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New Vintage Strings is a contemporary string quartet from Elgin, Illinois. Known for their wide range of styles, including classical, jazz standards, rock, alternative and pop, New Vintage Strings will set the perfect tone for your wedding ceremony, cocktail hour or dinner music. Their unique instrumentation, two violins, viola and double bass, and blend of diverse genres sets New Vintage Strings apart from traditional string quartets. The use of the double bass (also known as string bass, upright bass or acoustic bass) instead of cello in the quartet provides a modern twist and adds versatility in styles performed.

Services Offered

New Vintage Strings has been playing together since 2010 and can perform as a duet, trio or quartet for your wedding. Their extensive repertoire list suits all tastes and styles, and they can perform custom arrangements upon request. They can also guide you through the music selection process for everything from prelude to postlude, processional to recessional, cocktails to dinner.

About the Group

New Vintage Strings can be seen giving public performances at many restaurants, bars, coffee shops and parks throughout the northwest suburbs of Chicago, including Eden on the River, Cafe & Barr, Gifford's Kitchen & Social, Cafe Revive, Downtown Elgin Harvest Market and North Aurora Riverfront Park.

All four musicians, including husband-and-wife team Jeremy and Emily Beyer, along with Maura Brown and Allison Zabelin, hold degrees in music and work full-time as public school orchestra directors. They are also principal members of the Fox Valley Orchestra in Aurora and are happy to bring their musical talents to your wedding.

Elgin native, Emily Beyer, 1st violin, studied music education (BME, 2007) at Northern Illinois University and presently directs middle and high school orchestras in Yorkville, District 115. She serves as assistant concertmaster of the Fox Valley Orchestra and regularly plays with the Kishwaukee Symphony in DeKalb.

Maura Brown, 2nd violin, grew up in the St. Louis area and earned undergraduate degrees BM (performance), and BME (music education), from Ohio State University in 2007. She went on to earn master's degrees, MM (performance), and MME (music education) from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2009. She serves as concertmaster of the Fox Valley Orchestra and directs the orchestras at Elk Grove High School, District 214.

Allison Zabelin, viola, grew up in Aurora and studied music education (BME, 2011) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She earned her master's of music education degree (MME, 2015) from Vandercook School of Music, Chicago. She serves as principal violist of the Fox Valley Orchestra and teaches orchestra in Libertyville, District 70.

Originally from Algonquin, Jeremy Beyer, double bass, has extensive performance experience in a multitde of musical genres. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Northern Illinois University, BME (music education) 2006 & MM (music history) 2014. He serves as principal bass of the Kishwaukee Symphony and assistant principal bass of the Fox Valley Orchestra. As a jazz bassist, he performs regulary with the Matt Loeb Trio, Chicago Hot Five and Barb City Stompers. He can also be seen playing electric bass with the classic rock cover band, After School Special, in the Libertyville area. Presently, he teaches guitar, music theory and orchestra at Dundee-Crown High School, District 300.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for wedding ceremony music?

$800

What is the price of your most popular wedding package?

$1,400

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music

What ceremony music arrangements can you provide?

Instrumental - Duo
Instrumental - Trio
String - Trio
String - Quartet
String - Quintet

How many musicians are in your band(s)?

1 - 3
4 - 6

What instruments does your group play?

Cello
Guitar
Viola
Violin

What services do you provide?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Instrumentals
Learn New Songs
Microphones
Rehearsal Dinner Music
Sound/PA System
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New Vintage Strings is a highly recommended string quartet for weddings and events. Reviewers praise their professionalism, communication, and talent. They offer a wide range of music selections, including both classical and modern songs. Guests enjoyed their performances and commented on their unique and enjoyable repertoire. Overall, New Vintage Strings received high praise and guests would highly recommend them for any event.

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New Vintage Strings is a highly recommended string quartet for weddings and events. Reviewers praise their professionalism, communication, and talent. They offer a wide range of music selections, including both classical and modern songs. Guests enjoyed their performances and commented on their unique and enjoyable repertoire. Overall, New Vintage Strings received high praise and guests would highly recommend them for any event.

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Patrick F. Sent on 11/27/2023
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Hire them!

You will NOT be disappointed! Such a friendly, professional, INCREDIBLY TALENTED group!
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Kyle A. Sent on 08/23/2022
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Beautiful and amazing

NVS played our ceremony and cocktail hour, 4 string quartet…. And it was absolutely magnificent from start to finish. They were very easy to communicate with, played our song list to perfection. We couldn’t be happier with their performance!
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Patrick B. Sent on 06/06/2022
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Jeremy was great to work with. He was great at getting back to us and working with and guiding us to determine what would work best for our wedding.

Loved working with NVS. They sounded great and were a perfect compliment to our wedding at St. James Farm. Thank you!
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