Le Petit Mort

Classical Christmas

Baby Got Bach

DESCRIPTION This beautifully-recorded, two CD set contains the finest selection of classical wedding pieces played by the Lumiere String Quartet, with the addition of flute and trumpet for certain pieces. This collection contains all of the popular, classical pieces used for weddings, with the addition of two contemporary works, including Palladio from the de Beers Diamond commercial. These CDs include Pachelbel's Canon, Handel's Hornpipe, Trumpet Voluntary, the Entrance of the Queen of Sheba and many other favorite wedding selections. Best of all, these selections are played by the New York City-based Lumiere String Quartet, so you can be assured that if you hire a string quartet for your wedding, this is what you will hear. After your wedding, sit back and relax to these classics again and again as a reminder of your special day! ABOUT THE LUMIERE STRING QUARTET Founded in 2005, the New York City-based Lumiere String Quartet members are: Victoria Paterson, violin; Christian Hebel, violin; Junah Chung, viola and Robert Burkhart, cello. They are in great demand and are often seen playing together at various museums, restaurants, hotels, clubs, parks, churches, universities, and private parties. Some latest highlights have been performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Clarion for former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-Hui, The Loft on West Street, The Central Park Boat House and The New Leaf Cafe in Fort Tryon Park, to name a few. In addition to playing and recording with the quartet, each member frequently performs on Broadway and at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Metropolitan Museum, and many more venues in and around greater New York.

Classical Relaxation

After releasing a top-selling Classical Wedding Music CD, we thought: there are so many wedding albums, why not a divorce album? Divorce Music is the perfect gag gift for all those divorcees you know and love, but you don't even have to be divorced to enjoy it. This album covers all the bases, from laugh out loud funny to sad to tearful. Just to be safe, include it in your pre-nup, or purchase our Classical Wedding Music album and stash the Divorce Music album in the closet, just in case. Lumiere Bio Members of the Lumiere String Quartet have the unique gift of moving between multiple genres, seamlessly flowing from Pop, Rock and Broadway to Country and Classical. Their list of credits is extraordinary: Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Chris Botti, Harry Connick Jr., Barry Manilow, Josh Groban, Evanescence, Sinead O'Connor, Joss Stone, Pink Martini, K.D. Lang, Elvis Costello, Sarah Brightman, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Todd Rudgren, The Who, YES, and many more. They are veterans of the Broadway scene in New York City: Wicked, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Sweet Charity, Cabaret, Chicago, Shrek, and many others. Victoria Paterson is the concertmaster for The Addams Family co-founder of the American Modern Ensemble. Entcho Todorov is from Bulgaria and currently in The Book of Mormon. Dave Eggar is a multi Grammy nominated cellist with albums that convey complete artistry and diversity, including Kingston Morning. Jonathan Dinklage moves in and out of Broadway, pop music and film, namely concertmaster and string arranger for Mary J. Blige. Film and Television credits include The Social Network, The Caller, Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Nurse Jackie and The Apprentice.

Hooked on Handel

String Quartet Wedding Music