Elegant music for all occasions

quartets ~ trios ~ duos ~ soloists and more
About Us

In addition to countless churches, private homes and concert venues, the facilities listed below represent the many locations in Massachusetts where John and Peter have produced musical performances for events from 1990 to the present.

Andover Country Club, Andover 
Andover Inn
, Andover
Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston 
Bradley Estate
, Canton
Castle Hill, Ipswich
Charles Hotel
, Cambridge
Collonade Hotel
, Boston 
The Commons
, Topsfield
Crowne Plaza, Danvers
Danversport Yacht Club, Danvers
Emerson Inn By the Sea
, Rockport
Copley Plaza, Boston
Four Seasons , Boston
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Glen Magna Farms, Danvers
The Habitat, Belmont
Hammond Castle, Gloucester
Hampshire House, Boston
Harborside Hyatt , East Boston

Hartshorne House, Wakefield
Hawthorne Hotel, Salem
Henderson House, Weston
Hyatt-Regency, Cambridge
Kernwood Country Club, Salem
King Hooper Mansion, Marblehead
Longfellow’s Wayside Inn, Sudbury
Long Hill, Beverly
Lyman Estate, Waltham

Lynch Park Rose Garden, Beverly
Mansion at Turner Hill, Ipswich
Marriott Long Wharf, Boston
Nashoba Valley Winery, Bolton

Ocean View Inn, Gloucester

Old South Church, Boston
Old City Hall, Boston
Omni Parker House, Boston
Park Plaza, Boston

Pickman Hall, Cambridge
Pierce House, Lincoln
Pingree Estate, Hamilton

Radisson Hotel, Chelmsford
Ritz-Carlton, Boston

Rockport Golf Club, Rockport

Rogers Center for the Arts, North Andover
Salem Country Club, Peabody

Sanders Theater, Harvard, Cambridge
Sheraton Hotel, Framingham

Stoneham Theatre, Stoneham
Stonehedge Inn, Tyngsboro

Taj Boston
Tower Hill Botannical Gardens, Boylston
Warren Conference Center, Ashland

Yankee Clipper Inn, Rockport


 
I just want to say how beautiful it was and how thrilled we were with the music and the performance.
We really want you guys to know how wonderful it was and how it made the ceremony so beautiful.

K. Taylor, wedding ceremony

Presto! Music directors have produced:
  • New England String Orchestra – one of America’s premiere orchestras
  • Lafayette Swing Orchestra – First Night celebrations and New Year’s Eve house band of Boston's Harvard Club
  • Numerous orchestras for special events and to accompany soloists and choruses, including fifteen years of orchestras for Chorus North Shore. 
  • Hundreds of artists – soloists and ensembles in corporate and private events

Peter Stickel worked as a violinist in a variety of venues before co-founding New England String Orchestra and becoming its executive director in 1994. Most recently, he has performed in theater orchestras at Boston’s Lyric
Stage, New Repertory Theatre, and Emerson Stage. He is the violinist for New England Tenors.

Cellist John Bumstead performs with Boston area opera companies, theaters and orchestras including the North Shore Music Theater and Symphony by the Sea. He was co-founder of the New England String Ensemble and 17 year member of the cello section. His education includes undergraduate work at Baldwin -Wallace Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music and a Master of Music degree from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell.


Together John and Peter bring a depth of experience, a personal touch, and a commitment to enhance your event with the power of music.




I had so many people tell me h
ow wonderful you were.
Your choice of music was perfect . . . it was very calming without
being depressing or intrusive.

Jane B., memorial service

Contact:
Presto! Music
prestomusic@rcn.com




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Boston and New England for 20 years
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