Over Memorial Day Weekend the Charmante String Quartet was able to provide music for a beautiful outdoor wedding held at the YMCA Outdoor Center in Augusta, Michigan. The quartet consisted of: Larissa Fall, violin Madalyn Navis, violin Claire Schaar, viola and Jacob Bonnema, cello Pictured below, the outdoor chapel at the center overlooked a clear blue lake and provided pew seating for the guests. With sunny skies and temps in the 70s the setting was beautiful and our instruments were able to brave the elements without fear of rain or inclement weather. The music we provided for the ceremony was some of our standard traditional music and consisted of the following: Seating of Guests Air on G String-Bach Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Vivaldi Four Seasons (Spring) Water Music Handel Seating of Parents Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring Bridal Party/Entrance of Groom Canon in D Bride Entrance Bridal March Sand Pouring Ceremony Air on G String-Bach Exit as Mr. & Mrs. Wedding March, Mendelssohn Due to the generous kindness of the bride and groom’s families the quartet was able to attend the dinner after the rehearsal the day before the wedding. This rehearsal dinner was held at the Kellogg Manor House which is now owned by Michigan State University. The estate, built in 1926, belonged to the creator of Kellogg’s Cereal and overlooks Gull Lake. After playing a few of our pieces for the guests in the dinning hall we were able to explore the grounds a bit. This wedding was quite an experience for our group. And I am continually amazed at the level of talent each member has alongside of their musical abilities. Our cellist, Jacob drove all the way up from Chicago where he currently works as a registered nurse at the University of Chicago. I shuttled Claire back and forth from the Van Andel Institute in Downtown Grand Rapids where she is currently doing research on worms and their mitochondrial/cytoplasmic genetic information and its effect on lifespan. And Madalyn is in the process of providing and learning the violin pit music for the Hope Summer Repertory Theater’s production of Les Misérables. What a group! So thankful that I am able to team up with such talented, creative, kind, and interesting people while also being apart of a couples initiation into a lifelong journey as a team. What a blessing. Ciao, Larissa
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5/27/2015 08:16:31 pm
Well done and sweet quartet and event
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