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Organising Music for a Wedding Ceremony

May 2, 2012
Organising Music for a Wedding Ceremony

Your wedding is anticipated to be the most special day in your life, and naturally the ceremony is central to it. Irrespective of whether you are planning to marry during a church service or elsewhere in a civil ceremony, live music can play a significant role in creating a real sense of occasion. Consider carefully [...]

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How does a live wedding band prefer to operate?

February 14, 2012
How does a live wedding band prefer to operate?

Most people will have attended weddings or parties where a live band has performed as part of the evening’s entertainment. It’s something that’s easy to take for granted, especially when everything went smoothly and the celebration was a huge success, with the music contributing much to proceedings. Now it’s your turn to organise the live [...]

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Can I have live music performed during my marriage ceremony?

January 11, 2012
Can I have live music performed during my marriage ceremony?

Live musical performance is generally welcomed during wedding ceremonies in a church or chapel, as well as at the majority of civil ceremony venues. Organ, choir, string quartet, brass ensemble, harpist, guitarist, pianist, vocalist, flautist; just some of the potential options available to perform live music suitable for a marriage ceremony. Inform the vicar, registrar [...]

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The Mancini String Quartet – light classical with a contemporary edge

January 10, 2012
The Mancini String Quartet – light classical with a contemporary edge

Superb technical ability combines with sensitive musicality and an unrivalled repertoire to produce a fashionable presentation of light classical music at its finest. A highly-trained group of young Guildhall graduates forms the central pool of this lively ensemble, who constantly seek to expand their repertoire to include the most up-to-date and unusual musical genres and [...]

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Create a classical ambience at your wedding with a string quartet

January 9, 2012
Create a classical ambience at your wedding with a string quartet

A string quartet is an ideal alternative to a church organ to accompany the key elements of a traditional wedding ceremony, such as the bridal procession and the recessional march. The sumptuous sonorities of the combined tones of twin violins, viola and ’cello create a rich, dynamic, almost orchestral texture. However, modern string quartets (especially [...]

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Make sure that your plan your wedding music well in advance

November 22, 2011
Make sure that your plan your wedding music well in advance

As with many aspects in the overall planning of a wedding, the music and entertainment should be programmed as soon as practically possible. With the date set and the venue(s) confirmed, the guestlist shaping up and a clear plan evolving for the day as a whole, the earlier you begin plotting in the music for [...]

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The ethereal sound of the harp is perfect for a wedding ceremony

October 19, 2011
Classical Harpists: Hop Till You Drop Wedding Music and Party Music Agency

The intimacy of a private wedding is enhanced by elegant and enchanting music played on the harp. Its gentle, lilting sound provides the perfect backdrop to the exchange of vows and rings, and can also entertain guests both before and after the ceremony.

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