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

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Andre and Lara get married overlooking Lake Travis

On November 7th, Allegretto Music played the most special wedding of the year. Hard to believe, but after more than 1,500 weddings, this is the first time we have ever played music for the wedding of one of our family members!

My cousin, Andre Bosch, married lovely Lara Kirkham at the Oasis on Lake Travis. It was a gorgeous day. The view was incredible. You step out on the balcony and watch the sailboats on the lake below.

Of course, Jose and I teamed up to complete the ambiance with some music. The couple went with a classical selection, Bach's "Sleepers Awake", for the entrance. And they went in the complete opposite direction for their exit march, when we performed a Harp and Violin rendition of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida."

Lara and Andre were surrounded by their families and their good friends, old classmates from MIT. Andre and Lara are both engineers and MIT graduates. The average IQ in that room was astronomical!! :-)

And they lived happily ever after...... As for us...... well, we had only 30 minutes to travel 39 miles to the Barr Mansion, also in Austin, to put on an amazing party for Christie and Rob Moser.

And so it is that we traveled from the lake to the barn! Whereas the Oasis had the laid back air of a yacht club, the Barr Mansion was like traveling back in time to a more gentile time. The old mansion is beautiful and officially a historical landmark. The reception took place in the separate ballroom. This was one of the best crowds we have ever entertained. People of all ages, danced everything we threw at them, for 4 hours straight. It was so fun and exhilarating!

Paul added some people to his fan club with his saxophone prowess. Here he is imparting his wisdom! :-) But we are used to this. Paul is amazing.

Groove City Band keeps the dance floor packed!

The crowded dance floor at this wedding for 500, Incarnate Word Sky Room

After the awards received in the earlier part of this year, Groove City Band has been pretty busy playing for all kinds of events and wedding receptions. As the most versatile band in the city, we have an opportunity to showcase our broad range of styles.

For the wedding pictured above, on Sept. 26, we had our 9 piece band, including a trumpet and Latin percussion. We covered everything from Rick Springfield and Bon Jovi, to Selena and Timbiriche. This was a great wedding, complete with props that included light-up sunglasses and maracas. The ladies also got flip-flops at midnight, for their tired feet! The new Mr. and Mrs. Van Cleave had a great time at their reception after a beautiful ceremony at the Motherhouse Chapel, which featured a chamber orchestra provided by Allegretto Music.

Another super exciting reception, this time at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel. The new Mr. and Mrs. Saucedo had a great time with all their guests. They spent all night on the dance floor.

The couple requested Adele's version of "To Make You Feel My Love", which the band learned specially for this occasion.

We want to thank our friend Gary Gibson for these great photos of the event. You can see more of Gary's work at his website: www.garygibsonphoto.com. We love to work with friends, and Gary is so easy to work with!

Logan Keese on trumpet, photo by Gary Gibson

Disco is always a hit!