Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.

- Pablo Casals

Wedding & Ceremony Services

Solo Violin Arrangements with Instrumental Backing

Amplified or Acoustic

  • Prelude: 25 minutes

    Ceremony: 1-3 songs (bespoke)

    Unity + Recessional:2 songs

    Postlude: 1 song

    Total: 1 hour of violin + 1 hour set-up

    Cost: $550

    My arrival for set-up is no less than 1 hour prior to guests’ being seated (Prelude).

    I will work with you to curate the ideal setlist for your wedding according to your vision. Any part of the ceremony can be extended or shortened within the time I am booked, which serves as a buffer if events do not run precisely as planned. Many musicians charge additional fees for requested songs; I do not. I want you to feel welcome to participate in the process if you wish. If you prefer to leave all song selections to me, please let me know.

  • Prelude: 1 song

    Processionals 2 songs

    Unity and Exit: 2 songs

    Total: 25 minutes

    Cost: $250

    *My arrival for set-up is no less than 35 minutes prior to Processional.

    I will work with you to curate the ideal setlist for your wedding according to your vision. Any part of the ceremony can be extended or shortened within the time I am booked. ie, 2 songs for processional in lieu of 3, or a longer Prelude and shortened Cocktail Hour.

  • Prelude: 7 songs (30 minutes)

    Processional: 2-3 songs (bespoke)

    Unity/Recessional: 2 songs

    Postlude: 1 song

    Cocktail/Reception: 1 hour

    Total: 2 hours of violin + 1 hour set-up

    Cost: $1050

    I will work with you to curate the ideal setlist for your wedding according to your vision. Any part of the ceremony can be extended or shortened within the time I am booked. ie, 2 songs for processional in lieu of 3 or 4, and a shorter Prelude with a longer Cocktail Hour.

  • Within New Mexico:

    For weddings outside of Albuquerque, Tijeras, Cedar Crest, Los Lunas, and Bernalillo, travel is 67 cents per mile (both directions) in accordance with 2024 IRS standard mileage rate.

    For example:

    Santa Fe area (120 miles round trip): 120 miles × $0.67 = $80.40

    Taos area (270 miles round trip): 270 miles × $0.67 = $180.90

    Outside of New Mexico, please contact me for a quote as flying may be more cost effective in some cases.

  • I play plugged in (amplified) unless the venue does not allow amplification or if you prefer solo violin unaccompanied. Please let me know your preference well in advance so that I can accommodate. I mainly use backing tracks using Lossless Audio, run through a Yamaha mixer. With arrangements of my own I will have pre-recorded violin tracks that I can trigger with a DAW that serve the same way as a looping station might.

    • Electro-Voice Everse 8 8-inch 2-way Battery-Powered PA Speaker

    • Yamaha AG06 Live Streaming Mixer

  • For Solo Violin + Backing Tracks/Arrangements

    Sample Curated Setlist:

    Prelude

    Meditation on Thais - Massenet 4:00 

    Salut d’Amor - Elgar 3:00

    The Swan - Saint Saens 3:00

    O Mio Babbino Caro 2:45

    Barcarolle _ Offenbach 2:30

    La Valse d’Amelie - Yann Tiersen 2:51

    Comptine d’un autre ete Amelie 2:50

    River Flows in You - Yiruma 3:20

    Processional

    All of Me - J. Legend 4:00 (Groom/Best Man/Officiant)

    At Last - Etta James 3:09 (Parents/Grandparents)

    If I Ain’t Got You - Alicia Keys 4:00 (Bridesmaids/Groomsmen/Processional)

    Can't Help Falling in Love - E.Presley 3:00 (Bride)

    Recessional

    Rather Be - Clean Bandit 3:45

    Postlude

    Ruth B. Dandelions 3:54

    Cocktail

    Golden Hour - JVKE  3:29

    Cheap Thrills - Sia 3:37

    Love - Lana del Rey 4:32

    Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez 3:00

    Turning Page - Sleeping At Last 4:10

    Too Sweet Hozier 4:10

    One and Only Adele 5:50

    Someone You Loved Lewis Capaldi 

    Maybe I’m Amazed Beatles 3:50

    Gravity - John Mayer 4:00

    The Cinematic Orchestra To Build a Home 6:00

    Best Part Daniel Caesar ft HER 3:30

    Pink + White Frank Ocean 3:00

    Drake Yebba’s Heartbreak 2:00

    Get You Daniel Caesar 4:00

    Redbone Childish Gambino 5:20

    Ludovici Einaudi (close)

    DNA 3:40

    Indaco 5:20

    Una Mattina 3:23

    end of cocktail hour

    Main Library

    Ben Howard - Gracious

    Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey

    Shania Twain - You’re the Only One

    Cat Power - Sea of Love

    Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed

    Sting- Be Still My Beating Heart

    Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You - Frankie Valli

    Paulo Nutini - Candy

    The Paper Kites-Bloom

    Quando, Quando, Quando - T. Renis

    Señorita - Mendes/Cabello

    The Chicks- Cowboy, Take Me Away

    Adore You - Harry Styles

    Another Love - Tom Odell

    Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars

    Like a Star - Corinne Bailey

    Those Eyes - New West

    The Avett Brothers - Who Will I Hold

    The Avett Brothers - Living of Love

    The Cranberries - Dreams

    The Pogues - Love You Til the End

    Van Morrison - Crazy Love

    Simplest Love - Edward Sharpe

    Kacey Musgraves - Oh What a World

    The Very Thought of You- Nemon Freelon

    Emmanuel - Chris Botti

    She - Elvis Costello

    L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole

    All the Way - Frank Sinatra

    The Night We Met - Lord Huron

    Estrellita- Manuel Ponce

    The Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughn Williams

    Agua de Beber - Jobim

    A Girl from Ipanema - Jobim

    Quizas Sí, Quizas No - Los Toros Band

    Dance Me to the End of Love - Madeleine Peyroux

    Por una Cabeza - Carlos Gardel

    Little Sunflower - Freddie Hubbard

    Corcovado - Jobim

    Reverie - Debussy

    Song Without Words - Mendelssohn

    Love Theme - Cinema Paradiso

    La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf

    Les Beautes Du Diable - Angele Dubeau

    Berceuse, Op 16 - Faure

    Clair de Lune - Debussy

    Arioso - J.S. Bach

    Air from Water Music - Handel

    Allegro from The Four Seasons - Vivaldi

    Air on the G String - J.S. Bach

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel

    Canon and Gigue: Johann Pachelbel

    Lakmé - Flower Duet - Leo Delibes

    Fantasia on Greensleeves - R.V. Williams

    The Gadfly Suite Op.97a: VIII Romance - Shostakovich

    Violin Concerto No.5 in A Minor: Adagio - Mozart

    Nimrod (from the Enigma Variations) - Elgar

    Adios Nonino - Astor Piazzolla

    Adagio in G Minor - Albinoni

    Après un Rêve - Gabriel Faure

    Bolero - M. Ravel

    Blue Danube Waltz - Strauss

    Calambre - A. Piazzolla

    Escualo - A. Piazzolla

    Fuga Y Misteria - Piazzolla

    Libertango - A. Piazzolla

    El Choclo - Ángel Villoldo

    Fiddler on the Roof - Cadenza and Fantasy - J. Williams

    La Folia - Corelli

    O Sole Mio - Eduardo di Capua

    Pavane - G. Faure

    Dona Nabis Pachem 2 - Max Richter

    Suite from the Hours: I. Movement 1 - Philip Glass

    Metamorphosis: II. Flowing - Philip Glass

    Spiegel im spiegel - Arvo Pärt

    A Time for Us - from ‘Romeo and Juliette’ - Nino Rota

    The Rain - Joe Hisaishi

    Melodie in Eb Major, Op.42 - Tchaikovsky

    Unchained Melody - Maurice Jarre

    What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

    and more

    *I welcome requests or songs that are not listed here at no fee. I will do my best to accommodate.

  • Prelude

    • The Swan (Saint-Saëns) - 3 min

    Opens with serene, flowing melody. Sets a peaceful, elegant atmosphere. Not too emotionally intense for early arriving guests.

    • River Flows in You (Yiruma) - 3 min

    Maintains the gentle mood. Modern but classical feel bridges traditional and contemporary.

    • Salut d'Amour (Elgar) - 2 min

    Picks up the energy slightly. Sweet, romantic piece that enhances the anticipatory mood.

    • Barcarolle (Offenbach) - 4 min

    Beautiful flowing melody; Builds emotional depth.

    • Hallelujah (Cohen) - 4 min

    More emotional weight, familiar to most guests. Helps build anticipation

    • Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) - 4.5 min

    A timeless piece that combines a soaring, graceful melody with a gentle, flowing accompaniment, creating an atmosphere of both majesty and intimacy.

    Ceremony:

    • Canon in D - Pachelbel

    • Can’t Help Falling in Love - E. Presley

    Special Performance:

    • And I Love Her - Beatles

    Blessing of Rings/Communion:

    • Ave Mara - Schubert

    Most emotionally profound piece. Ends the ceremony on a sacred note

    Recessional:

    • ‘Spring’ from the Four Seasons - Vivaldi

    • ‘Meditation’ - Thais

    • Dream a Little Dream of Me (1950) - gentle opener

    • La Vie en Rose (1946)

    • What a Wonderful World (1967)

    • So This is Love (1950)

    • The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (1972)

    • Songbird (1977)

    … and/or

    • Moon River (1961)

    • Can't Help Falling in Love (1961)

    • Fly Me to the Moon (1954)

    • Nature Boy (1948)

    • Sunrise (2002) - Norah Jones

    • Still the One (1997) - Shania Twain

    • Cowboy Take Me Away (1999) - Dixie Chicks

    • Picture (2002) - Sheryl Crow/Kid Rock

    • Tennessee Whiskey (2015) - Chris Stapleton

    … and/or

    • I Hope You Dance (Lee Ann Womack, 2000)

    • When You Say Nothing At All (Alison Krauss, 1995)

    • Make You Feel My Love (Garth Brooks version, 1998)

    • Bless the Broken Road (Rascal Flatts, 2004)

    • Angel (Sarah McLachlan, 1997)

  • For Solo Violin + Backing Tracks/Arrangements

    Sample Curated Setlist:

    Prelude

    Meditation on Thais - Massenet 4:00 

    Salut d’Amor - Elgar 3:00

    The Swan - Saint Saens 3:00

    O Mio Babbino Caro 2:45

    Barcarolle _ Offenbach 2:30

    La Valse d’Amelie - Yann Tiersen 2:51

    Comptine d’un autre ete Amelie 2:50

    River Flows in You - Yiruma 3:20

    Processional

    All of Me - J. Legend 4:00 (Groom/Best Man/Officiant)

    At Last - Etta James 3:09 (Parents/Grandparents)

    If I Ain’t Got You - Alicia Keys 4:00 (Bridesmaids/Groomsmen/Processional)

    Can't Help Falling in Love - E.Presley 3:00 (Bride)

    Recessional

    Rather Be - Clean Bandit 3:45

    Postlude

    Ruth B. Dandelions 3:54

    Cocktail

    Golden Hour - JVKE  3:29

    Cheap Thrills - Sia 3:37

    Love - Lana del Rey 4:32

    Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez 3:00

    Turning Page - Sleeping At Last 4:10

    Too Sweet Hozier 4:10

    One and Only Adele 5:50

    Someone You Loved Lewis Capaldi 

    Maybe I’m Amazed Beatles 3:50

    Gravity - John Mayer 4:00

    The Cinematic Orchestra To Build a Home 6:00

    Best Part Daniel Caesar ft HER 3:30

    Pink + White Frank Ocean 3:00

    Drake Yebba’s Heartbreak 2:00

    Get You Daniel Caesar 4:00

    Redbone Childish Gambino 5:20

    Ludovici Einaudi (close)

    DNA 3:40

    Indaco 5:20

    Una Mattina 3:23

    end of cocktail hour

We had originally booked through an event company and we found out they were a fraudulent company. We started to search with only a month left till our wedding date and reached out to Ana.

She was an absolute pleasure to work with and coordinate our event … The vibe was absolutely perfect for our outdoor mountain wedding and my wife was beyond excited.

We had many guests ask where Ana played from and asked if she was part of the Santa Fe Opera (she is not).

Would highly recommend for any event and especially weddings! Would not have wanted anyone else to be our violinist after having our wedding. 100/100

Justin A.

Rociada, NM

‘Amazing!!!!!’

“Not only is she professional, friendly, and sounds amazing but she helped us out huge. We previously booked a violinist online with an event company and after they took my deposit payment they stopped communicating with me. I was so scared they were a fraud so I looked a month before my wedding for a new violinist, someone who responded more about questions then just collecting payment from me. I found Ana and she was so helpful; she changed her schedule to do our wedding that was a month away.

I could not be more blessed and happier we had her for our outdoor wedding which she made so magical. Amazing amazing amazing”.

Ontonette Luna

Rociada, New Mexico

September 21st, 2024

‘Absolute Perfection!’
”Ana performed for my son’s wedding and she was absolute perfection! I can not say enough about her quality of performance!

Brenda A.