Appassionata String Quartet

I had a string duo for my wedding ceremony and cocktail hour and can say that it was an absolute pleasure working with Joy and Appassionata. They were timely, responsive to emails, and willing to learn a new song for me. They were also very helpful in terms of making song and timing suggestions for the ceremony. I highly recommend Appassionata and promise that you will not be disappointed!

Appassionata was a great addition to my wedding ceremony! They arrived early and were completely prepared with the music I chose for the ceremony. Joy was easy to work with and provided great suggestions and quick responses. I really enjoyed working with her and would recommend them for beautiful music!

Appassionata was wonderful! They even stayed late when we couldn't start on time. I highly recommend them!

It was a pleasure working with Appassionata String Quartet! The violinist was great and sounded beautiful and it definitely added a special touch when I was walking down the aisle to "Cannon in D". I received several compliments from our guests and I would highly recommend working with this company!

Appassionata String Quartet was a wonderful choice for our wedding. They were very easy to coordinate with, were extremely flexible, and were extremely accommodating regarding our musical preferences. I still have guests commenting on how beautiful the music was! I would highly recommend them!

We had many positive comments about our ceremony music, provided by Appassionata String Quartet. Joy sent a long list of music that they had in their repitoire from which we made selections. It was really lovely. They played from the choir loft of our church on a July afternoon - it was HOT up there but despite the conditions, they did a great job. I would have no concerns about recommending them!

We won an auction for a hour and decided to book them an additional hour for our wedding. They played for our ceremony and cocktail hour. I had no problems with emailing Joy and getting our play list to them. They sounded beautiful. I recommend a live string quartet to anyone that is getting married. It just added something so special.

Thank you SO much for the wonderful performance at Jess and Steve's wedding! The music was one of the most important elements for Jess and your performance made that day very special for her! We got many compliments about your group and thought it added SO much to the beauty of the day!

The list of songs was very helpful; additionally, it may be helpful to include with the list samples of what other brides have done in terms of order etc.

The Appassionata String Quartet were absolutely amazing. Their music was beautiful and they were very professional. I highly recommend them to everyone!!

We were extremely happy with Appasionatta String Quartet. They did a wonderful job and at a great price!

They were wonderful! Joy was very easy to work with and was very flexible when I kept changing my song choices. The quartet arrived early and sounded beautiful. Their price was so incredibly reasonable too! I was so glad they were a part of my wedding!

The music was so beautiful and truly made our ceremony elegant. Joy was always great to work with from start to finish. I cannot express enought how amazing the music that day was. It was professional and so beautiful and we could not be happier with the Appassionata String Quartet. The ceremony was even more magical than we could have ever imagined. Thank you so much !

Appassionata musicians played ceremony music for our garden wedding. Neither my fiance or I knew what to have played for our ceremony; Appassionata was happy to suggest a list of music for our consideration. They were very professional and pleasant to work with throughout the planning process. The music was a lovely touch to the ceremony. Our guests commented on how beautiful the music was as well. I would highly recommend to others for a wedding our special event.

This group was very professional and flexible throughout the entire planning process as well as the day of the wedding. They helped me decide on music based on my own taste and are familiar with many classical songs. When I changed one of the songs closer to the date it was absolutely no problem for them. The process was very easy and it was one thing I didn't need to worry about at all. They were on time and ready with time to spare on the day of the wedding. I absolutely loved walking in hearing the string music and I received many, many compliments on how great they sounded. I know that several guests at my wedding have asked for their information to book for their own weddings or to suggest to a friend. I would recommend this group to anyone who wants beautiful music played at their wedding!

After seeing and hearing this quartet at a friends wedding, I thought they were great and booked them for my own wedding. Booking them was the easy part...it was everything after booking that felt like pulling teeth. I emailed a list of songs that I would like played, asking if they were songs they knew and could do. A month and a half go by and I heard nothing. Eventually, she did get back to me. Our ceremony was to start at 3:30. In our contract, the quartet agreed to be at the church at 3 and start playing by 3:15 when my guests were arriving. Well, 3:20 rolls around and they have not arrived. Thankfully, we had a good friend who jumped on the piano and played some prelude music. We decided then that we would start at 3:40 in hopes the quartet would arrive. At 3:25, I see the quartet come in. They started playing around 3:30. When they did play, it was beautiful. I was happy to walk down the aisle to strings. I received an email a few days after the wedding asking to fill out a survey. I told her I didnt think she would like me to fill out a survey, as I was not pleased overall. I asked her why they were 25 minutes late. Instead of being apologetic, she became defensive and wrote back saying that their GPS made them turn left instead of right at the very end of the route, setting them back "a few minutes" and that "they do their best to be professional, but they are only human". There is a HUGE difference between a few minutes and 25 minutes. To blame it on a GPS is unexceptable. They should have left with plenty of time to make it there. Perhaps next time they will look over the directions before the day of the wedding to make sure they know where theyre going. She then said that they actually stayed past the time we agreed on, as if it was a favor or something. The reason we ended up going a few minutes over the contracted time was because of the quartet being late. I dont think she understood that. Obviously, this turned out being very stressful for us. They ended up just being added stress to the day. The fact that they didnt even call to say they were lost or would be late left us hanging, not knowing what was going to happen. When they played, they did a wonderful job. But the fact that they were very late is something to be considered.

We used a trio for our garden wedding. They were fabulous!

The Appassionata String Quartet was a fabulous choice for my wedding - I am a composer, and having my own music performed at the ceremony was an absolute must! Appassionata met with me a few weeks before the wedding to read through my pieces, and their sight-reading was just as good as if they'd been practicing the pieces ahead of time. I was so impressed, as were the guests at the wedding. They just added such a special touch of class to the ceremony that I had been hoping for. The only thing that went wrong was that one of the violinists got lost on the way to the ceremony, but the other three string players played just fine without her until she arrived before the processional was to begin. Once they were all playing together, I truly had goosebumps walking down the aisle! Their price was very reasonable, too. I believe musicians deserve to be paid, and paid well, at that. Kudos, Appassionata!

The Appassionata String Quartet was recommended to me by my husband (as I had little idea of good musicians to play for our wedding). Although we only had the duet, I could not have been happier!!! They did a magnificent job, from start to finish! Joy guided me in my selection of ceremony music, and professionally offered her expertise as to what would sound best in our particular wedding venue. Furthermore, considering that I had an incredibly small wedding party (just a matron-of-honor) she recommended that only one song be played during the processional. This worked out fabulously (utilizing more songs would have taken away from the fluidity of the processional). My hope was to have a sophisticated, elegant wedding�and the Appassionata String Duet helped to fulfill my dream!