In black and white, from the foot of a broad marble stair: the stair rises in four flights to a Doric gateway of six columns under a pediment, set in a high wall. The low sun stands behind the gate, and the columns lay long stripes of shadow down the steps toward you.

Propylaea

Live strings for your evening, from a trio to a full orchestra.

Ensembles

String trio

Violin, viola and cello.

The approach, landing by landing

  1. From the first landing: the stair climbs on toward the gateway, the columns' shadows striping the treads. First landing

    Your occasion

    Concerts, galas, corporate and private events.

  2. From the second landing, by the dark stone benches: the six Doric columns are larger now, the pediment above them. Second landing

    Your ensemble

    A string trio, a quartet, a chamber orchestra or a full orchestra.

  3. From the third landing: the columns fill the view, fluted, the sky between them. Third landing

    Your venue

    A concert hall, a ballroom, a garden or a home.

  4. At the top of the stair, between the two middle columns: through the gate, a sunlit court. At the gate

    Inquire

    Tell us the date and the place, and we will set the chairs.

  5. In the court: three black chairs and music stands, a violin and a viola on stands and a cello beside them, their long shadows reaching toward you across the marble. Ensembles

    String trio

    Violin, viola and cello.

  6. The court set for a full orchestra: chairs and stands in arcs round the conductor's podium, cellos and basses standing at the right, a colonnade beyond. Ensembles

    Full orchestra

    Strings in arcs round the conductor, winds behind.

Propylaea, from the Greek propylaion: pro-, “before,” and pylē, “gate.”

Occasions

For your concert, your gala, your company, your celebration.

Tell us the occasion and the room, and the strings arrive set and ready: a string trio, a quartet, a chamber orchestra or a full orchestra.

Close up from the stair: two fluted Doric columns and their capitals, backlit, the sky between them.
The gate, from the third landing

Occasions

  • Concerts
  • Galas
  • Corporate events
  • Private events

Ensembles

  • String trio
  • String quartet
  • Chamber orchestra
  • Full orchestra

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Strings for the evening.

One house for your strings, from three players to a full orchestra, for concerts, galas, corporate and private events.

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