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14 April 2012 | Lake — Young Wedding | FUMC Sherman

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Keeping the Traditions

Henry Purcell, by John Closterman (died 1711)....

Henry Purcell, by John Closterman (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Four Strings provided a string quartet for the wedding ceremony of Ashley Lake and Michael Young, held on 14 April 2012 at the First United Methodist Church of Sherman, TX.

The ceremony music was the “classic traditional” set, still popular today for many brides. Music for the prelude included the debut performance of a new arrangement – The Grand Dance, a chaconne from Henry Purcell’s opera King Arthur, and a complete performance of Handel’s Water Music Suite 3 in G.

Prelude
The Grand Dance from King Arthur (Purcell)
‘Water Music’ Suite 3 in G (Handel)
Wedding from Seabiscuit (Newman)
Trumpet Tune and Trumpet March (Clarke)
Air from ‘Water Music’ Suite 1 in F (Handel)

Ceremony
Lighting of the Candles: Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach)
Seating of Families: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)
The Wedding Processional: Canon in D (Pachelbel)
The Bridal Processional: Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (Wagner) [Organ Solo]
Recessional: Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mendelssohn) [Organ Solo]
Postlude: Alla hornpipe from ‘Water Music’ Suite 2 in D (Handel)

Musicians
Four Strings String Quartet
Clare Cason – Violin
Corinia Maxson – Violin
Veronika Vassileva – Viola
David Cason – Violoncello

Organist: Dr. Stewart Mayers

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29 December 2011 – Lowe/McNeil Wedding – Hickory Street Annex

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the Alternative Rock Wedding

revolution4 | Lowe-McNeil Wedding | Hickory Street Annex | Photo by Brittany Nicole Photography

revolution4 | Lowe-McNeil Wedding | Hickory Street Annex | Photo by Brittany Nicole Photography

Performing in our unique rock music string quartet configuration as revolution4, Four Strings provided prelude and ceremony music for the unusual and humorous wedding of Abby Lowe and Kevin McNeil at the Hickory Street Annex in Dallas, TX on December 29, 2011.

Prelude:
Baby What a Big Surprise – Chicago
Come Together – Beatles
In Love with a Girl – Gavin DeGraw
Eight Days a Week – Beatles
Let Love Rule – Lenny Kravitz
Love Walks In – Van Halen
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da – Beatles
Something – Beatles

Ceremony:
Seating of the Families: February Stars – Foo Fighters
Bridal Party and Bridal Processional: Come Home – OneRepublic
Recessional and Postlude: You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates

Musicians:
Clare Adkins Cason – Violin
Michelle Brians – Violin
Claire Garza – Viola
David Cason – Violoncello

Photography by: Brittany Nicole

Live Sound by: LeForce Entertainment

Lowe-McNeil Wedding | Hickory Street Annex | Photo by Brittany Nicole Photography

Lowe-McNeil Wedding | Hickory Street Annex | Photo by Brittany Nicole Photography

12 Nov 2011 – Benton/Thiesen Wedding – Denton Bible Church

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A wedding-reception combo this time, for Catherine Benton and Matthew Thiesen, held in the chapel of Denton Bible Church. The wedding itself was strictly classical, but the quartet switched to its pop/rock configuration (revolution4) for the reception.

Prelude:
Suite in G Major (Water Music) – Handel
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair – Debussy
March from Song of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ – Charpentier
Rhosymedre – Vaughan-Williams
Hymn Medley
Marche from Occasional Oratorio – Handel
Air from Suite in F Major (Water Music) – Handel

Ceremony:
Seating of the Families: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
Bridal Party Processional: I-Allegro from Autumn (The Four Seasons) – Vivaldi
Bridal Processional: I-Allegro from Suite in D Major (Water Music) – Handel
Hymn: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Wyeth
Recessional: II-Hornpipe from Suite in D Major (Water Music) – Handel

Reception:
Home – Michael Buble (First Dance)
Viva la Vida – Coldplay
Baby What a Big Surprise – Chicago
Here There & Everywhere – The Beatles
Love Left to Lose – Sons of Sylvia
You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates
Beautiful – Christina Aguilera
Boomerang – Plain WHite T’s
Love Walks In – Van Halen
You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Randy Newman
Something – The Beatles
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da – The Beatles
Let Love Rule – Lenny Kravitz

Musicians:
Clare Adkins Cason – Violin
Michelle Brians – Violin
Amber Sander – Viola
David Cason – Violoncello

29 October 2011 – Nikisher/Smith Wedding – Parkway Baptist Church

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Four Strings performed as a string trio for the wedding of Nicole Nikisher and Ryan Smith. The ceremony was held at Parkway Baptist Church in McKinney TX on October 29, 2011. The chapel boasts remarkable (and somewhat unexpected) acoustics for live strings.

Prelude:
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 – Bach
Fanfare from Première Suite de Symphonies – Mouret
Arioso from Cantata 156 – Bach
Aria from Suite in G Major (Water Music) – Handel
Trumpet Tune – Purcell
Panis Angelicus – Franck
Trumpet Tune and Trumpet March – Clarke
March from Song of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ – Charpentier
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach

Ceremony:
Seating of the Families: Air from Suite in F (Water Music) – Handel
Bridal Party Processional: Marche from Occasional Oratorio – Handel
Bridal Processional: Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
Rose Ceremony: Wedding from Seabiscuit – Newman
Recessional: Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Mendelssohn
Postlude: Hornpipe from Suite in D Major (Water Music) – Handel

Musicians:
Clare Adkins Cason – Violin
Corinia Maxson – Violin
David Cason – Violoncello

2 October 2011 – Cerrato/Lasso – Dallas Arboretum

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This early Sunday morning wedding at the McCasland Sunken Garden in the Dallas Arboretum for Genesis Cerrato and Michael Lasso featured a string duo provided by Four Strings. 

Prelude:
Air from Suite in F (Water Music) – Handel
Arioso from Cantata 156 – Bach
Ave Maria – Schubert
Chorale from Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme – Bach
Hornpipe from Suite in D Major (Water Music) – Handel
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
March from Song of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ – Charpentier
Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 – Bach

Ceremony:
Seating of Honored Guests and
Processional of the Bridal Party: Canon in D – Pachelbel
Processional of the Bride: Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin – Wagner
Recessional: Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Mendelssohn

Musicians:
Clare Adkins Cason – Violin
David Cason – Violoncello