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The Mountain Larks are professional wedding musicians based out of Charlottesville, Virginia. Having perfected the violin and cello throughout their lifelong musical careers, this classically-trained duo teamed up with the aim of bringing an element of musical elegance to your wedding. Their impressive genre-spanning repertoire contains a variety of pieces from classical compositions and familiar jazz favorites, to fiddle-heavy folk songs and re-imagined string covers of popular love songs.

Services Offered

The Mountain Larks offer you a number of special services in order to provide an unforgettable musical experience at your wedding. Some of their services include:

  • Ceremony music
  • Cocktail hour music
  • Willingness to learn new songs
  • Music during breaks
  • Instrumental music

Experience

Julia Kwolyk is a classically trained violinist with over 30 years of experience. She received her classical training from Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute and Connecticut College, where she served as concert mistress of the Connecticut College Symphony. Julia has an abundance of experience as a session musician and playing with regional folk and bluegrass musicians.

Laurel Humiston is a classically trained cellist who received her BA in music from Western Michigan University, and is certified to teach using the Bornoff Approach. Laurel is a member of the Charlottesville band, Larkspur, and has been known to perform with singer-songwriter Matthew McCallister.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for wedding ceremony music?

$500

What is the price of your most popular wedding package?

$700

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Learn New Songs
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What ceremony music arrangements can you provide?

Instrumental - Duo

How many musicians are in your band(s)?

1 - 3

What instruments does your group play?

Cello
Violin

What services do you provide?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Instrumentals
Learn New Songs
Music During Breaks
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Marc B. Sent on 03/09/2024
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Helped create an amazing atmosphere

We really loved having the Mountain Larks at our wedding. They provided such a great atmosphere during our ceremony, and they are excellent musicians. They really helped make our dreams come true. They had a wide selection of songs for us to choose from, and even could learn specific songs not listed. We highly recommend the Mountain Larks for any occasion!
Miranda
Miranda S. Sent on 11/08/2020
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Just what we were looking for!

We were set on wanting a cello (plus one or more “other”) to play for our ceremony. After much research, we found the Mountain Larks. Not only were their few demos on the website great, they were much more reasonably priced than other options we had found! On top of that, Laurel was great about answering emails in a timely manner and communicating as needed. No stress!

We didn’t request any custom music (though they did offer), but everything they played was amazing. Princess Bride for the wedding party, At Last for the bride (seemed appropriate after fourteen years of dating and a COVID-delayed wedding), and Marry You for our recessional, they were all perfect for us. We were very pleased with the song options and appreciated the classical prelude music and what we heard of the variety at the cocktail hour. Laurel and Julia are wonderful musicians and were super friendly and professional—we wish we could have interacted with them more!
Lauren
Lauren R. Sent on 10/24/2019
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The Mountain Larks were Incredible!

Julia & Laurel were just fantastic. The music was beautiful for my ceremony, and they were so easy to work with. I couldn't recommend them more!!!

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