A weekend full of celebration...

July 4th was celebrated throughout the country and in an especially big way in Houston with the largest fireworks display over land. But the holiday weekend didn't keep us any less busy with Houston musicians travelling south to Galveston and west into Chapell Hill for a beautiful wedding at Texas Ranch Life.

As the guests reached the tree-topped plateau they were met by a string quartet and vocalist providing a mix of musical genres. The musicians performed the Academy Award-nominated and Grammy Award-winning "What Are You Doing the Rest of your Life" by Michel Legrand, "The Lord's Prayer", and the contemporary Christian song "How Beautiful" by Twila Paris.

The musicians were instructed to dress for the occasion as the temperature once again reached record highs. Traditionally the men wear full tuxedos but the summer season calls for a looser dress code with temperatures on the rise.

Tony and I personally performed at four venues over the holiday weekend beginning in historic downtown Richmond, Sugar Land's St. Laurence Catholic Church, the Intercontinental Hotel, and Ashton Gardens.

For the services in Sugar Land and at the Intercontinental Hotel we performed as a harp and string trio together. The ensemble has become very popular for Divisi over the last few months performing in over 5 different services this summer. In my opinion this is the best combination of instruments featuring the harp. It has the most music available for brides (over the solo harp, or harp and violin/cello) and really brings out the best qualities of each instrument.

We look forward to continuing the celebrations throughout the month of July and into the fall with all of our clients. If you are just beginning your bridal adventure mark your July calendar and plan to visit with us at the Birdal Extravaganza Show on the 25th and 26th at the George R Brown Convention Center, Booth 1229 and at both entrances throughout the show! Hear our musicians live and take advantage of special offers and discounts only available that weekend!