La Bella Musica

Wakefield, RI

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Overview

One of the most sought after string ensembles in the southern New England area with large and extremely diverse repertoire for all ensembles! Providing string duos, trios, and quartets for weddings, corporate events, parties and other special occasions!


Reviews

5 reviews

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Catherine K.

September 7, 2024
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Wonderful!

Emily and team were fantastic. She was very receptive to our song suggestions, and allowed us to add a special custom song not on the list for me to walk down the aisle to. Very appreciate of her collaboration and all our guests loved their performance during our ceremony and cocktail hour! Thank you!

Hired as: String Quartet

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La Bella Musica

Thank you, Catherine! It was so much fun to play for you, Jeff, and your family and friends, especially since there were so many songs that were incredibly nostalgic for us within your song selections, including the big one for you and your dad. Congratulations again!


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Diane C.

August 14, 2023
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They were awesome!

We could not be happier with the music they provided for the wedding ceremony and the cocktail hour!

Hired as: String Trio

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La Bella Musica

Thank you, Diane! We're so glad you were loved the music -- we had so much fun playing for you, your family, and friends!


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Monica S.

October 7, 2019
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Professional, great sound

We had a fabulous experience working with Emily and her collection of talented string musicians. We had two special song requests and they completely nailed both, it was a very enjoyable experience and we did not have to stress about anything. Very grateful!

Hired as: String Trio


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Tony S.

August 21, 2018
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Great String Trio!

La Bella Musica was great in asking for details on how the music arrangements would be done, and played wonderfully on our wedding day. They arrived on time, played our requests and made proper adjustments for timing. I would highly recommend La Bella Musica - they are professional, communicate well, and play beautiful music!

Hired as: String Trio


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Karen H.

August 13, 2017
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An Elegant Touch

Thank you to La Bella Musica for the beautiful accompaniment to my daughter's wedding. The ceremony music added a special ambience to a wonderful outdoor setting, and the cocktail hour selections were equally thoughtful and well played. Our guests loved the music. Highest recommendation

Hired as: String Trio

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Booking information

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What to expect

La Bella Musica specializes in incorporating non-classical repertoire to our standard classical repertoire. Our non-classical repertoire lists range from the oldies (Moon River, Can't Help Falling in Love, Stand By Me), to jazz (In The Mood, Begin the Beguine), to Today's Top 40/pop/rock (A Thousand Years, Hey There Delilah, Chasing Cars, Home). We take music requests!

Past booked events

August 2024

30

Friday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Wakefield, RI

August 2023

13

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 6:00pm

Bristol, RI

May 2022

14

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 6:00pm

Narragansett, RI

October 2019

05

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Providence, RI

September 2019

27

Friday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Newport, RI

August 2018

18

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Tiverton, RI

August 2017

12

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Bristol, RI

July 2017

08

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Providence, RI

Team

Emily Chen Violinist and Manager
Morgan Santos Cellist and Manager
Christina Dickson-Brownell Violin
Ilana Revkin Viola
Fiona Anonuevo Violin
Wendy Rios Violin
Lydia Dollard Violin
Lynn Souza Viola
Annie Lagace Viola
Christina Stavrakas Viola
Matthew Knippel Cello

Set list

A lot of songs can be played by both of the ensembles we offer, but some are particular to either just the quartet or trio. This is just a sample of non-classical songs we would normally play for a cocktail hour or event (wedding ceremonies are more particular to each individual client):

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes - David/Hoffman/Livingston
All You Need Is Love - Beatles
At Last - Etta James
Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Can't Help Falling in Love - Weiss/Peretti/Creatore
Clocks - Coldplay
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runner
Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop - Landon Pigg
Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard/Marketa Irglova (Once)
Firework - Katy Perry
For Me and My Gal - Meyer/Leslie/Goetz
Ghostbusters, Theme from
Hallelujah - Cohan (as sung by Jeff Buckley)
Happy Together - The Turtles
Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
I Concentrate On You - Cole Porter
In My Life - Beatles
In The Mood - Joe Garland
James Bond Theme
Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters
Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Friedman/Whitson
Linus and Lucy - Vince Guaraldi
Londonderry Air - Traditional Irish
Love Story - Taylor Swift
Lucky - Jason Mraz / Colbie Caillat
Married Life (from "Up") - Michael Giocchino
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Maybe I'm Amazed - Beatles
Medal Ceremony (from Star Wars IV) - John Williams
Moon River - Henry Mancini
My Girl - The Temptations
Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Only You - Yazoo
Paparazzi - Lady Gaga
Raiders March (from "Indiana Jones") - John Williams
Rainbow Connection, The - Williams & Ascher
Si Bheag, Si Mhor - Irish Air
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen
Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie
Star Wars (Main Theme) - John Williams
Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
Super Mario Bros: Overworld Theme - Koji Kondo
Tale As Old As Time - Alan Menken
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Tico Tico - Zequinha Wilson
Viva la Vida - Coldplay
We're Going to Be Friends - White Stripes
What a Wonderful World - Bob Thiele/Geroge David Weiss
When I'm Sixty-Four - Beatles
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Ball/Olcott/Graff
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Yellow - Coldplay
You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White

Setup requirements

Armless chairs

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