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Upcoming Appearances
- Saturday, September 15, 2012
- 5:00PM - Wedding Ceremony
- Chicago, IL
= Booked through GigMasters
Past Appearances
- Saturday, April 21, 2012
- 3:30PM - Wedding Ceremony
- Deer Grove, IL
- Friday, September 10, 2010
- 5:00PM - Wedding Ceremony
- Highland Park, IL
- Saturday, August 21, 2010
- 3:30PM - Wedding Ceremony
- Dixon, IL
- Saturday, June 12, 2010
- 5:00PM - Wedding Cocktail Hour
- Belleville, IL
- Thursday, October 08, 2009
- 11:30AM - Community Event
- Bradford, PA
- Saturday, September 19, 2009
- 4:30PM - Wedding Ceremony
- Alsip, IL
- Saturday, September 12, 2009
- 4:00PM - Wedding Ceremony
- Peoria, IL
- Sunday, August 16, 2009
- 10:30AM - Wedding
- Schaumburg, IL
- Saturday, August 15, 2009
- 1:30PM - Wedding
- Hennepin, IL
- Tuesday, July 21, 2009
- 6:30PM - Private Party
- Milwaukee, WI
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- Location:
- Aurora, Illinois
- Travel Radius:
- Will travel up to 500 miles from Aurora.
- Pay Range:
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$450-$4500 per event
- Member Since:
- 2003
- Primary Category:
- Classical Duo
- Additional Categories:
- Broadway Duo, Chamber Music Duo, Chamber Music Quartet, Jazz Duo, Pop Duo, String Quartet, Variety Duo, World Music Duo
- Influences:
- Not Available
Group Members
- Joanna Korylczuk - Piano
- Anna Sobczak - Violin
Description
Joanna and Anna started their musical training at age 10 in Poland.
They were born in 1977. They met at a music class in High School, became best friends and continue to perform together in the USA. Both got their Masters Degree at the Academy of Music in Wroclaw,Poland.
While studying, they participated in many national competitions, as well as international competitions and concerts in Germany, France,
England and Italy.
The duo performs under the name "POLISHED". They love people,are themselves very personable,have very good English, but still retaining the charming homeland accent, enjoyed by many. They have played in several Chicagoland venues, some with many repeat performances. Their large repertoire(partial list of 492 on website), includes a variety of Classical, Jazz, Broadway standards, Pop, Movie Soundtracks and traditional Old World music. Hours of no repeat entertainment,at it's BEST!!
Song List
Available For:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, New Year's Eve Parties, Private Parties, Restaurants, Reunions, School Assemblies, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.
Feedback
- Performed above and beyond my expectations. Was able to accomodate my needs for this event to a "T" Very greatly appreciated and made it a memorable event that we will never forget. Thank you. -- Anthony K, Schaumburg, IL, 1/25/2008
- Joanna and Anna were fantastic to work with and were perfect for our wedding. We added a singer at the last minute and they accommodated the change easily and came to the wedding early to set-up and practice. They are extremely talented and our guests commented positively on their music and friendly personalities.
I would highly recommend them for any musical need you would have.
Thank you Joanna and Anna.
Bobby -- Bob C, Dyer, IN, 10/20/2007
- Beutiful music and appearence by both ladies. Perfect. -- Emily P, Aurora, IL, 10/18/2007
- Outstanding job. The musicians were very punctual, professional and accommodating. Everyone enjoyed the music and the performance truly added to the ambience of our 50th wedding anniversary celebration. -- Michael H, Saint Charles, IL, 9/16/2007
- They were the best. People are still talking about their performance. I highly recommend them for anyones wedding. If you want a classic wedding that is different from the usual DJ, they are the answer. They showed up with plenty of time to set up and the music was seamless. The are the most professional musicians that we have ever dealt with. Again my hat is off to the girls and the great memories that they helped provide.
-- David E, Naperville, IL, 4/29/2007
- Polished was the perfect addition to my wedding ceremony. They were professional throughout my entire experience with them. They were very easy to work with and very accomidating. I was a music major in college, and had several musical selections that were not part of Joanna and Anna's normal repertoire that they learned just for our wedding ceremony. They arrived to the church early, and played more than requested when the ceremony started a couple minutes late. I would highly recommend Polished not only for their exceptional talent, but also for their consistent professionalism and eagerness to make our wedding day perfect. Thanks so much! -- Victoria M, Schaumburg, IL, 4/22/2007
- Polished performed beautifully at our wedding and were very accommodating with our special requests. After the wedding many guests commented how wonderful they sounded. They were very responsive with us prior to the wedding as well. I would highly recommend Polished for any type of event. -- Cortney D, Chicago, IL, 2/24/2007
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"Polished" set the tone for my wedding. They are what would be called a "class act". Not only are they lovely people, but they are professional, organized and talented.
The wedding party arrived from hours of photos just in time for the ceremony. "Polished" had set themselves up in two areas was entertaining the guests and continued to do so for the cocktail hour.
As far as the actual music was concerned, we picked only one song to accompany the bride down the isle. I left the entire ceremony and cocktail hour up to them. As I said, they are professional and I felt they had good judgement. The result exceeded my expectations.
We had so many people comment on Joanna and Anna and their music. They are beautiful young women who added a special touch to my daughter's wedding. I can't thank them enough.
-- Jane T, Glen Ellyn, IL, 10/21/2006
- The Ladies, Joanna and Anna, were absolutely outstanding!! When we began our search for musicians, we were a little skeptical as to whether or not we would find the perfect one. We had it in our minds to go with a harpist for our event, but when we came upon Polished-a classy act, we were BLOWN AWAY, by the talent that was sampled on the website. Our wedding was planned within a 6 week time period, and the ladies were so pleasant, professional,and accommodatiing to work with. In fact, their performanance was one of the major things that my husband and I were really looking forward to. WE WERE NOT DISAPPOINTED. In fact, we were even more pleased by them than we had ever anticipated. Everyone was so impressed by these young, beautiful, TALENTED ladies. The fact that they were so gracious, professional, and friendly rounded out the package perfectly. In our guest list, there were some physicians who head their alumni association. They were asking about the musician and commented on how they would definitely keep them in mind for any future medical school ball events. Also on the guest list was the Family Readiness Group leader and new Company Commander for my husbands Army Reserve Unit..they too said that they would keep the ladies in mind when they plan the military balls in the future.
Needless to say, these ladies are artists of superior talent and character. It was an absolute dream to work with them and to experience their music. Without them, our wedding would not have been as perfect as we had dreamed. We will definitely recommend Polished - a classy act to anyone who wants to have the very best for their event or occasion!!
Melanie, Tyler and Jake Hemmerich, Sycamore, IL October 9, 2005 -- Melanie R, Sycamore, IL, 10/9/2005
- These two ladies are true professionals. They are both extremely skilled musicians who handle themselves with dignity and class. I was personally emarrased that their performance was accompanied by a few rowdy houseguests, but, they couldn't have handled the situation any better and with any more class! I give Polished my highest recommendation. -- Michael M, Yorkville, IL, 7/30/2005
- What an incredible addition to this auspicious occasion. The gals of Polished are wonderfully talented, elegant, and full of class. Offering a lengthy repertoire of material, not a single person at our reception was dissatisfied. We could not have hoped for a better outcome in our music selection, and will recommend Polished for any event under the sun! Thank you ladies, you were superb. -- Stacey U, Chicago, IL, 6/17/2005
- Great enthusiasm, professional, timely and beautiful music played for our first class event. I would use “Polished – a classy act” again. -- Steve C, Naperville, IL, 2/24/2005
- The ladies were a real treat. They were timely, professional and talented. I would recommend them to anyone. -- Harry C, Wausau, WI, 11/24/2007
- I definitely would recommend Polished to anyone in need of a duo. They have great range and can play anything you would want. They are very professional in their look and sound.
Thank you for making my wedding memorable! -- Julie R, Rockford, IL, 10/8/2005
- The musicians were very friendly and helpful when I was planning for my wedding ceremony. I contacted them 1 week prior to the event, and they did beautifully. -- April B, Chicago, IL, 10/28/2006
- If you like fine music and have a need for a piano/violin duo, then you should definitely take a look at this duo. We flew them in to play for us yesterday and they were magnificent! As an academic institution we had them play almost exclusively classical music, but they can play anything -- their song list is enormous. They are very serious about their music and it shows -- when they came into town, it was all about preparing to be at their very best for their audience. People adored them -- some of them even shed a few tears during their concert. I highly recommend Anna and Joanna -- "Polished" -- to you for your next event.
-- Jeffrey G, Bradford, PA, 10/8/2009
- Joanna and Anna were a pleasure to work with. Their performance was beautiful and was the perfect touch to our wedding ceremony. I would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for professional and talented musicians. -- Annette V, Alsip, IL, 9/19/2009
- I loved having polished playing at my wedding. They were so kind and the music was beautiful! If you need music for a special event I would hire polished!! -- Jamie T, Hennepin, IL, 8/15/2009
- We were thrilled with our choice to hire "Polished" to perform at our event at the zoo. The girls were incredibly professional and talented and our guests had many wonderful compliments on the entertainment. It began to rain halfway through our outdoor event and the girls were quick to accomodate and set up under a tent to continue playing through the rain. Their presence added positively to the event as a whole. We will strongly consider using them again for this kind of event. -- Glen S, Milwaukee, WI, 7/21/2009
- It was a pleasure to work with Joanna and Anna. They were professional in every aspect. They played at my daughter's wedding and made all the music selections. Everything was perfect. We received so many compliments...I would not hesitate to recommend these two musicians for any function. -- Genya I, Sheboygan, WI, 6/6/2009
- Joanna and Anna were just great! All our guests enjoyed their music so much! They arrived ahead of time to properly set up and warm up with the piano and violin. A few of my guests requested information about Polished. They are the best, and I would definitely book them again in the future for other events. They truly made our wedding day extra special :) -- Audrey S, Elgin, IL, 3/21/2009
- Joanna and Anna exceeded my expectations in every way. We had them perform for our wedding ceremony and the cocktail hour. They arrived well before the ceremony time, and were flexible when the pastor let them know about a few song changes. Our venue did not have a real piano for the girls to use, but Polished brought a wonderful portable piano with them that truly sounded like the real thing (I should know--I play piano myself). I am so happy and blessed that we were able to have Polished play at our wedding! Guests complimented us all night on how wonderful they performed. -- Christa S, Wheaton, IL, 10/26/2008
- Beautiful job! I'm so happy with their performance! -- Heather W, Kankakee, IL, 10/4/2008
- They came out and played at my garden wedding and it was absolutley beautiful! The second I started walking out and heard their music, I wanted to cry! They did excellent and everyone asked me where I found them! I would recommend them to anyone! -- Karen K, Rockford, IL, 9/20/2008
- The girls were on time, flexible, dependable and very, very professional and talented. I needed a last minute solution for music and I ended up getting high quality and wonderful music. Thanks so much! -- Nancy S, Elgin, IL, 5/25/2008
- Polished was outstanding in every way - they are very talented musicians and they provided the kind of sophisticated sound (and look!) that made our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour really outstanding. Besides being so talented and wonderful, they were exceptional professionals to work with. They are so experienced in being a part of these types of events that they make their part of the day smooth sailing- for us on our big day, they were a dream come true! -- Leslee L, Iowa City, IA, 5/3/2008
- Excellent! Guests are still talking about Polished. They were exceptional and added the elegance and class we were looking for on our special day.
-Demetria -- Demetria P, Peoria, IL, 3/1/2008
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