About this vendor
The Dolce Ensemble/Bollywood Ensemble is a vibrant string quartet for all of your entertainment needs. With 10+ years of experience, our repertoire of Classical and Contemporary music (Pop,Rock,Latin and Jazz) is quite comprehensive! We have been specializing in Bollywood music for South Asian events for 5 years. We are proud to be the only string quartet on the east coast with over 3 hours of Bollywood music!
The Dolce/Bollywood Ensemble has performed in many concert venues as featured artists -The Coe Mansion, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, The Russian Embassy in Wash, DC., Maureen's Jazz Cellar and Cornell. We are available as quartet,trio,duet, solo violin or guitar. We also are available as solo electric violin - especially for Bollywood! Please contact us to set up a consultation!
Details
Instruments
- Cello
- Guitar
- Violin
Music Genres
- Bollywood
- Classical
- Indian
- Jazz
- Latin
- Pop
Music Services
- Live Music
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
Awards and Affiliations
2013 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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4.8
out of 5.013 reviews
Opting for a strong ensemble for a wedding is a bit risky as you are relying on musicians to read the room and execute music in an extraordinary manner (compared to a DJ or even a ...
singer/guitar player). The Dolce Ensemble did well for the most part, but when it really counted, they fell short. On our recessional song, they must not have been paying attention and our timing with walking out resulted in an awkward moment right in front of the altar. Ultimately we ended up walking out a few seconds later after they scrambled to start our recessional song. They also had to move locations which was unexpected at the last minute which resulted in a 30 minute break and having cocktail hour only be set up for 60 minutes, we didn’t really get our money’s worth.
For ceremony and cocktail hour we used Dolce Ensemble! They were amazing and played such a diverse set of songs from pop to classics. They set the tone for our wedding and just WOW...
! They are sooo talented!
We hired the dolce ensemble for our church wedding. The music was really divine and I will carry the melody as I enter in church in my mind forever. Very talented musicians and ex...
cellent professionals. Great communication. They have an extensive repertoire of songs and you can choose from classical and contemporary. I would highly recommend them!
I worked with Vilian when trying to organize a surprise propose to my girlfriend. Although it was a very cold night to be on an open rooftop, he was very understanding, punctual, ...
professional, and calm even when there was an unexpected glitch with my venue. I couldn't have asked for a better guitarist and person to work with! I'd recommend him anyday anytime.
Sabina is an excellent violinist who performed at my bridal shower. She was easy to contact and replied promptly to emails. Sabina arrived early to my venue. She incorporated song...
s I requested. Sabina did an amazing job and she added a nice touch to my shower. My guests were amazed! I highly recommend Sabina to perform at your event!
We hired The Dolce Ensemble (the quartet) for our wedding this past weekend, the music was absolutely beautiful. They did a wonderful job, everything was seamless and Susan is grea...
t to work with. It really added a beautiful element to our ceremony.
We hired the Dolce Ensemble for our ceremony. The music was beautiful and they were so easy to work with for the entire process. Susan was a pleasure to work with and we are so ha...
ppy we went with them!
We hired the Dolce Ensemble to play for our ceremony and they were amazing. Susan was so easy to work with and so helpful. She was super accessible via email and responded prompt...
ly to all our inquiries. The music was beautiful, played to perfection, and truly made our ceremony that much more special.
We love the Dolce Ensemble! Susan responded to our bid immediately and provided all of the necessary information quickly to help us make an informed decision regarding booking them...
. In addition, she was not only willing but also enthusiastic about arranging a special request song for us. After we chose our song list, Susan emailed to remind us that the piece we picked for our first dance would be difficult to waltz to and made suggestions for better pieces. Because of Susan's professionalism, we pulled off the first dance! Finally, everyone at our wedding reception loved Dolce and complimented them constantly. I highly recommend this group!
We worked with the Dolce Ensemble through our DJ, POSH Entertainment. We used Susan and the rest of the Ensemble for our ceremony and cocktail hour, and they were great!
They we...
re happy to learn a new song for our recessional, and all our guests kept coming up to us to say how impressed they were with the musicians who were playing classical music before the ceremony before swapping to Metallica at cocktail hour.
Massive repertoire, and very professional. A joy to work with!
We used the Dolce Ensemble for our outdoor wedding ceremony. The trio showed up early, played everything requested and coordinated seamlessly with the officiant. They dealt with th...
e tremendous heat that day and really did a perfect job. Extremely professional, so glad we booked them!
Really enjoyed working with Susan - she is adorable. Professional and knowledgeable. The music sounded great
The Dolce Ensemble was absolutely wonderful, and I would recommend them to anyone in a heartbeat. I worked directly with Susan Leon, who is the sweetest woman. She was so friendly...
and helpful, and she actually played during our ceremony along with Sergey. Our only interaction with Susan was via e-mail and phone. We never met in person, so I was really relying on Susan to do her thing the day of the ceremony. I remember thinking as I walked down the aisle, "this music sounds awesome. It is perfect!" It was a bit non-traditional, and they played Adele's Make Me Feel Your Love. They also endured the heat! I highly recommend this group. Thank you Susan and Sergey!
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