Not the most typical day and time for a wedding, Resonance Quartet was engaged to play at the Church of The Nativity for Nicole’s Catholic wedding on a hot Tuesday afternoon. Other than the usual processional and recessional, we followed the program order closely as we played to specific events during the mass, such as the preparation of the altar and the communion.

One thing leads to another! Cathy, Rachel‘s cousin, engaged us for her wedding this July at the St Regis hotel. What’s unique about this engagement is that Wen Bin, our cellist and arranger, customised for string quartet, a set of Medieval music by Henry Tudor VIII. Cathy and Sandy have specially requested for “Greensleeves” to be arranged for their march-in, with the Tudors having a special meaning for them. They did a little Tudor dance while being accompanied with our playing of “Greensleeves”, to the warm smiles and applause from the guests of this cosy and intimate party.

Cathy and Sandy analysing Wen Bin’s arrangements.

Very sweet of the couple to send us an e-card after the wedding!

We kicked off June 2011 with 2 back-to-back wedding gigs. On 11 June, performed for David’s wedding cocktail reception at the Shangri-La Hotel.

The next day, the Resonance Quartet was at the Raffles Hotel performing for Brian’s wedding. The solemnisation ceremony was held outside the East India Rooms next to the water fountain, and we played as the procession and bride marched-in. We then shifted inside the banquet room where we played to the couple’s march-in, and then entertained the guests with 2 sets of music as they proceeded with their lunch.

Natalie and Andrew engaged us for their wedding at the Straits Room of the Fullerton Hotel. We played for their march-in, paused during their solemnisation and played through the rest of the Saturday luncheon.

A message from Natalie on our Facebook page:

Hey guys, just want to let you all know that Andrew and I can’t thank you enough for making our day complete. You will be surprised how many compliments we got from our guests!

Our very first engagement for 2011 was for Christine and Paul’s wedding. It has to be a good start to the year when we get an affirmative reply from our client:

Yes. I think you guys are AWESOME! Paul has a few favourite tunes. I’ll forward you the list when I get it off him and you can let us know if it’s ok to play them. If not then I’ll leave it to your good hands J

The wedding was held on a rooftop/poolside garden beside Oasis Restaurant at Grand Hyatt Singapore. A garden in the middle of bustling Orchard road.

Situated inside the pavilion, we played a set of music for the arriving guests, and Canon in D for the bridal march-in.

We then played another set as the guests mingled around for photos with the couple.

It was very nice of Christine to send us a few SMSes later to thank us, and also to post on our Facebook page! We wish her and Paul all the best as they settle back in Australia.

I think now my friends want a garden wedding with strings too. The whole day was such a party! Thanks for playing such a big role to that party.

Photos by lightedpixels Photography

Kevin and Satsuki held their wedding banquet at Goodwood Park Hotel last December, for which we performed 2 sets. We would like to thank Kevin and his family for their compliments!

Your music definitely made a big difference and we’ll be recommending you to our friends who may be in need of a string quartet!

- Kevin

Many thanks to the Resonance Quartet for your help in making the event a very successful one, Jay, and for your kind wishes for Satsuki & Kevin.
- Mr Thoeng, Kevin’s father

Randolph’s Wedding on Christmas Eve at The Arts House – which has the perfect backdrop for a classical string quartet!

It was a lovely evening at the luxurious Capella Singapore at Sentosa, where we played 2 sets of string quartet music  for Vanessa and Hsin Chih’s wedding banquet. We would like to thank the couple for engaging us, their parents for the unexpected gifts, and to Marilyn of The Flying Dutchman for a well-coordinated event!

On 12 Dec, Resonance Quartet was at Hotel Intercontinental for Mavis and Chen Hao’s wedding dinner. To open the dinner banquet, we played the Theme from New York, New York as the waiters and waitresses streamed out from the kitchen one by one with dishes in their hands to serve the wedding guests.

Our first wedding gig for December brought us to the Swiss Club for Maria and Jengming’s wedding solemnisation and luncheon. We played a requested piece – Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling In Love”, arranged by our cellist Wen-Bin – as the couple walked down the spiral stairs from the level above us, to the converted dining area that overlooks lush greenery.