Biography

Since 1998 Venus Ensembles has proudly provided the finest musicians for wedding ceremony music, cocktail music and all other special events in New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island, Westchester County and beyond.

Our carefully chosen musicians have performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Blue Note, Radio City Music Hall, the Mandarin Oriental, Daniel, Donna Karan’s store, and everywhere in between


We have been featured on CNN and "The Letterman Show"


We have been selected by Modern Bride as one of the top 150 Entertainment Vendors for Weddings in the country (and only one of the top few in New York City)


We have been listed in the New York Magazine Wedding issue as one of New York City’s best vendors since its inception.


My expert advice has been published in New York Magazine, Modern Bride, and Brides New York


We traveled near and far, including the exclusive island of Canouan in the Grenadines - where we were honored to be part of the very first wedding at the Raffles Resort and Spa


We have performed for special bridal events at:

Saks Fifth Avenue
Bloomingdale’s
Scully and Scully
Michael C. Fina
Morgane Le Fay

Even as a professional musician, I did not realize until I got married myself just how integral the music and the quality of the musicians are to the experience of matrimony.  After my honeymoon, I created Venus Ensembles so that every couple could have concert-quality music at their wedding, just as we did.  As graduates of Juilliard, my husband and I had the opportunity to select simply the best players for our wedding without any worries about professionalism or quality.  Giving this unique option to others is the principle on which Venus Ensembles is founded.

The full-time professional musicians I provide have been trained at only the best music schools, including the Juilliard School in New York, the Paris Conservatoire, and the Guildhall School in London.  My colleagues and I regularly perform at Carnegie Hall, in Lincoln Center, and on Broadway as soloists, chamber musicians, or with renowned orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.  We have performed at Radio City with Elton John, at Donna Karan’s store, and everywhere in between.

I not only bring the best musicians to you, but also include a highly personalized and efficient service to help plan your every musical need.  All the details required to make a seamless special event are discussed with me well beforehand.  With my unique “Wedding Worksheet”, we go through every aspect of your ceremony together - from the first note played as your guests arrive, to the moment you begin your new life together.

Venus Ensembles has been featured at many venues throughout New York, including:

3 West Club 632 on Hudson American Museum of National History Americas Society Angel Orensanz Foundation BatteryGardens Bouterin Bowery Hotel Bridgewaters Bronx Botanical Gardens Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn Museum Capitale Castle on the Hudson Central Park Boathouse Central Park Conservatory Gardens Century Club Chanterelle Chase Manhattan Christie's Auction House Church Center for the UN (Tillman Chapel) Cipriani City Hall Restaurant Cosmopolitan Club The Council on Foreign Relations/The Harold Pratt House Daniel deSeversky Center at NYIT Donna Karan New York Duck Walk Vineyards (Eastern Long Island) Eleven Madison Park Essex House The Explorers Club Faculty House at Columbia University The Frick Collection The Foundry Four Seasons Restaurant and Hotel Friar's Club Glen Cove Mansion Harvard Club Library Hotel Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers Loft Eleven Lotos Club The Maidstone Arms Inn (East Hampton) Mandarin Oriental Manhattan Penthouse Metropolitan Club

Mohonk Mountain House Morgan Stanley Nassau County Museum of Art National Arts Club Oheka Castle Palace Hotel Penn Club Penthouse 15 Peter White Studio Pierre Hotel Plaza Hotel Pratt Mansion The Princeton Club of New York Puck Building Rainbow Room Ritz Carlton Battery Park River Cafe River Club Riverside Church Roosevelt Hotel Scully & Scully Sky Studios Stage 6 at Steiner Studios St. Bartholomew's Church St. Paul's Church (Columbia University) St. Regis Hotel Studio 450 Sun West Studios Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown Tavern on the Green Thatched Cottage Tourneau Tribeca Rooftop Twenty Four Fifth Union League Club University Club Wainwright House Waldorf Astoria Water Club Wave Hill Westchester Country Club Whitby Castle Wolffer Vineyards (Eastern Long Island) Yale Club