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23 November 2013 | Abraham–Varghese Wedding | Mar Thoma Church of Dallas

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the beatles at mar thoma

Four Strings provided a stringMar Thoma Church of Dallas quartet for the 23 November 2013 wedding of Joyce Abraham and Mathew Varghese, held at Mar Thoma Church of Dallas in Dallas, TX.

Music for the prelude and ceremony was Beatles-centric, drawn from our pop/rock repertoire.

Prelude
Here comes the Sun (Beatles)
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Beatles)
Penny Lane (Beatles)
All I want is You (U2)

Ceremony
Bridal Party: In My Life (Beatles)
Bridal Processional: Something (Beatles)
Recessional: All You Need is Love (Composer)

Four Strings
Violin 1: Clare Adkins Cason
Violin 2: Michelle Hanlon
Viola: Meghan Birmingham
Violoncello: David Cason

with Miranda George (piano/vox)

9 February 2013 | Figueroa–Kenney Wedding | PCPC

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a traditional wedding with a classic rock reception

Four Strings provided a string quartet for the 9 February 2013 wedding of Cynthia Figueroa and James Kenney, held at Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas, TX. Following the wedding, the quartet switched to its pop/rock configuration–revolution4–and played the reception, hosted on the 28th floor of The W Residences in Dallas, TX.

Prelude
Water Music Suite 2 in D (Handel)
Trumpet Tune in D (Johnson)
O Perfect Love (Barnby)
Air from Suite 1 in F (Handel)

Ceremony
Bridal Party and Bridal Processional: Praise the Lord (Johnson) [PCPC Choir]
Hymn: Great is thy Faithfulness
Hymn: How Great Thou Art
Recessional: Prelude in Classic Style (Young) [with J. Marty Cope]

Reception
First Dance: The Story (Hanseroth)
followed by a selection of pop and rock classics

Four Strings String Quartet | revolution4
Violin 1: Clare Adkins Cason
Violin 2: Michelle Brians
Viola: Meghan Birmingham
Violoncello: David Cason

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Piano: J. Marty Cope

Thank you and your group for such a wonderful musical addition to our wedding. I will definitely seek to work with you in the future. -Jim

3 November 2012 | Grabocka–Custer Wedding | Addison Airport

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rock and roll in an aircraft hangar

Viva la Vida

Viva la Vida (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Performing in their rock quartet configuration as revolution4, Four Strings provided music for the 3 November 2012 wedding of Ermista Grabocka and Patrick Custer, held in a highly decorated aircraft hangar at Turbine Aircraft Services at Addison Airport in Addison, TX.

While the ceremony music was classical, the prelude was all rock & roll!

Prelude:
Everything I Do (I Do it for You) (Adams)
Home (Buble)
Let Love Rule (Kravitz)
Only Time (Enya)
Open Arms (Journey)
Something (Beatles)
Viva La Vida (Coldplay)
When You Say Nothing at All (Krauss)
With or Without You (U2)

Ceremony:
Seating of Honored Guests: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)
Bridal Party: Allegro from Autumn (Vivaldi)
Bridal Processional: Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Recessional: Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mendelssohn)

revolution4 (the rock & roll string quartet)
Violin 1: Clare Adkins Cason
Violin 2: Corinia Maxson
Viola: Claire Garza
Violoncello: David Cason

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8 September 2012 | Yarrito — Brindamour | Wisteria Place

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a rock music wedding

Four Strings–performing in our rock music configuration as revolution4–provided music for the 8 September 2012 wedding of Gina Yarrito and Mike Brindamour, held outdoors at Wisteria Place in Mesquite, TX.

The music included a prelude and ceremony drawn entirely of rock hits from the 1970s right up to today’s charts.

Prelude:
Open Arms (Journey)
Everything I Do (Adams)
Home (Buble)
With or Without You (U2)
A Thousand Years (Perry)
Only Time (Enya)
Viva La Vida (Coldplay)

Ceremony:
Seating of Honored Guests: When you Say Nothing at All (Krauss)
Bridal Party: Wonderwall (Oasis)
Bridal Processional: You and Me (Lifehouse)
Recessional: Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)
Postlude: In Love With a Girl (DeGraw)

revolution4 String Quartet
Clare Cason – Violin
Michelle Brians – Violin
Meghan Birmingham – Viola
David Cason – Violoncello

26 May 2012 | Draper 50th Wedding Anniversary Reception | Sante Fe Depot

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celebrating five decades of marriage

Four Strings provided a string quartet for the 50th Wedding Anniversary Reception of Charles and Linda Draper, held on 26 May 2012 at the Sante Fe Depot in Gainesville, TX.

As guests arrived and mingled, Four Strings performed selections from the extensive string quartet literature of W.A. Mozart.

After toasts and speeches, the group switched to its rock string quartet configuration–revolution4–and performed a set of “classics” of a very different kind.

Playlist
All For Love from The Three Musketeers – Bryan Adams
All My Loving – The Beatles
All This Time – OneRepublic
Baby What a Big Surprise – Chicago
Boomerang – Plain White T’s
Come Together – The Beatles
Eight Days a Week – The Beatles
Everything I Do I Do it for You – Bryan Adams
Let Love Rule – Lenny Kravitz
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da – The Beatles
Secrets – OneRepublic
Shine On – Jet
Something – The Beatles
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
When You Say Nothing at All – Allison Krauss
You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates

Four Strings | revolution4
Violin 1: Clare Adkins Cason
Violin 2: Veronika Vassileva
Viola: Amber Sander
Violoncello: David Cason

Feedback
Dear Clare and David, Your music made our 50th celebration extra special. My sincere thanks to you and the other two musicians. Sincerely, Linda Draper