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News: Customize your ceremony

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Levins have original music that is perfectly suited for your wedding ceremony. For Jewish Weddings, they have original versions of songs that traditionally belong in the service. They also know popular versions of songs that you wish to include. Part of the process for your wedding includes Ira & Julia coming to meet with you as a couple to help you write your own vows and customize your service.

Fees vary according to level of ceremony needs, including but not limited to:

Meetings / emails / phone calls
Personalized ceremony music
Officiating
Sound amplification system

The Levins will work with you to provide the right music for your ceremony

As a duo the following instruments are available: Piano, Guitar, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone Vocals and Vocal Harmonies.

Trio and Quartet available.

Ceremony packages can be ceremony music only/ Officiant(s) only/

Music and Officiant(s) (Both Ira and Julia can lead your service and sing.)

The Levins also know Rabbis and Cantors in your area and can recommend one that will work with you if you would like.

If your ceremony is religious, non-religious, on inter-faith, The Levins will collaborate with you to make sure it is beautiful, memorable and harmonious.

Press: Testimonials

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

"Ira and Julia crafted us a joyful and heart-warming wedding ceremony. They delighted all of our loved ones with their gift of song, laughter, and sincerity, while honoring our shared values and our multicultural backgrounds. They are gifted musicians, talented orators, and the truest people you'll ever meet. We couldn't imagine having a better couple to set the tone for our marriage and to lead our celebration." Amy and Seth Colitz ﻬ ﻬ ﻬ "Best wedding they'd ever been to..." that's what our guest say about our wedding day. We had attended a wedding Ira had officiated (Both Ira & Julia had performed at) several months before our engagement and were so impressed by the ceremony that we asked if Ira & Julia would marry us. Although Julia was unable to preform on our wedding day, Ira did a great job. Ira incorporated our feelings and emotions into the ceremony with "perfect wording & warm music. " If you want a truly meaningful & beautiful ceremony we highly recommend Ira & Julia to set the tone for your special day. Carla & Gerry Carter (Carla's daughter adds...) "When we spoke she raved about how you made a wedding for two old folks seem "Warm" & "Modern" . Ira you set such a "Pleasant" tone for the wedding....you made them feel "Young & Exuberant..." ﻬ ﻬ ﻬ Ira Scott Levin presided over our wedding ceremony on April 15, 2006 as only he could: with grace, humor, theatricality and exuberance. He took the time to read up on the subject beforehand, and even sat down with us on one or two occasions to interview us and work on the script together. Just having him up there with us on our most important day in front of our most important people was calming and instilled an encouragement that cannot be voiced in words. His words were also great. I wouldn't change a thing about that peak experience, and Ira was instrumental in making it happen! ~Josh Garey & Chiho Udagawa - Testimonials

Press: Press for The Levins

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Reviews for music by The Levins Feb 3, 2010 | Share. Radio Indy says of Julia: "Stunningly Intimate Vocals" The Levins have become luminaries on the Bay Area Jewish music scene. “Above all, The Levins’ harmonies recall the best of classic pop vocals… like The Beatles, James Taylor and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.” – Dan Pine- j. / the Jewish news weekly of Northern California RADIO MAGICO : CD REVIEW 2010 Reviewed by Serge Kozlovsky of Radio Magico ..... "There is a great joy and love in the music of The Levins ensemble.. The Levins folk music speaks the universal language of hope and compassion. The artists masterfully combines numerous ethnic instruments such as tabla, ney, bansuri Indian flute and various percussion with piano, keyboard, cello, violin, guitar and gentle vocals. As a result they create a very comfortable environment which harmonizes emotions and puts your mind in order. When you listen to this album you realize that the surrounding world is your good friend and we all are strongly connected in it. In conclusion I could assert that 'My Friends Hafiz' is just three-quarters of an hour of pure listening pleasure. This project is full of inspiring music of the open hearts." Everyone needs this music.” -Larry Kelp, KPFA 94.1 FM Berkeley "Pure Rock and Roll Prayer." Dan Pine, Jewish Bulletin Listen up People! Jewsweek - Reviews for The Levins