Reviews

We first were blown away by Sarah and Jaya at an open fair at our wedding venue and the need to have them at our wedding was set when we heard the Mario theme tune! Every single interaction with them both has been lovely and you can really see their excitement at getting to learn new song requests. We chose some more out there modern songs for our ceremony which we had no idea how they’d sound via string instruments but all our expectations were exceeded, the music was phenomenal and they had us beaming before the wedding when we caught up over zoom. On the wedding day itself we had so many compliments and everyone knew the different songs being played which isn’t always the case with modern songs on string instruments but you can guarantee Sarah and Jaya will nail every song they play both new and old! Thank you both for being so amazing both personally and professionally, your versions will forever be our favourites of our wedding songs! – Mr & Mrs Sunderland xx

You were absolutely amazing and I know people loved it – eagerly awaiting the video footage now so we can watch bits back! My Dad was so overwhelmed hearing your rendition of Calon Lan – definitely a moment we will never forget and it was just so beautiful. Thank you ❤️ – Katy & Jamie

We just wanted to say thank you so much for playing at our wedding. The atmosphere was just amazing and we loved all the songs you played. We have had many compliments from the guests about you 😊 and Skyfall sounded absolutely fantastic – thanks so much for learning it for us. – Jade & James

Honestly you guys are so amazing. As soon as we heard you performing at a wedding fair and you brought tears to our eyes we knew we wanted you to be at our wedding and what an amazing job you did. So many guests commented on how beautiful your music was and how it just made the day more perfect. Right from the start the communication was brilliant and nothing was ever too much trouble. It made us so much more at ease having a night where we met to listen to snippets of the songs we have chosen. We will 100% be recommending you to friends and family and hope to have the pleasure of meeting you again soon. Thanks again for all your help. – Mr & Mrs Hade

Ever since we first heard your music floating in the air as we walked into Bassmead for the first time (we think it was the theme from Harry Potter being played) we were enamoured with your skill and knew that having you as part of our special day would be something that we really wanted.
 
You’re both such lovely people and we really enjoyed whenever we would bump into you at the wedding fairs we attended.
 
Becca was thrilled and really moved by your beautiful performance of ‘I Giorni’, which was the perfect song for her to walk down the aisle to. 
 
So many of our guests told us how much they enjoyed your music, and that having you play made the day all the more unique. You helped to add the extra special something to our day that we will remember for the rest of our lives and we are so grateful for that. – Craig & Becca

What an amazing duo. I had them play for my wedding ceremony in a church, for a lawn party and at dinner. They nailed the atmosphere for each separate section of the day. 
 
The music: world class music, outstanding professional standard we couldn’t have asked for more. They have a really broad repertoire AND they will learn new songs for you in new styles. I requested some Bluegrass songs such as ‘oh when the saints’ and ‘when we’re human’ and they absolutely nailed it. My guests were flabbergasted at the quality of their playing. The range is so wide from classics like Mendelssohn to Jurassic Park to Rihanna. 
 
The service: Amazing service. They thought ahead to ask questions to make sure that they could be perfect on the day. They were very responsive to all communications and they gave me an excellent pre-wedding session where they showed me the songs they learnt for me and made sure that we were all set for the big day. 
 
They also offered things a bit out of the ordinary which was lovely such as Disney music quiz. 
 
The people: You couldn’t ask for two nicer people. They were lovely kind and friendly and absolute stars. They went the extra mile to make sure they provide me with an excellent service and I’m so grateful to them. My guests were so impressed! 
 
Thank you Jaya and Sarah, you are stars. – Rose & Manesh

Absolutely incredible! My husband and I saw them at a wedding fayre and I normally would walk past something like this as I assumed it would just be classical music. I am so glad we stopped and listened to them play! They played such a variety of music (current songs, tv shows, classical) even learnt to play a song for us. We had them playing after our service (25.08.18) whilst people were having drinks and partly whilst eating. They went down so well with our guests. Our only regret is we only had them for 2 hours, if you’re debating how long to book them for go longer! They are so talented and also lovely people. – Steph Thane

Thank you sooo much, having you playing at our ceremony made it extra special. The music was beautiful and we can not thank you both enough. Once again thank you for everything you did for us, it meant a lot. The new Mr & Mrs Barker. – Mr & Mrs Barker

I cannot recommend Jaya and Sarah enough. Not only are they both very talented musicians, but very friendly and likable, and very professional. All our guests were so complimentary about them both as well as the amazing music they played, which just added that extra special sparkle to our wedding. Thank you both. – Sarah Bloy

Beautifully played! Love seeing them. All Booked for my wedding in 2018! – Katie

Excellent, friendly and personal service!! The music they played was so beautiful and we are so pleased we chose them to play at our wedding!! – Kerry

Wow wow wow I cannot thank you enough for making our wedding absolutely perfect. You blew us away, I loved every minute of it xx – Claire

I had the chapel hill duo playing at my wedding on 18th February 2017 for the ceremony and wedding breakfast. As soon as I walked out my room and heard them playing started off my tears. Beautiful music played by two lovely people. Thank you so much xxx – Zoe

Chapel hill duo were absolutely fabulous! They made my daughters wedding a very special day and were so friendly to discuss details of the day with and their musical skills are outstanding. I would highly recommend them to family and friends. Thank you for making our day go so well – Jill

These two young musicians are absolutely fantastic in every respect. They played at our daughter’s wedding for hour after hour and must have been exhausted by the end of the evening! Nothing was too much trouble, they arranged a beautiful version of the happy couple’s favourite song and everything they played sounded so good. A lovely couple and fantastic musicians too. Brilliant. – Gary

The Chapel Hill Duo provided music for our ceremony and wedding breakfast recently and were excellent. They are friendly, flexible and, above all else, talented. They really added something to the day. We’d definitely recommend them for any wedding. – Sam

Thank you so so much for playing at our wedding! The atmosphere was incredible and everyone commented on how amazing you are! I will be recommending you to everyone! Just amazing and feel so so lucky to have you there with us. – Charlotte

Absolutely brilliant! Played at my daughter’s wedding last week at Goodwood Hotel and we have had so many positive comments about them. The type of music they played was great – so varied. Also they came outside with us after the ceremony so we could all still hear them while photos were being taken. – Tess

From the minute we heard this lovely pair at a wedding fair, we knew we had to have them. The music is simply beautiful and I’m so glad they were part of our special day. Thank you so much Jaya and Sarah! X – Laura

The Duo played at our daughter’s wedding recently and we were so thrilled with our choice of musicians. They were so accommodating and professional. The music was incredibly beautiful and added to the romantic atmosphere of the day. So if you are considering the Chapel Hill Duo for your special occasion we absolutely recommend them. Thank you to Jaya and Sarah for being part of our special day. Theresa and James – Theresa and James

It was just perfect! When we came out of our ceremony which had only Beatles songs Sarah and Jay were playing All you need is Love. The sun was shining and it was just perfect. Thank you guys for providing such gorgeous music to our reception and for being so professional. Wish you the best for your own wedding, I’m sure it will be magical! – Mariana

I cannot praise The Chapel Hill Duo highly enough – extremely professional and extremely talented. They made our wedding reception so special and all our guests thoroughly enjoyed the music they played. I also had the amazing opportunity to play my flute with Sarah and Jaya and this was one of the hi-lights of the day – truly magical! Thank you!! – Laura

Chapel hill duo played at our wedding 28th April, would highly recommend they were absolutely flawless with their music. Really lovely people too and just made our day that extra bit special with how they played the songs, they really were fantastic and I’m glad I got to have them play for our big day! They were amazing! Thank you so much. – Rachael

Can’t thank Sarah and Jaya enough for providing such beautiful music at our wedding. All of our guests couldn’t stop commenting how wonderful you were. X – Rachel and Robert

My new husband and I (eeek) would like to say a huge thank you so playing so beautifully on our big day. We adored the music and we had so many compliments from our guests. You really helped to make our day so special and we are very grateful. – Megan and Andy

We would just like to say thank you again for making our day so magical. We knew you would both make it perfect and our guests were just bowled over by your talent and repertoire. I just need to think of an excuse to book you again, 🙂 We also wish you both a happy wedding for next year and that you both have a lifetime of love (and music of course). – Sarah and Steve

Jaya and Sarah, we can’t thank you enough for playing for us at our wedding in Jersey. The music was outstanding, and loved by all our guests. Many commented on the wide range of your repertoire and the incredible arrangements. You made the day really special. From playing on the terrace (hope it wasn’t too hot!), the beautiful music during the ceremony and throughout the wedding breakfast, the wonderful music created a warm, relaxed ambience. To anyone considering Jaya and Sarah, the Chapel Hill Duo, for any event, including a wedding- do not hesitate for a moment. They play to an incredibly high standard, with a wide range of styles from classical, pop, film themes and folk. And play all of these styles equally well. They are two extremely nice, friendly people and a complete pleasure to deal with. I cannot recommend the Chapel Hill Duo highly enough. Booking the duo for your wedding is one of the wisest choices you will ever make! – David & Kasia

Just wanted to say how wonderful it was to have you play at my birthday party on Sunday. Your music was very much appreciated and really added to the atmosphere of the event. Thank you that as soon as the quizzes and speeches were over you very sensitively began playing and everyone was enjoying your music until the end. I have had good feedback on the do and everyone seems to have enjoyed themselves so I am delighted with how it all came together. Thank you so much for your part of making it such a special occasion. – Claire

You were fabulous from meeting you to playing for our special day. Thank you so much for playing so beautifully. Not a dry eye in there, our guests thought you were fabulous. You made our day so special thank you. – Sophia and Alex

I like everything!! You dealt with our arrangements professionally and promptly, you did a fab job of the song composed of our choice and the music throughout the day was wonderful (I’m just sad I was off having photos and missed some of it!). – Zoe and Vimel

Thank you so much for your hard work on Saturday everyone was complimenting on how lovely it made the service we will for sure be highly recommending you. – Natasha

From day one you both have been a dream to work with. Very professional, prompt with email replies, polite, flexible and then there is your music! Wow! What can we say…you guys were amazing. The arrangement of Nessun Dorma and Happy both sounded incredible. Oh and Ave Maria was so special as it was the song that my mum walked down the aisle to and was a beautiful tribute to my parents and such a special moment too. When the doors opened and I could hear Nessun Dorma echoing throughout the church, I was overcome with the most amazing wave of emotion. It was truly so moving and there was not a dry eye in the house. My only regret was not actually being able to be there to hear you both play more at the beginning when our guests were arriving. I missed out! I’m actually on your facebook page listening to your music as I write this to make up for it (head bopping, foot tapping!) You are both such talented, gifted musicians and were a delight to listen to. We wish you every bit of success for your futures and thank you so much for making our day so special. We have no hesitation in recommending you and would 100% love to have you both play again for us at some future event for sure. – Christina and Ben

Wow wow wow – what a talented pair of musicians. Both my wife & I are so glad we chose you to play at both the church and the reception for our wedding. I really can’t praise you both enough. You really did make our day that extra special, and so many of our friends and family agreed. The only bit I was disappointed with was that we didn’t book you to play in the garden longer as time just flew by and we could have listened to you play all day. Thank you so much guys x – Chris and Nicky

I just wanted to say how wonderful it was to have you both play at our wedding! Sorry we didn’t get time to speak to you properly, as a lot of our time was spent having photos taken!! But you really did make our day that extra bit special and the guests really enjoyed your music! The ceremony was just perfect, how I had always imagined it. So thank you so much from us both, you were amazing! – Kady and Mike

The Chapel Hill Duo is a pairing of two inspirational musicians, who will always give an outstanding performance. We are always delighted to host Sarah and Jaya at St Wulfram’s, Grantham, and every time they have played at our events the standard has been impeccably high. They come very highly recommended! – Dr Tim Williams

The volume and repertoire were ideal for the occasion and I’m aware you put in a great deal of effort to ensure this would be the case. Following our conversation on the inclusion of a few ‘requests’, your arrangements for cello and violin were first-rate, extremely professional and greatly appreciated by those attending. – Major Simon Egan

We were delighted with your music and found you both warm and pleasant to work with. Many of our guests were also truly impressed and asked about you. We don’t do this sort of ting very often, but if we ever did we would certainly love you to come and play for us again! All the best in your endeavours and Happy New Year, Helen & Stephen Pattison PS. You might find it helpful to know that your classical takes on modern pieces really make you stand out from other young classical musicians we have heard! – Helen and Stephen