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Gigs/Performance

Spring & Summer 2025 Most Requested Wedding Songs

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I generally put together a list of music for the prelude and postlude of a wedding, but couples generally like to pick their own music for the processional, unity ceremony, and recessional. Below are the top 5 most requested songs for the start of this year!

5.) I Will Follow You Into the Dark

This song has mostly been chosen for recessionals, but I have one wedding next month where we’ll be playing it for the processional, so it works for both! This has been a popular pick for both this year and 2024.

4.) Mendelssohn’s Wedding March

When I first started playing weddings, it seemed like everyone wanted pop songs played for their recessional. This year, I’ve seen a huge rise in classical requests like this one. Nearly a third of the weddings I’m playing this Spring and Summer have the Mendelssohn Wedding March programmed for the recessional.

3.) A Thousand Years

This song has been popular for over a decade! My quartet and I joke that it’s the “New Canon in D” because it seems like every other couple picks it for their wedding ceremony. It’s a beautiful choice, and it’s easy for us because it cadences every few bars, making it ideal for ending early if the wedding party is quick to process down the aisle.

2.) Canon in D

This one will never go out of style! It’s a favorite of many, and I think most people think of weddings or graduations when they hear it. We even recorded this for my parents’ anniversary CD.

1.) The Shire Theme (Concerning Hobbits)

This has been very surprising for me, but literally half of the couples we are playing for this spring have requested this for either their processional or recessional. Which is fine by our cellist – an avid LOTR fan!

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2023 Farmers Market Tour

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I can’t believe it’s already June! It seems crazy to me that this summer is already upon us, and with that our farmers market fiddle duets are also just around the corner! Come out and support local farmers while listening to us play a bunch of new music, including a brand new hour of violin and viola duets!

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A Pandemic Wedding

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I was fortunate to play for a wedding a few weeks ago for the first time since the Stay at Home order. The process was certainly different, but I was so happy for the product we were able to produce given the circumstances! 

One of the women in my quartet has a compromised immune system, so our safety was one of my highest concerns. In order to stay safe, we did things a little differently, including rehearsing in her yard! It was a HOT July afternoon, but it ended up being really fun! We were able to sit spaced out so we wouldn’t need to wear masks. We didn’t have as much time to rehearse as we normally do, but the group really pulled together and we made it work just as well as we would have pre-covid. 

The bride was SO sweet and amazing to work with right from the get-go, but I was still a little nervous for the wedding. I didn’t know how it was going to go. Would people be crowding us without masks on? Is the bride going to be okay with us wearing masks since we need to be sitting so close together? The wedding was outside, so what if it were to rain? Are my quartet members going to be comfortable? A lot of things right now are uncertain, and for someone who likes to know exactly what I’m getting into, that was a challenge for me as I prepared for the wedding. However, I was thrilled to find that I didn’t really have much to worry about! The venue was beautifully set up. We were originally staged on the lawn, but we moved to a covered area when it looked like rain. Luckily, for the ceremony and the whole cocktail hour, all that we had was a few raindrops. The guest list had been reduced to about 50 people, but the bride and groom looked so happy to be there and to have made everything work despite all the hurdles thrown in their way. 

I think the most surprising thing for me was how happy it made me to play with others again. As an introvert I don’t really notice that I’m missing those social interactions until I have them again. It was 90 degrees and we were all wearing dress blacks with masks, but it was SO worth it, and I was so happy that we didn’t have to sacrifice our safety to do it! It was so fun to play with everyone again, and I can’t wait until my next gig!!!