Specialties
We are not a Mariachi Band.
We are a Viola and Cello duet specializing in virtually any kind of music, pop or classical available to provide fine music for any fine occasion requiring the elegance of live music.
We can enhance the quality of your wedding, reception, or other social event with the beauty of our two instruments.
Here is a comment from one of our favorite customers:
"You will be so impressed with this delicious Duo! These gentlemen are Auburn Symphony musicians, and perform at a very professional level. I have heard them perform at several different venues, both personal and professional, and they delighted everyone along the way. Whether asked to perform for an audience or add to the ambiance of your special event, you will be very pleased with their beautiful music. Not only do they take great pride in the music they play together, the joy they exude in playing is a gift in itself. Responsive, endearing and dedicated music professionals are a breath of fresh air and you will be so happy to get to know them! Two thumbs WAY up for this Duo!"
IF IT'S GOOD, WE'LL PLAY IT!
History
Established in 2020.
Serenade is the name of our group.
We formed during the pandemic year of 2020.
Playing with one other person every week seemed a good way to satisfy our need to play music and stay safe at the same time.
We played at several retirement communities. Because of Covid-19 restrictions we were not allowed inside the community buildings. We "serenaded" the members of the communities from the outside.
This is where our name comes from.
It is our hope that we were able to mitigate the isolation that the members of these communities experienced during a year of lockdowns and social distancing.
Meet the Business Owner: Warren G.
David, our violist has been a professional violist for over forty years. A violist in the American Philharmonic Orchestra of Carnegie Hall, on some occasions as
principal, across the continent and also regionally in the Auburn Symphony, Camellia
Symphony, North State Symphony and The Stockton Symphony; he began his musical
profession in the Florida Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra of Tampa-St. Petersburg
Florida, aged 17.
George, our Cellist, currently plays full time with the Auburn Symphony and part time with other orchestras in the area.
During his career as a musician, he played in the Regional Orchestra of the Picardy in France, the Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra in Germany and as the Cellist of the Haydn Quartet at the Esterhazy Palace in Eisenstadt, Austria.
His "real" job is currently as a senior programmer with All Weather, Incorporated, but his "real" love remains and will remain music.
He is also the proud, and sometimes frustrated father of two teenage girls.