For All You Lovebirds

Louisa Blood

We are excited to add two new members to the Elle Musique line-up. First up is violinist Louisa Blood:

Louisa Blood received her Master of Music degree in violin performance from New England Conservatory, and Bachelor of Music in violin from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University.  Her teachers have included Lucy Chapman and Violaine Melancon.  She performs with the South Bend Symphony and the Grand Rapids Symphony, and has been a regular member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.  She has also performed with the New World Symphony, Fifth House Ensemble, Renovo String Orchestra, and Advent Chamber Orchestra.  Additional experience includes music festivals in the U.S., Europe, and Canada, such as the Castleton Festival Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel, National Orchestral Institute, where she was concertmaster, and the Domaine Forget chamber music festival in Quebec.  Louisa has completed Suzuki Teacher Training courses, she has experience teaching students of all ages and levels, and has also coached students in the Chicago Youth Debut Orchestra.

Wedding Wire Bride's Choice 2011 Award

Thank you to all of our clients for your wonderful feedback on Wedding Wire! We've been awarded the Wedding Wire Bride's Choice Award for the second consecutive year!

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Elle Musique has been  selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Ceremony Musicians!  Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from  over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences onWeddingWire,  the largest wedding review site in the nation.  Elle Musique stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community,  representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding  professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based  on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.  “WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within theWeddingWire  community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’sChoice  Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Elle Musique for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”  We are happy to announce that Elle Musique is among the very best ceremony musicians within the WeddingWire  Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.  For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today. For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit Wedding Wire.

2010 Wrap Up

We certainly kept busy the last two months of 2010! We played two fundraisers for area animal shelters: Touched By An Animal on November 21st and Treehouse Humane Society's fabulous annual Lights of Love on December 12th.

We also played the Knickerbocker Hotel's Festival of Lights chocolate-themed celebration on November 20th (the hot chocolate was divine!

We performed numerous Messiahs, services and a funeral mass at various churches in the Chicago area. On Christmas Eve, we also spent time at a private residence in Barrington Hills performing carols and holiday tunes with a delightful family!

December unions included a Narnia themed wedding in Joliet, IL at the Jacob Henry Mansion, a traditional Catholic mass at Incarnation Church in Palos Heights, IL and a magical ceremony at the Redfield Estate in Glenview, IL. Congratulations to Sara & Andrew, Tim & Victoria and Tracee & Robert!

Falling Slowly

Saturday's fall weather could not have been more Saturday's fall weather could not have been more perfect for the wedding of Karen and Daniel, held at the fabulous Gallery 1028. For the ceremony, the space was transformed with glistening chandeliers, flickering candlelight and gorgeous floral arrangements. The couple chose a mix of classical selections and traditional Jewish wedding songs (plus one contemporary song) ~

PRELUDE

Rondeau (Mouret)

Winter's Largo from The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)

Ode to Joy (Beethoven)

Spring from The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)

Air on the G String (Bach)

Allegro from Concerto in D (Vivaldi)

Air from The Water Music Suite (Handel)

FAMILY PROCESSIONAL

Falling Slowly from Once (Hansard/Irglova)

BRIDAL PROCESSIONAL

Erev Shel Shoshanim (Jewish traditional)

RECESSIONAL

Simon Tov/Chosen Kalle Mazel Tov (Jewish traditionals)

POSTLUDE

Hornpipe from Water Music Suite (Handel)

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro (Mozart)

Mazel Tov, Karen & Daniel!