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...
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2020 – A Working Musician’s Perspective
“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...
Welcome, music lover, to our Simply Strings blog!
This is the space where we’ll share our experiences from our favourite events as well as other musings and inspirations from the sights and sounds of professional music life. With over 50 collective years’ worth of live performance experience between us, we’ve seen a thing or two when it comes to weddings, parties and celebrations...