Music For Events
For life’s most important events, music serves as a vehicle for celebration and reflection. Based on your unique vision, our top-notch professional musicians will perform a custom-designed music program that will skillfully and beautifully enhance your event.
Music Director Rebecca Strauss of Riverview Chamber Players uses a personal approach to understand your specific vision, and provides expert guidance throughout the process, ensuring that the music selected and performed is perfectly tailored to your needs.
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First, she conducts an introductory consultation to understand your vision for the event and your expectations around the performance and experience as a whole.
Our collaboration continues with a guided curation of music selections that match your needs and desires. Rebecca provides a list of repertoire from our extensive music library, and if additional pieces are needed, she will research and source the options for musical pieces and arrangements.
Once your program has been finalized, she will ensure that our professional chamber musicians are prepared for the event and provided with the selected music.
We keep an open line of communication as details change and the event date draws closer. As Music Director, Rebecca works tirelessly to organize all aspects of the music and associated logistics for your event, promising a smooth and worry-free experience.
Riverview Chamber Players has performed at thousands of events of varying types, and takes pride in providing you with a customized experience from start to finish.
Grand Entrance at Buckingham Palace
The Bow Room at Buckingham Palace
As founder, Music Director, and violist/violinist of Riverview Chamber Players, Rebecca Strauss has garnered acclaim as a seasoned musical event organizer and dedicated performer. From performing for The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, at Buckingham Palace to sharing the stage with Led Zeppelin and Earth, Wind, and Fire, Rebecca combines her impressive concertizing acumen with her vast experience in the event industry to deliver a seamless musical presentation for her clients.
Overseeing chamber music for well countless public and private events, Rebecca has consistently shown an acute attention to detail and warmth, making/providing an unforgettable experience for clients and guests.
Above all, Rebecca is known for her artistry and vision, exceptional organizational skills, and compassionate leadership style.
Riverview Chamber Players consists of professional classical musicians of the highest caliber who perform with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Boston Ballet Orchestra, A Far Cry, Handel & Haydn Society, and Shelter Music Boston, among others.
Our musicians have performed in concert halls and esteemed venues around the world from Buckingham Palace and Boston Symphony Hall to Berliner Philharmonie and Shanghai Symphony Hall.
We maintain a roster of several dozen professionally trained and highly experienced musicians, each dedicated to performing music that promotes wellness and social justice.
Kind Words from Past Clients
“Perfectly prompt, professional, friendly, and classy, Riverview Chamber Players is worth it at twice the price. Don't go the, "I'll just find a local music student" route – Riverview Chamber Players is professional and it shows! I can't recommend them highly enough... enjoy!”
“Our 90th Anniversary Gala was truly one of the most stunning we have ever had. All of your efforts translated into what was an elegant evening for our guests. Your talents provided the beautiful fabric upon which our mission statement was written for the evening.”— Sean Gilbertson, Function Sales Manager, Wang Theatre/Boch Center
"Thank you for playing such an important role in the formation of our ceremony program, particularly your suggestions for ways to include elements from my husband's culture too—the singing bowl and flower garlands added just the right touches. The ceremony would not have been the same without your planning help and inspired playing. Thank you so much for the lasting tone you contributed to our wedding memories." — Kevin
“Your playing at her funeral and your lovely demeanor gave dignity and honor to the whole event. Rebecca, you gave Sylvia and all those who loved her, a precious gift. We will always be grateful to you." —Susan F.
“You all brought my proposal vision to life! It was an experience that both Caitlin and I will treasure forever, and it wouldn't have been possible without Riverview Chamber Players. Riverview Chamber Players exceeded my expectations at all levels. —Megan Hacker
Riverview Chamber Players was honored to perform nine hours of non-stop chamber music for Boston Mayor Thomas Menino's lying-in-state as dignitaries and Boston residents paid their respects. "You and your musicians were absolutely wonderful. You provided music that was completely perfect for the event!" —Christine Coleman Farris, Executive Vice President Michael P. Wasserman, Inc. (Events Management Firm)
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