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9 December 2011 – Saville, Dodgen & Co. Holiday Party – Reunion Tower

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Reunion Tower, Dallas, Texas, USA

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a Holiday Party in the Sky

Four Strings provided holiday entertainment for an afternoon meal and party hosted by Saville, Dodgen & Company in the exclusive Reunion Tower rotating ballroom located in downtown Dallas.

Music for the event included holiday hits, famous waltzes, and classical favorites.

Catering for the event: Wolfgang Puck Catering

Additional entertainment: PicFlips

Musicians:
Clare Adkins Cason – Violin
Veronika Vassileva – Violin
Claire Garza – Viola
David Cason – Violoncello

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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

15 October 2011 – Ingram 60th Anniversary – Redeemer Presbyterian

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Four Strings provided a quartet for the 60th Anniversary Reception of J.R. and Margaret Ingram, held at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in McKinney, TX on October 15, 2011.

Program:
Suite No. 2 in D Major (Water Music) – Handel
String Quartet K.156 – Mozart
Emperor Waltz – Strauss
String Quartet K.172 – Mozart
Tales from the Vienna Woods – Strauss

Musicians:
Clare Adkins Cason – Violin
Corinia Maxson – Violin
Meghan Birmingham – Viola
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