The Lakeside Strings prides themselves in making your special event truly yours, by helping you choose just the right music from their repertoire list, and adding that musical touch of elegance to your event. The members of the Lakeside Strings come from a variety of professional and semi-professional organizations in music performance and music education. They hold Bachelors’ and Masters’ Degrees in Music Performance and Music Education.
Performance affiliations include the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Wisconsin Philharmonic. the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, the Racine Symphony Orchestra, the Festival City Orchestra, the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and the Madison Symphony.
Active in music education, as well, members are teaching faculty for the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, the String Academy of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Center for Strings, the Barcel String Studios, the School District of West Allis-West Milwaukee, and other schools in southeastern Wisconsin. They also maintain private teaching studios.
A professional string ensemble since 1995, the Lakeside Strings have performed for numerous wedding ceremonies, formal and casual dinners and receptions, Bar Mitzvahs, and funerals. From traditional/Classical wedding music to modern/contemporary music, Lakeside String offers a full range of music styles and choices (Bach, Handel, Mozart, Pachelbel, Vivaldi, U-2, Coldplay, Beatles, Five For Fighting, Jason Mraz, Journey, etc.) Many of the contemporary charts are in the style of Vitamin String Quartet arrangements. Check out our repertoire lists in the links below.
The Lakeside Strings pride themselves in making your special event truly yours, by helping you choose just the right music from their repertoire lists, and adding that musical touch of elegance to your event. The Lakeside Strings perform in formal concert black attire.