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With its unique group of outstanding, award-winning musicians, Symphony Sounds provides classical music for wedding ceremonies, cocktail hours, and dinners since 2004.

We are committed to bringing tasteful and personalized entertainment options to compliment your special occasion. Reliable, creative and detail oriented, our musicians are flexible and easy to work with. They strive to collaborate with your artistic and musical desires to create just what you have envisioned.

Having provided musical entertainment for thousands of weddings and parties, and played for numerous shows and recordings, we work closely with our clients to provide just the right music for their special event.

Whether you need musicians indoors or outdoors, in a ballroom, dinner party, on the beach, or even on a Chicago rooftop, we can work with you selecting the right group of musicians and complimenting repertoire. We offer hundreds of pieces to choose from: Pachelbel's Canon & The Beatles, Mozart & U2, etc. We play it all!

Sarah Marsh created the classical musician network, Symphony Sounds, while she was studying cello performance at DePaul University's School of Music amongst members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

What began as a few simple requests from friends to perform at their weddings, has blossomed into a thriving business success story. Performing hundreds of weddings and events every year, Symphony Sounds has the unique qualifications to create beautiful music for your event.

Symphony Sounds ensembles and musicians have performed all over the country and world to critical acclaim. Most notably, Symphony Center of Chicago with Yo-Yo Ma, Carnegie Hall for a live appearance, The Art Institute for private fundraisers, The United Center for the Chicago Bulls, & The Allstate Arena.

Sarah Marsh continues as founder, coordinator, and cellist of Symphony Sounds. Call her today to set up a complimentary consultation and discover how Symphony Sounds musicians are the right choice for your event!

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Frequently asked questions

What ceremony music arrangements can you provide?

Brass - Trio
Brass - Quartet
Brass - Quintet
Instrumental - Solo
Instrumental - Duo
Instrumental - Trio
Orchestra
String - Trio
String - Quartet
String - Quintet
Soloist / Vocalist

What instruments does your group play?

Cello
Drums
Flute
Guitar
Harp
Organ
Piano
Trumpet
Viola
Violin

Reviews of Symphony Sounds

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Patrick Sent on 03/21/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Symphony Sounds performed as part of our November 21, 2015 wedding ceremony. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Sarah throughout the entire process! Despite the bad weather during our wedding day, everyone on her team was ready to go on time as previously arranged. The musicians were professional and they sounded amazing! Sarah is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Based on our ceremony space, she recommended the string quartet and it worked perfectly. Sarah provided great guidance in helping us select music. We had a fusion Indian-Catholic wedding and Sarah was open to incorporating a wide-variety of music selections including Bollywood. Symphony Sounds exceeded our expectations and our guests raved about the ceremony music! We couldn't have been happier with the results and we would recommend them to anyone for their wedding.
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Jessica Sent on 11/16/2015
5 out of 5 rating
We had Symphony Sounds play at our recent wedding. They were fantastic! Easy to work with, and played beautifully. I would absolutely recommend them !
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Ryan Sent on 08/16/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Symphony Sounds performed during our wedding ceremony on August 1st and were amazing. Sarah Marsh was our main contact throughout all of our planning and we honestly couldn't have asked for anyone better to work with. She was super responsive and incredibly professional. During our in-person meeting, she really took to the time to get to know us and really worked with us on developing a playlist that fit the vision we had our wedding. I can't imagine anyone better to work with.
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Mary Sent on 08/17/2014
5 out of 5 rating
We would definitely recommend them for any event. Very professional and wonderful to work with.
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Christine Sent on 12/24/2011
5 out of 5 rating
Sarah and the ladies from Symphony Sounds were very professional and the music was beautiful! They arrived on time, knew the music they were meant to play and settled in and got right to work. Excellent job!
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Leslie Sent on 07/08/2010
5 out of 5 rating
Perfect in every way! Just beautiful music. Very pleased.
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Carla Sent on 05/27/2010
5 out of 5 rating
I can't say enough about Symphony Sounds! They sound beautiful and are so nice! Sarah is really helpful with song suggestions and they play everything! Amazing! All the guests loved them especially if you go with a DJ for the reception they are a flawless, perfect, elegant touch for the ceremony.
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Sue Sent on 07/15/2009
5 out of 5 rating
We hired a string trio from Symphony Sounds to play at our ceremony. We found them on the Internet and then set up a meeting with Sarah Marsh, the founder. She is very sweet and gave us a very detailed information packet as well as a demo CD. They have a very extensive repertoire but will also play songs that are not in their repertoire -- in our case, we wanted them to play a special hymn and provided them with some sheet music for it. The trio played it beautifully. They were also very prompt and arrived at the chapel very eary to set up, tune, and warm up. Symphony Sounds has several forms that make it very easy to plan your ceremony music. We made our selections and they executed them all very well -- we were very satisfied and would definitely hire them again!
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Pearl Sent on 03/19/2009
5 out of 5 rating
If you are looking for ceremony music, look no further! Sarah Marsh made everything for our daughter's wedding perfect! Extremely professional yet FUN. All of the musicians were experts.
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Michelle Sent on 07/29/2008
5 out of 5 rating
We had a string quartet play and it was amazing. The are so flexible and easy to work with. Value was unbelievable. So happy that I choose them.
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner

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