The Most Versatile Band In St. Louis Missouri
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 4% amongst all types of professionals across the entire United States. As a full service music entertainment company The Matt McCallie Orchestra can provide almost any type and size 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. As the second largest professional orchestra in St Louis, a far greater variety of instrumentation and band sizes is available that no other local GB bands can entertain providing.
Authenticity
With arrangements written for over 100 musicians nearly every part of your favorite songs can be performed with great authenticity. Background vocals, auxiliary percussion, synths, strings, and horns are all transcribed and arranged in meticulously accurate detail.
Originality
In addition to meticulously transcribed cover songs we have an award winning singer/songwriter writing original arrangements of popular songs that no other band in the world possesses. And this band isn't just a cover band, we also do shows with all original music.
Versatility
The most flexible band in the region, 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 saxophone or trumpet, a jazz combo, rock band, big band, and our impressive variety band that can expand to an orchestra with over 100 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 centuries to the classical greats. 1980s hair band rock, pop, oldies, Motown, soul, funk, R&B, country, blues, folk, bluegrass, zydeco, waltzes, Latin grooves, and even a few polkas are all in our wheelhouse. We literally play almost every popular American style.
Excitement
This band truly loves performing and being part of peoples' celebrations. 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 like Berklee College of Music.
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 the services best suited for their event. Our blog discusses commonly asked questions and our website engages a step by step approach to assist in making selections when booking. Our Event Form tells us everything we'll need to know to prepare for each event.
• 2022 Top Performer, GigSalad
• 2022 Best of, The Bash
• 2021 Top Pro Award, Thumbtack
• 2019 Top Pro Award, Thumbtack
• 2018 Top Pro Award, Thumbtack
• 2016 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 could 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 4% amongst all types of 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 audiences. Most of our arrangements are written by an award winning songwriter and are performed exclusively by The Matt McCallie Orchestra and sought after by bands and musicians around the world.
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