Alden Castle String Quartet Wedding

We love performing at Alden Castle and were so happy that Mara and Adam chose it for their wedding venue. It’s located at Longwood Towers in Brookline. Cindy Grossman, the very efficient and personable event coordinator, was a pleasure to work with.

Mara is a bride who knows her music so had plenty of input on all of the selections. She left the choice of prelude music up to me, asking only that we stick with classical and Jewish music. That was really easy as we have over 35 Jewish songs arranged for duos, trios and quartets.

The processionals were Bach “Air” and “Trumpet Voluntary”. The recessional was the 3rd movement from “Autumn”, The Four Seasons by Vivaldi. Cocktail hour music was all classical including the Bach Double Violin Concerto.

Good luck with your wedding plans.

Carol Premack
Musician/Manager
Intermezzo Chamber Players

Mindy & Bob’s State Room Wedding

Mindy and Bob’s traditional Jewish wedding was anything by typical when it came to music choices. “Can’t Help Falling In Love” was a favorite of the couple which we played during the prelude (while guests were being seated. The Hawaiian version of “Over The Rainbow” was the bride’s processional and “When I Fall In Love’ was played during the candle lighting. We also had the pleasure of accompanying friends Tamara and Steve, singing “The Book Of Love”, a Peter Gabriel song. They were terrific.

The bridal couple showed quite a sense of humor in choosing “Mah-Na Mah-Na” for their recessional. It’s from one of the Muppet movies. There have been several requests to play it during cocktail hour since we added this cute and playful tune to our repertoire list.

It was such a treat to be part of this beautiful wedding high above Boston. The view of Boston from the State Room is absolutely spectacular! BTW, Photogapher Jill Person from the fabulous team at personkillian.com got some great shots at this wonderful wedding.

Good luck with your wedding plans.

Carol Premack
Musician/Manager
Intermezzo Chamber Players

Barn at Gibbet Hill String Duo Wedding

We had such a good time playing for Carrie and Wayne’s lovely Gibbet Hill wedding. Most weddings are held on the lawn between the Barn and the Grill. You can often see cows grazing on the opposite hill (and hear them mooing.) It gives a rustic feel to the ceremony.

Carrie and Wayne had two processionals. The bridal party walked into Bach “Air” and the bride to “Canon in D”. Allegro “Spring” from The Four Seasons was the recessional.

Cocktail hour was on the deck overlooking the lawn. The weather was beautiful so the plastic side coverings were raised for a clear view of the very green countryside. Our violin/cello duo had fun playing a mix of light classical, tangos, rags and popular songs.

Gibbet Hill’s event coordinator, the very efficient Sara Zambuto, was a huge help with cues and seating.

Good luck with your wedding plans.

Carol Premack
Musician/Manager
Intermezzo Chamber Players

Nashoba Winery Wedding

Martha and Carl chose the hillside at Nashoba Winery as the setting for their ceremony. They love classical music and wanted as much as possible for the prelude, ceremony and cocktail hour. Our violin/cello duo repertoire is extensive so everyone was happy.

We started with Bach, Mozart and Beethoven and ended with favorite opera arias and tangos. The couple and their two children walked down the aisle to “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”. At the end of the ceremony, the family recessed to Allegro from “Spring”, The Four Seasons by Vivaldi.

Tom Welch officiated. We’ve worked with him on several weddings and really like his warm and intimate style. Penny Sullivan, the event coordinator at the winery, gave cues and was very helpful with everything else we needed.

Good luck with your wedding plans.

Carol Premack
Musician/Manager
Intermezzo Chamber Players

Julie and Frank at the Lyman Estate

Veronica, from Blue Ivy Events (veronica@blueivyevents.com), contacted me to see if our string quartet was available to play for a wedding she was planning at the beautiful Lyman Estate in Waltham. We love performing there and were excited to be included in this lovely outdoor wedding.

There are several spots to locate the ceremony on the lawn behind the house. In my opinion, the best place is next to the trees, so we can have shade for our instruments. This also means no extra expense for a tent. When choosing a ceremony site, you might want to keep this in mind.

Julie and Frank chose “Fields Of Gold” for the bridal party entrance and “Marry Me” for Julie’s walk down the aisle. “Lucky”, by Jason Mraz, was the recessional. After the ceremony we moved to the covered porch to play for cocktail hour. We played a variety of Beatles songs, Cold Play, and other contemporary popular songs during cocktails. The bar was set up outside so everyone could hear the music.

Good luck with your wedding plans.

Carol Premack
Musician/Manager
Intermezzo Chamber Players

 

Amanda & Chris at OceanCliff

It’s always a treat to work with a bride who’s a friend of the family. I’ve know Amanda since she was born and was thrilled to be asked to provide a string duo for her wedding. We also love playing at OceanCliff; their friendly and efficient coordinating staff is a pleasure to work with.

The violinist and cellist had fun playing “Theme From Jurassic Park”, a favorite of Chris’s. “Viva La Vida” and Pachelbel “Canon” were the processionals. Rabbi Lev Baesh performed the ceremony. “P.M’s Love Theme” was the recessional.

The ceremony was held on the lawn overlooking a beautiful view of Narraganset Bay. There’s a permanent arch set up, usually decorated with flowers, for the officiant, bride and groom to stand under. I’ve seen it simply draped with fabric too, which is very pretty.

Since the city of Newport doesn’t allow this venue to have live music outdoors once the ceremony is over, we didn’t stay on for cocktail hour which was held outside on the patio. Night Shift set up indoors and provided dance music for the reception. I’ve heard them at other weddings and they’re terrific.

Good luck with your wedding plans.

Carol Premack
Musician/Manager
Intermezzo Chamber Players

Cindy and Charley’s String Trio Wedding

We never get tired of playing at the Wequassett Resort on Cape Cod. Pleasant Bay is the jaw-dropping backdrop to ceremonies on the lawn. It’s awesome, even when it’s raining, which it what was doing the day Cindy and Charley were wed. Everything was moved to the terrace overlooking the water so we still had a beautiful view.

Cindy and Charley chose the Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana” for the bridal party entrance. “Can’t Help Falling In Love”, made famous by Elvis Presley, was Cindy’s entrance and “Viva La Vida” was the recessional. Old jazz standards and popular songs were played during cocktail hour. Wequassett’s super coordinator, Kalson Pang, kept things running smoothly and on time.

Good luck with your wedding plans.

Carol Premack
Musician/Manager
Intermezzo Chamber Players