Fine Arts Ensemble

espond to calls or emails. He is a FRAUD! Don't be another victim and pass this along to as many friends/family so he does not continue to get away with this!

'm honestly shocked he has all these amazing reviews. I placed a $200 deposit (via check) for a Cello/ Piano Duet for my ceremony. When it came time to finalize my playlist and make my final payment (30 days before my wedding), I could not get ahold of him. He finally called me back a week later, leaving a voice mail and even texting me shortly after: "Just left vm. we're a bit behind with responses due to event dates moving around bc of covid shutdown last year. Hurricane Ida did not help as well. But we have you down. All is good. Your music guy dr D. Dimitri" Over the next week, I emailed and called him many times because he still hadn't sent over my updated contract with song choices. Every time I called him he was "driving" and would "call me back when he got home". HE NEVER DID! At this point, I was very panicked because my wedding was in two short weeks and I didn't have any ceremony music. I decided to give up on Dimitri and his scam, and booked a different ensemble last minute. I'm so fortunate they still had our date open. He NEVER showed up for my wedding and didn't even call. (Luckily, I hired the back up ensemble) I called him back after our wedding to get a refund on my deposit. He picked up his cell phone and pretended he didn't know who I was. When I mentioned our contract for musical services he shouted "CONTRACT MY ASS" and stated, "WILL YOU JUST SHUT UP." This guy is an AWFUL person and I want everyone to know HE WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY AND RUN. Please please please do not book Fine Arts Ensemble.

find someone a week before my wedding to make sure I had someone coming. I tried calling this man several times and the last time I made sure to tell him not to come Bc he did not answer. Don’t use them! They will take your money and not show up. Not reliable at all!!

s ex-wife trying to ruin his business and that's why he was a no show to the event. He is a liar and probably on drugs by the sound of his tweaker voice. He told me he would process a full refund for his incompetence, a refund I have not received. I am filing fraud charges with by bank. DO NOT HIRE THIS FRAUDSTER. I promise you, it will not end well.

September, due to the pandemic. They played both classical wedding songs, and pop culture songs as well, and performed with seamless transitions!

schedule our dates. You helped make this night one to remember. Karen Russell

us. We've gotten a ton of compliments on the ceremony music from our immediate family who was present at our wedding, as well as from our friends and family who tuned into the livestream. Thank you so much for helping us make our ceremony unforgettable :)

s prior to the day itself. On the day, FAE's performance was great, the songs were performed beautifully! Thank you, guys, for adding more memories to the day! Jen

seemed fine up until two days before my wedding. First off I paid him in full for a duet for a performance during my ceremony a month before my wedding so they could learn the sheet music. We go over the final details two weeks before the wedding. Two days before my wedding I get a call from the pianist saying she hasn’t received the music and hasn’t heard from Dmitri. We try calling, emailing, facebook messenging frantically and he ignores us. We end up trying to figure out WHAT TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE TO the night before our wedding... and all of our ceremony music. It added so much unnecessary stress to an already stressful day. Almost three weeks later, I try calling him again and he finally answers the phone out of nowhere. He pretends to not know who I am and when my wedding was. We had been talking for over 6 months. I try to extract what the reason was why he didn’t show up or why he didn’t return my millions of messages. He didn’t apologize, nor give me an explanation, but he did give me my refund eventually. (Painfully dragged on for 2 weeks further). My husband asked Dmitry for a cashiers check for our refund and Dmitry started lecturing him that he should TRUST people more. Honestly, he should be ashamed of himself. This was an absolute nightmare.

about a playlist, nor any other detail. Played nothing that was agreed upon and let us call and call the company, with no answer. Turns out, this was the same man I spoke with the entire time. His playing was beautiful and no one knew that it was not the plan. But, since then, and after numerous texts, phone calls, and emails, he is still MIA, as to what happened to the trio and extra songs which were all extra charges that had to be and were paid for, in advance.

received many compliments from our guests about the beautiful music. The musicians fit in perfectly at our black tie event and helped to create the perfect ambiance. In addition to an extensive classical repertoire they also knew many contemporary songs and were happy to learn new songs that we requested. I would highly recommend FAE and would absolutely use them again!

of having live music for our big day!

d-true schedule for getting his details together. I tried to do our T-1month a week early and was told kindly to wait until it was actually time, ha. Dimitri really was great; happy to provide recommendations but also had no problem when we deviated in favor of others from their extensive song list!

ed our special song beautifully, and it really added so much to our ceremony. I can highly recommend Fine Arts Ensemble to anyone looking for live music for their wedding day!

f not being allowed in the church until another event ended and all the people left. The two musicians had think on their feet and set up quickly. Once in place, the music was perfectly beautiful. I’m sorry to say that I was very distracted with our guests and left without thanking them for a job well done, but I had already arranged their payment with Dimitri so that was one less thing to worry about on the wedding day.

and he helped me pick the music for the ceremony by making suggestions within the guidelines of the church. The duet was amazing! Multiple guests mentioned how beautiful the music was for the ceremony. One guest loved them so much that she booked FAE for her upcoming wedding ceremony! Highly recommend this company!

ne at my wedding was blown away by the ensemble and couldn’t tell me enough how beautiful they sounded!

. They not only did my wedding ceremony, but also played at my dinner reception following the ceremony. Loved!

r musicians to perform at your wedding.

r to both me and my husband – and the string quartet could not have played a more beautiful rendition. Highly recommend FAE to any bride-to-be!

Their timing on everything was perfect. i couldn't have asked for a better experience

nd Fine Arts Ensemble and would absolutely recommend them for any occasion. A good quartet and bring to life any event one could imagine. Thank you for being part of our special day, and we will call upon you in the future for any other use we could have of you!

we wanted instead of just doing what is always done. The music was beautiful. They even worked with my soloist on a song we selected that was not on their standard list. I would recommend them to anyone.

amazing job!! I can't wait to see the video ! They were very easy to work with and responsive to emails. Very reasonably priced as well!!

ning is what you hear when your guests are arriving and/or you're walking down the aisle. Big sound, small sound, sweet songs or powerful ones, Fine Arts Ensemble are magical with their musical talent and perfectly priced for the quality of artists you're getting.

I wanted to play a recording for my first dance. In fact, the band saved the day when my first dance song couldn't play over the venue's speakers so they offered me to use their speaker system. I would definitely use them again for any event.

d was very accommodating with our music selections. Since we were planning our wedding long distance, we had only visited our venue once--luckily Dimitri was very familiar with the venue and was able to make instrumentation and cuing suggestions. In the end, we decided to keep things simple and go with instrumental piano music, with the exception of the "Ave Maria". We chose a few traditional pieces from their extensive prepared list of music. They provided piano accompaniment to my uncle while he sang the "Ave Maria". They were even willing to learn 2 pieces which were not on their list: "Invincible" by Muse for the processional and "Somebody to Love" by Queen for the recessional. Both pieces were performed perfectly by Irina, and "Somebody to Love" had guests singing along as we processed out of the church as husband and wife! It was all so well done and we couldn't be happier. We highly recommend Fine Arts Ensemble and are forever grateful for the beautiful, memorable ceremony music that they provided for us!

em more. I wish there were more stars!

ic and classical ambiance the music created is what really made the wedding reception special.

me Christmas hymns that are not typical wedding song that they had to learn. I would definitely recommend them to any bride getting married in the New Orleans area. As a destination wedding, Dimitri made it very easy to plan from afar and I only talked on the phone to him once. We planned everything via email and it was so convenient.

Fine Arts for her wedding and I remembered how beautiful her music was. I knew I wanted a trumpet and I probably had the weirdest quartet ever regarding the instruments I chose, but the music was beautiful and I loved it. I would recommend Fine Arts to everyone.

the price was awesome. I highly recommend them!

s a bit of a last-minute elopement, so finding music was tricky in itself, especially booking everything from California and not knowing the venue. Dimitri made the process so simple for me and was very pleasant to work with. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful in Audabon park and Dimitri on the cello really tied everything together. We were all very pleased with Dimitri from Fine Arts Ensemble and will definitely refer this company to all!

me. He BLEW me away!!! He learned two songs ("The Luckiest" by Ben Folds, and "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri). It was more beautiful than I ever could have dreamed of. They also played gorgeous, more traditional music for the unity candle and for a half hour before as the guests were arriving. I would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone! Very reasonably priced and super easy to work with! Thank you FAE for making our day even more special !!!!

perfect for our wedding under the oaks, but they were able to handle anything we through at them. When the groom misplaced the extension cords, they had brought a back-up battery. If I ever got nervous about anything before the wedding day, they were able to answer all the questions I had and put me at ease. If it starts to rain, they will pick up and set up again in a covered location without charging an extra fee (I thank God it didn't rain though!!). They really know what they are doing and put on a beautiful performance.

songs, when I realized I forgotten to give him the song list by the date he requested. Oophs, totally my fault! Though he handled my mistake like a pro and gave me reminders and was very kind about it. He, obviously, understood that this bride was forgetting things closer to the wedding date. Anyhow, they had an array of song choices. He also gave me a suggested song list to help me in making the decision, which was a huge help. I can't say enough good things about Dimitri and Fine Arts Ensemble. I'm so happy I went with them for my ceremony at Latrobes.

showed up on time and were very professional. Joan F.

't thank FAE enough for all the hard work that made our wedding day perfect!!