About Vintage Strings Performers
Vintage Strings has been providing wonderful music for weddings and other events around San Diego since 1998. Many groups in the area are contract groups with players that only assemble for events, but we regularly rehearse together which enables us to perform as a solid unit. We are tightly knit and connected with each other and the music. Occasionally, we may substitute a professional of equal skill when one of our members has a personal commitment or illness.
It’s a good idea to check references when hiring live music because it’s easy to put a great marketing persona on the web which is not backed up in reality. Your event is one of the highlights of your life so choosing musicians who realize this is important. Vintage Strings understands this, and we take great pride in making it special for you. Read on to learn more about Vintage Strings performers.
Priscilla Norris
A cellist for over 40 years, Priscilla Norris has studied with Douglas Graves, Robert Ashby, Paul Anderson, Peter Farrell, and Tom Stauffer. After completing her BA in Music, she earned her teaching credential. Active in the San Diego freelance musical community for over 25 years, Priscilla continues to play for various community theater groups as well as local orchestras. She brings a vast and varied musical experience to the group. Priscilla is the founder of Vintage Strings and has loved performing at hundreds of weddings in Southern California. She really enjoys working with brides and grooms to help them have a very special wedding.
Jorge Soto
Jorge studied in the University of Redlands in violin performance. He’s very active in the musical scene in the San Diego-Tijuana area. Jorge has performed with such great artists like Michael Buble, Smokey Robinson, Luciano Pavarotti, Diana Krall, and many more. He has played in prestigious halls like Lincoln Center, New York, and the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City. He opened the Festival Internacional Cervantino, Guanajuato, Mexico, and served as concertmaster for the Grossmont Symphony Orquestra and Orquesta de Baja California in Tijuana, Mexico, and the Opera de Tijuana.
Greg Lawrence
Gregory Lawrence earned his Bachelor of Music in Performance (violin) at San Diego State University. He then continued his post graduate studies with Eudice Shapiro at the University of Southern California, and later with Mr. Noumi Fischer at his studio in Glendale.
Greg’s professional performing career has afforded him an eclectic background in many different musical genres. He has worked with the San Diego Symphony, the San Diego Opera, the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Starlight Opera, and the San Diego Lyric Opera. Greg also worked three tours with the Montovani Orchestra. Greg has also worked with Orquesta de Baja in Tijuana, Mexico.
Greg served as conductor for the Intermediate Orchestra & Chamber Ensemble of the San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra from September 2009 to June 2011 and served as Associate Conductor of ‘All About Music San Diego’ Youth Orchestra in 2014. He also served as violin coach for North Coast Strings from 2008 – 2015.
In addition to performing, Greg also maintains a private teaching studio 30+ students.
Jennifer Williams
Jennifer brings a wonderful level of enthusiasm and joy to every event she plays. Active in many areas of San Diego free lancing, she taught herself to play violin at 9 years old. As a violinist she excels in blue grass, musical theater as well as classical. Her love of music leads to continue to learn and grow. She feels fortunate to have had a number of excellent teachers and mentors along the way, who have helped keep her passion for music pushing forward.