Fritz Quartet at Grand Hyatt Hotel (Ballroom 2)

11 November

Today, the Fritz Quartet performed for the wedding of Jessica and Lyonnel at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. We arrived slightly earlier to rehearse the march-in, as well as to finalise where we would be situated for the evening.

We started our first set at 5.30pm when the guests were arriving, followed by Barcarolle for the processional at 6pm. Trumpet Voluntary was the recessional piece.

While the couple was busy taking photographs, we shifted our stands and music to the area outside the ballroom, where there would be a cocktail reception before dinner. Jessica had specially requested in our previous correspondences, for us to play Boccherini's Minuet, whihc we also included in our set list. After the piece, Jessica came over to us and said "you guys sound 20 times better than the recording!". Awwwww. :)

Compliments from Jessica:
Thanks for the lovely music. If I could do this all over again, I am very certain that I will still want the Fritz Quartet to perform for my wedding. haha... It was simply magical marching in to the tune of Barcarolle (LIVE no less!!!). Love the recessional piece too. Only regret is that I am unable to freeze those moments. (...) I had to go back to the suite to wait for the dinner to start. BUT I got to listen to Boccherini's Minuet!! haha which I think I requested for you guys to play. I enjoyed it totally!! LAPPED IT UP. (...) Overall, I love the stuff which you guys did. VERY happy that I got u guys. Really. I would definitely recommend you guys to anyone who wants GOOD live music for their wedding.

Thanks Jessica and Lyonnel, for inviting us to be part of your special occasion. And thanks as well for specially giving us a whole box of cakes and puffs as well as drinks for refreshments! :)

Members of the Wedding Party!

Received a pleasant surprise in the email today from Matthew, who had forwarded us pictures of us playing at his wedding .

Photo Credit: Derrick Ong (www.derrick-ong.com)

Matthew also wrote a note:
"We both very much enjoyed your music, and admired the quite (sic) professionalism with which you set up and left, and your timing in beginning your first piece at the perfect moment. Overall, I wouldn't fault you on a thing, and your presence did a lot to help create the wonderful atmosphere on our special day. In fact, booking you was one of the better decisions I made, even if it was at the last minute. As I think I said before, I wouldn't hesitate to employ you again in the unlikely event I'm planning such an occasion, or to recommend you to others. We do have friends with weddings coming up, and I'll certainly point them in your direction if they're looking for musicians."

Photo Credit: KC Wong (www.greymatterphotography.com)

Friends have always asked me why I do what I do. I guess for me, it is the knowledge that in the midst of enjoying the camaraderie of making music together, we have the ability to make a special occasion even more special.. that collectively, we have created tendrils of music which twine around the hearts of the audience, clinging on as time passes, to remind people of the beauty of music....

That is what keeps me going.

-Tze Chuan