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Sycamore Muse (classical duo) Classical Duo from Philadelphia, PA

Will travel up to 100 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 5 Reviews
  • 9 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2015
  • 1 Award or Badge
  • Starting at $400 per event

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The unique blend of mandolin and classical guitar will lend a distinctive touch to your special event. Sycamore Muse performs for weddings, receptions, dinners, and concerts throughout the greater Philadelphia region (including South Jersey, the Jersey Shore, and Delaware). Drawing upon a vast repertoire of classical, popular, jazz, folk, and world music, the duo customizes their musical program to suit your individual needs and preferences. Additionally, Sycamore Muse can provide a full specialized program of traditional, popular, and classical Italian music. The duo has performed all-Italian programs for wedding serenades, weddings, private functions, and cultural festivals. Sycamore Muse is also available as a trio. The trio format includes internationally recognized accordionist Joe Soprani. Over the course of six decades, Joe has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pavarotti, John Bon Jovi, and countless world-class soloists and ensembles. Joe Todaro and Mark Linkins are both classically trained multi-instrumentalists with diverse backgrounds as professional musicians. Joe earned a degree in classical guitar performance, and he has studied with world renowned guitarist Jorge Morel. In addition to performing with Sycamore Muse, Joe performs with the Andean band Kitari, and he is the founder of the Philadelphia Mandolin Ensemble. Mark studied double bass and guitar at the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts. He has backed up a wide range of performers, including Bernadette Peters and Billy Eckstine. Mark performed for more than 25 years with the wedding band "A Touch of Class" (based in York PA). In addition to performing with Sycamore Muse, Mark serves as the current musical director of Philadelphia's Munier Mandolin Orchestra. If you would like to hear Sycamore Muse live, the duo performs regularly at Zeppoli, a Sicilian restaurant in Collingswood, NJ, and at the Palizzi Social Club, a dinner club in South Philadelphia. Please note that Zeppoli requires reservations and Palizzi requires membership. Sycamore Muse typically performs at Zeppoli the second Wednesday of the month, and at Palizzi the third Thursday of the month, but this is subject to change. Please check our website - *******.**********.*** - to confirm our scheduled dates. Testimonials from our customers: Thank you so much! Grant and I loved having you play yesterday – the music was beautiful. Thank you so much for contributing to our wedding. – Abby K. (venue: The Grain House in Basking Ridge, NJ) Thank you SO very much for being a part of our big day yesterday. You guys made the occasion feel so special! – Stephen and Rachel C. (venue: private home in Bridgeport, NJ) Our guests enjoyed your performance! Thank you so much for the great music. I will be sure to keep Sycamore Muse in mind for another event. – Jennifer P. (venue: Philadelphia Country Club in Philadelphia, PA) We used Sycamore Muse for all of our ceremony music – processional, offertory, communion, and recessional. They were able to play the music that we selected with no trouble (their repertoire is amazingly extensive). We used classical pieces, but they are at home in a variety of styles. The sound was bright and pleasant. They are excellent musicians. And they are easy to work with and eager to please. – Mike F. (venue: William Penn Inn in Gwynedd, PA) Thank you so much! Sycamore Muse made our wedding day extra special. The music was wonderful and our guests loved it. We didn't have any specific requests in mind, but they were able to pull from their repertoire and created a beautiful mixture of styles and genres. Professional and courteous, these guys are A++! Definitely recommended! Thanks again! - Noah and Amelia W. (venue: Smithville Mansion in Mount Holly, NJ) Sycamore Muse provides something different from the usual duo. Their combination of mandolin and guitar creates a unique atmosphere whether they are playing classical music, theater tunes or pop. If your event has an old-world Italian theme, they can really come through. Their musical talent and technique are first-rate. They are also nice guys and really easy to deal with. They earn my highest recommendation. - Bob C. (venue: Historic Hopkins House in Haddon Township, NJ) Joe Todaro and Markin Linkins, helped make my art show, with their glorious Italian music. They are both extremely talented, and look forward to getting them to work with my next exhibit. - Martin V. (venue: Ethical Society in Philadelphia, PA) One Wednesday every month, Joe Todaro and Mark Linkins play guitar and mandolin at my restaurant. This special day has become a favorite for both me and my customers. Joe and Mark's music sets the tone of the restaurant…A true class act!! Top-notch musicians who are very professional, passionate, and easy to work with! I recommend Joe and Mark for any occasion in need of beautiful music. – Joseph B. (venue: Zeppoli in Collingswood, NJ)

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Review by Martin V.

EventReviewed on November 1, 2015From Philadelphia, PA

Joe Toadro and Markin Linkins, helped make my art show, with their glorious Italian music. They are both extremely talented, and look forward to getting them to work with my next exhibit

Review by Amelia D.

Wedding CeremonyReviewed on October 4, 2015From Mount Holly, NJ

Thank you so much! Sycamore Muse made our wedding day extra special. The music was wonderful and our guests loved it. We didn't have any specific requests in mind, but they were able to pull from their repertoire and created a beautiful mixture of styles and genres. Professional and courteous, these guys are A++! Definitely recommended! Thanks again! Noah and Amelia Weiss

Review by Steve M.

Wedding CeremonyReviewed on August 31, 2015From Gwynedd, PA

Two very talented guys who play great music of all genres. You will not be disappointed if you hire them.

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  • A Blossom Fell | Nate King Cole
  • A Foggy Day | Frank Sinatra
  • A Nightengale Sang in Berkely Square | Manhattan Transfer
  • A Sky Full of Stars | Coldplay
  • A Song for You | Amy Winehouse
  • A Thousand Years | Christina Perri
  • A Whiter Shade of Pale | Procol Harum
  • Adagio in G Minor | Tomaso Albinoni
  • Adagio Ma Non Troppo | Ludwig Van Beethoven
  • Air on the G String | J.S. Bach
  • Al di La | Jerry Vale
  • All I Have To Do Is Dream | Everly Brothers
  • Alla Hornpipe (from Water Music) | Georg Friedrich Handel
  • Amapola | Andrea Bocelli
  • Amazing Grace | traditional
  • Anema e Core | Michael Buble
  • April Come She Will | Simon and Garfunkel
  • Arioso | J.S. Bach
  • Arrivederci Roma | Mario Lanza
  • Ashokan Farewell | Jay Ungar
  • Bailando | Enrique Iglesias
  • Be My Love | Mario Lanza
  • Bella Notte (This is the Night) | Peggy Lee
  • Besame Mucho | Dean Martin
  • Best Day of My Life | American Authors
  • Betcha By Golly Wow | Stylistics
  • Bewitched | Frank Sinatra
  • Beyond the Sea | Bobby Darin
  • Bittersweet Symphony | Verve
  • Black Orpheus | Luiz Bonfa
  • Blackbird | Beatles
  • Blue Bayou | Roy Orbison
  • Blue Moon | Mel Torme
  • Blue Moon of Kentucky | Bill Monroe
  • Boom Clap | Charli XCX
  • Boys of Bluehill | traditional Irish
  • Breezin' | George Benson
  • Buona Sera Signorina | Louis Prima
  • But Not For Me | Chet Baker
  • Canon in D | Johann Pachelbel
  • Canonic Duo (No. 3) | George Telemann
  • Can't Help Falling in Love | Elvis Presley
  • Can't Take My Eyes Off of You | Franki Valli & The Four Seasons
  • Carnival of Venice | traditional
  • Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Vince Guaraldi
  • Chances Are | Johnny Mathis
  • Cherish | The Association
  • Christmastime Is Here | Vince Guaraldi
  • Close to You | Burt Bahcarach
  • Come Prima | Dean Martin
  • Corcovado | Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • Core 'ngrato | Enrico Caruso
  • Crazy | Patsy Cline
  • Crying | Roy Orbison
  • Danny Boy | traditional Irish
  • Desafinado | Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • Dindi | Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Duke Ellington
  • Don't Know Why | Norah Jones
  • Down by the Salley Gardens | James Galway
  • Downtown | Petual Clark
  • Dream Tango | Grace La Rue
  • Drigo's Serenade | Mario Lanza
  • Ebb Tide | Righteous Brothers
  • Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • El Choclo | Louis Armstrong
  • Emilia Polka | Myron Floren
  • Fields of Gold | Sting
  • Fire and Rain | James Taylor
  • First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Roberta Flack
  • Fly Me to the Moon | Frank Sinatra
  • For No One | Beatles
  • Friday I'm in Love | The Cure
  • Funiculi Funicula | Andrea Bocelli
  • Gentle Rain | Astrud Gilberto
  • Georgia on My Mind | Ray Charles
  • Girl from Ipanema | Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • God Only Knows | Brian Wilson
  • Gointg Out of My Head | Dionne Warwick
  • Golden Slumbers | Beatles
  • Got to Get You Into My Life | Beatles
  • Grazing in the Grass | Hugh Masekela
  • Guitarra Romana | Luciano Pavarotti
  • Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen
  • Happy Together | The Turtles
  • Hava Nagilah | traditional
  • Heart is a Drum | Beck
  • Here Comes the Sun | Beatles
  • Here, There, and Everywhere | Beatles
  • Here's That Rainy Day | Nat King Cole
  • Honeysuckle Rose | Fats Waller
  • I Can See Clearly Now | Johnny Nash
  • I Can't Get Started | Bunny Berigan
  • I Will | Beatles
  • If I Fell | Beatles
  • I'll Follow the Sun | Beatles
  • In a Mellow Tone | Duke Ellington
  • In a Sentimental Mood | Duke Ellington
  • In My Life | Beatles
  • In the Mood | Glenn Miller
  • Innamorata | Dean Martin
  • Isle of Capri | Frank Sinatra
  • Isn't She Lovely | Stevie Wonder
  • It Was a Very Good Year | Frank Sinatra
  • It's Only a Paper Moon | Ella Fitzgerald
  • It's Only Love | Beatles
  • It's Too Late | Carole King
  • Jersey Bounce | Benny Goodman
  • Jump, Jive, and Wail | Louis Prima
  • Just Like Heaven | The Cure
  • Just My Imagination | Temptations
  • Just My Imagination | The Temptations
  • Just the Way You Are | Billy Joel
  • Killing Me Softly | Roberta Flack
  • La Bamba | Ritchie Valens
  • La Bomba | Ricky Martin
  • La Cumparsita | Carlos Gardel
  • La Donna e Mobile | Luciano Pavorotti
  • La Spagnola | Mario Lanza
  • La Vie en Rose | Edith Piaf
  • Laura | Ella Fitzgerald
  • Lean on Me | Bill Withers
  • Let It Be Me | Everly Brothers
  • Let's Call the Whole Thing Off | Fred Astaire
  • Let's Fall in Love | Diana Krall
  • Libertango | Astor Piazzola
  • Longer | Dan Fogelberg
  • Lucy and Linus | Vince Guaraldi
  • Mack the Knife | Louis Armstrong
  • Mala Femmina | Jerry Vale
  • Mambo Italiano | Rosemary Clooney
  • Mandolin Concerto in C | Vivaldi
  • Marenariello | Andrea Bocelli
  • Mattinata | Luciano Pavarotti
  • Melodramma | Andrea Bocelli
  • Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | Joe Zawinul
  • Michelle | The Beatles
  • Minor Swing | Django Reinhardt
  • Misty | Errol Garner
  • Mo Ghile Mear | The Chieftans
  • Mona Lisa | Nat King Cole
  • Moon River | Audrey Hepburn
  • Moondance | Van Morrison
  • Moonglow | Benny Goodman
  • Moonlight in Vermont | Frank Sinatra
  • Moonlight on the Castle Ruins | traditional Japanese
  • Moonlight Serenade | Glenn Miller
  • More | Bobby Darin
  • More than Words | Extreme
  • Musetta's Waltz | Giacomo Puccini
  • My Cherie Amour | Stevie Wonder
  • My Foolish Heart | Tony Bennett
  • My Funny Valentine | Chet Baker
  • My Girl | The Temptations
  • My One and Only Love | Johnny Hartman
  • My Romance | Frank Sinatra
  • My Wild Irish Rose | Bing Crosby
  • Nao Me Tocques | Zequinha de Abreu
  • Nao Me Toques | Zequina de Abreu
  • Nature Boy | Nat King Cole
  • Nessun Dorma | Luciano Pavorotti
  • Never on a Sunday | Manos Hadjidakis
  • New York State of Mind | Billy Joel
  • New York, New York | Frank Sinatra
  • O Marie | Louis Prima
  • O Sole Mio | Luciano Pavarotti
  • Oh, What a Night | The Four Seasons
  • On the Sunny Side of the Street | Louis Armstrong
  • Our Day Will Come | Amy Winehouse
  • Our Love is Here to Stay | Nat King Cole
  • Parlami D'Amore Mariu | Mario Lanza
  • Pavane | Gabriel Faure
  • Pepino, the Italian Mouse | Lou Monte
  • Polka Dots and Moonbeams | Frank Sinatra
  • Por Una Cabeza | Carlos Gardel (from "Scent of a Woman")
  • Precious and Few | The Lettermen
  • Prelude #4 | Chopin
  • Quadriglia Barese | Gianni Ciardo
  • Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head | Burt Bacharach
  • Reunited | Peaches & Herb
  • Robin's Nest | Illinois Jacquet
  • Sabor a Mi | Los Lobos
  • Sakura, Sakura | traditional Japanese
  • Santa Lucia | Enrico Caruso
  • Satin Doll | Duke Ellington
  • Scenes from Childhood #1 | Robert Schumann
  • September Song | Willie Nelson
  • Serenade | Enrico Toselli
  • Serenade | Riccardo Drigo
  • She's Got a Way | Billy Joel
  • Shower the People | James Taylor
  • Si Bheag, Si Mhor | Turlough O'Carolan
  • Skylark | Ella Fitzgerald
  • Sleep Walk | Santo & Johnny Farina
  • Sleepers Awake | J.S. Bach
  • Something | The Beatles
  • Something Stupid | Nancy & Frank Sinatra
  • Somewhere | Barbra Streisand
  • Somewhere My Love | Andy Williams
  • Spanish Eyes | Al Martino
  • Speak Softly | Nino Rota
  • Speranze Perdute | Carlo Aonza
  • Spring from The Four Seasons | Vivaldi
  • Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin
  • Stand By Me | Ben E. King
  • Star of the County Down | traditional Irish
  • Stardust | Artie Shaw
  • Stars Fell on Alabama | Billie Holiday
  • Strangers in the Night | Frank Sinatra
  • Stride la Vampa | Maria Callas
  • Summertime in Venice | Jerry Vale
  • Surfer Girl | Beach Boys
  • Sway | Dean Martin
  • Swinging on a Star | Bing Crosby
  • Tango of the Roses | Connie Francis
  • Tarantella | traditional Neapolitan
  • Tenderly | Billie Holiday
  • Tennessee Waltz | Patti Page
  • That's Amore | Dean Martin
  • The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole
  • The Godfather Waltz | Nino Rota
  • The Longest Time | Billy Joel
  • The Maid Behind the Bar | traditional Irish
  • The Shadow of Your Smile | Frank Sinatra
  • The Way You Look Tonight | Frank Sinatra
  • Theme from Cinema Paradiso | Ennio Morricone
  • Thula Baba | traditional South-African
  • Ticket to Ride | The Beatles
  • Tico-Tico no Fuba | Carmen Miranda
  • Time After Time | Chet Baker
  • Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper
  • Time to Say Goodbye | Andrea Bocelli
  • To a Wild Rose | Edward MacDowell
  • Tonight I Celebrate My Love | Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
  • Torna a Surriento | Frank Sinatra
  • Toselli's Serenade | Mario Lanza
  • Trumpet Voluntary | Henry Purcell
  • Trumpet Voluntary | Jeremiah Clarke
  • Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters
  • Unforgettable | Nat King Cole
  • Vida | Ricky Martin
  • Viva La Vida | Coldplay
  • Wagon Wheel | Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Watch What Happens | Michel Legrand
  • Wave | Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • Wedding March | Richard Wagner
  • Wedding March | Felix Mendelssohn
  • What a Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong
  • What Are You Doing with the Rest of Your Life | Michel Legrand
  • When I'm Sixty-Four | Beatles
  • When Irish Eyes Are Smiling | The Irish Tenors
  • While My Guitar Gently Weeps | The Beatles
  • Wirtchcraft | Frank Sinatra
  • Yellow | Coldplay
  • Yesterday | Beatles
  • You Are So Beautiful | Joe Cocker
  • You Are the Sunshine of My Life | Stevie Wonder
  • You Were Always on My Mind | Willie Nelson
  • Your Song | Elton John
  • You're My Best Friend | Queen
  • You've Got a Friend | James Taylor

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December 17, 2016 • Wedding
Sat5:00 PM - 7:00 PM New Jersey, NB
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Fri6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Cherry Hill, NJ
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Sat11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Philadelphia, PA
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Sat11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Philadelphia, PA
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April 22, 2016 • Caffe Aldo Lamberti
Fri6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Cherry Hill, NJ
April 16, 2016 • Termini Bakery
Sat11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Philadelphia, PA
April 13, 2016 • Zeppoli
Wed7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Collingswood, NJ
April 9, 2016 • Termini Bakery
Sat11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Philadelphia, PA
April 8, 2016 • Caffe Aldo Lamberti
Fri6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Cherry Hill, NJ
April 2, 2016 • Termini Bakery
Sat11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Philadelphia, PA
March 26, 2016 • Termini Bakery
Sat11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Philadelphia, PA

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