Ariella Caira, Author at Simply Strings

Pachelbel’s Canon and On and On…

November 21, 2021June 1, 2026Wedding Music

Brides adore it, cellists dread it, Maroon 5 and Green Day have quoted it. What are we talking about? The enduring Pachelbel’s Canon in D of course! Pachelbel’s Canon in D is synonymous with wedding ceremonies and acoustic string ensembles. It was originally written for three violins and basso continuo nearly 350 years ago by...

2020 – A Working Musician’s Perspective

May 20, 2021June 1, 2026Musician Life

“2020” – the way we so often describe as perfect vision. How ironic then that no one could have foreseen the chaos that would shake the entire planet as Covid-19 rapidly permeated every single aspect of life as we knew it! Financially, it seems nobody was left unaffected by the Pandemic. Many struggled, many barely...