Cameo String Quartet – also adaptable as a Trio, Duo or Solo Violin
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Elegant, upbeat style
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Friendly and professional
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Familiar with every setting: outdoor, private homes, public buildings, churches, Jewish ceremony, Catholic liturgy
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Prompt response to inquiries
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Reasonable rates
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Demo DVD and repertoire list available
- For more info, please contact manager Jennifer Sokol.
 Introductory
Remarks
by Jennifer Sokol, manager
Creating beautiful music at weddings is always possible, even amid challenging circumstances. Take the case of my parents Bill and Agatha, for instance, who were married August 25, 1945, in a tiny church - "Chapel One" - on the U.S. Army Air Force base in Biloxi, Mississippi. No aesthetic wonder, the plain wooden structure nevertheless housed a modest organ that was brought to brilliant life by the skillful hands of a fellow soldier, Charlie Hendersen who, along with my musical father, happened to share the same barracks.
My father, now 93, recalls the vivid memory: "It was like hearing an organ recital! Charlie played everything, including Bach Preludes and Fugues."
My parents were wonderfully happy together but limited by the economic conditions of wartime. Still, they always agreed that having fine music at their wedding was a priority. Ultimately, the music provided the greatest ambience of beauty.
Creating beautiful music at your wedding is what the Cameo String Quartet is all about. We offer everyone's favorites, from Pachelbel's Canon in D and Wagner's Bridal Chorus, to Bach, Mozart, and modern-day special requests.
Please enjoy a few comments from our clients:
"Thank you for making our wedding so beautiful! The music was wonderful and truly set the tone for our ceremony."
"Thank you . . . . Many people commented on how wonderful the music was. We appreciated how you helped to make a memorable day even more so." We are ready to create a beautiful memory for your wedding as well, so please contact me today!
Cameo Trio
Cameo Duo
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.
Patricia Strange is an active performer of contemporary violin literature and has concertized throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico and Europe. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from California State University Fullerton, and a Masters of Arts degree from the University of California San Diego. She has performed in the San Diego Symphony, Opera San Jose, San Jose Cleveland Ballet Orchestra, Mid Summer Mozart Orchestra, and was Principle Second Violin with the San Jose Symphony. Patricia and her husband, Allen Strange, have published a book entitled The Contemporary Violin: Extended Performance Techniques, available from Scarecrow Press. Currently she resides on Bainbridge Island, remaining active as a performer, teacher, and director of the Island Soundscape Chamber Players.
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.
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