Located in Charleston, SC, Palmetto Strings provides classical music for wedding ceremonies, receptions and corporate events. We are a community of musicians from members of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music Ensembles, music professors, teachers, and music graduates, forming a few different ensembles, providing different styles including classical, jazz, and pop.
We invite you to hear a few of our musicians perform, live at some of the most prestigious restaurants in Charleston every week – including the Charleston Grill and the 5-Star Sanctuary Hotel at Kiawah Island. Contact us for more information.
Instrumentations include:
Solo: violin, viola, cello, classical guitar, or voice
String Duo: violin, cello | violin, guitar
String Trio: violin, viola, cello | violin, guitar, cello
String Quartet: violins, viola, cello
Email: info@palmettostrings.com
Phone: 843-532-8656
Recent Performances
Ceremony at the Boardwalk Inn, Wild Dunes on Isle of Palms, overlooking the beach
February 20th, 2010 – The Williams Duo, father-son guitar and violin duo performed a wedding ceremony at the Boardwalk Inn, located at Wild Dunes on Isle of Palms. One of the spots to get married at the Boardwalk Inn is the Grand Pavilion. Being the centerpiece of the Boardwalk Inn beach front, it offers unparalleled views of the ocean as well as plenty of cover to fit most sized ceremonies and smaller receptions. It is a wonderful choice if you want to have a beach style wedding without having to worry about outside elements such as precipitation.
We arranged and performed two new songs specifically for this wedding, by the Alkaline Trio.
For the prelude, we threw in a song by the Drifters which everyone turned and smiled to, called Under the Boardwalk – very fitting since we were at the Boardwalk Inn. Below is the line up of the song choices for the ceremony:
Performing Ensemble
Violin and Guitar Duo – Williams Duo
Wedding Party & Bride’s Entrance
This Could Be Love – Alkaline Trio
Recessional
Help Me – Alkaline Trio
Another one of Kiawah’s breathtaking views, nestled on the banks of the Kiawah River, the River Course is a great alternative to the Sanctuary’s Grand Lawn. Bob and Mike Williams (my father and I) had the privilege of performing the ceremony and cocktail reception afterward on January 2nd, 2010.
We performed from our classical repertoire for the wedding ceremony, including Canon in D, Ave Maria, and Purcell’s Trumpet Tune. For the cocktail hour, we lightly amplified our acoustic instruments and performed a mix of Jazz and Popular tunes. Our goal is to happily surprise our clients when they hear our unique sound performing popular artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay, Jack Johnson, and more on the Guitar and Violin. We are not just to be ‘background music’. but to entertain in a unique way which no other group can emulate.
Bob,
I just wanted to say thank you for performing at the ceremony and cocktail reception for my sister Kim’s wedding this past weekend. You and your son are so talented and the music you play is a treat to listen to – I had more people ask me in complete surprise if we were listening to Red Hot Chili Peppers during cocktails and the feedback was amazing!!
Thank you again for everything, I hope we have the opportunity to work together again in the near future!
Best, Liz Cook
Director, Corporate Events
American Realty Capital