About this vendor
Brass String Chamber Ensemble is based in Naperville and provides live music for wedding ceremonies, cocktails and/or receptions. Imagine walking down the aisle to the warmth of strings and the brilliance of brass. Our string quartet with trumpets is one of many combinations that is perfect for a wedding ceremony. Other options: string quartet, brass quintet, solo trumpet with organ, etc. Guests love hearing our quartet + trumpet during cocktails and dinner! Our music library is filled with great music in many styles - classical, sacred, jazz, pop, rock, showtunes, movie music, Bollywood and more. We have been in business for over 25 years - take advantage of our experience and let us make your wedding music not only beautiful but also easy. We know what questions to ask to make sure that everything runs smoothly. We have played for Oprah, Mario Tricoci, United Airlines, Ralph Lauren - we'd love to play for you and your guests, too! You can select all of your music or - if you prefer - we can select music for you, and you can make any changes you'd like. Visit our website today for more info including music samples, photos, videos, letters from past clients, vendor recommendations, and much more.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Cello
- French Horn
- Keyboard
- Organ
- Piano
- Trombone
Music Genres
- Bollywood
- Celtic
- Classical
- Indian
- Jazz
- Pop
Music Services
- Live Music
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
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4.8
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Best wedding ceremony music ever! My husband Chris and I booked BSCE for our wedding ceremony music. Right from the beginning they were responsive, consultative and very flexible...
. They partnered closely with our officiant and wedding planner to ensure the entire ceremony went off without a hitch…it was very stress free. We had different genres of music from like six different decades and BSCE played them beautifully and transitioned them expertly. We are so happy with them and we received so many compliments from our guests! Thank you for bringing such beautiful music to our special moment!
Absolutely beautiful! Paul and Kris are so lovely and kind. They made our ceremony just speechless with the beautiful music of the string quartet. They worked so well with us and m...
aking the music everything we wanted it to be and more! They collaborated with our cantor and church so well that we did not have much to do on our end! The music will be one thing we never forget for our big day. We highly recommend!
Hiring the BSCE for our ceremony and cocktail hour was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. Paul and Kris were a dream to work with. To say they were “accommodating” was an u...
nderstatement. They arranged a special version of my one of my grandmother’s favorite songs to play for her at cocktail hour AND they arranged the most gorgeous version of my favorite Rolling Stones song, which my dad walked me down the aisle to. They went above and beyond all expectations – the perfect “wow” factor for any wedding.
Booking the Brass String Chamber Ensemble was undeniably one of the best decisions my wife and I made in our wedding planning. We were thoroughly impressed with the skills of all t...
heir musicians, especially the Trumpet player, Paul, who worked with us to select the perfect program of classical pieces. When the ensemble began “Trumpet Voluntary” it set a triumphant and glorious tone for the rest of the ceremony and the entire day. If you’re wondering whether it’s worth it to hire professional musicians for your wedding, I can say without a doubt that it was well worth it for us!
Very professional and very accomodating! We had an Indian-American fusion wedding. They were able to play both Indian and American songs for the wedding ceremony and cocktail hour....
They made our wedding very special!
I cannot imagine an instrumental ensemble capable of creating a more beautiful musical experience than BSCE! The music they provided for my daughter's wedding was absolutely magnif...
icent! Every piece was polished and perfected, yet played expressively from the heart. We chose to have a string quintet, 2 trumpets and a timpani. Each musician performed at virtuoso level; as a group, they achieved a superb blend. The BSCE has an endless repertoire, ranging from chamber classics and trumpet voluntaries for ceremony music to light jazz and pop for cocktail / dinner music. Each piece is arranged so creatively and played so professionally that it is an absolute joy to listen to them play! Plus, they will customize their music to fit your needs: in our case, they worked with us to add interludes and musical repeats to achieve the perfect timing for our processionals. They will also customize the combination of instruments to fit your preferences. They are consummate professionals who love what they do and perform with breath-taking artistry. In addition, founders Paul & Kris Semanic are among the most delightful people l have ever worked with. They will take a genuine interest in making your event musically perfect!
We had a trumpeter and violinist from BSCE accompany our church pianist and cantor. They did a beautiful job and we were happy that we chose them to enhance the music at our ceremo...
ny. It was a full Catholic mass and they played all of the musical pieces throughout.
The musicians were fantastic, and selecting the music was made easy. They helped me through the process and made recommendations without pushing me in any one direction.
The Brass String Chamber Ensemble performed beautifully at the wedding. I did however run into a few stressful situations. They took a very long time to return emails and when I le...
ft voice mail messages they did not return them. Also, I was not able to meet with them face to face before the wedding because they felt that it was not necessary. When I eventually was able to talk to someone on the phone, they were very nice and apologetic for not getting back to me sooner but it was still very frustrating. At the end though, they did a great job with the music.
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Chicago, Naperville and other suburbs
Brass String Chamber Ensemble