Sunday, January 17, 2010

Intimate to Grandiose ~ HCM's January Events

HCM started off 2010 with a lovely wedding at one of our favorite venues, the charming Elkridge Furnace Inn. Barb Eaton and Dave Centineo tied the knot on January 1, 2010 in an intimate ceremony under the tent. A former music major, Barb had a fantastic music lineup, ranging from Debussy, Haydn, Bach and Delibes. Barb and Dave sent us this fantastic note after the wedding!

~We wanted to thank you for the pleasure of having Hill Chamber Music play at our wedding ceremony on New Years Day! You brought joy to our day, happiness to our hearts, and warmth to our lives with your music. I can't begin to tell you how many rave reviews we received after the ceremony! I also wanted to personally thank you for being so accommodating on such a short time frame and all your fabulous guidance and support. I would have lost my head without you! Thank you for being a part of our future together!

January 2 was Beatles Day for HCM! Chris Prater and Deann Gavney were married at The Villa, and this fun couple had us perform an all Beatles postlude for their receiving line. The trio had a blast as Chris and Deann's guests danced down the line to the likes of "Yellow Submarine" and "When I'm 64"! January 2 also saw HCM at the nuptials for Molly Legg and Tucker Meneely at the beautiful Marikle Chapel. Molly and Tucker had an all Beatles Wedding, processing in to "In My Life" and "Real Love" and then recessing out to "All You Need Is Love".

HCM next headed over to Cassie Smoot and Mark Menikheim's wedding on January 9th at the fabulous Engineers Club. A long standing favorite venue for us, we were thrilled to get to work with site coordinator Asha Hislop again. Asha is FABULOUS, and for anyone looking for a site and coordinator, these are two that top our list.

January 10th saw HCM at Valerie Lagrome's wedding at the Sheraton. We loved the colorful origami butterflies and flowers that Valerie selected, creating a personal and charming theme to this event! That evening, HCM was honored to be a part of the intimate vows exchanged between Shannon Dochney and Chris LaRoche at Chase Court. This nine guest event didn't leave a dry eye in the house, as the emotional moment between Shannon and Chris was palpable. This lovely couple took the time to come talk to us and thank us for their special song, "Lucky" which has become a new favorite for the HCM musicians.

January 16th was another busy day for HCM. Susan McClure and Keith Sullivan tied the knot at another HCM favorite, the Belvedere. Susan added true class to her event with a wonderful solo vocalist performing "The Lord's Prayer" with our trio. That same evening, Ashley Reeder and Christopher Therkildsen had the HCM quartet perform for their ceremony and cocktail hour at the gorgeous George Peabody Library. This event was styled by the very talented Stephanie Bradshaw. We were truly amazed by Stephanie's work, from the backdrops, to the flowers, to the bridal party couture ~ the effect was glorious! Michael Clark Photographers took some amazing pictures of this event, which we will post as soon as they are ready. This will certainly be an event to inspire future brides!

Next up, HCM has a private concert at Roland Park Place on January 20th. We are looking forward to performing for the residents there! If you are interested in meeting HCM members in person and hearing some music, stop by the open house at the Cloisters Castle on January 30th from 11:00-4:00. We will be handing out information and CD samples as well as answering questions and giving live demos.



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