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Wedding Music Review

Sunday, November 20th, 2016

We love making a wedding couples’ day as special as can be with outstanding wedding music according to their wishes.  Here is our latest review on Wedding Wire:

Wendy said…
Absolutely wonderful!!! Olivera Music was a pleasure to work with from the music planning stages to my daughter’s wedding day! We could not have been more pleased. We were so happy with the musicians and DJ. The strings for the ceremony and cocktail hour were just beautiful, and played a great variety of music. They played several special songs for our day. The gorgeous piano dinner music was so wonderful and added such a special touch to the dinner hour-fantastic and had people in a festive mood. DJ Ray was fun and fabulous as well as personable and had a huge crowd on the dance floor all night! Wow! I have never seen so many people dance for so long, and that was exactly what we wanted-a fun dance party with lots of people on the dance floor! Our daughter’s wedding was one of the best days of our life, and the music was the backdrop of the day, the heartbeat of the celebration, and a big part of our memories. I look forward to working with them again. They were reliable, responsive, and so much fun to plan with. Most importantly, they understood what we wanted, and we were overjoyed with the results!

Wedding: 10/21/2016
Services Used: Ceremony Music, DJ, Entertainer
Reviewed On: 11/20/2016

Fife & Drum for Corporate Event at Smithsonian

Wednesday, October 8th, 2014
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Fife & Drum Trio at the Smithsonian

Fife & Drum Trio

Fife & Drum Trio at the Smithsonian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fife and Drum Trio at American History Museum

A Fife & Drum 3-pc Band performed for a corporate event at the Smithsonian’s American History Museum in Washington, DC.  A perfect patriotic setting for an Americana theme, the two fifes and drum were dressed in appropriate attire representing Colonial America.  Whether for a reception, leading guests from location to location, or as featured entertainment for the evening, this adds a spirited atmosphere for a special event.

Specialty groups, such as a Fife and Drum Ensemble, Mariachi Band, Dixieland Band, Flamingo Trio, or Folk Ensemble, make a special event truly unique, adding flair to the theme for the event.  Olivera Music Entertainment offers all types of specialty ensembles, along with a complete selection of soloists, small ensembles, dance bands, and national acts with full production.  Give us a call to discuss your ideas for your next event.

ILEA Esprit Award 2013 for Olivera Music Entertainment!

Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

Olivera Music Entertainment is thrilled to announce we are the recipient of a International Live Events Association, ILEA Esprit Award 2013 for ‘Best ILEA Team Effort, Budget over $200,000’.   This internationally recognized awards ceremony draws entries from the 52 ILEA chapters around the world.  The ceremony took place at the Atlantis in the Bahamas.

The event was entitled the ‘Did you hear the news? Gala’, and was held at the USA Today/Gannett building in McLean, Virginia.  The team included 12 ILEA DC chapter members, covering  all aspects of the event:  music, event planning, decor, sound, photography, transportation, event furnishings, valet, lighting, draping, plants, bartending, place settings, and multi-media.  Kevin Olivera was Entertainment Chair for the following music entertainment production:

  • Arrival – “Swing Dixie” 6-pc. band
  • VIP Reception – Jazz Duo
  • Full Reception – Jazz Quartet and a Newspaper Man Statue
  • Awards Ceremony – Solo Harpist, Awards Ceremony MC, Baseball Bat Violinist
  • Dinner – “Pop Culture Strings” 4-pc.
  • Dancing – “Amaretto” 9-pc. band, and a Handwriting Analyst

The planning for the Gala began nine months prior to the event.  Multiple site visits and a tech rehearsal were crucial.  Communication with all team members was crucial to ensure each company’s plan was in synch with all other team members.

The International Live Events Association was founded in 1987 to foster enlightened performance through education while promoting ethical conduct.  ILEA works to join event and meeting professionals to focus on the “event as a whole” rather than its individual parts. ILEA has grown to involve over 5,500 members active in 52 chapters throughout the world. The solid peer network ILEA provides helps special events professionals produce outstanding results for clients while establishing positive working relationships with other event colleagues.

For over 25 years ILEA has been a valued and trusted partner in the events industry. An industry that generates over $200 billion for the global economy and supports over four million jobs.

ILEA members are regarded as the very best in what they do, creating a powerful and influential community of event professionals around the world, working together to find new ways to communicate through the power of live events.  As the association continues to expand and engage, reaching new audiences and markets around the globe, so the ILEA brand continues to evolve.

Music Entertainment Production for National Geographic’s 125th

Saturday, September 21st, 2013

National Geographic 125th GalaNGS kabuki screenNGS drummer;african drummerNGS explorers,band National Geographic 125th GalaThe National Building Museum was the site for National Geographic’s 125th Anniversary Celebration Gala.  Olivera Music Entertainment provided music entertainment production for the event, including:

  • 27 musicians, including 23 brass and percussion players and 4 African drummers.
  • Specially composed fanfares to summon guests from the cocktail hour to dinner and for the awards presentations.
  • A Grand Finale, with the musicians onstage, plus antiphonal musicians around the museum atrium, in an inaugural performance of the new arrangement of the classic National Geographic theme.  Music radiated from each corner of the room, including the brass and percussion in a resounding grand finale performance, as a presentation of ‘A New Age of Exploration’ explorers were revealed behind a kabuki screen.
  • Extensive pre-planning with the event producers and event team.
  • Coordination with the conductor/arranger, John Wasson, for pre-event planning, music distribution, rehearsals, and performance.
  • Coordination for three days prior to the event for set-up of the stage, equipment needs, and several rehearsals.
  • Coordination with the technical crew for sound and lighting requirements.
  • Music entertainment production included Kevin Olivera as music coordinator, plus two assistants.

This elegant black-tie event included stunning decor, with three-sided plus ceiling video footage, highlighting sea, land, and air.  The meal creatively reflected each of these segments, along with the tables and table decor. The National Building Museum is a perfect site for such a grand scale celebration.  Hats off to Gardner Mills Group for an extremely successful and memorable event capturing the essence of ‘A New Age of Exploration’!

Business Support is Essential for a Healthy Community

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

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Olivera Music Entertainment has a strong commitment to give back to those who support our communities.  Business support is essential for our community to thrive and prosper.  Over the past 27 years we have donated over a quarter million dollars to numerous community and non-profit organizations and events, including the following:
Active Duty U.S. Military Personnel
Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association
American Red Cross
Ashburn Farm Barracuda Swim Team
Barns at Franklin Park
Blue Ridge Hospice
Committee for Dulles
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Disabled Veterans of America
Dulles Area Association of Realtors
Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce
Executive Women International
Fauquier Chamber of Commerce
Fauquier Hospital
Fauquier Springs Country Club
Fight for the Child
Final Salute
Folger Shakespeare Library
Food & Friends
George Washington University, Loudoun Campus
Hunt Country Celebrations
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Inova Health Foundation
Inova Loudoun Hospital Foundation
International Special Events Society, DC Chapter
Junior League of Northern Virginia
Leesburg Rotary
Leesburg VFW
Let’s Help Kids
Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter
Loudoun Area Agency for the Aging
Loudoun Arts Council
Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association
Loudoun Country Day School
Loudoun County Public Schools
Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce
Loudoun Community Free Clinic
Loudoun Heart Association
Loudoun Hunt
Loudoun Interfaith Relief
Loudoun Symphony Association
Loudoun Therapeutic Riding
Loudoun United Way
Loudoun YMCA
Manassas Battlefield Trust
March of Dimes
Middleburg Classic Horse Show
Middleburg Tennis Club
Montgomery Hospice
National Building Museum
National Museum of American History
National Steeplechase Association
Oatlands
Operation Second Chance
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Potomac Riverkeeper
Rotary International
St. David’s Episcopal Church
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
Smithsonian Institution
Thomas Balch Library
Tigerlily Foundation
Town of Leesburg
Virginia Hospital Center
Virginia Opera
Virginia Therapeutic Riding
WETA
Wolf Trap Foundation
Together, we can make a difference!
Please support your community!

 

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