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Weddings

Experience the richness and splendor of world-class live string music on one the most memorable days of your life. MVSJ will create and customize a musical program uniquely aligned with your taste, style, and vision.

Ceremony services usually include atmospheric prelude music for approximately 20 minutes followed by all ceremony music, a recessional, and a postlude. Cocktail hour music is often added to keep guests entertained immediately following the ceremony.

Music selection with MVSJ (including custom requests) is a simple and stress-free process. You will have our creative guidance on your side every step of the way.

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A multi-year recipient of bride’s choice awards from both The Knot and Wedding Wire, MVSJ performs regularly at virtually all major wedding venues in the Austin – San Antonio -Texas Hill Country Region along with countless smaller venues. Recent venues include:

• Canyon Springs Golf Club
• The Gardens of Cranesbury View
• The Club at Sonterra
• Westin La Cantera Hotel and Resort
• Westin Riverwalk Hotel

• The Grande Hall at the Hofmann Ranch
• Riven Rock Ranch
• Don Strange Ranch
• Comfort Cloisters Hill Country Chapel
• Hilton Palacio del Rio

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• Guenther House
• Southwest School of Art Ursuline Chapel and Grotto
• Hotel Valencia
• Hyatt Hill Country Resort
• Hyatt Lost Pines Resort
• McNay Art Museum
• JW Marriott Resort
• Four Seasons Hotel of Austin
• San Fernando Cathedral
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
• St. Anthony Claret Catholic Church
• St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church
• Holy Spirit Catholic Church
• St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church
• Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
• Immaculate Heart Of Mary Catholic Church
• Little Flower Basilica
• St. Mary’s Catholic Church
• University United Methodist Church
• Travis Park United Methodist Church
• Alamo Heights United Methodist Church
• Christ Episcopal Church
• St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
• San Antonio Country Club
• The Dominion Country Club
• The Vineyards Restaurant
• Castle Avalon
• Mercury Hall
• Amala Foundation
• Angel Springs Events Center
• Antebellum Oaks Venue
• Arbor Pointe
• AT&T Conference Center
• Austin Creek Side
• Austin Children’s Museum
• The Austin Club
• Austin Convention Center
• Austin Country Club
• Austin Museum of Art
• Austin Music Hall
• Austin Parks – City of Austin Parks
• Austin Party Cruises
• Austin Texas Star
• Austin Women’s Club
• Austin’s Inn at Pearl Street
• Avery Ranch Golf Club
• The Back Forty Of Fredericksburg
• Balcones Country Club
• The Barr Mansion
• Barton Creek Resort & Spa
• Barton Creek Lakeside
• Bastrop State Park
• Bella Notte on Main
• Bella Varenna on Lake Travis
• Bentwood Texas
• Berry Creek Country Club
• The Belmont
• Casa Blanca on Brushy Creek
• Blanco State Park
• Blanton Museum of Art
• Bob Bullock Texas History Museum
• Buescher State Park
• Camp Lucy
• Capital Cruises
• Carriage House Inn
• Cedar Bend Events
• Cedar Street Courtyard
• Chateau on the Creek
• The Golf Club at Circle C
• Circle H Lodge
• The Commons Conference Center
• Commons Ford Ranch
• The County Line BBQ
• Creekside Pavilion
• CTC Garden
• Crystal River Inn
• Cypress Club at Lake Travis
• Deep Woods Retreat
• The United Heritage at Dell Diamond
• Dell Jewish Community Center
• Austin Double Tree Hotel
• Double Tree Club
• The Driskill Hotel
• Chapel Dulcinea
• Dunvegan Keep
• East Side Cafe
• Eddie V’s Edgewater Grille
• Elegant Express Mobile Chapel
• Emma Long Metropolitan Park
• Fairfield Inn & Suites Northwest
• Falkenstein Wedding Castle
• The Fickett Center
• Fiesta Gardens
• Fiesta Ranch
• Fire Lake Event Center
• The Flagship Texas
• Forest Creek Country Club
• The Fountains Wedding & Reception Hall
• Four Seasons Hotel
• Fountain Glenn
• Francis-Ainsworth Bed & Breakfast
• Frank Erwin Center
• The French Legation Museum
• Gardens of Cranesbury View
• Georgetown Event Center
• George Washington Carver Museum
• The Governor’s Inn
• Gruene Homestead Inn
• Guadalupe State Park
• Hacienda del Lago
• Hamilton Twelve Hill Country Events
• Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve
• Harvest Room | Royal Fig
• Headliners Club of Austin
• Hideout On The Horseshoe
• Hills of Lakeway
• The Hills Country Club
• Hoffman Haus
• Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake
• The Hopkins House
• Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott
• House On The Hill
• Hummingbird House
• Hyatt Regency
• Inks Lake State Park
• Inn At Salado
• Iron Star Hall
• Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art
• Johnny Fins
• Krystal Falls Venue
• Kali-Kate
• Kindred Oaks
• Pavilion by Hilton
• Arneson River Theatre
• Hotel Contessa and Marriage Island
• Inn on the Riverwalk
• The Clubs at Cordillera Ranch
• Riverbend Church
• Barton Springs, Zilker Park
• Red Berry Mansion
• The Bushnell
• The St. Anthony Hotel
• First Baptist Church
• Mission Concepcion
• Mission San Jose
• Mission Espada
• Oblate Chapel
• St. Joseph’s Church
• First United Methodist Church of Boerne
• Pearl Stable
• Sunset Station
• Nature’s Point, Lake Travis
• The Bright Shawl
• Weston Centre
• Kendall Plantation
• Ye Kendall Inn
• Hoffman Haus
• San Antonio Museum of Art
• Mayfield Park
• Corpus Christi Omni Bayfront Hotel
• La Villa Vista Resort
• Laguna Gloria
• Lake Travis Event Center
• Lakeway Activity Center
• Lakeway Resort and Spa
• Lakeway Marina
• Le San Michele
• Lions Club
• Loblolly Pines Village
• Lockhart State Park
• Lone Star Riverboat
• Longhorn Cavern
• The LookoutMansion at Judges’ Hill
• The Markow House
• Mayfield Park
• Mckinney Falls State Park
• Memory Lane Event Center
• Mercury Hall
• Millennium Entertainment Complex
• Mt. Bonnell
• Neill-Cochran Museum
• Norris Conference Centers
• O. Henry Museum
• The Oasis
• Old Glory Ranch
• Old Pecan Street Cafe
• The Old School
• Old Town Chapel
• Omni Austin Hotel
• One World Theatre
• Our Lady’S Maronite Catholic Church
• The Page House
• Paggi House
• Painted Horse Pavilion
• Palm Door
• Palmetto State Park
• The Paramount
• Phillips Event Center
• Pilot Knob Vineyard
• The Plantation House
• Premiere Tents and Events
• Radisson Hotel And Suites
• The Ranch House at Tera Vista
• Red Corral Ranch
• Red Oak Ballroom
• Reicher Ranch
• The Retreat at Balcones Springs
• Reunion Ranch
• River Place Country Club
• Riverbend Church
• Robin’s Nest
• Rosewood Park
• Rough Hollow
• Ruby Ranch Lodge & Celebration Facility
• San Michele Wedding And Event Venue
• Sandy Creek
• Scholz Garten
• Scottish Rite Theatre
• Sebastopol House State Historic Site
• University Christian Church
• Sheraton Austin
• Shady Springs Party Barn
• Sicola’s Private Dining & Catering
• Simply Romantic A Wedding Chapel
• Smilin V Ranch
• Star Hill RanchThe Allan House
• Sutton Springs Austin
• The Taylor Mansion
• The Terrace Club At Jack Rabbit Ridge
• Three Points Ranch
• Texas Federation Women’s Club
• Texas Military Forces Museum
• Texas Old Town
• Texas Star Meeting & Event Center
• Thompson Conference Center
• The University of Texas Tower
• Tuscan Hall
• Umlauf Sculpture Garden
• Vanishing Texas River Cruise
• The Veranda’S Guest House
• The Villa on Lake Georgetown
• Villa Antonia
• Villa St. Clair
• Vintage Villas Resort
• The Vineyard at Florence
• The Vineyards at Chappel Lodge
• Vista West Ranch
• Walter E Long Metropolitan Park
• Waterford House
• Westwood Country Club
• Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve
• Wild Rose Hall
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
• Williamson Conference Center
• Westin Austin at the Domain
• The Wildflower Barn
• The Winfield Inn
• The Wolf Mansion
• Zed’s Restaurant
• Zilker Botanical Garden
• Zilker Clubhouse
• Mansion at Judge’s Hill
• Vista at Seward Hill
Corporate Events & Receptions

From high elegance to high energy, MVSJ corporate event and reception music will get your party started and will keep it going. With our world class jazz ensembles, cutting-edge Wired!Pop/Contemporary Strings, our famous classical sounds, and our amplified guitar or cocktail piano, we truly offer something for everyone.

Our expertise ensures a smooth, simple event planning experience.

Monte Vista Strings & Jazz — San Antonio-Austin Wedding Music, Special Event Music.

• USAA
• Valero Energy Foundation
• Westin Hotel, Inc.
• Genzyme, Inc.
• Tesoro Corporation

• Animal Defense League
• Junior League
• San Antonio Museum of Art
• San Antonio Public Library Association
• Arch Coal, Inc.

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• SW School of Art
• AT&T
• Tiffany and Co. Jewelers
• Neiman Marcus
• McNay Museum of Art
• Galen College of Nursing
• Methodist Health System
• Brooks Brothers
• Linde Processing Plants
• Southwest Airlines
• Frost Bank
• Art Pace
• Fidelity Investments
• Momentum Physical Therapy
• H-E-B
• Capers DMC
• RK Group
• Champ Technologies
• KCI
• American Honda Corporation
• Honda of Canada
• Baylor College of Medicine
• Toyota Corporation
Church Services & Chamber Music Concerts

monteVistaStrings_ConcertsUnique among Texas chamber music companies, MVSJ string, wind, and jazz musicians maintain an active schedule of professional solo, chamber music, and orchestral concerts. Individual member musicians perform regularly and under tenured contract with the San Antonio Symphony, Austin Symphony, The Opera San Antonio, and the Austin Lyric Opera. Other regular engagements include Victoria Bach Festival, Camerata San Antonio, Musical Offerings, the Carmel Bach Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Colorado Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Santa Fe Opera. In contrast to performers who primarily play background music, this professional balance ensures the integrity of all MVSJ members’ skills over time. This in turn leads to an exquisite musical product at every MVSJ performance, whether in the background or the foreground.

MVSJ will produce an exceptional musical performance while handling all logistical matters promptly, accurately and efficiently, allowing the organizer to sit back and enjoy the music.

Rates for concert, religious, and cultural performances will vary depending upon repertoire and other factors of production. Please inquire directly.

Recent MVSJ concert and church engagements have included:

• St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Concert Series
• Our Lady of the Atonement Concert Series
• King William Historic Association Concert Series
• Mc Nay Museum Tobin Collection Concert
• Alamo Community College District
• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
• St. Thomas Episcopal Church
• Chamber Orchestra Accompaniment for American Saxophone Society

• Landa Library Conservancy
• Salon Concerts, Inc.
• Texas A & M Pan American University, Laredo, TX
• Numerous private home concerts
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church
• String Quartet Accompaniment for Donald Braswell & Gli Unici
• Air Force Village

Chamber Music Concert Videos
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MVSJ Chamber Music Concert » String Quartet

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Andrew: It was a pleasure working with you & your quartet. That was the most solid & elegant “backup” I’ve ever experienced on the Mozart quartet.

Best wishes & every success — William Zeitler

Dear Andrew, I wanted to thank you and Monte Vista Strings & Jazz for providing such incredible music at our wedding ceremony and reception. The string quartet and the vocalist at St. Marks were absolutely fabulous. Although most of the day is a blur, I distinctly remember hearing Canon in D as I waited in the wings. Watching everything again in the wedding video confirmed that every note was flawless. The duo at the cocktail hour was also amazing. The transition from the more formal strings to the classical guitar was the perfect segue into the celebratory part of the evening. Thank you again for your professionalism and your remarkable talent! I couldn’t dream of a more perfect soundtrack to the day.

Love, Kelly – April, 2011