Sweet Strings are:

Jen Hawley – guitar and vocals

Mathew Arnold – violin

click link to go to:
Bios —- Performance history —- Songlists

Music Demos – click on the arrow to listen.  Song titles are above  the track.

Bridal Chorus
[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/bridalchorussw_strings.mp3]

Canon in D
[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/canoninDsw_strings.mp3]

Romance
[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/romancesw_strings.mp3]

Spring
[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/springsw_strings.mp3]
Wedding March
[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/weddingmarchsw_strings.mp3]

Offering exquisite wedding music for your special day Jen and Mathew have been providing outstanding entertainment at weddings and special events for the past decade. Individually and together, they have achieved recognition as fine performers with many years of experience throughout Australia and overseas. Sweet Strings can also offer their blend of elegance and sophistication to your reception with light jazz and romantic music. Other instruments, such as cello for the ceremony, or bass, drums and saxophones for the reception can be added to this duo.

Songlist
* Pachelbel’s Canon
* Romance
* Jesu, Joy of man’s desiring
* Selections from Vivaldi’s 4 Seasons
* Air on a G String
* Amazing Grace
* Wedding March
* Ave Maria
* And many more! … Vocal selections available on request

Reviews

Thank you again for a wonderful performance we really enjoyed having you perform you created a relaxed, stylish and serene environment for our guests that they enjoyed. Melbourne Cup 2009.  AAMI marquee. Rachel Reed – sponsorship and marketing AAMI.

Bios
Jen Hawley has been playing in bands around Australia for the past ten years and has established a fine reputation as a guitarist, singer and composer. She trained in classical guitar, studied jazz with Bruce Clarke and has been teaching for many years. During the last 5 years Jen has also made a name for herself as a guitar workshop tutor at community music events. She performs regularly at popular venues and festivals with the many ensembles.

Mathew Arnold (Kavisha Mazzella, Brent Parlane and sessions for film and television) has been playing violin and touring both in Australia and around the world for many years, developing his talents in a diverse range of musical genres, such as swing and Latin jazz, Celtic, continental, classical Indian and eastern European styles.

Rendezvous wedding band

Click link to go to:
Upcoming Gigs —- Jen’s bio and performance history —- Performance history
Reviews —- Photo Gallery —- Songlist

Music Demos
Vocals – click on the arrow to listen

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/swayquartetwithviolin_vocals.mp3]
Sway (quartet with violin)

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/mybabyjustcaresformequa_pia_vocal.mp3]
My baby just cares for me (quartet with piano)

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/fevertriowithdrums_vocal.mp3]
Fever (trio with drums)

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/LaMer_vocal.mp3]
La Mer (trio with guitar)

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/iloveparisslow_instr.mp3]
I love Paris (quartet with violin)

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/flymetothemoontriodrums_vocal.mp3]
Fly me to the Moon (trio with drums)

Instrumentals
For classical samples click here and you’ll be taken to the wedding ceremonies page.

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/iwishyoulove_inst.mp3]
I wish you love (duo with sax)

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/swayquartewithviolin_inst.mp3
Sway (trio with violin)

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/auroratriowithguitar_inst.mp3]
Aurora (trio with guitar)

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/spellquartetwithviolin_inst.mp3]
Spell (quartet with violin)

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/girlfromipanematriowithflute_inst.mp3]
Girl from Ipanema (quartet with flute)

[audio:http://sirenmusic.com.au/Audio/flymetothemoon_instr.mp3]
Fly me to the Moon (quartet with piano/drums)

For your wedding day, you want everything to be perfect. You picture elegance, class, intimacy and lots of fun. Rendezvous can offer you all of that in one customised package to ensure that your wedding day is unforgettable. Let the talented band leader Jen Hawley create the perfect combination of musical performers to suit all of the special moments from the ceremony to the send off! Jen has been delighting audiences with her style and panache for many years. Offering music for ceremonies, functions and events for all types, Jen will add a touch of class to your special occasion.For elegance and the ceremony, Jen on guitar will combine with a violinist to guide you through choosing the most beautiful music for your special day. You will be touched by the quality as they present your favourite songs and melodies including such composers as Pachelbel, Mendelssohn, Wagner and Vivaldi. The duo will add elegance to the bridal entrance, the signing of the registry and throughout the ceremony.

As you move through to the reception, Jen can call on her years of experience to create the perfect atmosphere over dinner and drinks. By adding double bass, this trio can play all of your favourite jazz artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Tantalising melodies and sophisticated ambient music are all part of this cocktail jazz trio. The perfect combination for pre-dinner drinks right through to dinner.

Just after dinner, add a drummer and a piano player or saxophone and dance the night away! This 5-piece band will have all of your guests on their feet. Start the dancing off by having Rendezvous put you in the spotlight by playing a romantic bridal waltz. Take a trip through the decades dancing along with artists such as Buddy Holly, Elvis, The Beatles, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, ABBA and more! Or keep that jazz feel cooking along as they turn up the heat on the swing and Latin great hits.

From beginning to end, Jen will cover all types of music for all kinds of audiences customised perfectly for weddings! For an unforgettably elegant, classy and fun wedding experience, Jen Hawley’s Rendezvous is the perfect choice!

Reviews

Hi Jen and the Crew,

Just a quick note to say a HUGE thankyou for your performance at our wedding on the 28th March – the gorgeous music and atmosphere your group created was just perfect, and guest after guest commented on how fantastic they thought you were. Terry as MC worked a treat! He was hilarious and my Mum just wanted to hug him! We really appreciated the beautiful range of songs you played and the effort taken to play our bridal Tango (like something out of a dimly lit Buenos Aires bar – a CD just wouldn’t have cut it). Thanks again for contributing to our truly unforgettable day, and we’ll be in touch as my Mum wants to book you for her 60th!  Kind regards, Anita and Brett Comber.

I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thanks again for the beautiful music at our Jan 5th wedding. You were so professional and the sound was just lovely, we couldn’t have asked for anything more. I will always remember Ashokan Farewell as I came down the isle – just perfect. Emily and Shaun.

Hello to such wonderful people. We would like to thank you so much for such a fantastic day. You were brilliant and everybody loved you. It was fun having you involved in such an important day for us. Sorry to miss saying goodbye but love to hear from you as to how you thought it all went. Many, many thanks again. Maria and Christopher.

Just a quick note to say thankyou for the wonderful job that you did for our wedding. You and the band were fantastic and every one raved about you. I would thoroughly recommend you to any other couple that is looking for a versatile band with lots of class! Once again, thankyou for making our wedding reception a great party. Emily and Steve –

Thank you so much for performing at our wedding. We were very pleased with all aspects of the celebration and are grateful for the warmth and vibrancy you added to the day. We received lovely feedback from family and friends who truly enjoyed your music. Livia and Randolph,

Once again, we would like to express our appreciation for your performance at our wedding last October. We have so many nice comments from our guests about your performance. Thanks for your beautiful music and I hope I will get to see al of you again once again in the future. Duc & Hien Ho.

Thankyou so much for last Sunday. As usual you were terrific and a real highlight of the party. We had a wonderful day and really appreciated you being there and celebrating with us. Mandy and Anthony.