NEWS

What a lovely Summer we are having for weddings!

I sang and played last Friday with 7 wonderful singers creating the University Church Chamber Choir accompanied by William Woods. The atmosphere was vibrant throughout the ceremony and the church looked beautiful with sunlight streaming in the windows.

Our repertoire included Mendelssohn’s – Lift thine eyes and Salut D’amour – Elgar with a mix of Nick Drake’s – Northern Sky (performed by an excellent guitar and piano duo!) It was an eclectic mix to say the least!

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Another beautiful wedding of Emma and Nicholas in University Church, Dublin was performed by Grace Notes String Trio. We sat under the ‘Golden Balcony’ and the resonance was perfect. Complete with no less than 8 bridesmaids! The ceremony included music ranging from Schubert’s Ave Maria to The Beatles – All you need is love!

It was another beautiful day, topped off by a drinks canapé al fresco in Bewley’s Hotel- Balsbridge. People were commenting on our diverse range of styles, we played everything from Finnegans wake to Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and inbetween some popular favourites, someone to watch over me and what a wonderful world ( a personal favourite)

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In the historic Trim Town we performed at another wedding of Anna Louise and Dave. The repertoire included the magical Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber and the all time classic Nella Fantasia, sung beautifully by Hannah Evans.

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I also gathered quite a lot of new popular music this Summer!

Happy- Will Pharrell and All of me – John Legend are my two newbie favourites.

Popular Repertoire list updated August 2017 🙂

Testimonials

Just returning to earth after the best few weeks ever. In sorry that we didn’t get to chat on the big day.. the whole thing was a bit of a blur!! I do however remember the music in the church-so many of our friends and family commented on it-Thank you and all of the guys so much and also for all your help in the preparation!!

I will be recommending you highly. Best of luck in the future.

Love and Luck Emma and Tomas

Emma and Tomás - Feburary 2018- Wicklow

All our guests were blown away by the experience of having several hours of beautiful, live music at our wedding. Grace Notes made our wedding day so unique & unforgettable, and I would highly recommend them to anyone who wants their special day enhanced by beautiful music. Thank you SO much!! Worth every penny 🙂

Nick & Emma, Dublin 4

We just received our Wedding DVD before heading off on honeymoon and I was so eager to listen to your beautiful music, which truly made our ceremony come alive. An extra special thank you for performing ‘Nocturne’ from Secret Garden for me, it captured the very essence of what I dreamed of. Thank you for providing the perfect soundtrack to our wedding ceremony.

Emma & John. Longford (Contralto, organ and violin)

Grace Notes quartet played at our wedding and we couldn’t have been happier with them. All of our guests commented on how beautiful the music was. It really was the perfect compliment to our fantastic day. I would recommend them to anyone in a heartbeat.

Liz & Adrian, Ballbriggan (Grace Notes String Quartet)

Naomi sang at my Aunt’s funeral in March 2014, and it was a very special and moving performance. Naomi was extremely helpful and supportive in helping the family choose the hymns for the liturgy. Many people complimented us on the music at the mass, and deemed it a very fitting musical tribute to my Aunt’s memory. Sincere thanks.

A Roberts, Dublin 4

Thank you for providing our wedding music . I loved it. And I had numerous compliments from our guests. Looking forward to the dvd so we can watch the wedding music again without being involved!

Michelle & Martin. Kilkenny, 2006 (contralto, flute, violin and organ)

Naomi was a true professional from beginning to end. When we met, she immediately put us at ease with suitable suggestions from her huge repertoire. She had music to suit every part of our special day and it was truly beautiful – a very heartfelt performance. Thanks so much for making our big day so wonderful and for taking a huge amount of stress off us with your wealth of musical knowledge and abilities.

Anthony & Maggie Leifi, Galway

Hi Naomi & Darren, Thank you for the fantastic job you did on July 1st; you came highly recommended to us and we were delighted with the result. We’ve had numerous compliments from our guests regarding the music, and thank you for being so helpful with our choices. Very best regards.

Nicola Simpson & Matt, Trinity College (Contralto/violinist and Organist)

We have had the pleasure of using Grace Notes string quartet for a number of years at our Entrance Scholarship Awards Ceremony, for students who enter NUI Maynooth with 500 points or more in the Leaving Certificate. They have an excellent repertoire and are very professional and a pleasure to deal with. We wish them well in their endeavours and hope to continue our working relationship for years to come

Barbara Peelo, Senior Executive Assistant, Admissions Office, NUI Maynooth

We were so fortunate to have GraceNotes String Quartet perform at our wedding ceremony and reception on July 19, 2014. They made our ceremony so intimate by arranging a string version our favorite song for the bridal processional, which turned out SO perfectly. They were not only extremely talented and professional, but also very helpful & accommodating via emails & phone calls as we were planning our ceremony music.

Emma & Nick, Dublin 4