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Sarlas Music offers live-music entertainment in the Chicago area. This wedding band wants to get to know you so that they can customize an entertainment package with your vision and deliver an energetic performance to keep your dance floor packed all night long. Their talented musicians play the best new sounds you love and engage guests throughout the night.

Experience
The band was placed in the top five wedding bands by CBS Chicago. Members regularly perform on the Fox TV show Empire, with touring acts such as Stevie Wonder, and with Broadway in Chicago shows including Hamilton.

Services Offered
Choose from upbeat strings to more traditional ensembles. With customized options from ceremony music through the last dance of the night, trust Sarlas Music’s constant communication to ensure a seamless entertainment experience. Add new songs to the extensive song list they already provide. Packages include:

  • MC
  • Willing to travel
  • Music during breaks
  • Vocals
  • Rehearsal dinner
  • Ceremony
  • Cocktail hour
  • Reception
  • Liability insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Are you an agency or a band?

Band

How many musicians are in your band(s)?

7+

What genres of music does (do) your band(s) play?

Acoustic
Big Band
Blues
Classic Rock
Classical
Country
Dance
Funk
Hip Hop
International
Jazz
Latin
Motown
Oldies
Orchestra
Pop
R&B / Soul
Reggae
Rock
Strings
Swing

What music services do you provide?

Instrumentals
Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Learning New Songs
MC
Reception Music
Music During Breaks
Rehearsal Dinner Music
Vocals
Liability Insurance
Willing to Travel

What items are available?

Lighting
Microphones
Sound/PA System
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
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99% Recommended by couples
Francis
Francis G. Sent on 03/28/2024
5 out of 5 rating

If we could give more than 5 stars, we would. Can not recommend enough.

Chris Sarlas and his group are amazing. Leading up to the wedding, we met with Chris a few times to discuss details and logistics, and he was incredibly easy to work with; generous, accommodating, flexible, but most of all, just a great, warm guy who is genuinely passionate about what he does. He loves to put in a great show.

Most of my other friends who have had weddings say their band let them pick genres, but aside from that, only a handful of "must-play" songs and a list of "do not play" songs. Chris, on the other hand, handed us a song list of hundreds of songs across every era (50s/60s/70s/80s/90s/00s, etc.) and genre (pop, funk, mo-town, jazz, etc.) of modern music and let us pick, from this list, all the songs we would want him to play. He let us make our own show. This is way above the industry standard and we were beyond excited to be able to pick every song the band would play for us. And if that weren't enough, he offered to learn one or two songs that they didn't already know. For as far as we can tell, this is far and away above the industry standard.

To cap it all off, I as the groom made a special request to join the band with my own instrument to feature on a song. I was nervous to ask because I assume most bands, being professional musicians, would be uncomfortable with a random audience member intruding on their gig. But, of course, Chris welcomed it.

The show itself brought down the house. Dozens of our guests came up to us and said they had never had more fun on the dance floor at a wedding. The musicians themselves were incredible; we had solos from the vocalists and the guitars and the horns. The energy was elite, the musicianship was elite, the audio engineering and light show was spectacular, and the smoothness at which they transitioned from song to song was as good as I've ever seen. People simply could not leave the dance floor because every next song kept them running back. When I got up there to fiddle with the band, it was one of the coolest moments I've ever had as a musician. It was the highlight of the night.

I might be going on here but I cannot rave enough about this band. These guys rock. Thank you so much for making our wedding night such an epic party.
Katie
Katie A. Sent on 03/15/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding band

Chris & Carol are a dynamic duo and the whole Sarlas Orchestra knocked it out of the park at our wedding. We used the full Greek American band and guests are still raving about the music and how amazing they sounded and how much it made our wedding.

They made themselves available months before our wedding to map out a detailed schedule and make sure that we could not only provide input on music selection, but that all timings, pronunciations and announcements were on point.

The voices & rapport the whole band has was incredible. We trusted them to go with the flow with the balance of Greek & American music to cater to guests which went great. Would highly recommend them for either Greek only, American only or combined services when needed.
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Lizzy Y. Sent on 01/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Professional and Incredible

Not only is Chris great to work with, his band is fantastic. They entertained the entire time they were on stage. My guests talked about the experience and couldn’t believe how much better they were than a DJ.
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Professional Network & Endorsements

4 Endorsements
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I have known and worked with Sarlas Music for several years at weddings, cocktail parties and galas. Chris and Carol are extremely professional as well as being amazing musicians. They play all types of music and have all sizes of bands. We hired them for our fundraising Gala held at Navy Pier this past May and they were just fantastic. We had a trio during cocktails and a big band before, during and after dinner for some dancing prior to the act we brought in from Greece. Quite frankly, they outplayed the other group by a million miles. The vocalists were so good and when they switched to Greek dancing music after the auction... let's just say there was a LOT of dancing. Highly recommend them for any event.

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Chris is the ultimate professional and his band is AWESOME! :)

Artistrings Artistrings Wedding Musicians

If you want a packed dance floor from beginning to end, this is the band to call. The vocalists are almost too good to be true. Chris is the most honest, hard-working, talented bandleader you will find, and he will work tirelessly to make sure that your wedding is perfect. He returns calls promptly, is the nicest guy you will ever meet, and is an incredible MC who will get your guests up and on their feet, dancing the night away. They offer literally hundreds of live video clips so you can watch them from the comfort of your own home. Look no further. This band is IT!!

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