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Quartet Trio Duo | Weddings & Events | DFW

6 April 2013 | Swineford–McFadden Wedding | Grand Hotel

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string duo at the grand hotel

Four Strings, performing as String Duo Dallas, provided a string duo for the 6 April 2013 Wedding of Sara Swineford and Blake McFadden, held at The Grand Hotel in McKinney, TX. Ceremony music was classical but mostly non-traditional.

Ceremony
Seating of Honored Guests: Largo from Xerxes (Handel)
Bridal Party: Air from Suite 1 in F (Handel)
Bridal Processional: March from An Occasional Oratorio (Handel)
Recessional: Alla Hornpipe from Suite 2 in D (Handel)

String Duo Dallas
Violin: Clare Adkins Cason
Violoncello: David Cason

2 February 2013 | Mullens–Lepard Wedding | Fort Worth Botanic Garden

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a string duo in the garden

Four Strings, performing as String Duo Dallas, provided a string duo for the 2 February 2013 wedding of Jennifer Mullens and Shawn Lepard, held outdoors in the Fuller Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

Music for the ceremony was traditional. Prelude music included a mix of classical and Celtic selections.

Ceremony
Bridal Party: Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Bridal Processional: Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (Wagner)
Recessional: Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mendelssohn)

String Duo Dallas
Violin: Clare Adkins Cason
Violoncello: David Cason

27 October 2012 | Huie–Bell Wedding | Marie Gabrielle

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an irish trad wedding

English: Country dance, Helenvale, ca. 1910. M...

English: Country dance, Helenvale, ca. 1910. Men and women dancing in a circle in front of the Lion’s Den Hotel at Helenvale, south of Cooktown in north Queensland. There are five couples dancing in a circle while a group of people watch the performance from a distance. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

String Duo Dallas performed for the 27 October 2012 wedding of Sarah Huie and Christopher Bell, held in the outdoor courtyard of Marie Gabrielle Restaurant and Gardens in Dallas, TX.

While the ceremony music was traditional, the wedding was distinguished by a full prelude of Irish Traditional and English Country Dance music. It was also distinguished by the presence of two large and handsome dogs in the wedding party!

Prelude:

Traditional Irish Music & English Country Dance Music

Ceremony:

Seating of Honored Guests: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)

Bridal Party: Air from Suite 1 in F “Water Music” (Handel)

Bridal Processional: Canon in D (Pachelbel)

Sand Ceremony: Irish Air for Solo Cello (Traditional)

Recessional: La Rejouissance from Music for the Royal Fireworks (Handel)

String Duo Dallas:

Kathy Johnson: Violin
David Cason: Violoncello

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28 July 2012 | Coers — McDaniel | PCPC Dallas

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exultate justi

Four Strings provided a string duo for the 28 July 2012 wedding of Kitty Coers and Robert McDaniel, held in the chapel of Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX.

Music for the prelude was all classical, drawn from the broad repertoire of our duo, String Duo Dallas. The ceremony was traditional as well, excepting the Recessional, for which the groom chose a personal favorite: the Exultate Justi of John Williams, originally heard in the 1987 film Empire of the Sun. Entirely too large for a string duo, we performed the piece in an arrangement featuring J. Marty Cope at the piano.

Ceremony
Seating of Family: Air from Orchestral Suite 3 in D (Bach)
Bridal Party: Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach)
Bridal Processional: Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Recessional: Exultate Justi (Williams)

String Duo Dallas
Clare Adkins Cason – Violin
David Cason – Violoncello
with J. Marty Cope – Piano

1 June 2012 | Williams — Thorne Wedding | Bella Donna Chapel

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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