Elegant Ensembles


	Can Elegant Ensembles provide music for the entire event? How Can I Hear the Musicians? How far in advance of my event should I book my musicians? Can we select the music? How do we know the musicians are professionals? What are the benefits of hiring Elegant Ensembles, verses dealing directly with musicians? How much of a deposit is required? What forms of payment do you accept? Are you Licensed, Bonded and Insured?
		Can Elegant Ensembles provide music for the entire event? Yes, this is our area of expertise! We have a full roster of musicians who can provide musical services for ceremonies, cocktail receptions, dinners and dancing. Actually there are many benefits of using just one music provider for your entire event including consistency of professionalism, simplicity of planning and having confidence that your event will flow smoothly from one segment to the next. Using our extensive experience, we design custom packages to bring the vision of your event to life! You would not hire two different florists to provide flowers for your wedding, nor would you hire one photographer for the first 2 hours of your reception, then another photographer for the last few hours, so why would you consider to use two different music providers for the same event? To produce an unforgettable affair, let Elegant Ensembles put your event to music. How Can I Hear the Musicians? Because our musicians perform mostly at private events (such as weddings, corporate events and private parties) we are not always at liberty to send you to a live performance; therefore, the easiest and quickest way to hear our musicians is to listen to the audio clips we have provided on our website (click here to go to Meet the Musicians now). Our audio clips are recordings of the actual musicians, which you can reserve for your event, and are a reasonable representation of a live performance. In addition to the samples listed on our website, Elegant Ensembles maintains a current library of audio and video demos from various soloists, ensembles, bands and dance orchestras. If you don’t find a group that interests you on our website, then contact our office for further musical options! How far in advance of my event should I book my musicians? To insure the best selection of musicians from our roster, we recommend booking your reception music at least 9-12 months, and your ceremony music 7-10 months in advance of your event. Can we select the music? Yes! For Wedding Ceremony music, we provide you with all of the tools you will need to select the songs for your ceremony. For Reception music, we will put you in contact with the leader of the band to discuss your music preferences including any special requests. How do we know the musicians are professionals? Elegant Ensembles auditions the musicians on our roster so that you don’t have to. We work with musicians that are not only talented, but also passionate about performing. In addition, we look for personable, professional and well-prepared musicians who can deal with the adversity that comes with performing at live events. We also check references, as well as consider past experience. What are the benefits of hiring Elegant Ensembles, verses dealing directly with musicians? As we stated above, we have already auditioned and interviewed the musicians and musical ensembles so that you don’t have to go through this process. We use our knowledge and experience of providing musicians at thousands of events to make appropriate suggestions for your particular event. We are music professionals who know what will and won’t work at any given event. Should something happen at the last minute to one of your musicians or ensembles, we have a large roster of musical options from which we can be sure that your event is provided with music. How much of a deposit is required? What forms of payment do you accept? A 50% deposit is required to reserve your musicians. The remaining balance is due ten days prior to the date of your event. We accept checks, cash or the following credit cards: Discover, MasterCard & Visa. Are you Licensed, Bonded and Insured? Yes, Elegant Ensembles, Inc. is Licensed, Bonded and Insured. Elegant Ensembles 2 Grand Central Lane - Schaumburg, IL 60193 Phone 847.534.1056 Fax 847.534.1055 Website www.eemusicians.com E-mail info@eemusicians.com