Cellists and Violinists—Greenville, South Carolina

Upstate Wedding Strings— Greenville, SC

Upstate Wedding Strings is a great choice if you need a single string player, or an ensemble with piano. Sarah Plyler/cello received her training at the SC Governor's School. If you have your wedding music planned and need a soloist, or you need someone to play the Pachelbel Canon, then contacting Sarah Plyler would be a great start.

To help you make your decision, feel free to listen these artists play selections of violin and cello favorites. Just go to the links that say "listen". Also, at the bottom of the page you will find a testimonial from a recent weddings.

Sarah Plyler is an active chamber musician in the Upstate area of South Carolina. She has studied music in Germany, Austria, and the United States. Locally she has performed at the Peace Center, the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, and various churches. A graduate of the SC Governor’s School and Georgetown University, Sarah has played for weddings and other events for the past fifteen years.

Presently she plays regularly for the Trinity Presbyterian Church chamber ensemble on Sunday mornings, and performs occasionally at the Westin Poinsett Hotel. In fact this photo shows Sarah playing at the Westin Hotel, accompanied by Don Shabkie.

Listen to Musical Selections

Cello

Listen to Sarah Plyler play these samples of favorite wedding music:

• The Swan Listen, from Carnival of the Animals......................C Saint Saens
• Prelude Listen, from Suite No. 1 in G .......................................JS Bach

Ensemble

If you would like to consider a larger group, listen to this excerpt from Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D, the piece which we find to be the most popular wedding selection. Listen to Pachelbel. If you like Renaissance music, you will enjoy this Valerius Courante, played by the same group, with Don Shabkie this time playing Celtic harp. Listen to Courante.

All wedding ceremony fees include a consultation with the artist. At this consultation the wedding families can discuss selections they would like to have at the wedding. Some come prepared with a list of selections they would like to have played at the wedding. Others like to hear different selections in order to get an idea of all the possibilities. At this time there is also a discussion on cues, coordination with the wedding director, and other items of interest to everyone. As a result of these meetings, the ceremony music features the music the brides and families want, and all the cues flow seamlessly.

Sarah is available to play anywhere in the upstate area. If you live in Greenville, SC, Spartanburg, SC, Simpsonville, Travelers Rest, Greenwood, Pickens, Easley, or any other cities in between, why not contact them right away? Nearby cities in North Carolina include Asheville, Brevard, and Hendersonville. Are you getting married at the Symmes Chapel (Pretty Place)? Strings are a great choice for that location.

Testimonial

Here are two notes from K.C., who was married at the Cliffs Chapel this year. For her music she chose a trio (cello, violin, piano). The first note came before the wedding:

"Mr. Shabkie
I just wanted to thank you for being a part of my wedding and for your professional attitude. You by far have been the best person I have dealt with during the planning process. Thank you in advance for making my wedding beautiful with your lovely music."

This note came a month after the wedding:

......I just wanted to thank you again for being a part of my wedding.The music was absolutely beautiful. Also, thank you again for your professionalism. It has been a pleasure meeting and working with you and the trio.....