Four Strings

Quartet Trio Duo | Weddings & Events | DFW

20 May 2012 | Presley — Ghadiry Wedding | Myers Park

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a lakeside afternoon

Four Strings provided a string duo for the wedding of Erin Presley and Amir Ghadiry on Sunday 20 May 2012 at Myers Park and Event Center in McKinney TX.

Music for the ceremony included a request for Debussy’s Clair de Lune, a string duo arrangement of which was made specifically for this wedding. Prelude music was also by request, including two other unusual choices.

Prelude
Air from Orchestral Suite 3 (Bach)
Prelude from Suite 1 for Violoncello Solo (Bach) [performed by Sarah Meyers]
The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns)

Ceremony
Seating of the Parents and Bridal Party: Clair de Lune from Suite bergamasque (Debussy)
Processional of the Bride: Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Recessional: Alla Hornpipe from Suite 2 in D ‘Water Music’ (Handel)

String Duo Dallas
Violin: Clare Cason
Violoncello: David Cason

Additional Personnel
Violoncello: Sarah Meyers

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

5 September 2011 – Labor Day House Concert – Canton TX

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Return Engagement
About once a year we make the trek to Canton, TX,  to perform at the home of our friends, the Blanchards. As part of the day’s entertainment, Four Strings provides a string duo. This is a chamber music concert, substantially varied from the usual wedding and reception repertoire. This year’s program was a walk through music history in chronological fashion, with biographical introductions for each composer.

Program:
Allemande and Tripla from Banchetto musicale – Schein 
Bouree from Terpsichore – Praetorius
Suite from New and Curious School of Theatrical Dancing – Lambranzi
Paul’s Steeple from The Division Violin – Playford
Violin Sonata in F Major – Handel
Duetto I – Griesbach
Selections from 5 Pieces for Violin and Cello – Hofmann
Aubade for Violin and Cello – Godard
Scottish Reel Set – Traditional

Musicians:
Clare Adkins Cason – Violin
David Cason – Violoncello

18 June 2011 – Strube/Clayton Wedding – HPUMC

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strings in the chapel

Four Strings provided a string duo for this wedding at Highland Park United Methodist Church, performing a miniature chamber music concert for the prelude, along with Chris Brunt on piano, who switched to the remarkable Dobson Opus 87 organ for the service.

Prelude:
Partita 2 from Die kleine Kammermusik – Telemann
Romance from Duetto 2 – Hoffmeister
Sonata 3 (HWV 370) – Handel

Service:
Seating of the Family: Canon in D – Pachelbel
Solo: The Gift of Love – Hopson
Processional: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
Procession of the Bride: Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
Solo: The Lord’s Prayer – Malotte
Recessional: Toccata – Widor

Musicians:
Four Strings:
Violin: Clare Adkins Cason
Violoncello: David Cason

Organist/Pianist: Chris Brunt
Vocalist: Stephanie Payne Carr