News&Events

10 March 2024

Melissa will perform with her ensemble: Music for a Time, with vocalist Anne Biswell, violinist Margot Ferguson, and pianist Marcy Gaston. A Sprinkling of Irish    
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13 August 2023

Melissa will perform with her ensemble: Music for a Time, with vocalist Anne Biswell, violinist Margot Ferguson, and pianist Marcy Gaston. A Summer Sojourn    
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24 April 2022

Melissa will perform with her ensemble: Music for a Time, with vocalist Anne Biswell, violinist Margot Ferguson, and pianist Marcy Gaston.    

18-20 May 2017

I will be accompanying Bob Walkenhorst of the Rainmakers at Musical Theater Heritage at Crown Center. 7:30pm     Tickets and (Thanks for the) Information

25 March 2017

We will be at the Bliss Bridal Event at the new Beck Event Space. 210 South Independence Street, Harrisonville, MO. 11:00am-4:00pm     More Information

23 February 2017

Our cellist will play at 8th & Main's Bridal Open House. 724 Main, Grandview, MO. 5:00-8:00pm     More Information

The cello is one of the most beautiful instruments and will complement your wedding ceremony with its lovely voice. Please contact me to find out more about my ensembles: solo cello, violin-cello duo, cello-cello duo, string trio, string quartet.

We are delighted to play for weddings, receptions, dinners, and other special occasions throughout the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

To plan music for your wedding or other special event, please contact us at

913-244-8855 or

mliss29@yahoo.com.

reviews of our performances

We are honored to receive awards from WeddingWire and the Perfect Wedding Guide. You can read our reviews by clicking these images.

Wanted to thank you again SO much for being a big and crucial part of our wedding day, and coming through beautifully at the last minute for us. ~RM

Lovely. (Your arrangement of that song) is exactly what I wanted. ~BM

She was so nice and answered all my questions. The day of was flawless-- she is very in tune with what is going on. ~BW

We had very fun wedding and our musicians provided great ambience and made the event! Thanks so much to Melissa and Melissa for playing at our event and making it a success. ~CW

weddings ~ receptions ~ special events

Our repertoire includes many favorites from the Classical, Baroque, and Romantic eras, as well as modern popular music. To meet the needs of your event, larger and smaller ensembles are available.

Music not on the repertoire list can be arranged. There may be a fee for this, depending on the complexity of the music. Six weeks notice is requested for this service.

We are happy to perform for your event outside the greater Kansas City metropolitan area for an additional travel fee.

To plan music for your wedding or other special event, please contact us at

913-244-8855 or

mliss29@yahoo.com.

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