Precious Moment Violin Service

Receive a reasonable quote with your event date, duration, style and other requests. A complimentary phone/Skype consultation is provided to discuss your musical selections and any other needs.

Precious Moment Violin Service (PMVS) is an Ottawa-based business that specializes in providing a variety of customized violin arrangements and string performance for private and corporate events.

​The founder and leading violinist of PMVS Essie Liu is a union member of American Federation of Musicians. Essie Liu aspires to create connections between music and life, and constantly supports good causes of cultural exchange, education, feminism and humanity by bringing a diverse range of live music to a broader audience.

Essie has been freelancing with Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau, Ottawa Symphony and professional chamber music groups in the National Capital Region. From the Far East to the West Coast, Essie has appeared in the National Center for the Performing Arts (Beijing), Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Calgary Arts Orchestra (Principal Second), Tri-Tone Tap Dance Ensemble (First Violinist), REDL Flute Quartet(Founding Member), Symphony of the Kootenays, Western Symphony Orchestra (Assistant Concertmaster), Kingston Symphony, Niagara Symphony, Ontario Pops Orchestra as well as electric bands.

Essie holds a (link hidden)s in Literature and Performance (Violin) from University of Western Ontario. Essie currently plays a 2015 Quentin Playfair Violin, partially funded by the Bruce and Helen Mills Instrument Awards in Music.

Electric violin, portable amplifier and recorded soundtracks are available.