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Fretless Music is a diverse collective of highly skilled musicians based in Chicago, known for crafting beautiful string music tailored to weddings and special events. Blending classical elegance with modern flair, their ever growing repertoire—ranging from timeless classical and jazz to contemporary hits—adds a unique and memorable touch to each occasion. With over 15 years of experience performing across Chicago, Indiana, and Wisconsin, Fretless Music is trusted by couples to create the perfect soundtrack for their most meaningful moments.
Services Offered
If you need impressive and unique music for your wedding ceremony, reception, cocktail hour, or any celebration, we can perform music from our large collection of pop, rock, classical and jazz or learn new song requests. We offer different size ensembles to fit your budget and/or performance space and have groups that use the violin, viola, cello, piano, guitar, bass, marimba, and drums. In addition, we can also provide amplification for ourselves or your officiant.
- LGBTQ+-owned
- Woman-owned
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Reviews of Fretless Music
Review summary
Fretless Music provided professional, highly talented string ensembles that created a beautiful, magical atmosphere for ceremonies and cocktail hours. Reviewers praised their extensive repertoire, responsiveness, and willingness to learn custom songs. Many called them a highlight of the day and highly recommend booking them.
Best addition to our wedding
Wonderful Ceremony Musicians
From the moment our first guests walked in until the last person left, the musicians put on an incredible performance. They were professional, polished, and so kind and polite. Their repertoire was impressive; they have classic pieces available to choose from as well as modern hits; something for everyone.
Beyond the music, working with Stephanie was an absolute joy. She was a wonderful communicator, organized, and made the planning process stress-free.
The Fretless musicians created the most wonderful and magical atmosphere for our wedding. I highly recommend them for your wedding or special event - they were worth every penny and more. Thank you SO much!
Absolutley Amazing!
A must hire!
Beautiful Music
We received so many compliments from our guests on how incredible Fretless Strings were! Many of our guest comparing to the Bridgerton show and creating a classy atmosphere. Not only was the music beautiful, they made the entire process seamless from the booking all the way to creating the list of music we wanted played at our ceremony and cocktail hour.
They were extremely responsive to all messages even over a year out from our big day.
I would 10/10 recommend booking them!
Gorgeous Music & Incredible Team!!
It was also an absolute pleasure working with Stephanie. She was so prompt in responding to us and accommodating all of our music requests, including our last minute decision to add a third musician.
We 100% recommend Fretless Music to everyone!! Stephanie and her team are so incredibly talented and are able to create such a beautiful and fun atmosphere to any event!
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