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The members of the Vanderbilt Strings are experienced in providing live music for all types of wedding ceremonies, parties, anniversaries, public or private gatherings, business functions, fund raisers, seminars, dinners, church services, and many other events. For weddings, we commonly perform during the wedding ceremony itself, the cocktail hour, and/or the wedding dinner -- the choice is yours.

The Vanderbilt Strings serves the entire Southwest Florida area, which includes Naples, Fort Myers, Sanibel & Captiva Islands, and Marco Island. Locations beyond the greater Naples - Ft. Myers area may be available by special arrangement.

The members of the Vanderbilt Strings are all professional musicians, performing with the Naples Philharmonic, Southwest Florida Symphony, and Naples Opera. With the renowned Naples Philharmonic, many of us perform over 120 concerts each season, to critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences.

Our musicians love what they do and are in demand for many music festivals and chamber groups across the country. We have performed with such great talents as Kathleen Battle, New York City Opera, Harry Connick Jr., Andrea Bocelli, Quincy Jones, and Trans-Siberian Railroad.

Janie Spangler, violinist, founded the Vanderbilt Strings, and handles the booking and organizing of events.

We play well-known classical favorites, classical chamber music repertoire, popular music arrangements, rock and jazz arrangements, wedding ceremony favorites, Broadway selections, big-band songs, tangos, marches, etc. We can work with you to provide specific styles of music or certain selections at different times during your event, or you may leave all the details to us and we will provide a memorable and appropriate selection of music that everyone will enjoy.

The choice is yours!

We are available as:

• Quintet:  2 violins, viola, cello plus trumpet or bass

• String Quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)

• String Trio (violin, viola, cello)

• Duo (violin/viola or violin/cello)

• Solo Violin



Many of our clients enjoy the fullness of a complete string quartet, while others enjoy the intimacy of a smaller number of instruments -- we are happy to arrange for as many or as few players as you would like!

We offer beautiful music for every budget with pricing from $200. Please contact us for a detailed quote for your event.

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It's not so much a question of volume, but a question about the richness of sound. If you love the sound of a string quartet, then that's your best bet. When you remove instruments, you remove layers of sound.

 

Though we encourage clients to enjoy the fullest sound they can afford, we do live in Naples, where quiet, intimate beach weddings happen as often as the sun sets, and these intimate ceremonies are often accompanied with intimate numbers of musicians, too!

 

If you're not sure what size of group to go with for your event, let us know. We're happy to help you decide what ensemble suits your ceremony best.

To begin at the beginning: We recommend first narrowing down what piece or style you imagine hearing as you walk down the aisle. Your processional is, after all, the most important piece of music of the day! From this starting point we can easily help you to tailor the remaining selections to give your ceremony a nice flow.

We also provide all our clients with an online ceremony music form, listing many of our recommendations for music at all points of the ceremony. You can choose pieces from this list or even submit your own choices there.

If you would like even more ideas for ceremony choices, remember-- the internet is a marvelous resource. You can search for ceremony music online and find lists of music and recordings galore.

Yes. Our website playlist is intended to give you a chance to hear the quality of our group while showcasing a few ceremony and cocktail hour favorites. We have a very large music library compiled from years of performances, and we are confident that we either have or can arrange for the music you would like to hear on your special day. Let us know what you would like!

 

We also provide all our wedding clients with an online ceremony music form listing many of our recommendations for music at all points of the ceremony. You can choose pieces from this list or even submit your own choices there.

In order for us to have adequate time to arrange any requests and prepare properly for your ceremony we ask for a list of music selections four weeks in advance.

It is not necessary for us to be present at your rehearsal.

 

Thanks to our years of wedding performances we are well skilled in knowing exactly how to pace the music flawlessly at your ceremony without awkward gaps or abrupt endings. A quick conversation with your officiant or wedding coordinator before the ceremony begins is all that is required to have the information we need.