Client Testimonials

"These two musicians were wonderful.  I thought I had died and gone to heaven!"
 
 - Customer at Cipoletti's Restaurant in Loveland CO.
 
Dear Victoria and Bill
 
You played such and important role in the success of our luncheon at Bisetti's and everyone enjoyed the music.  You were so easy to listen to and did not drown out the conversation. The two of you sounded just beautiful and what fun to have us participate in the music at the end of the party! You were the PERFECT accompaniment to our event and we can't thank you enough.  
 
- Peggy B.
 
Perfect with Popp - Violin & Accordion Duo

Delight your friends and guests with a taste of European charm with table-side musical entertainment at its finest. Performing enchanting and exciting melodies from their European Accents Collection, this duo is the impressive highlight you'll want at your special celebration.

 
Professional Background

Loran Strings - Perfect with Popp Violin Accordian Duo Victoria Lorán is the violinist of Azari Lorán String Duo, and Perfect with Popp Strolling Duo. She is the owner and business manager of Lorán Strings which has been providing classical music services to the Front Range area since 1995. Victoria studied violin performance at the University of Northern Colorado where she recieved her Bachelor of Arts degree. She has played with many of the area groups to include the Denver Chamber Orchestra, Cheyenne Symphony and the Greeley Philharmonic where she served as a principal violinist. Victoria's love of European folk music began as a very young child while growing up in a musically and culturally rich family. 

Bill Popp, DMA, is the accordionist of Perfect with Popp Strolling Duo. Bill experience includes 20 years of performance and music arranging with the Air Force Strolling Strings. His career has included many performances at the White House for visiting dignitaries as well as tours to Europe and Asia (including Japan, Korea, and the Phillipines.)  More than 75 of Bill's musical arrangments have been performed world wide. Bill has a doctoral degree from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and is the recipient of many national awards and military citations which credit his contributions to the musical world. Bill's years of travel throughout Europe and his talent to improvise, bring a rich authenticity to traditional melodiesand folk dances.

 

                                                                                        New!  Our music cd, European Accents, is FINALLY released!                                                                                                      Cd's are $15.00 each.  (Includes shipping)                                                                                                        To order, please send payment to:                                                                                                     Loran Strings, 2207 Wakefield Drive, Fort Collins CO 80526

 

 
Strolling Samples
Timeless, heartwarming, formal...and fun!

Reception music selections for this strolling duo include an array of folk music from around the world, memorable waltzes, contemporary Broadway favorites and well-loved melodies.   The repertoire for Perfect with Popp Strolling Duo is vast and varied- from Straus waltzes and Brahm’s Hungarian dances, to Italian and French favorites...all part of our European Accents Collection.  Included in this popular collection are also musical treasures from Eastern Europe, traditional Russian folk dances and Spanish serenades. 

Some Strolling Samples are ...

Gentil Pensiero
  Italian  
Two Guitars
  Russian  
La Vi En Rose
  French  
Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)
  Austrian  
Tarantella
  Italian
 
Annie Laurie
  Irish
   
Espana   Spanish
   
Hungarian Dance
  Hungarian
   
 
Wedding Music Repertoire

Although unique to the Front Range of Colorado, the accordion with strings has been a tradition in Europe for more than a century and is now heard extensively throughout cities in the Eastern United States. Together, the violin with accordion makes a creative and classic combination for receptions as well as concerts.

Air from Suite No #3 (+)   by Bach    
Arioso (+)   by Bach    
Ave Maria (+)   by Schubert    
Bridal Chorus (*)   by Wagner    
Canon in D (*)   by Pachelbel    
Fanfare and March (*)   by Purcell    
Fanfare from the Water Music (*)   by Handel     
Finale   by Handle    
Four Seasons (Spring, Winter) (+)   by Vivaldi    
         
Hawaiian Wedding Song   by King    
Hymn to Joy (*)   by Beethoven    
If   by Gates    
Jesu, Joy of Mans' Desiring (+) (*)   by Bach    
La Rejouissance from the Royal Fireworks (*)   by Handel    
Largetto   by Handel    
Largo from Xerses (*)   by Handel    
Leibesleid   by Kreisler    
Mazel Tov   by Boch    
Meditation from Thais (+)   by Massenet    
Memory (+)   by Webber     
Minuet   by Boccherini    
Musetta's Waltz   by Puccini    
On The Wings of Song (+)   by Mendelssohn    
One Hand One Heart (+)   by Bernstein    
Pastorale and Sarabande (*)   by Corelli    
Processional from the Royal Fireworks (*)   by Handel    
Processional from the Water Music (*)   by Handel    
Rigaudon (*)   by Campra    
Rondeau (*)   by Mouret    
Sabbath Prayer (+)   by Boch    
See the Conquering Hero (*)   by Handel    
Somewhere in Time (+)   by Barry    
St. Anthony's Chorale   by Haydn  
Suite in D (Prelude)   by Vinci    
Te Deum (*)   by Charpentier    
The Lord's Prayer (+)   by Malotte    
Theme (Air) from Water Music   by Handel    
Trumpet Tune (*)   by Purcell    
Trumpet Voluntary (*)   by Clarke/Purcell    
Unchained Melody (+)   by North    
Vivace from Sonata   by Telemann    
Wind Beneath My Wings
  by Silber    
We've Only Just Begun (+)   by Carpenter    
Wedding March (*)   by Mendelssohn    

Selections marked (*) is a good choice for processional or recessional.

Selections marked (+) are good selections for music during the service i.e. unity candle, flowers to mothers, etc.

All Selections Performed by Victoria Lorán, Violin and William Popp, Accordion Perfect with Popp Demo CD.

 
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