Reno And Lake Tahoe's Premiere String Ensemble

In 1982 Founder and Leader Van Vinikow (aka The Supreme Being) was asked to play a wedding at Little Flower Catholic Church in Reno, Nevada. He soon realized the need for a wedding group that could:

• Provide a beautiful musical mood before the ceremony
• Perform traditional wedding music as well as alternatives
• Play all or part of the reception with lively up-tempo tunes
• Honor special requests
• Be reliable, affordable, professional, and fun to deal with!

Shortly after realizing that no one was arranging string music for “The Great American Songbook,” Van started using his University of Oregon (Go Ducks!) Music Degree to arrange popular music from the 1920's and 30's. Broadway show tunes, Film Themes, contemporary hits as well as bridal requests such as Guns N Roses, Katy Perry, and Train.

The advantage of having such a wide variety of music, which Van calls “Versatunatility”, has made The String Beings the most popular string ensemble for over 30 years in the Reno/Lake Tahoe area.

How do the String Beings get their beautiful string sound? “Pretty basic,” explains Van. Just like baking a cake, if you use only the finest ingredients you’ll always come out with a great cake. Since he only uses Reno Philharmonic quality ingredients, their sound is professional and their professionalism is sound!