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Wedding String Duo Kitchener-Waterloo: Tori and Eric

Wedding String Duo Kitchener-Waterloo: Tori and Eric

Another amazing wedding at Hauser Hall! Our violin and cello duo performed for this morning wedding on September 29, 2012, and had a great time working with Eric and Tori, creating a wonderful grouping of wedding songs for their ceremony. The selections combined the elegance and sophistication of classical baroque music with more modern, more upbeat selections such as Arms of Love by Kutless and Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve.

Prelude: 

La Rejouissance by Handel

First movement of the Cello Suite no 1 by Bach

Sleepers Awake by Bach

Wedding ceremony:

Processional: Canon in D- Pachelbel

Signing: Arms of Love- Kutless

Recessional: Bittersweet Symphony- The Verve

 

Photographers: Stephanie Canada Photography and Melissa Weber Photography

 

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Ashley and Sean’s wedding at St Mary Immaculate Church, September 29, 2012, string trio, Richmond Hill, ON

Duo d’Amore’s string trio of violin, viola and cello performed for this wedding ceremony at St Mary Immaculate Church. As the ceremony was Catholic, our musicians were able to perform the great standards of the wedding repertoire and really fill the Church with the beautiful, full, expansive sound of the string instruments. After the prelude music, we performed Bach Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring for the five bridesmaids, switching to Pachelbel Canon, after the bridesmaids had taken their place at the front, and as the bride walked down the aisle for her processional. Signing music was very well chosen, as it was the classic Ave Maria. The recessional music is always bright lively and upbeat and for the is the couple walked out to Mendelssohn’s wedding March.

Bridesmaids Processional - Bach: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

Bride Processional - Pachelbel: Canon in D

Signing - Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria

Recessional - Mendelssohn: Wedding March

Venue and Photo credit: St Mary Immaculate Church, Artistic Glass

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Continue ReadingAshley and Sean’s wedding at St Mary Immaculate Church, September 29, 2012, string trio, Richmond Hill, ON

Amber and Ryan’s wedding ceremony at Triwood community center, Collingwood hall, September 29, 2012, string trio, Calgary AB

Amber and Ryan and a lovely wedding at the Triwood community center. They hired our string trio to perform a selection of classical baroque music for the major parts of the ceremony, and then added a modern song at the end, which is trending at the moment. (and it’s a great idea!). The Community center has a great space to perform in, and because of the wood ceiling and the concrete floors this created a very live acoustic for the musicians and of course the guests. Once again, Duo d’Amore was thrilled to be a part of such a gorgeous wedding ceremony. Congratulations Amber and Ryan.

Processional (Bridesmaids) – Charpentier: Prelude from Te Deum
Processional (Bride) – Pachelbel: Canon in D
Signing – Vivaldi: Winter from the Four Seasons
Recessional – The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony

Photographer and image credit: http://dianeandmike.ca/

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Ben and Patrick’s wedding ceremony at Langdon Hall, September 29, 2012, violin and cello duo, Cambridge ON

Ben and Patrick’s wedding at Langdon Hall combined the historic and classical elegance of Langdon Hall with modern and contemporary wedding ceremony music. As guest were arriving our violinist and cellist performed a number o pop songs to set the mood for the ceremony. Ban and Patrick chose a variety of great music and the guests really appreciated hearing the string ensemble play something that was a bit out oft the ordinary. For the start of the ceremony, the grooms walked down to the theme from Gabriel’s Oboe by Enrico Morricone. This is a lovly touch and worked so well. The signing music was River Flows In You by Yiruma, and this was a little more relaxed and as the title suggests, it had a very nice flow to it. The recessional was more upbeat and changing from the more modern, was actually classical, and Handel’s Hornpipe from the Water music was a great choice to finish the ceremony—it is bright happy and has lots of energy. Congratulations!

Prelude:

Make You Feel My Love - Adele
I will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
Halo – Beyonce

Ceremony:

Processional: Gabriels Oboe, Theme- Morricone
Signing: River Flows In You – Yiruma
Recessional: Hornpipe from the Water Music – Handel

Venue and photo: Langdon Hall

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Andrea and Brian’s wedding ceremony at U of T Trinity College Chapel, September 22, 2012, violin and cello duo, Toronto ON

“We've just returned from our Honeymoon. We wanted to write you much earlier as our wedding was on September 22 at Trinity Chapel. Having Duo d'Amore play at our wedding was simply brilliant!! I can't thank you enough as I've never heard a string duo sound so clear and melodic. "Sayuri's Theme" was spectacular. I've listened to that song countless times before, and on that day it never sounded so good. So many of our guests have complimented on how perfect the music was. Please give (the musicians) our warmest Thank You’s from Brian and I”. Andrea and Brian

As you can tell from the picture, this wedding was simply beautiful! We had a lovley time discussing and planning the music for the wedding ceremony with Andre and Brian, and this translated into a wonderful performance, with the bride and groom and everyone in attendance being extremely happy and satisfied. One unique thing about this ceremony was the couple’s choice to use Pachelbel’s Canon. Normally this song is performed during the processional, but I think this is the first time that our musicians have performed it during the signing! And guess what—it was fantastic!

Bridesmaids Processional: Bach: Arioso

Bride Processional: Sayuri’s Theme

Signing: Pachelbel Canon

Recessional: Bittersweet Symphony

Photographer and photo credit: Avenue Photo

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Jacqueline and Scott’s wedding at the Galt Country Club, September 22, 2012, string trio, Cambridge ON

Our string duo trio and string quartet performs lots of different types of music at wedding ceremonies, from classical, to pop, fusion, the Beatles, and everything in between. While we enjoy the variety, sometimes it is wonderful to perform classic wedding music. This music is just perfectly suited to the different times in the ceremony, and we received many comments from the guests about our musicians beautiful performance.

Processional: Pachelbel: Canon in D
Signing: Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria
Recessional: Mendelssohn: Wedding March

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Jackie and Michael’s wedding ceremony at Saint John the Baptist Parish, September 22, 2012, violin and cello duo, Guelph ON

 This wedding ceremony highlighted many of the elements that make wedding ceremonies a joy to perform at. As the f=guests were arriving, the violinist and cellist performed a modern set of music that was lively, upbeat, fun with a few slower songs mixed in as well. This prelude created some of the wow factor for the guests, as a number were somewhat surprised (in a good way!) to hear such modern music performed on the more classical violin and cello. Once all the guests had taken their seats, we were given the cue to start the music for the bridesmaid’s processional, which was Bach’s Air. This is a perennial favorite for the bridesmaid’s music, as it creates a lovely and fresh mood to start off the ceremony. This music contrasted very well with the brides processional that followed—the famous Pachelbel Canon in D. The signing music was a hybrid piece, part of which was written by JS Bach in the 18th century, and was almost “remixed” in the 19th century by the French composer Gounod. This is an absolutely stunning piece of music in it’s own right, and like the bridesmaids music, it too is a popular favorite for the signing of the register. The recessional was the up-tempo, and regal Clarke Trumpet Voluntary, and it capped off the ceremony with wonderful energy and fanfare.

Prelude: A mix of popular songs

Processional for  7 Bridesmaids & 2 Flower Girls - Bach: Air on the G string
Processional  for Bride - Pachelbel: Canon in D
Signing - Bach-Gounod: Ave  Maria
Recessional - Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary

Venue and Photo Credit: St John the Baptist Parish, Guelph ON

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JD and Izabella’s surprise anniversary aboard the Captain’s Impatient, violin and cello duo, September 22, 2012, Vancouver BC

“Thank you very much for everything. The players were excellent and everything went off without a hitch.”

This was a really fun event, and the surprise part of the occasion made everything that more exciting. The plan was to have Duo d’Amore’s violinist and cellist come on board the ship by 6pm, and hide in the front guestroom. Izabella (girlfriend) is being brought aboard on the premise that JD (boyfriend) is dropping off wine for a friend of my family. The idea is that she will just think that we get a 20 min boat ride with some champagne as JD’s 5 year anniversary gift to her. Once we finish the tour of the boat upstairs the musicians and photographer set themselves up in the main lobby to take a picture with the Vancouver skyline in the background and have wonderful music playing at the same time. The string duo continued to perform a selection of classical music throughout the dinner. What a fantastic event!

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Candace and Matthew’s wedding ceremony at the Mill Race Park of the Cambridge Mill, September 21, 2012, violin and cello duo, Cambridge ON

This is such a beautiful venue! Despite performing here for almost a decade, we always love to be close to the water, and to enjoy the sense of history that this venue has. On the flip side, when you step inside the venue, things are quite modern, new and exciting—a really great blend of traditional and modern. As far as our performance goes, and partly because of the outdoor venue, built in the 19th century, the couple chose a perfect collection of classical music to accompany them, and their guests during the ceremony. Pachelbel Canon needs no introduction, as it perfectly suits the walk down the aisle. The signing music was by Bach, and we often say this music has a wonderful flow to it—this is really brought out when performing it next to the beautiful river. Finally for the recessional, the stately and spirited Rondeau by Mouret.

 

Processional: Pachelbel Canon

Signing: Bach: Jesu Joy

Recessional: Mouret Rondeau

Wedding Planner: Leanne Ciancone

Venue and Photo credit: Cambridge Mill

 

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Andrea and Hadley’s wedding ceremony at Graydon hall, September 21, 2012, violin and cello duo, Toronto

September is a wonderful time to have a wedding, as the extreme heat of July and August has faded into the beautiful warm but slightly cool weather of early fall. Speaking of weather the weather for this outdoor ceremony was perfect—sunny but not too bright and a great temperature throughout the ceremony. Getting to the music, the violin and cello duo performed a very classical, and traditional wedding ceremony at the beautiful garden at Graydon hall. This was a wedding to remember!

Bridesmaid’s Processional: Ave Maria

Bride: Pachelbel Canon

Recessional: Mendelssohn Wedding March

Wedding Planner: Katrina Verweel

Photographer: Verve Photo

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