State and public ceremonies programming and musician booking
Programmes for national and municipal occasions where formality matters. The repertoire is built around the order of proceedings and who is present.
Ensembles that suit this occasion
You do not need to decide this in advance. These are the ensembles most often chosen; in practice we settle it together after seeing the room, its acoustics and the seating.
| Ensemble | Players | Instruments | When it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| String quartet | 4 players | 2 violins · viola · cello | The foundation of chamber music and the most formal of the small ensembles. It needs no piano, which makes it dependable for public ceremonies and outdoor occasions. |
| Piano quintet | 5 players | Piano · 2 violins · viola · cello | Adding piano to the string quartet widens both the volume and the palette considerably. The choice when the audience is over two hundred or the hall has a long reverberation. |
| Orchestral collaboration | Scaled to the occasion | Chamber orchestra and larger | For large official occasions and anniversaries. Stage size, sound and rehearsal scheduling all have to be designed together, so this is the one to ask about earliest. |
Engagements
- Office of the President official events
- Seoul Metropolitan Government New Year reception
- Inauguration of the Mayor of Seoul
- Ministry of Education official Teachers’ Day ceremony
- Seongbuk-gu “Concert for the Residents of Seongbuk”
Preparation timeline
Later enquiries are usually still possible. But the larger the ensemble, the harder it is to align players’ diaries, so the bigger the occasion the earlier it helps to ask.
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Settle the character and the budget range
Decide how many guests and what the occasion is for. Coming to us at this stage means we can shape the ensemble and the budget together.
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Confirm ensemble and repertoire
Repertoire and running times are placed against the order of proceedings. This is when musicians are confirmed.
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Venue visit and sound
We check sightlines, power, whether a piano can be brought in, and how the room rings.
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Cue sheet and rehearsal
We agree the cue sheet with your production team and fix the rehearsal.
On the day
On site
Set-up, sound check and running the performance itself.
How the budget is arrived at
There is no price list. Five things decide the cost. Give us the details of the occasion and we will give you a range first, then propose what is possible inside it.
- Number of players — By far the largest part of the cost.
- Playing time — Twenty minutes once is not the same as sixty minutes split in three.
- Rehearsal — Whether an on-site rehearsal is needed, and for how long.
- Travel and accommodation — Significant for engagements outside the capital region.
- Sound, staging, instruments — Piano hire and tuning, and whether sound equipment is included.
Questions about this kind of occasion
At least three weeks before the date. Even before the order of proceedings is fixed, the date, venue and expected attendance are enough for us to set out the ensemble and a budget range.
Yes. We work with private contracts, tenders, supplier registration and tax invoicing as required by public bodies. Send us your forms and we will prepare the quotation and proposal in that format.
Yes. Music before the opening, between items and as guests leave can all be arranged as separate short sets against the running order. Share the schedule and we will build the cue sheet with you.
State and public ceremoniesIf you are planning one
The date, the venue and a rough guest count are enough to start. The instrumentation can wait.