St. Louis' Most Versatile Band
The Matt McCallie Orchestra specializes in creating the perfect soundscape for your most precious memories. Our audiences always want more and their reviews have ranked us in the top 5% amongst all types of wedding professionals across the entire United States. As a full service music entertainment company The Matt McCallie Orchestra can provide almost any type of ensemble and performs nearly every style of popular American music.
Exclusive Features
Instrumentation
The Matt McCallie Orchestra is the only band in St. Louis with a full time vocalist, strings section, horns section, and rhythm section.
Authenticity
With arrangements written with as many as over 50 parts nearly every part of your favorite songs can be performed with great authenticity. Background vocals, auxiliary percussion, synths, strings, and horns are all transcribed in accurate detail.
Originality
In addition to meticulously transcribed cover songs we have an award winning songwriter writing original arrangements of popular songs that no other band in the world is playing. And this band isn't just a cover band. We also do shows with all original music.
Versatility
The most flexible band in town, The Matt McCallie Orchestra can customize its instrumentation to clients' preferences. Some of our most popular options include our string quartet, an acoustic duo with a singing guitar player and sax, a jazz combo, rock band, big band, and our impressive variety band that can expand
to an orchestra with over 20 musicians.
Stylistically this band has something for everyone. All of our music is appropriate for all ages. And for those who love to dance we cover contemporary Top 40 chart toppers and nearly all popular genres dating back to the classical greats. '80's hair band rock, oldies, Motown, soul, funk, country, folk, polkas, waltzes, and Latin just to name a few. We literally play almost every popular American style.
Excitement
This band truly loves performing its great music for every audience. Nearly every show ends with the audience calling out for the band to keep playing! The passion emitted from our musicians is always felt and enjoyed by every audience.
Professionalism
Our musicians have years of performing experience and nearly every member has at least one music degree from some of the world's most prestigious institutions.
We have entertained many types of events at concert halls, outdoors, corporate and community events, private and holiday parties, and many weddings. Our website offers a wealth of information to help clients select services appropriate for their event. Our blog discusses commonly asked questions and our website engages a step by step approach to assist in making selections. Our Event Form tells us everything we'll need to know to prepare for each event.
Accolades
• 201 T2op Pro Award, Thumbtack
• 2019 Top Pro Award, Thumbtack
• 2018 Top Pro Award, Thumbtack
• 2016 St. Louis Battle Of The Bands Champion
• 2015 Couples' Choice Award, WeddingWire
• 2010 1st Place Southeast Alaska State Fair Singer Songwriter Competition
• 2009 1st Place Evanston, Wyoming Fall Rodeo Music Festival
Biography
In 2010 musician Matt McCallie returned to St. Louis after performing around the world and mentoring musicians throughout the United States as a conductor, director, clinician, adjudicator, and teacher. He quickly auditioned for and was hired by many different groups as a vocalist, violinist, guitar player, and arranger.
Musicians urged Matt to create a new band that would please any audience and provide a more satisfactory experience for professional musicians. In late 2011 the planning process began and in the spring of 2012 The Matt McCallie Orchestra, L.L.C. became a licensed music business.
Within only a couple years The Matt McCallie Orchestra earned a solid reputation on the local music scene along with a growing fan base. Thanks to clients and fans The Matt McCallie Orchestra is ranked in the top 5% amongst all types of wedding professionals throughout the entire United States.
The Matt McCallie Orchestra has a music library of over 2,000 songs and is constantly expanding for new clients. Most of our arrangements are written by an award winning songwriter and are performed exclusively by The Matt McCallie Orchestra and sought after by many other bands and musicians around the world.
Wedding Reception
Cocktail Hour
Dinner
Dancing
Wedding Ceremony
Prelude
Processionals
Bridal March
Ceremony Interludes
Recessional
Postlude
Weddings
Additional Services
Master Of Ceremonies
Stage & Dance Floor Lighting
DJ
Photography
Videography
Custom Song Arranging
Clinics
Adjudication
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Featured Venues
The Matt McCallie Orchestra has provided
live bands and DJ entertainment for
corporate functions, community events, weddings,
holiday celebrations, dance clubs,
and private parties at these and other establishments.
612North Event Space + Catering
Algonquin Country Club
Allerton Park
America's Center
An Evening of Jazz at Cedarhurst
Assumption Catholic Church
Bee Tree County Park
Bellerive Country Club
Beyond Broadway
Blueberry Hill Elvis Room
Brewskeez Sports Bar & Grille
Brookdale West County
Butterfly House
Calvary Church
Casa Loma Ballroom
Cathedral Towers St. Elizabeth Hall
Cedar Creek Hotel & Event Center
Cedar Lake Cellars
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts
Central Methodist University
Charles F. Knight Convention Center
Chase Park Plaza
Chaumette Vineyards & Winery
Cheers
Christ Community Church
Christian Hospital
Church of the Open Word Garden Chapel
City Museum
Coronado Ballroom
Deaconess Foundation
Edgewater Estates
Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Louis Downtown
Forest Hills Country Club
Forest Park
Fort Kaskaskia
Four Points Sheraton
Garden Grove Event Center
Gateway Center
Glenn Echo Country Club
Gustafson Acres
Hermann Hill Vineyard and Inn
Highway 61 Roadhouse
Hilton Frontenac St. Louis
Hilton Regency Conference Center
Historic Bell Hill Bed And Breakfast
Hollywood Casino
Holy Shaghagat Armenian Church
Hunter Engineering
Hyatt Regency at The Arch
ICD Church
Immaculate Conception of Dardenne Prarie Catholic Church
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Industrial St. Louis
Innsbrook Resort
Jefferson Community College
Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Jefferson Underground Gallery
Jewel Box
Jubilee World
Kirkwood Amphitheater
Kirkwood Brewing Station
LaChance Vineyards
Lake Hill Winery
Lake of the Ozarks
Local Social
Main Street Abbey
Marriot West
Missouri Botanical Garden Lehman Rose Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden Monsanto Hall
Missouri Botanical Garden Spink Pavillion
Missouri History Museum
Mount Pleasant Winery
Oceano Bistro
Old Cathedral
Old Hickory Golf Club
Old Post Office
Old Stone Chapel
Old Warson Country Club
Oliva On The Hill
OPAA Food Awards Banquet
Osage Beach
Our Lady of the Pillar Church
Our Lady of the Preservation Catholic Church
Paul Tree Farms
Pezold's Knights Of Columbus
Pere Marquette
Piazza Messina
Piper Palm House
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Powell Symphony Hall
Preservation Hall
Principia College
Principia Upper School
Quincy Country Club
Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel
Rick's Roadside Market
River City Casino
Robbie's House of Jazz
Rose Of The Hill
Sailboat Cove Tremayne Shelter
Saint Peters Catholic Church
Salvatore's Italian Grill
Shalom House
Shrine Of St. Joseph's Cathedral
Silver Oaks Chateau
Sky Music Lounge
SLU
Spazio Westport Plaza
Spencer Road Branch Library
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
St. Francis Xavier College Church
St. Jude's Children's Hospital
St. Louis Art Museum
St. Louis Club
St. Louis Marriott West
St. Louis Model A Club
St. Louis Public Library
St. Paul Cathedral
Sunset Bluffs
Tequila Mexican Restaurant
The Barrens Winery
The Bridge
The Caramel Room @ Bissinger's
The Central West End
The Christy
The Four Seasons
The Gatesworth
The Gentle Barn
The Gramophone
The Imperial Ballroom
The Macklind Mile
The Meadows Camp SOAR
The Pour Vineyards
The Quail Club
The Red Barn
The Ruins
The Sheldon
The St. Louis Horseless Carriage Club
The Starlight Room
The Studio Inn @ St. Albans
The Touhill Performing Arts Center
The Urban League Guild
The VA Home
The Wedding Show
The Wildwood Hotel
The Wolf Public House
The Westin
Thee Abbey Cathedral
Third Degree Glass Factory
Three Barn Farm
Three Monkeys
Tievoli Hills Resort
Tony's Restaurant
Tower Grove Park
Town & Country Inn and Suites
Tubby's Pub n' Grill
UMSL
Union Station
Villa Antonio Winery
Washington University
Water Tower Winery
Webster Groves Masonic Temple
Wild Flower Farm
Wildhorse Creek Subdivision Pool
Wildwood Farmer's Market
Willoughby Heritage Farm
Willow
Window Walk-Off
Windows On Washington
World's Fair Pavilion