KalHaven Strings
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KalHaven Strings is a wedding music ensemble operating out of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Consisting of some of the finest string musicians in the state, this talented group can provide your special day with the perfect soundtrack. Professional and personable, they have performed at over 150 weddings and offer a comprehensive and genre-spanning selection of musical pieces for you to choose from. All packages include special music requests for the ultimate personalized music experience.
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KalHaven Strings is available for celebrations throughout Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, South Haven, Northern Indiana, Chicagoland, and beyond. They will customize their performance to fit your specific desires with ensemble options such as solo violin, violin-cello duo, string trio, string quartet, and more. Available for your ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception, they will craft the perfect playlist of pieces, with genres including classical, pop, film, jazz, and tango. They will also learn any special requests to ensure your special day perfectly fits your vision.
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Nic S. Married on 04/20/2023So professional!
They play absolutely amazing music and I’m so glad that I hired them!KalHaven Strings's reply:
Thank you so much for your kind review, Nic! It was a pleasure working with you and so wonderful to be included in your ceremony. We got so lucky with the weather! The love that you share with Ben is so readily apparent and beautiful to see. CONGRATULATIONS and enjoy your newly-wedded bliss! -
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Shelby M. Married on 06/25/2022Beautiful Music & Great Team
From the very beginning of booking Kalhaven Strings, they were responsive, professional and very helpful. Communication was always prompt and I felt like they were so easy going throughout the whole process. The music was absolutely beautiful, I loved the classy vibe it gave our ceremony and cocktail hour. We got married on a lake so it was a little breezy and sometimes hard to hear them from inside the tent, but that was to no fault of the musicians and I think putting a mic by them would have just picked up the wind more than their instruments. I received several compliments about them, some guests comparing our wedding to Bridgerton (swoon). Megan and her team are amazing. They traveled a long way to be there on our special day and I loved having them there! If you want a real strings at your event, Kalhaven Strings are your people! -
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Megan has performed as a violinist for over 150 weddings and serves as manager of the KalHaven Strings. She enjoys a multifaceted career as a freelance performing artist and teacher. She recently completed her doctorate in violin performance at the University of Colorado Boulder before returning home to the Midwest. While in Boulder, Megan served as the graduate teaching assistant to Károly Schranz and Harumi Rhodes, the former and current violinists in the world-renowned Takács String Quartet. Megan has held positions with the Kalamazoo, Southwest Michigan, Holland (MI), and Southeast Iowa symphony orchestras, and has also performed with the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra, Boulder Philharmonic, Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Fort Collins Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, and the Steamboat Springs Symphony Orchestra. Megan holds Master of Music and Artist Diploma degrees from Western Michigan University, where she served as graduate teaching assistant to Professor Renata Artman Knific, as well as a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Iowa under the tutelage of Dr. Scott Conklin. She has studied viola performance with Professor Igor Fedotov and Dr. Megan Gray.
Timothy Cuffman has served as the Assistant Concertmaster of the Cheyenne Symphony, Concertmaster of the Longmont Symphony, and Principal Second Violin of the Mansfield Symphony. Additionally, he has performed with numerous other ensembles including the Lansing Symphony, West Michigan Symphony, Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra, Southwest Michigan Symphony, Colorado Symphony, the Fort Collins Symphony, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Iowa, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Dubuque Symphony. Previously, he has served as a teaching assistant at the University of Iowa and Ohio University.
Dr. Cuffman earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance and Pedagogy with a Secondary Area in Viola from the University of Iowa in 2016. He also holds Master of Music degrees from Ohio University in Violin Performance and Upper String Pedagogy and a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Akron.
Grand Rapids native Kennedy Taylor Dixon is a recent graduate of Western Michigan University's Master of Arts in Music Composition program, where she served as President of the Western Student Composers Alliance. During her undergraduate studies, Kennedy was a Presidential Scholar in Music. The Presidential Scholar designation is the highest academic honor that WMU can bestow on its undergraduates. Selection is based on the students' general academic excellence, academic and artistic excellence, and intellectual and artistic promise. She was recently invited to attend the Missouri Experimental Sonic Arts Festival taking place at the University of Central Missouri to perform her piece, Pretty on Paper, for solo viola and improvised electronics. Kennedy is currently the Assistant Principal Violist of the Holland Symphony Orchestra, a position she has held for two years.
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