New Orleans' Finest Musicians

• Harry Hardin - violin, classical & jazz
• Natalia Cascante - violin
• Lauren Lemmler - viola
• Anne Chabreck - flute
• Helen Gillet - cello, classical & jazz
• Karen Ray - cello
• Barney Floyd - trumpet, classical & jazz
• Nick Volz - trumpet, classical & jazz
• Helen Maxwell - harp
• Eric McCrary - organ, piano, tenor

We specialize in classical and jazz soloists and ensembles for your wedding ceremony, reception, brunch, and private party. ?Our classical musicians include: Violin, viola, cello, trumpet, organ, piano, harp, flute, vocalist; as well as other brass and woodwind ensembles.? We can provide a jazz trio or larger ensembles consisting of trumpet, saxophone, trombone, clarinet, piano, keyboards, guitar, banjo, upright bass, and a variety of percussion. We also provide sound systems of various sizes complete with wireless microphones (clip-on lapel mics are also available) and amplification for your musicians and officiant.
We provide a very personalized and individualized approach to the music for your wedding or event. Promptness, reliability, performance quality, interactions with the audience and overall impressions make our ensembles and soloists the most talented and most professional in the New Orleans area.
Choosing your musicians carefully is crucial to a successful event. You don't want your event to be memorable for the wrong reasons. Whether you need a bluegrass or klezmer band in Biloxi, a salsa, swing, or celtic band in Baton Rouge, a string orchestra in Mandeville, a brass quintet or jazz combo in Gretna, or a wedding ceremony ensemble or DJ in the French Quarter, we handle it all.
Birthday parties, bat or bar mitzvahs, weddings, corporate, whatever the event calls for, live bands are an exceptional choice. Set the tone and generate a unique atmosphere for your event by taking advantage of the fine musicians our area has to offer. Other genres of ensembles available include big band, swing, bluegrass, blues, motown/R&B, irish, jewish/klezmer, jazz, latin, salsa, and classical.

• Air on the G String - J.S. Bach
• Arioso - J.S. Bach
• Ave Maria - Schubert
• Ave Maria - J.S. Bach
• Bridal March (Here Comes the Bride) - Wagner
• String Quartets & Piano Trios - Mozart
• Four Seasons - Vivaldi
• Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
• lnterrmezzo - Mascagni
• Blue Danube Waltz - Strauss
• Jesu - Joy of Man’s Desiring
• Brandenburg Concerti - J.S. Bach
• Kanon in D - Pachelbel
• Capriccio Espagnol - Rimsky-Korsakov
• La Rejoussance - Handel
• Christmas Concerto - Corelli
• Largo - Handel
• Clair de Lune - Debussy
• Ode to Joy (from Sym. #9) - Beethoven
• The Swan - Saint-Saens
• Panis Angelicus (0 Lord Most Holy) - Franck
• Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
• Prince on Denmark’s March(Trumpet Voluntary) - Clarke
• Fantasy on Sleepers Wake - J.S. Bach
• Rondeau - Mouret
• Fledermaus Waltzes - Strauss
• Sheep May Safely Graze - J.S. Bach
• Taste and See - Moore
• Humoreske - Dvorak
• Trumpet Tune - Purcell
• Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Brahms
• Water Music Suite - Handel
• Italian Concerto - Bach
• Wedding March - Mendelssohn
• Liebeslied - Kreisler
• March of the Meistersinger - Wagner
• Meditation from "Thais" - Massenet
• O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
• Orpheus Suite - Offenbach
• Overture from Barber of Seville - Rossini
• Overture to “William Tell" - Rossini
• Overture to Nabucco - Verdi
• Pavane (Pour une lnfante Defunte) - Ravel
• Pezold Minuet - J.S. Bach
• Poco Allegretto from Sym. No. 3 - Brahms
• Polovetzian Dances - Borodin
• Reverie - Debussy
• Russian Easter Overture - Rimsky-Korsakov
• Russian Sailor's Dance - Gliere
• Scheherazade - Rimsky-Korsakov
• Chorus from "Judas Maccebeus" See the Conqueroring Hero - Handel
• Serenade - Haydn
• Serenade No. 9 “Posthorn” - Mozart
• Slavonic Dances - Dvorak
• String Quartet - Op. 11
• Surprise Symphony (Finale) - Haydn
• Symphony No. 9 (First Mov’t) - Dvorak
• Themes from the Moldau - Smetana
• Toreador Song from “Carmen” - Bizet
• Turkish March - Mozart
• Unfinished Symphony - Schubert
• Waltz from the Nutcracker Suite - Tchaikovsky

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Harry was a pleasure to work with, his professionalism was only exceeded by his pleasant demeanor & musical ability. -- Seth B, New Iberia, LA, 3/12/2010
• With a few weeks to the wedding they were able to get the songs I wanted and play them beautifully- we had a wonderful wedding and the music was a big part of that! Would comfortably reccomend NO Finest Musicians to any family or friend! -- Leonard F, New Orleans, LA, 3/6/2010
• Wonderful musicians...beautiful wedding ceremony.....Our guests were very impressed! -- Michelle O, Destrehan, LA, 5/22/2010
• The acoustic guitar and saxophone duo provided for our event was exactly what we were looking for. They were punctual, polite and professional. Their musical selections were perfect for our corporate cocktail reception, welcoming our attendees to our 27th annual conference. As an event planner I appreciated working with a company who worked with me to be sure we received what we were looking for. I highly recommend New Orleans' Finest Musicians. -- Robin B, New Orleans, LA, 4/15/2012

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