be purchased at: ohfoundation.ca


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Lindsay and Tobias’ wedding ceremony at the Pillar and Post, string trio, May 4, 2013, Niagara ON

This wedding ceremony took lace in the Gallery Room upstairs at the Pillar and Post in Niagara on the lake. This private room as a gereat location for a wedding ceremony, and Duo d’Amore has performed here many times in the past. For Lindsay and Tobias’ wedding, we performed a great selection of popular music, starting with Today by the samshing pumpkins as the bridesmaids processed down the aisle. For Lindsay’s entrance we performed a beautiful song by Bright Eyes called First day of My Life that sounded great. This was followed by You and Me by the Dave Matthew’s Band and finally All You Need Is Love by the Beatles.

Bridesmaids - Today Smashing Pumpkins

Bride - First Day of My LIfe - Bright Eyes

Signing of the Papers- You and Me Dave Matthews Band

Recessional - All You Need is Love Beatles

Wedding Coordinator: Sandra Sir at the Pillar and Post Niagara

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Alan and Shizue’s wedding ceremony at the Lake House Event Centre, violin and cello duo May 4, 2013, Pickering ON

“The music selection worked perfectly! Punctual and everything went smoothly.

Thank you very much.” Alan, Groom

Duo d’Amore has hasd many foreign clients from countries all around the work, for wedding ceremonies, reception, public anrivate and corporat events, and it was especially nice to help Alan and Shizue plan the musical portion of the wedding. The Lake house was the perfoct, intimate venue for the ceremony, and we had a great time performing classicas such as Pachelbel Canon and La Rejouissance, and also the less well known but beautiful M'Appari Tutt'Amor by Flotow" arranged for the violin and cello duo.

Processional: Pachelbel's Canon

Signing: M'Appari Tutt'Amor by Flotow

Recessional: Handel La Rejouissance from the Royal Fireworks

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Niagara Wedding Violinist Vineland Estates

Wedding String Quartet Niagara: Robin and Ryan Vineland Estates

Saturday April the 27th was a beautiful day for a wedding ceremony! We arrived at Vineland Estates Winery just after 4pm (returning from a performance at the Niagara Food and Wine Expo) and were greeted by the lovely Diane Teeuwsen, the director of hospitality at Vineland estates. She was working hard at getting the last minute details arranged. Shortly after the officiant, Jennifer Bellinger from All Seasons Weddings arrived, and we had a short chat about what was going to happen at the ceremony, and took a few minutes to warm up and get our prelude and ceremony music arranged. As we were working on this, we could not help but notice how beautiful the carriage house was—the back window looking out over the vineyard, and the hawks swooping and gliding in the air. Soon guests started arriving, and we started to play a number of songs from our repertoire, in particular Ave Maria which was that the couple requested.

Once everyone was seated we received a cue from the officiant to start playing, and Robin made a beautiful entrance. As the room is cozy and the aisle not very long, we were able to perform a slightly shortened version of Pachelbel Canon, which ended just as she walked to the front. For the signing of the register the couple chose Bach’s Wachet Auf. The acoustics of the carriage house brought out the best of the song, and they exited to Bittersweet Symphony. As the guests were exiting, we performed Handel’s Rejouissance


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Robin and Ryan’s wedding ceremony at Vineland Estates Winery, violin and cello duo, April 27, 2013, Vineland ON

Driving up the long driveway towards the steeple-like building at Vineland Estates winery, we always feel that this location has a unique feel to it—somewhat like a church, but also very modern, refined and contemporary. The same thing could be said about the music and the wedding itself. As our violin and cello duo performs here regularly at the carriage house and on the outdoor patio, we are very familiar with the venue and feel at home here. We ha d a special request to perform Ave Maria during the prelude as this is the mother of the brides favorite song. From here we performed Pachelbel Canon for the bride, Wachet Auf (also known as Sleeper’s Awake) by Bach for the signing (so lovely) and for a modern flavor, Bittersweet Symphony for the recessional. As the guests were exiting, we also included Handel’s La Rejouissance from the Royal Fireworks.

Processional:  Pachelbel - Canon in D
Signing:  Bach - Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake)
Recessional:  The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

Guests exit: La Rejouissance

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Wedding String Trio Vancouver: Jennifer and Christopher

It’s always nice to be surprised by your clients, and this wedding, we were very surprised and excited by the choice of music, and the overall professionalism and coordination on the day of the wedding. In discussing the ceremony music with Jennifer and Christopher, they came up with several interesting choices for the prelude as the guests were chatting and taking their seat before the start of the ceremony, and for the ceremony itself. The music ranged from the baroque period with an arrangement of the theme from the Goldberg Variations originally written for keyboard, and moved dramatically (thoughwith a lot of style) to Mark O’Connor’s Appalachia Waltz for the bride’s processional. The signing music was the famous and romantic Intermezzo from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana by the Italian composer Mascagni. As the bride and groom exited our string players performed the minuet from Boccherini’s Quintet in D.

Prelude:

Saint-Saens The Swan (solo cello)
Bach's Air on G String
Eine Kleine - mvt 2


Processional

Bridesmaids: J.S. Bach-Goldberg -Variations Aria
Bride: Mark O’Connor  - Appalachia waltz
Signing:  Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Recessional: Quintetto In Do Maggiore La Musica Notturna Delle Strade Di Madrid Op. 30, No. 6 minuet

Wedding Coordinator is Corinne Colledge, Filosphi Events  www.filosophi.com/

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Wedding String Quartet Mississauga: Roseanne And Tyler

Wedding String Quartet Mississauga: Roseanne And Tyler

 The string duo performed at Roseanne and Tyler’s wedding ceremony and everything was wonderful. The bride and groom selected very traditional music for the ceremony, and the duo performed a number of hymns from the Catholic book of worship III for the offering and communion portion of the mass.

 

Bridesmaids Processional: Bach Air on the G-string

Bride Processional: Canon in D

Signing: Bach: Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring

Offering and Communion:

You are Near

Here I am Lord

Make Me a channel of your Peace

Recessional: Clarke Trumpet Voluntary


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Wedding Violinist Cellist Kitchener: Michelle and JD

“The duet was amazing and surpassed all expectations. A very nice performance by two very talented musicians. A highlight for myself and I'm sure Michelle as well. It gave the ceremony a feeling of warmth and richness. Many thanks for all your help!”

This was the string duo’s first time performing at the Lang Tannery, and it was truly a wonderful event! As our wedding musicians perform at a many venues in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, this venue is sure to become a popular option in the future. The juxtaposition of the old with the new was particularly striking, as the building was at one time thought to be the largest tannery in the British Empire, ca 1850, and is now an incredibly modern venue with exceptional facilities such as the amazing projection screens that surround the room.

The music that the clients chose also fit this old and new theme, but everything was always elegant and refined to reflect both the occasion and the couple!

Arrival: Metallica Nothing Else Matters
Procession: Pachelbel Cannon in D
Signing: Bach Air on the G String
Recessional: U2 Beautiful Day

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