by Sherry | Oct 13, 2018 | Blog
Our strings rang out ‘loud and clear’– well, not too loud, you know! But the fall air adds extra crispness to the sound of live strings and the compliments, while good anytime of the year, let us know that we’re not imaging it! Even the...
by Sherry | Oct 11, 2018 | Blog
I was clearing up my desktop and ran into this picture from a few months ago, either late winter or early Spring. We ended up outside with the falls flowing beautifully so obviously this is not summer, despite the bright sun as the falls are dry by summer. I think I...
by Sherry | Oct 10, 2018 | Blog
Whew! Had a really busy 6 or so day run, ending with a wedding in Yosemite on a Monday. So today I just relaxed a bit before a few hours of teaching and enjoying hearing my students’ works as they get ready for a big recital next month. So what better way to...
by Sherry | Oct 8, 2018 | Blog
So I think it’s the first time I’ve performed a wedding in Yosemite on a Monday! We were lucky for gorgeous weather. Ahhh–to live in California as it’s really fine weather a great deal of the time, and especially in Northern Ca. This lucky...
by Sherry | Oct 6, 2018 | Blog
An Elegant Touch of Strings performs for many vineyards all over Northern California. This vineyard had a beautiful fountain. Today was a string duo. Weather was perfect, as usual everything went well and couple, well, of course happily married! Our violinist caught...
by Sherry | Sep 30, 2018 | Blog
So it was a fun wedding performance for An Elegant Touch of Strings quartet today! I was asked to arrange a special piece for the bride and groom. I thought you might enjoy a little of the audio here: UEFA Champions League Anthem. Very Handel-like! Our violinist...
by Sherry | Sep 30, 2018 | Blog
An inscription at the Ascension Greek Orthodox Church in Oakland, CA says that it was ordained as a cathedral in 1990. I especially enjoy the drought-resistant grounds they have throughout the property. What amazed me the most is that when I snapped a glasses case...
by Sherry | Sep 28, 2018 | Blog
We love to play waltzes! Here’s a favorite arrangement of mine, just an excerpt but you get the idea. We’re often requested to perform waltzes. For many years we performed for St. Mary’s of Moraga, Ca’s Intergal Ball and did 4 hours of waltzes...
by Sherry | Sep 27, 2018 | Blog
These days you have to be accommodating however I find most pop styles come off really well in live strings. I was surprised though to discover that well-arranged rap and hip hop can sound amazingly fun as well. Here’s a sample tonight of one of our pieces as I...
by Sherry | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog
It was once again gorgeous Bay Area weather. I am positive it’s why I stay put here! This venue has fun with their hedges called, as you probably know, topiary. Their main theme seems to be dinosaurs. I’ll guess some child of the owners inspired the...
