23 July 2011 - Miller/Nezafati Wedding - Ashton Gardens

Four Strings provided a string quartet for this wedding at Ashton Gardens in Corinth, TX. The picture above is from the balcony where the musicians perform, which provides both a fine view and extraordinary acoustics. The wedding chapel, with its tall windows and wooded surroundings, provides the ambience of an outdoor wedding, but with none of the risks of July in Texas!

The music for the ceremony was classical and traditional, perfectly matched to the setting and ceremony.

Prelude:

Quartet 19 - Mozart
XVI from 'Suite in G Major (Water Music)' - Handel
March from 'Hercules' - Handel
Adagio (1874) - von Hyrt
Aria from 'Suite in G Major (Water Music)' - Handel
March from 'Song of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ' - Charpentier
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
March from 'Occasional Oratorio' - Handel
Hornpipe from 'Suite in D Major (Water Music)' - Handel
Air - Bach


Service:

Seating of Honored Guests/Bridal Party: Air from 'Suite in F Major (Water Music)' - Handel
Bridal Processional: Canon in D - Pachelbel
Solo: Ave Maria - Schubert
Unity Candle: Waltz No.15 - Brahms
Recessional: Fanfare from 'Première Suite de Symphonies' - Mouret
Postlude: La Réjouissance from 'Music for the Royal Fireworks' - Handel

Musicians:

Four Strings:
Clare Adkins Cason - Violin
Corinia Maxson - Violin
Damia Cleaver - Viola
David Cason - Violoncello

Vocalist: Kasi Zieminski

Special thanks to Ashley Love from Ashton Gardens for smooth planning and coordination!

8 July 2011 - Reebok Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game Pre-Party

Four Strings was privileged to perform for the 2011 Reebok Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game Pre-Party at the Majestic Theatre. This amazing event was created by renowned designer Jonathon Beck and event planner Lara Beth Seager. Four Strings opened the evening with a performance on the elevated stage in the lobby (pictured above), after which guests enjoyed a phenomenal show on the main stage by Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik.

For this event, Four Strings appeared in our unique rock string quartet configuration.

Set List:
Viva la Vida - Coldplay
In Love With a Girl - Gavin DeGraw
Stuck in a Moment - U2
Come Together - The Beatles
Love Left to Lose - Sons of Sylvia
Never Say Never - The Fray
London Calling - The Clash
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Fly Away from Here - Aerosmith
Toxic - Britney Spears
Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet

Four Strings presents Revolution4:
Clare Adkins Cason - Violin
Michelle Brians - Violin
Claire Garza - Viola
David Cason - Violoncello

18 June 2011 - Strube/Clayton Wedding - HPUMC

Four Strings provided a string duo for this wedding at Highland Park United Methodist Church, performing a miniature chamber music concert for the prelude, along with Chris Brunt on piano, who switched to the remarkable Dobson Opus 87 organ for the service.

Prelude:

Partita 2 from Die kleine Kammermusik - Telemann
Romance from Duetto 2 - Hoffmeister
Sonata 3 (HWV 370) - Handel

Service:

Seating of the Family: Canon in D - Pachelbel
Solo: The Gift of Love - Hopson
Processional: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
Procession of the Bride: Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
Solo: The Lord's Prayer - Malotte
Recessional: Toccata - Widor

Musicians:

Four Strings:
Clare Adkins Cason - Violin
David Cason - Violoncello

Organist/Pianist: Chris Brunt
Vocalist: Stephanie Payne Carr

11 June 2011 - Beakley/Ware Wedding - PHPC

A lovely and stately wedding at one of our favorite venues, Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, featuring the quartet, trumpet, vocals, and the amazing Goulding and Wood 'Opus 41' 69-rank organ.

Service Music:

Special Seating of the Family: Canon in D - Pachelbel

Processional: Trumpet Voluntary in D - Purcell

Bride's Entrance: Prince of Denmark's March - Clarke

Solo: The Holy City - Maybrick/Weatherly

Solo: The Lord's Prayer - Malotte

Recessional: Hallelujah Chorus from 'The Messiah' - Handel

Postlude: Hornpipe - Handel

Musicians:

Four Strings:
Clare Adkins Cason - Violin
Corinia Maxson - Violin
Damia Cleaver - Viola
David Cason - Violoncello

Organist: Annette Albrecht
Trumpeter: Brandon Nase
Vocal Soloist: Donald Burks

The Beatles - Sun King

Just finished a string quartet cover of "Sun King" from the Beatles' Abbey Road album - another in a series of covers for a Beatles-themed wedding. Some of the later, odder material from the band actually translates the most convincingly to the string quartet. A sample:

 And for variety, a fully orchestrated (and substantially altered) version from All This and World War II (vocals by the Bee Gees).