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We love clients like Kaitlyn and Cole as they were extremely excited to have Duo d’Amore perform a fantastic selection of music at their wedding ceremony at Hockley Valley. As the guests arrived the violin and cello duet performed modern pop music, with songs including Fields of Gold, I Think I Wanna Marry you, River Flows in You and others. When the officiant, parents and groomsmen were ready, we performed You Raise Me Up, making a smooth transition into Beyonce’s Halo for the four bridesmaids. For the bride the strings performed a lovely rendition of Pachelbel Canon for a traditional touch. When the couple signed the marriage license, we moved back to pop music with Elvis’ Can’t Help Falling in Love. When the couple was pronounced man and wife and the wedding party exited, w performed Viva la Vida, to add a lovely touch to a memorable wedding ceremony!
Photo credit: Janice Yi Photography
Wedding planning: Willow Rose Events
String Duo for Toronto Weddings. Megumi and Chris’ wedding and cocktail hour Auberge du Pommier, April 25. Live Violin and cello duo.
This wedding, held at the Gardiner Museum, was both modern and classic, in equal measure, both as an event in itself and musically. Music was very important to both Kyle’s and they chose a very unique and interesting collection of ceremony songs for their ceremony. As for the instruments, they also chose a unique selection: solo cello, which was quite a bold choice, but it worked very well with their song choices.
During the prelude, the very classical and romantic The Swan was performed. This is an absolutely gorgeous piece of music, written by the French composer Saint-Saens as part of a collection of works scored for various instruments, of which the Swan is one of the most famous components. You can read more about it here
Going from strength to strength, the processional was the prelude from Bach’s Cello suite number 1, and this piece is also a first class solo piece for the cello. During the signing of the register, the tone changed to embrace for contemporary music, with All I Ask of You being performed. And as the couple walked out during the triumphant recessional, the theme from Rhapsody in Blue was performed. All I can say is that we were so delighted to make Kyle and Kyle’s wedding memorable, tying the ceremony together with beautiful music.
Prelude: The Swan
Processional: Bach Cello Suite No 1
Signing: All I ask of you (Phantom of the Opera)
Recessional: Theme from Rhapsody in Blue
Photography and photo credit: MKPhotographics
Venue: Gardiner Museum
Suits: Gotstyle and Holt Renfrew
Macarons: Bobbette & Belle
Caterer: A La Carte Kitchen
Candy: Old Time Confections
Audio/Visual: Freeman Audio Visual
Graphic Design: Kyle Caven
Planner: Kyle Smith & his maid of honour
Flowers: Tory (maid of honour) & Shane Willsmith
Additional details and beautiful photos by MKPhototographics can be seen here
Wedding ceremony music Toronto: Duo d'Amore-string duos, trios and string quartets
Toronto (and Duo d’Amore) cellists Amahl Arulanandam and Bryan Holt are presenting their own concert featuring works from composers such as Boccherini, Popper, Gliere and Coblentz, along with a few special surprises. If that’s not enough to entice you, they will be playing at a wonderful new gastropub called Burdock, at 1184 Bloor Street West, just west of Dufferin Station. Come enjoy some delicious food and tasty microbrew while listening to us rock out!
Doors will open at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased for $8 in advance show, and $10 at the door. If you happen to be a Facebook user,
clicking attend on the event page will help us get a better idea of numbers to expect!
Event Page
https://www.facebook.com/events/1645397009070575/
Tickets
http://www.ticketfly.com/event/972137
“I wanted to say thank you for playing at my wedding. It was absolutely beautiful and I loved having Metallica play walking down the aisle. Got a lot of comments. I didn’t have a chance to thank them after the ceremony so please do for me.” Raylene, bride
This ceremony was wonderful in a different sort of way, and that’s always exciting for us. The biggest difference between this ceremony and a lot of other wedding ceremonies that we perform at in Canmore or across Canada is that we performed Metallica's Nothing Else Matters in a church. That really does not happen too often so it was quite a fun experience for us, the guests and the bride and groom.
After the processional in the wedding, comes the vows, and just after the vows comes the next portion where music is typically performed: the signing of the register. From Metallica, what music was chosen for this: something else unexpected—the very traditional Bach-Gounod Ave Maria. This works perfect for the signing, as it is both long enough (as signings can last up to 8 minutes) and it is also more laid back. This laid back quality is just what is needed to contrast with the more upbeat recessional. Speaking of the recessional, this often takes place just seconds after the signing, as the officiant introduces the couple. For Raylene and Trevor’s recessional the violin and cello players performed Clarke’s Trumpet Voluntary, to end the beautiful ceremony at the Church of the Rockies with traditional and non-traditional elements.
Photo and Photo credit: www.Peakphotography.ca
Wedding ceremony musicians Canmore AB: Duo d’Amore-violin and cello duos, string trios and string quartets
“Thank you for making such a special contribution to our day!” Julia, bride
June 7th, was truly a beautiful day—the weather was wonderful and the perfect day for a wedding ceremony. The wedding was held at the escarpment site (complete with a lovely pond) at Cave Spring Vineyards, just a few kilometers from Inn on the Twenty in Jordan. This site is particularly wonderful, as unlike the other vineyard site, this one is elevated slightly, so guests have a wonderful view of the vines and lake Ontario that is spectacular. Another interesting thing about this site, and why we love it so much, is that it backs onto the escarpment, which acts almost like an amphitheater for the instruments, reflecting the beautiful sounds of the string instruments with surprising clarity.
Julia and I spoke about the music selections, and she had a great list already planned, which worked out very well. The only suggestion I offered is to have a second song chosen in case the signing went overtime. She chose Counting Crows: Accidentally in Love which was a nice combination with the recessional song of Here Comes the Sun. It was a great day and all the guests had a wonderful time. We were happy to be a part of it!
Ceremony music selections:
Processional - A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Signing - All You Need is Love (Beatles) and Accidentally in Love (counting Crows)
Recessional - Here Comes the Sun (Beatles)
Wedding Vendors:
Bridal Gown – Becker’s Bridal
Bridesmaid Dresses – David’s Bridal
Tuxes – Saxon for Men
MUAH – Christina at Niagara Mobile Hair
Florist – The Watering Can
Jeweler – Spence Diamonds
Minister – Judy Kofsky
Photographer: Robyn Russell
Bakery – Inn on the Twenty Restaurant
Videographers – Elle & Be Films
DJ – Patrick’s DJ Service
Wedding ceremony musicians Niagara: Duo d’Amore-violin and cello duos, string trios and string quartets
“The Musicians were wonderful!”, Jenny and Wayne, bride and groom
We have performed at St John’s Lutheran Church for many concerts and weddings over the past 15 years, and it was nice to be back to perform this wedding ceremony. In speaking with the bride, the couple was looking for mainly popular music with a few classical pieces added for variety. This is the type of wedding program that we perform outdoors or in a secular context, and it was quite nice that the church is relaxed about what kind of music they allow, as it affords the couple an opportunity to experiment and have exactly the music they would like at the wedding ceremony, be it pop, contemporary or traditional, and everything in between.
Prelude: Today, Concerning Hobbits, Yellow, Can't Help Falling in Love, Dream
Bridal Party Processional - Pachelbel Canon in D
Bride Processional - A Thousand Years
Signing - Here Comes the Sun
Recessional - River Flows in You
Wedding ceremony musicians Kitchener/Waterloo: Duo d’Amore-violin and cello duos, string trios and string quartets
Wedding String Quartet Toronto: Sharlyn and Jonathan. Violinist and Cellist performance featuring Metallica and Van Halen Liberty Grand
Oxford properties has booked our violin and cello duo to perform for the opening of new headquarters for the RBC, called WaterPark Place, located at Bay and Queens Quay in Toronto. Our string duo will be performing from 7:30-9:30am on the following dates:
September 8, 15, 22, 29
October 6, 20, 24
November 3, 17, 27
December 1
It is quite an honor to perform for Canada’s largest bank, and in such an innovative building, at it may become the first LEED certified Toronto office tower. The building not only uses deep lake water-cooling and air circulation, but also combines window glazing, and cutting edge plumbing.
Corporate event music: Duo d’Amore-violin and cello duos, string trios and string quartets
