- How do I book
my event?
- Do you have a
demo CD?
- Can I have a solo
piece played during the ceremony or reception?
- Do you accompany
vocalists?
- Have you worked
with any other musicians? If so who?
- Do you attend
the rehearsal?
- Do you perform
outdoors?
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How do I book my event?
Events are booked on a first come first serve basis. Once
you have decided that you would like to hire the quartet for
your event and the availability of the quartet is confirmed,
a contract and other general information will be sent to you.
As soon as we have received your deposit and signed contract,
your event will be locked in and no longer considered tentative.
Consequently, it is very important to return your deposit
and signed contract as soon as possible.
If you are planning
a wedding, a music consultation will be arranged. We prefer to
schedule this no later than 30 days prior to your date. Completing
the planner and music worksheet are very helpful tools in this
process. If meeting in person is not possible, a phone consultation
will be arranged.
For receptions,
dinners, parties or other types of gatherings, the musicians will
perform a variety of musical selections from the standard repertoire.
Your requests, especially when received in advance are certainly
welcome. We also ask that you inform us prior to your event if
there are music selections or specific composers that you do not
wish to have played.
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- Do
you have a demo CD?
We prefer that you use the links to our music which are available
on the web site. However, if you are having difficulty accessing
these links, you can request a demo CD. Please keep in mind
that these are only selected measures from each piece and
that our repertoire is much more extensive than what is listed
on the web site. If you have a music selection that is not
listed, it is quite possible that we have it in our repertoire.
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- Can
I have a solo piece played during the ceremony or reception?
Quite often, a selected piece of music can be quite stunning
when performed by a solo instrument. The rate varies for this
depending on the type of request. Please contact us at 970-482-1647
for further details.
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- Do you accompany
vocalists?
We can accompany one or more vocalists providing they are
fairly professional and experienced. Because of this, a short
15 minute rehearsal prior to the wedding is all that is required.
We also need to have the score of their music selection as
soon as possible to determine if it is written in a manner
for a quartet to easily read from. Most of the time this isn’t
a problem. If we need to re-write the score, there is a transcription
fee of $40 an hour.
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- Have you worked
with any other musicians? If so who?
The other musicians we have worked with have been contracted
separately by the individual wedding parties. Because we are
not an agency, we do not book other musicians. However, we
will work directly with them to organize and coordinate the
music-related details of your wedding.
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- Do you attend
the rehearsal?
No. We will schedule a consultation meeting where the music
for your wedding will be chosen. You will then receive a “cue”
sheet which will clearly outline what music was chosen and
where it will be played during the ceremony. This sheet should
be given to your wedding coordinator and can be used as a
guide during the rehearsal. We also keep a copy of this cue
sheet and you may call us at any time to make changes. Because
we arrive early to set up, there is also enough time to meet
with your wedding coordinator or other designated person in
charge to review the plans and/or receive last minute changes.
In our 20 plus years of experience, we have found this to
be the most efficient and effective plan for everyone involved.
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- Do you perform
outdoors?
String Quartet Con Brio does perform outdoors. However, in
order for us to be able to provide the quality of music you
want and to protect our instruments, we do have specific needs.
Inclement weather and temperatures below 60 degrees can damage
our instruments. Playing on an incline is also very difficult.
We need to be able to set up in a flat area (approx. 6’
by 6’) which is sheltered from direct sunlight, rain
and excessive wind. Please keep in mind that in Colorado it
could easily snow in May or anytime from September on. It
is strongly recommended that you have a back-up plan in case
of unexpected Colorado weather changes.
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