It was love at first song for the musical duo Sweet Serenity, made up of senior BriAnna Garza and junior Adriane Dick. The two laughed when telling the story of how they met, joking that it felt like “a couple’s story.”

Garza, a percussionist turned guitarist, was looking for a singer to perform with her, and was lucky enough to find Dick. Garza had ideas about the kind of voice she wanted to hear singing her songs, but Dick proved to be more than that.

“I couldn’t find someone that fit the voice I had imagined in my head,” Garza said. “When (Dick) started singing, it was perfect. I can play with her voice and all the things I make in my head I can do through her. She helps me translate it from an idea into reality.”

Garza was her high school’s drumline captain and thought of herself as a well-off musician. But her real talent was discovered when she decided to try her hand at guitar her junior year. And it was something she “picked up and never put back down.”

Every day, Garza’s fingers would bleed as she worked on learning chords and melodies. Her guitar, which she named Serenity, became a tool that she used to convey thoughts, feelings and emotions.

“There’s something serene about plucking a few strings and making a beautiful sound,” Garza said. “Expressing yourself through song is something people can’t understand until they do it themselves.”

Dick was also a musician throughout her high school career. As a member of her school’s choir and band, she was involved in the department. But performing with Garza gave Dick a new perspective on music, something that her structured schooling couldn’t give her.

“I got the chorale aspect from school,” Dick said. “But now I get something I was missing, something I didn’t even know I was missing. Being able to evoke some kind of emotion, whatever feelings I have, I can bring that out of people.”

This catharsis is what keeps Sweet Serenity performing. Before they landed their weekly gig on Sundays from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. at Antonucci’s Italian Ristorante, the two were practicing and performing downtown, constantly trying to get feedback and experience.

The duo plays all types of music, from remixes of “Sexy and I Know It” to songs written by Garza. They dubbed one of their biggest fans, Baker’s Staff Accompanist Nanette Kraus, their “manager” and “mentor.”

“I think both girls are very talented,” Kraus said. “They show the diversity of the talent we have here. It’s exciting that students are coming together to do the music they love. It shows their creativity and talent to take what they are learning, and going in different ways with their talents.”

BU support in general is very encouraging for the women as well. Garza says the support is ever growing and helps the pair stay humble, yet grateful. Dick added that it keeps the duo wanting to perform.

“I don’t know if we would get as much out of it if people weren’t as forthcoming with their encouragement,” Dick said. “I think this experience is something we will always appreciate. We do it for ourselves, but when other people enjoy it, that’s when it’s actually fulfilling. It’s become such a big part of our lives and we are just grasping it and running with it.”