Our clients often ask what their options are for conversation-friendly cocktail and dinner music, so we thought we’d compile a few examples! Instrumental pop, latin, jazz, and blues are all great choices. From solo piano to a quartet or quintet for more interplay, let’s find the perfect ensemble for your celebration.
Here are a few dinner music samples:
Oak Brook Hills Resort
September 3, 2016
Our relationship with Jacqueline & Joe started a few years ago at Michelle & Matt’s wedding. Jacqueline’s mom sent us the sweetest inquiry: “Heard your band at a wedding two years ago, and I knew then if my daughter ever got married, we had to have your band! Hope you are available!!”
I’m happy to say that we were available, and we had a blast celebrating with everyone. Can’t wait for the next one with this clan!
Just back from a very fun reception at the Shedd Aquarium for the National Postal Handlers Union Convention. One thing we know for sure….these fish love jazz, and Carol’s band is killin’ it 🙂
Camera sound on these clips, so please forgive the distortion.
SO MUCH FUN!
Here’s an example of background dinner music with the jazz trio from the Chris Sarlas Orchestra. Conversation friendly and lively!
December 31, 2015
Union League Club of Chicago
Happy New Year, everyone!
We can’t imagine a better way to begin 2016, and all our thanks to smooth coordination from the team at Soirée Weddings & Events. Celebrating Caidi & Steve with friends, family, and lots of great music was an incredible honor for us. Music began at the club with our Artistrings violins welcoming guests up the stairs for cocktails. Dinner started with tons of energy from the 17 piece Chris Sarlas Orchestra. We danced, and then the bride and groom shared their first dance: the DMB version of In My Life.
During dinner, we had fun creating a few different moods – our strolling violins on the dance floor serenaded with a set of holiday classics and standards. A little later, we featured our vocal quartet with cajon and acoustic guitar for a conversation friendly unplugged set.
Some dancing highlights from this fabulous celebration:
Every once in a while, we like to post an uncut video to show how we transition from tune to tune and keep the dance floor packed. Here’s what we did in the minutes leading up to the countdown to the New Year. Enjoy!
Of course, we had a few minutes for selfie stick fun at the end of the night. Love this band!
And….we’re blushing. Yes, we got a little misty reading this Wedding Wire review from Caidi’s parents. Can’t thank you enough, Marika & Evan!
OH WHAT A NIGHT! The Chris Sarlas Orchestra reached its consistent high level of achievement at our daughter’s New Year’s Eve wedding this December 31, 2015. They demonstrated their extraordinary dedication to insuring that this magical evening would be spectacular from the onset. True to form, guests danced the night away from the moment they entered the venue to well after midnight. No one wanted to leave and they kept chanting “One more song!” A true testament to their talent . . their energy . . and their interaction with the guests. From the strolling violins to the strong band performance, they were simply put . . . “incredible”.
Highly accomplished and multi-talented, their musicians with the leadership and perseverance for perfection by Chris and Carol Sarlas, made the evening of what dreams are made of and our guests have not stopped praising their performance. Job beyond well done!
