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

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

Grace Notes Quartet performed at a very special birthday celebration at my home in Celbridge on Saturday 10th May 2008. As my guests were unaware of the arrangements for the night they were delighted with the music and ambiance provided by the Quartet and the comments by all afterwards could not have been more complimentary. I left the choice of music entirely to the Quartet and I found them warm, charming and exceptionally professional to deal with. I wish them every success in the future

Finola Quinn

We had a fantastic wedding day and one key part of setting the mood of the day for us and our guests was the beautiful music by the contralto singer and organist. We had the chance to decide the songs of our choice. Thanks a million to both of u for providing a memorable & touching sound track to our special day.

Mary & James Munro. Maynooth (Contralto, organ and piano)

Grace Notes String Quartet played at our wedding ceremony in April 2008. Afterwards many people told me that the music really made the ceremony. Everything from start to finish was professional, hassle-free, and of the highest standard.

Sinead Sharkey & Mike Pervical.Rathfarnham (Grace Notes String Quartet)

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)

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)

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

We hired Grace String Notes to play at the ceremony and the reception of our wedding. Several of our guests mentioned how the music contributed to making our day so special. They were terrific. Grace String Notes have a wide variety of songs which they can perform. They play them beautifully as well.

Naomi was absolute pleasure to deal with in the lead up to our wedding. She was very organised and extremely helpful in discussing all the key details before our big day. In particular, any son…

John and Rhona - August 2017- Wicklow

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)

“Grace Notes string quartet performed the music at our wedding mass in October 2015. From the first contact we had with Naomi she was keen to make our day special and went out of her way to source particular pieces of music for us. In the weeks leading up to the wedding she took the time for phone calls and numerous emails to plan every aspect of the music for the ceremony including corresponding with our friend who sang on the day and was accompanied by Grace Notes. Their performance on the d…

Clíona and Gerard 2015