Viva la Strings
- Columbus, OH
- String Quartet
Abigail H. said “Viva la Strings played a duet at our wedding ceremony this past September. The music was absolutely beautiful and exactly what we wanted. We decided a…”
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We are a group of four trained musicians who provide music for banquets, church groups, Christmas and seasonal events, etc.
We specialize in most forms of traditional music- classical, sacred, folk, national (Irish, Italian, etc), Broadway, renaissance, and some classic pop and classic Christian contempory.
We do vocal, and instrumental, featuring our singer, oboe, violin, French horn, classical guitar and keyboard.
We can provide a lot of variety out of four players.
We also can provide trios and duets where budgets are more limited.
Musicali provided prelude music for our church's Good Friday service. Their beautiful, thoughtful music choices provided the perfect background for our service. So very talented and diverse in the instruments they can play! They always responded very quickly to any communication answering all of my questions. They showed up exactly at the preset time and were completely professional in every possible way. I would absolutely recommend them for any type of acoustic or classical music needs you may have.
We hired Musicali for our wedding and they went far beyond any expectations that we had. Everyone loved them and they are great when it comes to adapted current hits. I think my wife and will have to renew our vows next summer, so we can have them play again! I can not thank them enough for making my special day absolutely perfect!
John P.
We booked a duo from Musicali (violin and classical guitar) and they ended up bringing an Oboe as well. I can't even begin to state how wonderful they made the atmosphere at both our wedding and reception. I spoke with Lee prior to arrange some songs we definitely wanted to hear and let them fill in the gaps. For our first dance, they performed an amazing rendition of twlight time by the platters, which we won't soon forget!
Price Range: $125 and up
Gig Length: 15 - 300 minutes
Languages: English, Spanish
For weddings expect us to get there in time to set up properly.
Expect us to have the music well prepared and to have gone over the details with the customer. Expect us to offer a variety of traditional music.
We are an ensemble operating out of the Akron Canton area. We travel all over North East Ohio, as well as Western Pennsylvania and portions of central Ohio.
Due to our traning, we are not limited to just classical music, but can function well in many genres.
Our singer is Angela Rose, who is a vocal instructor at Malone University, where she also teaches keyboard harmony and theory.
Our oboist is Claire Wilkerson, BMusic University of Akron) who also plays English Horn and piano.
Our French horn player is Lee Wilkerson (Certificate in French horn performance from the Royal Conservatory of Toronto). Mr Wilkerson also plays classical guitar and some recorder.
Our violinist is Glenn Wilkerson, currently studying at the University of Akron.
For outdoor weddings we need shade for our instruments, and a dry environment
Electricity is usually helpful
May 23, 2015 | Wedding Ceremony |
May 16, 2015 | Wedding Ceremony |
December 25, 2014 | Christmas Party |
October 18, 2014 | Wedding Reception |
October 11, 2014 | Wedding Ceremony |
August 23, 2014 | Wedding Ceremony |
Canon- Pachelbel
Here Comes The Bride- Wagner
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring- Bach
Joyful Joyful- Beethoven
Sheep May Safely- Bach
Wir Eilen- Bach
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba- Handel
Allegro Maestoso (Hornpipe)- Handel
Arioso -Bach
Air on a G String- Bach
Largo- Handel
Largo from Winter- Vivaldi
Blue Danube- Strauss
Jupiter- Holst
Toreador Song- Bizet
Trumpet Tune- Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary
Anything in the hymnbook
Si Bheag, Si Mhor Irish
Coleraine- Irish
Kerry Dance
Kitty of Coleraine
Irish Wedding Dance
Irish Washer Woman
Danny Boy
Scarborough Fair
Greensleeves
Swallowtail Jig
Climb Every Mountain
Edelweiss
Hello Young Lovers
I Could Have Danced all Night
Matchmaker
Getting to Know You
My Favorite Things
Orange Colored Sky
Out of My Dreams
Sunrise, Sunset
Till There Was You
Unforgettable
Where Is Love
Who Will Buy
Days of Wine And Roses
Fly Me to the Moon
High Hopes
It's Impossible
It's Not Unusual
Love and Marriage
Con Te Partiro
Strangers in the Night
The Shadow of your Smile
Today- Sparks
A wide variety of Spirituals, Folk songs,
A wide variety of Christmas and Thanksgiveing songs.
Patriotic Songs
A wide variety of classic Christian contemporary
Some classic Rock
Bless the Broken Raod
Wonderful Tonight
Book of Days- Enya
Only Time- Enya
Faithfully- Cain
When I Said I Do- Clint Blck
Cough Syrup- Hashemian
Clocks- Coldspell
I Won't Give Up -Mraz
Out of the Darkness- McLaughlin
You Raise Me Up- Groban
Don't Stop Believin
All You Need Is Love- Beatles
Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not?
Book Of Days- Enya
Butterfly Waltz
Can You Feel the love Tonight
China Roses _Enya
Evenstar _Shore (LOTR)
Every Breath You Take
Faithfully- Cain
Final Countdown
From This Moment On (Twain)
Gabriel's Oboe - Morricone
God Only Knows (Wilson)
Grow Old With Me
Hallelujah
Heavenly Day- Griffin
Hope Has a Place- Enya
How Sweet It is to Be Loved By You (Holland)
I Want To Hold Your Hand- Lennon
In Dreams- Shore- (LOTR)
Kiss the Girl (Little Mermaid)
Livin Our Love Song
Love Is a Beautiful Thing -Wiseman
Lover's Waltz- Ungar
Memory of Trees- Enya
My heart Will Go On -Titanic
Once Upon a Time...Storybook Love
Out of Darkness- McLaughlin
The Prayer -from Camelot
Stand By Me
Suite From "My Best Friend's
Wedding"
That's When I Love You- Vassar
To love You More- (Miles and Foster)
Where Do I Begin- (Love Story)
Wind Beneath My Wings- Henley
Wishin and Hopin- Bacharach
Wonderful Tonight
You Raise me up- Groban
Your Mother and Mine- Cahn & Fain
Lee wilkerson | French horn, classical guitar, recorder |
Angela Rose | Vocal, keyboard |
Claire Wilkerson | Oboe, English horn, keyboard |
Glenn Wilkerson | violin |
We have been influenced by our experience in the educational and professional world.
we are comfortable with many types and styles of musicdue to lifelong interest in music.
Groups like the Canadian Brass, Swingle Singers, Quartetto Gelato and Jacques Lousier have helped us be able to bridge the various styles.
We are interested in a multitude of styles not limited to classical, renaissance, dixieland, Irish, folk, bluegrass,big band, Broadway, Baroque, sacred, gospel, Latin and opera.
Chairs without arms, good space, dry environment, shade from the sun
Abigail H. said “Viva la Strings played a duet at our wedding ceremony this past September. The music was absolutely beautiful and exactly what we wanted. We decided a…”
Hudson T. said “Professional, flexible and easy to work with :)”
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