Monte Vista Strings and Jazz

en played the Game of Thrones theme song - our guests LOVED it! It was such a beautiful scene with the music in the background and I am SO SO SO glad we chose them to play at our wedding. It made all our guests cry! Highly recommend them!

acle happen with just over two weeks to prepare. The vocalist and pianist were perfectly in sync, even with a slight delay to start the ceremony; they continued with their performance of beautiful prelude music. Very talented and knowledgeable artists. We’re still receiving compliments to this day about how beautiful the ceremony music was. Thank you Andrew and MVS for making our special day a memorable one!

t was so beautiful. We also got many compliments on the music!

utiful pieces matching our selections as guests were being seated. They were highly professional and polished. They are a "must have" for an elegant wedding. They made are special day even better.

a year ago, providing pre-wedding music, processional, recessionals and everything in-between. They set the tone for a beautiful, traditional and touching nuptials. They were also willing to drive 3 hours out of the city to do so. The Monte Vista Strings also performed at the reception after my mother's funeral last month. Again, they set the tone for an elegant and tender celebration of my mother's life, playing many of her favorite classical pieces. Andrew Small and the members of the Monte Vista Strings are very creative, professional, attractive and are quite accommodating. We highly recommend them and plan to continue to seek their services in future celebrations.

absolutely amazing. This company truly made our day. All our special requests were honored and performed beautifully, and Andrew (the coordinator) was always available to give us advice and guidance when needed. Highly recommend this company.

arned a new song to accompany the soloist in my wedding. If I ever have a need for a small ensemble, they'll be at the top of my list. Book them now!

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remony and at the cocktail hour. Our choice of ensemble was The Classic and Wired! Pop/ Contemporary String TRIO and they were absolutely fabulous. We really appreciate great music as we have several musicians in our family, who ironically were in the wedding party thus we needed the Monte Vista Strings. We spoke with Andrew and he delivered on everything we talked about. He kept in touch with us from beginning to end. They were on time and played the songs we had requested from their playlist, stayed until our agreed upon time and we could not have asked for more. Our guests thought they did a beautiful job!. We highly recommend the Monte Vista Strings and Jazz! Working with Andrew was a pleasure and we would love to use them again in the future! They really are so professional and sound incredible!

drew was a pleasure to work with, and I knew we were in good hands. For the ceremony, we used the strings and flute quartet, and we couldn't be more pleased. Due to transportation issues, the quartet ended up playing A LOT more prelude music than we had previously selected, due to the delay in the ceremony start time, but it was all beautiful and appropriate for the setting. During the ceremony, the music was on cue, and the arrangements were lovely - just as I imagined they would be, but they are professionals after all! The Jazz Ensemble played during the cocktail hour, and for the first part of the dinner, and they were amazing, with a big full sound! I was very pleased with their music selections. The MV Strings and Jazz Ensemble helped create the magic of the day!

tly what you are looking for and will leave your guests speechless. I could not have asked for a perfect experience during our wedding ceremony. I still get the goosebumps when I see the video!

when we introduced some extra songs and ended up changing the musicians we hired for the reception. During the busy season, he was harder to get in touch with, with emails going unanswered for a couple weeks at a time, but it was always clear that the emails were being read and that they were working on our questions and requests, so I was never worried or frustrated by it. Everything was executed perfectly. Andrew was incredibly professional and up front about everything with us, which was awesome. And, he was also very approachable and easy to talk to, which was great since my music knowledge is very limited! At the wedding, the musicians were incredible. It is clear why they also play for the San Antonio and Austin symphonies. The quality of their work is incredible, and we were so pleased! Our guests are still commenting on how beautiful the music was. Overall, we are so pleased that we worked with Monte Vista. They complemented our wedding and reception perfectly, and were fantastic to work with. I cannot recommend them enough!

h! If you are looking for the perfect wedding music then MSV is it! They made my sister's wedding absolutely perfect!

d the team was highly professional. Our guests are still talking about how beautiful the music was. We highly recommend Monte Vista Strings.

get to attend the cocktail hour. But from what I did get to hear (my entrance song and the recessional), they did an amazing job! And we did receive a lot of feedback from our guests that they really enjoyed listening to the musicians play modern songs at the ceremony and cocktail hour and that their renditions were lovely.

in the moment. It's very difficult to incorporate music in your wedding that doesn't feel cheesy or overdone, but they offer a huge selection of songs that will make it easy to craft a unique musical arrangement. My husband and I are both musicians, so the music was probably the most important part of the wedding planning. Andrew made it so easy, and was very flexible when we wanted to incorporate a few of our musician friends into the ceremony. For a very reasonable fee, Andrew learned a Neil Young song that he played with a few friends and executed it perfectly, with very little time to practice. They are talented, sweet, and wonderful musicians. I can't thank you enough!

played. Truly amazing! Highly recommend them. Great vendor!

pletely in Andrew to provide the best music selection, and he delivered! The music and cantor during our ceremony was wonderful. Leaving the cathedral we were greeted by a Mariachi group playing fun and lively music, and it was so delightful. Our guests absolutely loved the 3 piece jazz group during the cocktail hour. During dinner, they provided a contemporary wired strings group that was beautiful. The level of professionalism and performance far exceeded my expectations. I want to thank Andrew and his team for making our special day a memorable one!

for CATHOLIC weddings! Andrew even played himself at our wedding and we were thrilled! Service is very good and make sure to add the 15 extra minutes of potential over time.

musician myself, it was very important to me to select talented professionals, so I was pleased to find out that all of the performers are regulars with the Austin and San Antonio symphonies. Andrew and his ensemble were willing to accompany the vocalist I hired, Paul Sanchez. Hearing them perform together was a dream come true for me! The strings' melodic, full, sound went perfectly with Paul's gorgeous operatic tenor voice; with the acoustics in the church, they sounded like a full orchestra backing up the primo uomo in an opera! Thank you Monte Vista!

ing that much more magical. If we had a larger wedding, I would have loved a larger string ensemble. As a musician, I felt not only completely comfortable working with Monte Vista Strings and Jazz but thoroughly impressed. Honestly, I wasn't sure which instruments would be the best, but Andrew customed designed this choice for our wedding. They truly understand weddings!

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provided beautiful, romantic music for our lovely outdoor ceremony. I could not have imagined it more perfect. Thank you Andrew and team!

did so beautifully. Can't tell you how much a trio of strings brings class and elegance to a wedding. Every musical style was covered - from sacred to classical to pop. They were obviously very professional musicians but appeared to be delighted to be playing on a Ranch in the middle of nowhere! What more could a mother ask for her daughter's wedding? Loved them. Very, very glad we chose Monte Vista.

Andrew was fabulous and even accomodated our request to use music not on their list. I would absolutely recommend Monte Vista to anyone!

azz. I highly recommend Monte Vista Strings and Jazz! You will not be disappointed!

of music choices comprehensive. We had many compliments from our guests regarding Monte Vista's interpretation and presentation of our selected songs. The quality of the audio samples on the website are superior~ check them out for yourself. Highly recommend Monte Vista Strings!

music was simply beautiful!! I have already recommended Monte Vista Strings to several of my friends who will be getting married next year!

the day added the perfect touch to our wedding. The musicians and director were very attentive to our needs and wishes from our first conversation right up through our wedding day. I highly recommend these exceptional musicians

ng our top choices in person, we felt the clear choice was Monte Vista Strings and Jazz, directed by Andrew Small. From our first conversation, Mr. Small attended to our every concern promptly and professionally. On the wedding day, our ceremony ended up starting 25 minutes late due to factors beyond our control, but the musicians showed tremendous flexibility and kept our guests calm and inspired by elongating the prelude music. Perhaps most important of all, every note we heard, and I do mean every note, was pristinely played. The string trio managed our highly customized program with finesse, polish, and style. Our guests told us one after the other that our wedding music was the best they had heard anywhere. We can recommend this company with all our hearts. 5 stars.

ccassion a memorable one for us and our guests. I strongly recommend them to anyone for any festive occassion. To celebrate the Christmas Season with Monte Vista Strings is to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas: to be surrounded by beauty and music in the Season of Love-- just like weddings! Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Heller

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e director's approach was. I was informed that they never attend the rehearsal, as "they don't really need to" and it was suggested that all of the interaction be done through online-forms and email, so there was no face-to-face communication that helps put a bride's mind at ease that she is really getting her vision across. This should have been okay given that this group is professional and should be more than capable of providing excellent service. However, when I called Andrew to touch base about three days before the wedding, he seemed to have no idea what pieces I had requested and then informed me that they were "unusual selections, but they would do them anyway." I was a little floored and thought it was kind of rude, seeing as how I had requested these pieces weeks earlier. I had several professional musician friends tell me that MVS's prices were pretty high, but I figured that was okay since you get what you pay for...so I was also kind of put-off that Andrew suggested they be able to discretely leave the ceremony early (midway through) if they weren't going to be needed. I reminded him that in my contract I had requested they play postlude music and that there was no way the musicians could just walk out of the ceremony! It was like he hadn't even read the contract - clearly no preparation had taken place three days before my wedding. Although I didn't hear the bridesmaid processional, I was later told that some of the musicians got lost and sounded as though they hadn't rehearsed at all. Probably very few people realized this, but it is extremely aggravating that a relatively well known piece was botched - given the fees that this group charges. I understand that these groups play hundreds of weddings and have their operations down to a system, but I feel that if you're going to put "tips appreciated for fine service" on your contract then you better plan on providing excellent service, which is far from what I received.

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