Author: Anton Smirnov

It is hard to describe how moving or exciting live music can be at an actual wedding but here is a little glimpse into someone else’s special day and the accompanying sounds of our violin/guitar/cello trio.

This has got to be one our most favorite weddings ever. We got to play Persian music, meet wonderful people, and even share delicious Persian food. Here is a glimpse of the kind of energy we were part of.

We all know and love the sounds of piano chords from Bohemian Rhapsody, guitar arpeggios from Stairway to Heaven or violin lines from Canon in D. Between these three instruments nothing is left to imagination as they can cover the entire spectrum of harmonies and registers. It is undoubtedly a perfect combination of instruments for modern music. If you want an elegant spin on your favorite tunes for the special moments of your ceremony and a nice change of pace for your guests during the cocktails, this ensemble is one of your top picks. Listen to our arrangement of Ed Sheeran’s Perfect..

The cello possesses a wide variety of differing tone colors and means of expression, ranging from the calm and solemn in the lower register to bursts of passion in the uppermost register. Its underlying character has often been compared with the male voice. The transition between registers is smooth, although it cannot be denied that the individual strings have their own character, as they do on the violin and viola too. Here is the video of Andrew laying down the arpeggiated chords from the famous Bach Cello Suite No. 1

String quartet is a blend of strings characterized by a beautifully rich luscious tone. The interplay between different registers creates sublime and complex texture. We love to give familiar songs a graceful spin with the sonority and expression of the string quartet. Bellow are a couple of videos of the tunes we all love to play: Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, Andrea Bocelli Con te Partiro, and famous Cannon in D.

There was an unusual wedding ceremony, that took place at the Boulder Gross reservoir, which sits at 7,225ft of elevation and spreads over 440 acres that include the reservoir, the dam and the land. We needed to hike to get to the ceremony site, and played in the freezing cold for the bride and groom. There was no wedding party and if there had been, there wouldn’t have been room for them. There was barely a place to set up our music stands. Our amazing cellist Kari ended up sitting on the rocks while playing One Hand One Heart for the couple. Despite the freezing temperature the bride and groom didn’t worry about a thing and couldn’t take their eyes off each other. At that point all that mattered was their love.