Linsay Setzer

Linsay Setzer

West Milford, NJ

$150 and up

Travels up to 60 miles

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A wedding in beautiful PA!

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Overview

Linsay Setzer has been a cellist for 16 years. With a concentration on cello, she graduated from Montclair State University with her Bachelor's of Music in Music Education and has 4 years of teaching/directing experience for K-12 string ensembles. Linsay's gigging events most commonly include weddings and musicals, performing throughout PA/NJ/NY. She's always willing to accommodate and enjoys performing music from various genres including classical, alternative, and pop! For a list of current musicals, availability, and video examples, please feel free to message her through the gig salad site!


Reviews

8 reviews

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Diane N.

September 16, 2023
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I can not say enough good things about Lindsay. Other than being prompt and professional, she is a truly talented cello player. It was not an easy time for me and I was very general about a music selection. Her selection was beautiful and I am very grateful to her.

Hired as: Cellist


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Roberto C.

October 28, 2019
Verified review

Linsay arrived on time to the event where she was going to be part of a group performance which also included piano, violin, acoustic guitar and bass. The event was a little hetic in terms of time to setup each music group on stage for the sound check and she handled very well the stress it brought to all of us. She played beautifully and i couldn’t be happier with her. Also she was very responsive all the time. I highly recommend Lansay. You will not be disappointed. Thank you so much Lansay!!! I’ll look foward to hire again.

Hired as: Cellist


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Rozie D.

April 25, 2014

Throughout the years, I have worked with Linsay in many different environments (school, weddings, musicals, etc.) and have always had a great experience. Linsay is punctual, organized, prepared (brings back up music for the back up music!), easy to work with, and a fine musician.

Hired as: String Quartet


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Kevin B.

April 3, 2013

We contracted with Linsay to play our wedding. We corresponded several times via email to work out the details and she was flexible and reasonably responsive. She was priced reasonably and agreed to learn a specific pop song that we wanted that was not in her portfolio. She was supposed to start performing 20 minutes prior to the ceremony. She did not arrive at the venue until 10 minutes prior to the ceremony and then still needed to setup. She never contacted us to advise she would be late so when she had not arrived 25 minutes prior to the ceremony, we had to scramble to get our DJ to setup for playing ceremony music when they were not contracted to do so. Fortunately they were there well ahead of schedule and could do that. We were extremely disappointed and it added unnecessary stress to our day. Linsay did not contact us after the event to explain what had happened, we had to contact her to express our disappointment. When we did so, all she had to offer were excuses related to the weather and things "out of her control" that caused her to be late. To be fair there was some rain and flurries as well as a little bit of hail at one point in the afternoon, but all of our other vendors seemed to allow enough time and arrived ahead of schedule. At the end of the day it was her professionalism that was the most disappointing. We would not recommend her for an important event.

Hired as: Cellist

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Linsay Setzer

I'm sorry you feel this way. From my other reviews, you can see this is not a normal occurrence for my services. In my defense, I was driving from NJ to your wedding in PA. The GPS told me it would take an hour, so I left 2 hours before hand to give myself time. The weather was awful that day (at least where I was driving from.) I counted 8 car accidents on my route, but when I arrived at your wedding, there was only rain. I could see how my response could be considered "excuses" to you. Also, in my defense, you did not tell me the wedding was in a separate location than the actual hotel. So while I arrived right on time, I had to park, walk to the lobby, figure out where the wedding was, walk back to my car, drive to the different building, park, and get set up.


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Tony F.

January 28, 2013

Linsay performed at our wedding. She was early to the event and was set up well before we were getting ready to begin. She was dressed appropriately and sounded beautiful! I would definitely recommend her!!

Hired as: Cellist

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Linsay Setzer

Thanks so much for the review, Tony! It was a beautiful ceremony, and I loved playing for you!

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Booking information

Price range: $150 and up

Languages: English

What to expect

With booking me, you can trust that I will always be prepared and professional. I have never under-performed for a gig, nor have I ever cancelled a gig. I am versatile, and extremely open minded. I will always do my best to make sure you are more than happy with my services. Music is a huge part of my life, if not all of it. I always love what I do, and that makes my performances so much more special.

About

Linsay Setzer is an accomplished and reputable freelance cellist. Studying cello from the young age of 10, Linsay found her passion early in life and never looked back! Hailing originally from Central New Jersey, Linsay traveled north to earn her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Montclair State University with a concentration on cello. With her degree, Linsay has 4 years of teaching & string ensemble direction experience with students grades K-12.

Linsay travels all over the tri-state area to perform at weddings, classical concerts, accompany choirs, business events, studio CD recordings, church services, and musicals. Linsay has played as a pit musician for showcases that involved artists like Hope Davis (Law & Order:SVU, The Newsroom, Real Steal), Sofie Zamchick (Linny from Wonder Pets), and hired by musical directors Nicholas Cheng (Broadway Pianist-Alice in Wonderland, Beautiful-The Carol King Musical, off-Broadway: Musical Director of Sistas) and Jeffery Campos (pianist for the national tour of A Chorus Line.) Linsay has also performed in the New York Musical Festival for the original production of Wendy's Shadow. Along with these wonderful events, Linsay continues to work as a pit musician for many schools in North and Central New Jersey.

Linsay can play in various musical styles including, but not limited to: Classical, modern, pop, broadway, alternative, rock, etc. Linsay takes requests for songs and works with making them a possibility for your event or special day. She is highly efficient in timely communication, professionalism, friendliness, and job flexibility. Basically, she's here to provide what you're looking for, while doing everything she can to minimize the stress of setting up for an event or special day!

Past booked events

September 2023

02

Saturday

Funeral/Memorial Service

10:30am - 11:15am

Princeton, NJ

October 2019

26

Saturday

Nonprofit Event

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Rahway, NJ

August 2019

11

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

1:30pm - 2:15pm

Tranquility, NJ

October 2018

27

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Wilkes Barre, PA

October 2017

27

Friday

Musical: Hunchback of Notre Dame

5:00pm - 10:00pm

18

Wednesday

Musical:Hunchback of Notre Dame

5:00pm - 10:00pm

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