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Atlanta, GA

 
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Weddings, Wedding Venues
2012 Bride's Choice Awards | Best Wedding Photographers, Wedding Dresses, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Florists, Wedding Planners

Why Violin and Piano?

The Obsidian Duo plays jazz, classical, and some popular music.  The versatility of violin and piano is the perfect choice for an event that requires different styles of music, such as classical music for a wedding and jazz music for a cocktail hour or reception.  Because the duo reads from piano scores, there is a wide selection of music available for special requests.

Unlike a string duo which can only play two lines of music, violin and piano gives a rich, full sound with only two instruments.  The violin gives the music a classical flavor.  The liveliness of the piano adds a fun element to pop and jazz tunes.

No Piano?  No Problem!

For venues with no piano or for outdoor events, we bring a keyboard.  Our new keyboard is a top of the line model that allows us to load a piano sound that was actually recorded from a concert quality piano.

 

Music Samples

 Here are some samples of our group.  Click on any title to listen. 

Title Composer / Artist Notes
Wedding Music
Canon in D major Pachelbel  
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring J.S. Bach  
Bridal Chorus   ("Here come the bride") Wagner Processional
Wedding March Mendelssohn Recessional
Hornpipe Handel Recessional
Jazz and Latin
De Conde A Principal Aldemaro Romero Piece written by a Venezuelan composer
The Flyers Daniel Padrón Original Latin jazz composition by pianist Daniel Padrón.  Selected by a few former clients as a wedding recessional.
Por Una Cabeza Carlos Gardel Featured in the movie Scent of a Woman.
Summertime Gershwin From Porgy and Bess
 
Classical
Jazz Waltz No. 2 Shostakovich Featured in the movie Eyes Wide Shut.
The Princess Daniel Padrón Original composition by pianist Daniel Padrón.
Popular / Contemporary
All I Ask of You Andrew Lloyd Webber From Phantom of the Opera

Repertoire

Here are some examples of music we perform, however we are not limited to this list.

Jazz Classical Popular Wedding
bullet Autumn Leaves
bullet Blue Rondo a la Turk
bullet Caravan
bullet Embraceable You (Gershwin)
bullet Fly Me to the Moon
bullet How Long Has This Been Going On (Gershwin)
bullet It Ain't Necessarily So
bullet It Had to Be You
bullet Old Devil Moon
bullet Pavane (Faure)
bullet Satin Doll
bullet Summertime (Gershwin)
bullet Take Five
bullet Tenderly
bullet Way You Look Tonight (Kern)
bullet Witchcraft
bullet Bolero (Ravel)
bullet Cavatina (Raff)
bullet Claire de Lune  (Debussy)
bullet Grande Sonata Pathetique (Beethoven)
bullet Intermezzo in A maj. (Brahms)
bullet Jazz Waltz No. 2 (Shastakovich)
bullet Nessun Dorma (Puccini)
bullet O mio babbino caro (Puccini)
bullet Sleepers, Awake (Bach)
bullet Sleeping Beauty Waltz (Tchaikovsky)
bullet Spring Concerto from The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
bullet Vocalise (Rachmaninoff)
bullet All I Ask of You (from Phantom of the Opera)
bullet Aquarius
bullet As Time Goes By (from Casablanca)
bullet Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley)
bullet Ludlows (from Legends of the Fall)
bullet My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic)
bullet Moon River
bullet Only Time (Enya)
bullet The Prayer (from Quest for Camelot)
bullet Silver Inches (Enya)
bullet Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
bullet Someone Like You (Adele)
bullet What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

 

bullet Ave Maria
bullet Bridal Chorus (Wagner)
bullet Canon in D (Pachelbel)
bullet Hormpipe (Handel)
bullet Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
bullet Ode to Joy (Beethoven)
bullet The Prayer (from Quest for Camelot)
bullet Rondeau (Mouret)
bullet Te Deum (Charpentier)
bullet Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
bullet Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
bullet Wedding March (Mendelssohn)

 

 

Events

Some of the events we play for include:

bullet Wedding Ceremonies
bullet Cocktail Hours
bullet Receptions
bullet Parties
bullet Banquets

 

Contact Information

If you are interested in getting more information about the Obsidian Duo, please feel free to contact me:

Carla Boardman
E-mail: cjboardman (at) att (dot) net
Home: 770-939-1351
Cell:  404-210-0076  (best during business hours)