Allegretto Music

Sunday, April 18, 2010

JW Marriott Hill Country Resort Wedding Reception

Groove City Band played for a wedding reception at the JW Marriott.

This is the newest addition to San Antonio's vast collection of amazing places to get married. And this one is a real treat. If I had to pick a word, it would be LUSH. The grass is green, I mean GREEN. According to Melody Schmidt at the JW, we were not the first ones to ask what kind was it, and where we could buy some. :-) But everything else is lush too. The decor, the ambiance, and their service. It's a chocolate experience!

This wedding was put together in style by our friends at San Antonio Wedding and Event Consultants. Every little detail was perfect. Teresa Bryson and Melanie Uresti with SAWEC did a fabulous job. (not sure why this is underline. blogger is weird)

Audrie and Troy shared their first dance, In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel. Later on, their family and friends really got down on the dance floor with music by our own Groove City Band. The band played all kinds of music for them: from Jesse's Girl for the die-hard 80's fans, to Elvis Crespo's "Suavemente". The band even prepared and performed a special request from the bride's father, "Lo Voy A Hacer Por Ti" by Grupo Mazz.

Audrie looked radiant! This party was a blast!

Hill Country Wedding at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort

Allegretto Music provided music entertainment for a fabulous wedding at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort. On Saturday, April 3, David and Valeria had a lovely wedding in the Hill Country. The grounds of the hotel were lush and beautiful. The wedding was attended by their family and close friends. It was a gorgeous spring day... actually, a little too full of spring. Everything was covered with a fine coat of oak pollen! LOL

There is nothing like live music for an outdoor wedding. We received the guests with a prelude with a string trio, followed by the ceremony and an outdoor cocktail, on the deck under those wonderful oak trees!

Next we moved to the Lukenbach Pavilion for the reception. The tables had been decorated by Pizzini Designs, and they looked fantastic!

Then Groove City Band played for the dinner and dance. Valeria and David wanted a great wedding dance band that could cover a wide range of styles for their very diverse group of guests, who had traveled from all over for their wedding. When quiet hours hit at 10:00pm, David and Valeria planned to move the party inside for an all-out club-like experience. So we also provided DJ entertainment for the "after party". It was so much fun to watch them dance their hearts out!!

At the end of the night, everyone was happy.... and exhausted.

Monday, March 22, 2010

THE SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY PLAYS ALLEGRETTO MUSIC

The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra has asked José Irizarry, director of Allegretto Music, to orchestrate four musical pieces to be premiered on April 16 & 17, 2010 during their Fiesta Pops concerts at the Majestic Theatre. “It is really great to finally write for my local orchestra, where I have performed so many times,” said Jose, who has a Master's Degree in violin performance, and often plays with the San Antonio Symphony, “and it has been a great honor to work with Juan Ortiz and his legendary Mariachi Campanas de América.” The Theme of the Fiesta Pops concert is “Pride of San Antonio” and what better opportunity to feature José as part of that local pride! The concert will feature performances by Mariachi Campanas de América, the Guadalupe Theatre Dance Company and acclaimed trio Los Tres Reyes.

José Irizarry has been performing and producing music in San Antonio for 10 years, as owner of Allegretto Music (learn more about his live music services). He has published a highly successful collection of wedding music for strings, which is sold internationally (sheet music publications). And this is not the first time his orchestrations are featured by a symphony orchestra in Texas. Most recently, acclaimed San Antonio tenor Donald Braswell performed his arrangements, accompanied by the Symphony of the Hills in Kerrville.

Interesting to note, Mr. Irizarry is the musical director of Groove City Band (learn more about this San Antonio Band), which last year won the award for Best Band of the Fiesta Cavaliers River Parade. From the river barge to the stage at the Majestic Theater José's music shines through.

For further information, contact Allegretto Music at (210) 497-8831, mail@allegrettomusic.com

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Presenting quad strings

The only pop string quartet in South Texas

quad strings specializes in exciting and unique performances of the contemporary pop repertoire. From rock to baroque, this dynamic string group is able to play a wide range of music styles. The quad strings song list includes a vibrant mixture of today’s hits and special interpretations of cover-songs that range from oldies, 80‘s to current radio favorites. Some of the artists covered include: Coldplay, The Verve, Journey, The Dixie Cups, Norah Jones, Britney Spears and many more.