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"I want to tell you how extraordinarily pleased Joan and I were with your performance, at Jenny’s wedding … all were superb"
JOHN C. BLEW
"Once again you proved that you have the best dance orchestra in the country"
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
"Thank you so much for the wonderful job your orchestra did at our bridal event. Your music, as always, was beautiful"
TIFFANY & CO.
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WEDDING MUSIC FAQ
SECTION I - RECEIVING INFORMATION ABOUT THE BAND
Email is a great way to ask questions. You receive your answers and you can read them at your convenience. But, sooner or later you will want to - and need to - speak with the band leader, orchestra leader, or ceremony musicians. By the way, the terms "orchestra" and "band" are almost always interchangeable. Neither term indicates the quality of the music that a particular group provides.
At this point, you know that the band is available for your date. What do you do now???
1) Who Am I Speaking With?
Are you speaking to the orchestra leader, an assistant, or the band’s salesperson? Weddings are very personal and singularly important events. If not right away, you should eventually be speaking with the orchestra leader. Yes, you can get basic information from an assistant or a salesperson, but you are not simply ordering printer ink from OfficeMax, you want to discuss the music for your wedding!
At the Stu Hirsh Orchestra, your email or phone call may be returned by a member of our staff, but you will speak with Stu right away.
2) Will I Get Personal Attention?
Personal attention is important. You want to speak with someone who will listen to you, as you describe your musical ideas for your wedding. If you can tolerate a cookie-cutter, assembly line approach to music - pick some music from Column A, then pick some from Column B, then pick a little more from Column C, put them together and there’s your wedding music - that’s OK. But we feel that a personal approach is better.
Stu Hirsh will always take as much time as necessary to discuss every musical aspect of your wedding. You will be asked to describe your musical likes, dislikes and your wedding music "wish list" for your ceremony, cocktail reception, dinner and dancing. You will then discuss the Stu Hirsh Orchestra’s services and how those services can best be utilized at your wedding.
3) How Can I Receive Information About the Orchestra?
All truly professional musical organizations should have some type of promotional material. The quality of those materials is often an indication of the professionalism of a musical group.
Remember that almost every band and orchestra will tell you that they are the - best, hottest, coolest, hippest, most exciting, most dynamic and the greatest performers in the city... or... in the state... or... in the country... or... in the world!!! In other words, watch out for hype and hyperbole.
We are happy to send you our promotional packet. The packet includes 2 demo CDs, video, photos, song list, press materials and testimonials. You can contact us by phone (847-914-0444), email (info@stuhirshorhcestra.com), or on our web site (www.stuhirshorchestra.com).
4) Can We Meet?
Any time, any place! But seriously, a band leader should always be available to personally meet with you, particularly if you are seriously considering hire that band. Whether it is at a residence, at an office, or at a Starbucks, you should feel comfortable in asking for, and in scheduling, a face to face meeting. It seems rather impersonal and insulting if a band leader says that he is too busy to meet with a potential client.
Stu will always meet with interested clients. This is really the best way to discuss all of your musical requirements, to answer your questions and to describe our music and services. And even when the orchestra performs out of town, Stu will travel to that destination, in order to meet with the client.
5) Can We See the Orchestra Perform?
Every musical group has a different policy when it comes to seeing a band perform live. It is always awkward to "audition" a band at someone else’s event. It is, after all, a private party. No matter how unobtrusive you are, you are "crashing" an event. Two others important things to remember - 1) these are not your guests and 2) you’re not hearing your wedding music. This particular client requested Big Band music and you want Motown and Disco. The guests, at the party you are observing, are not dancers. They prefer to sit at their tables, enjoy listening to the music, while engaging in conversation. A band leader, or more to the point, a good band leader, is performing for that particular client. The band leader is dealing with that client’s song requests, the response of that night’s guests and all the other variables that make each party unique.
We always want to respect the privacy of our clients. With that in mind, we try our best to dissuade potential clients from hearing us at a live performance. We hope that you are able to make your musical decision based upon our conversations, meetings, listening to our CDs, viewing our video, reviewing our song list, reading our promotional material and previous client references.
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