a friday afternoon at bella donna
Four Strings provided a string duo for the wedding of Stefanie Williams and Roger Thorne, held on Friday 1 June 2012 at the Bella Donna Chapel in McKinney, TX.
Bella Donna is a favorite venue for us, as it boasts acoustics equal to or better than many designed performance halls. Even the string duo sounds rich and full in Bella Donna.
Here’s a live recording from the prelude to the wedding. No reverb or EQ has been applied.
Prelude
La Girandola from Nine Fantasies for Two Viols (Morley)
Marche from Song of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Charpentier)
Meditation from Thaïs (Massenet)
Gavotte, Bouree, and Gigue from Orchestral Suite 3 (Bach)
Praeludium 1 from The Well-Tempered Clavier (Bach)
Prelude to the Te Deum (Charpentier)
Presto from Sonatina in F (Telemann)
Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata #208 (Bach)
Two Variations from Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 56 (Brahms)
Träumerei from Kinderscenen (Schumann)
Trumpet Voluntary (Stanley)
Air from Suite 1 in F (Handel)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)
Ceremony
Seating of Honored Guests: Air from Orchestral Suite 3 (Bach)
Bridal Party: Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Bridal Processional: Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (Wagner)
Recessional: Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mendelssohn)
Four Strings String Duo
Clare Cason – Violin
David Cason – Violoncello