Katherine Peterson ~ Katherine's Concert Associate

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Upcoming Appearances

  • Saturday, August 04, 2012
  • 5:30PM - Wedding Ceremony
  • Los Angeles, CA
= Booked through GigMasters

Past Appearances

  • Saturday, April 07, 2012
  • 5:00PM - Wedding Ceremony
  • Fullerton, CA
  • Saturday, March 31, 2012
  • 12:30PM - Santa Monica Catholic Church
  • Santa Monica, CA
  • Saturday, March 17, 2012
  • 9:30PM - Portofino Hotel and Yacht Cluib
  • Redondo Beach, CA
= Booked through GigMasters
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Location:
Marina Del Rey, California
Travel Radius:
Will travel up to 40 miles from Marina Del Rey.
Pay Range:
$275-$1000 per event
Member Since:
2011
Primary Category:
Violin
Additional Categories:
Cello, Chamber Music Violin, Classical Violin, Strolling Violinist, World Music Violin
Influences:
Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Itzhak Perlman Vitamin String Quartet, Stephane Grapelli

Description

KATHERINE'S CONCERT ASSOCIATES
ROMANTIC & EXQUISITE VIOLIN MUSIC, STRING DUOS, STRING TRIOS, STRING QUARTET!

Katherine's Concert Associates specializes in exquisite live classical and contemporary music for wedding ceremonies, receptions and special events. Whether you are planning a traditional church wedding, an intimate candlelight dinner, or an outdoor ceremony by the ocean, Katherine's Concert Associates will bring the utmost in elegance and musical excellence to your celebration. Our versatile repertoire offers a broad range of musical styles perfectly suited for every taste and event.

Katherine Peterson is an internationally-known violinist and composer. She studied violin with the world-renowned pedagogue, Josef Gingold who was also Joshua Bell's violin teacher. She graduated from Indiana University School of Music, cum laude.

Katherine currently performs Solo Violin and performs with her Katherine's Concert Associates, "Aire of Elegance" Violin and Cello Duo, String Trio and String Quartet in Los Angeles and Orange County, California. Katherine also offers and collaborates with solo piano and solo harp.

She has performed in many concerts throughout the United States and has performed for numerous concerts in Western Europe and South America; i.e. Germany, Spain, Greece, Vienna Austria, Switzerland, East and West Berlin, East Germany, Yugoslavia, Italy, Peru and Brazil.

Katherine is an incredibly versatile violinist! She easily plays a wide variety of music in a wide variety of venues: from weddings at the Marina del Rey Ritz Carlton to intimate wedding proposals on the beach.

Katherine has a huge repertoire of music! When she plays solo, she plays all of the music "by Heart" and does not need sheet music. The music that Katherine plays include favorites from Classical, Waltzes, Opera, Popular, New Age, and Jazz Standards genres. Her vast repertoire includes many current popular favorites recorded by the Vitamin String Quartet by groups like Cold Play and The Verve.

You are welcome to call Katherine or make an appointment to visit Katherine's Marina del Rey music studio where you can meet her personally, hear her play, and talk about your music details. THE BEST WAY TO BOOK A MUSICIAN IS TO ACTUALLY HEAR THEM PLAY LIVE AND TO MEET THEM, IF POSSIBLE. Katherine will play a few selections for you over the phone, if you would like!

Katherine takes great pride in providing extraordinary service from your first
phone call or email to your special event! Most venues require a Liability Insurance
Certificate for musicians. Yes, Katherine has a Liability Insurance Certificate and will furnish it to you or your venue upon request.

You can hear Katherine's warm and expressive violin-playing on her Classical~New Age album of original music, "Orchids in Bliss, A Romantic Interlude" on PANDORA on "Katherine Peterson Radio".

***BOOK KATHERINE'S CONCERT ASSOCIATES TODAY. YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID!***
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TESTIMONIALS:

"Thank you very much for the beautiful music for our wedding ceremony and cocktail reception. It helped make our wedding as perfect as we could have ever dreamed it could be." K. and J. Azan (Marina Del Rey Marriott)

"Thank you so much for providing beautiful music for our wedding. We could not have been happier with the quartet's performance and professionalism." Lisa and Mike (Hyatt, Newport Beach)

"I have had the privilege of working with Katherine's Concert Associates on numerous occasions. Katherine and her musicians always do such a great job. Katherine is a true joy to work with and she is always on top of everything!" Erin Bacon, wedding coordinator

"Thank you so much for your assistance in making my daughter's wedding day so special. My thanks specifically for your selection of music." D. Ritz (Dana Point Ritz Carlton)

"Having your Aire of Elegance Quartet play at our wedding added such a level of sophistication and elegance that I had hoped for. It was just as I had dreamt of my entire life if not more." M. Erickson (La Venta Inn)
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VENUES PERFORMED AT:
Katherine's Concert Associates is proud to have performed numerous weddings and special events at the following venues:
IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY:
MARINA DEL REY:
Ritz Carlton
Marriott
SANTA MONICA:
Shutters
Casa del Mar
Viceroy Hotel
SOUTH BAY & PALOS VERDES
Trump National Golf Club
La Venta Inn
Palos Verdes Country Club
Terranea Resort
Chart House Restaurant
LOS ANGELES:
St. Timothy Catholic Church
Scirball Center
The Los Angeles Building
Bel Air Hotel
Biltmore Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel,
Los Angeles
Four Seasons Hotel,
Beverly Hills
Wilshire Country Club
LONG BEACH:
Long Beach Museum of Art
St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
The Roof Restaurant
Reef Restaurant
Long Beach Hyatt
MALIBU:
Pepperdine University Chapel
PACIFIC PALISADES:
Temescal Gateway Park
Riviera Country Club
PASADENA AREA:
Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino
Langham Hotel, Huntington

IN ORANGE COUNTY:
NEWPORT BEACH:
Newport Beach Marriott
Electra Yacht Charters
Balboa Bay Club
The Ritz Restaurant
Hyatt
HUNTINGTON BEACH:
Hilton Waterfront
Hyatt Regency
LAGUNA BEACH:
Surf and Sand Hotel
Hotel Laguna

IRVINE:
Irvine Marriott
Hyatt Regency, Irvine
U.C.I. University Club
SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY:
Pelican Hill Golf Club, Newport Coast
Rancho Las Lomas
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Dana Point
St. Regis Hotel, Monarch Beach
Laguna Cliffs Marriott, Dana Point

Song List

  • Air on the G String from Suite #3 in D Major - Bach
  • Arioso from Cantata #156 - Bach
  • Ave Maria adapted by Charles Gounod from WTC Prelude #1 - Bach
  • Brandenburg Concerti - Bach
  • Jesu - Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata #147
  • Trio Sonata in G Major BWV 1039 - Bach
  • Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata #208 - Bach
  • Adagio for Strings - Barber
  • Minuet in G - Beethoven
  • Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9 - Beethoven
  • Selected String Quartets - Beethoven
  • Minuet - Boccherini
  • Nocturne - Borodin
  • Nocturne from Op.9 No. 2 for piano - Chopin
  • Concerto #8 - "Christmas Concerto"
  • Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque for piano - Debussy
  • Maid with the Flaxen Hair - Debussy
  • Reverie - Debussy
  • Humeresque - Dvorak
  • Nimrod from "Enigma" Variations - Op.36 - Elgar
  • Panis Angelicus from Messe Solonnelle - Op.12 - Franck
  • Entrance of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
  • Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah - Handel
  • Royal Fireworks Music: Bourree/La Rejouissance/Minuet - Handel
  • Largo from Xerxes - Handel
  • Water Music Suite: Air/Allegro/Andante/Bouree/Finale - Handel
  • London Trios #1/2/3 - Haydn
  • Serenade - Haydn
  • Selected String Quartets - Haydn
  • Liebesfreud - Kreisler
  • Liebeslied - Kreisler
  • To a Wild Rose - MacDowell
  • Meditation from Thais - Massenet
  • Nocturne from a Midsummer Night's Dream - Mendelssohn
  • On Wings of Song from Op. 34 No. 2 - Mendelssohn
  • Rondeau from Sinfonies de Fanfares - theme from "Masterpiece Theatre" - Mouret
  • Allelujia from Exultate – Jubilate - K.165 - Mozart
  • Ave Verum Corpus from K.618 - Mozart
  • Divertimenti #1/2/3 - Mozart
  • Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/String Quartet in G Major/K.525 (Allegro - Menuetto
  • March from the Marriage of Figero - Mozart
  • Selected String Quartets - Mozart
  • Three Flute Quartets - Mozart
  • Canon in D - Pachelbel
  • Trumpet Voluntary - Purcell
  • Trumpet Tune - Purcell
  • From Piano Concerto #2 (theme from first movement) - Rachmaninoff
  • From Piano Concerto #2 (theme from third movement) - Rachmaninoff
  • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Rachmaninoff
  • Vocalise - Rachmaninoff
  • Pavane - Ravel
  • Scheherazade theme - Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Gymnopedie No. 1 - Satie
  • Ave Maria - Schubert
  • Moment Musical from Op. 94 - #3
  • Serenade - Schubert
  • Traumerei from Kinderscenen - Op. 15/#7 - Schumann
  • Pulcinella: Gavotta/Overture/Serenata - Stravinsky
  • Andante from "Pathetique Symphony" - Tchaikovsky
  • Trio Sonatas - Teleman
  • The Four Seasons – Excerpts - Vivaldi
  • Allegro from "Spring" - Vivaldi
  • Allegro from "Autumn" - Vivaldi
  • Danza Pastorale from "Spring" - Vivaldi
  • Triumphal March - Aida (Verdi)
  • Selections from - Barber of Seville (Rossini)
  • Che gelida manina - La Boheme (Puccini)
  • Quando men vo - La Boheme (Puccini)
  • Entr'acte (Act III) - Carmen (Bizet)
  • Habanera - Carmen (Bizet)
  • Prelude - Carmen (Bizet)
  • Seguidilla - Carmen (Bizet)
  • Intermezzo - Cavalleria Rusticana(Mascagni)
  • Vedrai/carino - Don Giovanni (Mozart)
  • Avant de quitter ces lieux - Faust (Gounod)
  • O mio babbino caro - Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
  • Selections - TheMagic Flute (Mozart)
  • Voi/ che sapete - The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart)
  • Che faro senza Euridice - Orfeo and Euridice (Gluck)
  • Galopp (Can-Can) - Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach)
  • Vesti/la giubba - Pagliacci (Leoncavallo)
  • Caro nome - Rigoletto (Verdi)
  • La donna e mobile - Rigoletto (Verdi)
  • Barcarolle - Tales of Hoffmann (Offenbach)
  • Pilgrim's Chorus - Tannhauser (Wagner)
  • E lucevan le stele - Tosca (Puccini)
  • Vissi d'arte - Tosca (Puccini)
  • Di Provenza il mar - La Traviata (Verdi)
  • Drinking Song - La Traviata (Verdi)
  • Sempre libera - La Traviata (Verdi)
  • Waltz from Waltz in A Flat Major - Op.39 #15 - Brahms
  • Waltz from Waltz in A Flat Major - Op. 69 #1 - Chopin
  • Waltz from Waltz in C# Minor - op. 64 #2 - Chopin
  • Valse Lente from Coppelia - Delibes
  • Waltz from Faust - Gounod
  • Waltz from Lyric Pieces - Grieg
  • Merry Widow Waltz - Lehar
  • Artist's Life - Strauss
  • Beautiful Blue Danube - Strauss
  • Emperor Waltz - Strauss
  • Tales from the Vienna Woods - Strauss
  • Vienna Life - Strauss
  • You and You - Strauss
  • Waltz from Serenade for Strings - Tchaikovsky
  • Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker - Tchaikovsky
  • Skaters Waltz - Waldteufel
  • All I Ask of You - Phantom of the Opera
  • All the Way - Sinatra
  • Selections - Beatles
  • Crazy Love - Van Morrison
  • Watermark - Enya
  • A Day Without Rain - Enya
  • Paint the Sky With Stars - Enya
  • Fields of Gold - Sting
  • I've Got a Crush on You - Gershwin
  • I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman
  • Life on Mars - David Bowie
  • Moondance - Van Morrison
  • New York - New York
  • Por Una Cabeza - a tango
  • Somewhere - West Side Story
  • Selections - Sound of Music
  • Tonight - West Side Story
  • Unchained Melody - Ghost
  • Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
  • Fix You - Coldplay
  • Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
  • Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Available For:

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.

Feedback

  • We hired a duo (Katherine on violin and a cheloist) and they took our wedding to another level. For such a relatively low cost, Katherine and her associated played incredibly beautiful music and I couldn't have been happier. She was extremely professional and always responded quickly to my questions. -- Michael D, Fullerton, CA, 4/7/2012