There are plenty of good string quartets in the NYC area. There is ONE Consonance Music. What Vasiliy was able to put together for my wedding was nothing short of magic. We had another quartet scheduled to play but 2 weeks before the weddin...g they had to cancel on us. My fiancee and I proceeded to freak out but luckily we were put in contact with Vasiliy and the good folks at Consonance Music.
Seeing as how the music was the one aspect of the wedding where I had free range, Iet’s just say I took full advantage (ahem…Groomzilla). Coming from a music background myself I knew exactly what I wanted played and how I wanted it played, to the exact measure. Some of the pieces were already in Consonance’s huge repertoire, however many were not. In these cases they would either seek out the sheet music or create an arrangement themselves. I never heard a ‘no’ or ‘I don’t think we can do that’. I requested everything from Hello by Adele to Viva La Vida to A Ribbon in the Sky to As Time Goes By to Canon in D. They even played Classic Man along with the DJ as I walked down the aisle. A week before I’m pretty sure they had never even heard the song. And to say my guests enjoyed the music is the understatement of the year. They played with emotion, song after song, perpetually outdoing themselves taking the audience on a journey before the wedding even began. After the ceremony the first thing a close friend said was “I can’t believe they played A Whole New World. That was the best thing ever… until they played the Game of Thrones Theme. And I’m not gonna lie, that Force Theme from Star Wars made me shed a tear… oh yeah and Congratulations!”
Consonance Music was nothing short of amazing. In hindsight, it’s absurd what they were able to do. They stepped in at the last minute, in an impossible situation and completely knocked it out of the park. I’ll never be able to thank Vasiliy and the rest of the quartet enough. If you’re looking for the best… do yourself a favor and book these guys ASAP. I literally have zero complaints and this review doesn’t begin to do them proper justice. Bravo and thank you once again for saving/making my wedding ceremony.
-Lucas