• Elegant, upbeat style
• Friendly and professional
• Familiar with every setting: outdoor, private homes, public buildings, churches, Jewish ceremony, Catholic liturgy
• Prompt response to inquiries
• Reasonable rates
• Demo DVD and repertoire list available
• For more info, please contact manager Jennifer Sokol.

Introductory Remarks
by Jennifer Sokol, manager

Playing for weddings was not in my future plans as a young, eager violin student. I began studies at age three and quickly mastered Twinkle Twinkle, content to perform the cleverly composed Suzuki variations at group lessons and recitals. A new adventure! Next came a large array of minuets, gavottes and bourrées which were added to my repertoire and also performed many times with the other students. More great fun!

But by age six these countless repetitions seemed impossibly tedious. What, I wondered, was the point? Finally, one day I asked my violin teacher, "Why do we have to play the same pieces SO many times?"

"Because," she began, her voice calm, "one day you will be at a party and someone will ask you to play something, and you will have something to play."

Amazed at the future performance possibility, I accepted the idea.

Today I smile, marveling at the wisdom of my former teacher. As our Cameo String Quartet performs at dozens of weddings and events each year, not only do we play much of the same repertoire, but we thoroughly enjoy doing so. Whether Pachelbel's popular Canon in D or Wagner's beloved Bridal Chorus, the experience always feels brand new. Most of all, we enjoy pleasing the clients we serve. Listen to a few gratifying comments:

"Thank you for helping to make our wedding as beautiful as possible. Your music really created such a wonderful atmosphere."

"Thank you for being a part of our wedding day. Having a string quartet was the perfect edition to making our event truly elegant."

" . . . we would refer you in a heartbeat. We appreciate everything!"
And we would love to create a memory of beautiful music at your wedding as well. So feel free to contact me today!

Jennifer Sokol, a violin performance graduate from Indiana University, is a freelance violinist, performing with groups such as the Seattle Symphony and the Seattle Opera. She has appeared as a violin soloist with the Northwest Chamber Chorus, and Opus 7. In addition, she plays studio recording work, teaches private violin students, performs weekly for the liturgy at Christ the King Church, and is the author of her first book, Six Years of Grace: Caregiving Episodes With My Mother.

Tracy Helming received a bachelor’s degree in music from Pacific Lutheran University and a master’s degree from Yale University. She performed with the New Haven Symphony for five years before moving to Seattle where she is now a freelance violinist. In addition, she is a professional belly dancer and performs weekly at the Marrakesh Moroccan Restaurant in Downtown Seattle.

Daniel Wing received a Masters degree in viola performance from Indiana University. Over the next 15 years, he performed in orchestras and chamber ensembles in Germany, throughout Europe, and in the United States, before joining the Shoreline School District in 1988. Since then, his Shorewood High School orchestras have received many awards and recognition throughout the Northwest, and have performed in New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Dan remains an active freelancer and is on the conducting staff of the Cascade Youth Symphony.

Angela Sokol Russell studied with Seattle Symphony Principal Cellist Raymond Davis and continued on at Indiana University where she received a performance degree as a student of world-renowned master Janos Starker. She was a member of the Indianapolis Symphony and has performed with the Northwest Chamber Orchestra. Currently, she is a chamber music and cello specialist for the Seattle Youth Symphony orchestras, and freelances with several chamber ensembles in the greater Seattle area.