Driftwood Duet and Strings

• Rachel Massey - violin/viola, core member
• Daniel Hawkins - cello, core member
• Rachel Panitch - violin
• Jennifer Hsiao - violin
• Caitlin O'Brien - viola
• Maya Jacobs - viola
• Ariel Friedman - cello
• Hayes Griffin - Guitar
• Lautaro Mantilla - Guitar

Driftwood Duet is a young, vibrant violin and cello duo specializing in classical, folk, and traditional music. Driftwood has performed at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, as well as for weddings, receptions, and other special events throughout the Boston and New England.

In addition, Driftwood now offers trios, quartets, and quintets through collaborations with talented friends and colleagues. All of our musicians are graduates of top-tier conservatories in the New England area and are committed to providing beautiful, personalized music for your event.

A student of Yumi Hwang-Williams, Sally O'Reilly, Joey Corpus, and Mark Lakirovich, Rachel Massey graduated from Denver School of the Arts as a violin major, and continued her studies in violin and viola at Denver University and Longy School of Music. She has played under the direction of noted conductors David Zinman, Julius Rudel, and Michael Stern at the Aspen Music Festival, James DePriest at the Las Vegas Music Festival, and, most recently, Benjamin Zander of the Boston Philharmonic. She has performed by invitation at Music on the Rhine in Dusseldorf, Germany, Aspen Music Festival, and on viola at the Las Vegas Music Festival. Currently, Rachel is a member of the Boston Philharmonic. Her repertoire also reaches beyond classical music, with recent projects including performances of jazz and traditional fiddle styles throughout the Boston area, and a recording with Ran Blake, the founding chair of New England Conservatory's Department of Contemporary Improvisation.

Cellist and composer Daniel Hawkins is a graduate of Princeton University (A.B. In Composition - studies with Paul Lansky, Steve Mackey, and Dan Trueman; Certificate in Cello Performance - studies with Sophie Shao and Susannah Chapman) and New England Conservatory (M.M. in Contemporary Improvisation - studies with Tanya Kalmanovich, John Mallia, Anthony Coleman, and Natasha Brofsky). He is the recipient of both the Helen and Isidore Sacks Memorial Prize for Excellence in Classical Music as well as Princeton's Martin A. Dale '56 Fellowship, and has played in venues as diverse as Boston's Jordan Hall, Brighton's Whole Foods, Carnegie Hall in New York, the streets of Jishou, China, the Rudolfinum in Prague, the Schönbrun Palace in Vienna, and the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Maine.

• * 12 Duets KV487 - W.A. Mozart
• * 20 Duets - J.S. Bach
• * 3 Duets for Violin and Cello - Ludwig van Beethoven
• * 9 Duets from Concerti Grossi Op.6 - George F. Handel
• * Air from Water Music - Handel
• * Air on the G String - Bach
• * Allegro - Loeillet
• * Allegro from Sonata in F Major - Handel
• * Amazing Grace - Early American Melody
• * Andante from Brandenburg Concerto #2 - Bach
• * Andante from String Quartet in A Minor - Schubert
• * Arioso from Cantata #156 - Bach
• * Ave Maria - Bach
• * Ave Maria - Schubert
• * Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
• * Be Thou My Vision - Traditional Irish Melody
• * Bouree from Water Music - Handel
• * Bridal Chorus - Wagner
• * Canon - Pachelbel
• * Courante - G.F. Handel
• * Danze Pastorale from "Spring" - Vivaldi
• * Duet in D for Violin and Cello - Franz Joseph Haydn
• * Entrance of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
• * Gavotte - Gossec
• * Gavotte and Musette from English Suite No.3 - J.S. Bach
• * Hornpipe from Water Music - Handel
• * Jesu - Joy of Man's Desiring
• * La Rejouissance - Handel
• * La Voluptueuse - Francois Couperin
• * Largo from The Four Seasons - Vivaldi
• * Largo from Xerxes - Handel
• * March in D Major - Bach
• * Meditation from Thais - Massenet
• * Minuet in G - Beethoven
• * My Heart Ever Faithful - Bach
• * Ode to Joy - Beethoven
• * Panis Angelicus - Franck
• * Prelude from Te Deum - Charpentier
• * Presto from Sonatina in F Major - Telemann
• * Ronda alla turca - Mozart
• * Rondeau - Mouret
• * Rondeau - Purcell
• * Rondeau from Orchestra Suite #2 - Bach
• * Sarabande from Oboe Concerto - Handel
• * Scheherazade Theme - Rimsky
• * Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
• * Simple Gifts - Traditional Shaker Hymn
• * Tambourin - Gossec
• * Tambourin - Jean
• * Traumerei from Kinderscenen - Schumann
• * Trumpet Tune - Purcell
• * Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
• * Variations on a Theme of Haydn - Brahms
• * Vivace from Sonata in F Major - Telemann
• * Wachet Auf - Bach
• * Water Music Suite - Handel
• * Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
• * When I Am Laid in Earth from Dido and Aeneas - Purcell
• * Coleman's March - Trad. Appalachian
• * Duck River - Trad. Appalachian
• * Duck River - Trad. New England
• * The Duchess of Bedford - Trad. Scottish
• * Lady Hope of Pinkie - Trad. Scottish
• * Lady Montgomerie - Trad. Scottish
• * Red Prairie Dawn - Garry Handel
• * Rolling Wave - Trad. Irish
• * Maison de glace - Andre Brunen
• * All You Need is Love - The Beatles
• * Beautiful Day - U2
• * Bittersweet Symphony - Verve
• * Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
• * Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
• * I Miss You - Incubus
• * Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet - Nino Rota/Arranged by Henry Mancini
• * Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen
• * Storybook Love from The Princess Bride - Mark Knopfler
• * The Sweetest Thing - U2

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, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Driftwood Duet was wonderful! Their professionalism, courtesy and talent are beyond words. The music is beautiful and guests are still raving. -- Deb M, Sharon, MA, 8/20/2011
• We had Driftwood play on our wedding day. We had only communicated via email regarding event details, and I was a little worried about that. Have no fear, as Driftwood is super talented, punctual, flexible, and pleasant to be around. I would absolutely hire them again and refer them to all of my friends and family. Thank you for making our wedding sound amazing!!! Carmen and Jason. -- Carmen D, Magnolia, MA, 7/9/2011
• Driftwood Duet were simply fantastic. They were very easy to work with when we were deciding what music to have performed at the ceremony and during dinner. Everyone who attended the wedding thought that they sounded amazing! My wife and I are very happy with our choice to have the Driftwood Duet perform at our wedding. -- Mark M, Chatham, MA, 6/25/2011
• I used Driftwood duet for my wedding, they were amazing. I got so many compliments on how beautiful they sounded. They even learned a new song for my bridesmaids and groomsmen to walk down the isle to. It was Led Zeppelin's "All of my Love". I would most certianly recommend them to anyone who is getting married. I could not have asked for a better set of musicans. They were also very reasonably priced. I definitely got my money's worth. -- Sarah J, North Dartmouth, MA, 10/15/2011
• Daniel and Rachel were true professionals. Beautiful selection for my daughter's wedding luncheon. If I ever need a duet again they will be my first choice. One of the guests commented on how their music made you float into the light filled room, making it magical to enter. Thank you we loved it!! -- Swan L, Cape Cod, MA, 1/29/2012

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