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Manchester strings - string quartet | ![]() |
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| Professional string quartet performing
both classical and informal repertoires perfect for weddings and events
in and around Manchester |
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| Price Guide: £500 + | |||||||||||||||||
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| This artist is suitable for/as: | |||||||||||||||||
| Wedding music, corporate entertainment, string quartet, music for the wedding ceremony, classical music, classical string quartet performances plus other events. | |||||||||||||||||
Profile |
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| 'The Manchester String Quartet was
formed in 2000 and made its city debut in 2003 giving a performance at the
old University Music department's concert hall as guests of the Lindsay
String Quartet in the Ida Carroll Lunchtime concert series. All four members
are University Graduates and have all studied at the Royal Northern College
of Music. The Quartet has performed both throughout Britain and abroad, and recently gave a series of concerts in Zambia. In addition to classical repertoire the Manchester quartet have extensive experience providing music for functions, weddings and similar occasions with a wide repertoire of jazz, blues, pop, and Bollywood theme tune arrangements. The Quartet also offer an arranging service for any requested item not already within their collection. Previous clients and venues include: Sainsbury’s, Hotel Intercontinental, Lusaka, Zambia, Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester City Stadium, Lord Mayor, World Cup 2005, CIPFA, UEFA, Manchester Town Hall, Radisson Hotel, Manchester, GMex Centre A typical performance is for 2 hours within a 3 hour period. Line up & Options: 2 x violin, viola, cello |
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| Testimonials | |||||||||||||||||
| "Manchester Strings played beautifully
on the day. I was particularly impressed by the higly professional and sensitive
way I was contacted prior to my wedding and was very grateful for their
suggestions and ideas. I would recommend them to anyone in need of professional
musicians." Clair McHugh - wedding client “On behalf of the Management of InterContinental Hotels Lusaka, Zambia, we would like to express our sincere appreciation for the musical performances you provided over the Christmas season. The Deputy British High Commissioner was also delighted to host a musical/evening at her residence for invited guests, which was also a huge success thanks to your outstanding performance. "Our Hotel guests and local residents appreciated the quality of your performances, and in particular the balance and choice of music played. Thanks once again.” General Manager, InterContinental Hotel, Lusaka "I just wanted to say thank you so much for playing at my wedding on 6th august 2005 at cottons hotel. You were all amazing, the music was wonderful you made the day extra special, thank you so much. Thanks again, you were fantastic and everyone loved the music we shall definitely recommend you!!" Thanks. Mrs lacey |
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| Selected Repertoire | |||||||||||||||||
| Wedding Favorites Bach - Air on the G string Clarke -Trumpet Voluntary Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel - Aria from Xerxes Liszt - Liebestraum Mendelssohn - Wedding March Mouret - Rondeau Pachelbel - Canon Purcell - Trumpet Tune Vivaldi - Largo from the four seasons Wagner - Wedding March Wagner - Bridal Chorus Classical Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Handel - Hallelujah Chorus Handel - Hornpipe from water music Handel - Zadok the Priest (UEFA champion's league theme) Mozart - Der Vogelfanger Mozart - Bei Mannern Mozart - Eine Kleine Nacht Music Mozart - Rondo Alla Turca Mozart - Divertimento 1 in D Mozart - Quartet K157, 13 in C Mozart - Quartet K156, 12 in G Mozart - Quartet K155, 11 in D Mozart - Quartet K160, 6 in Eb Purcell - Chacony Vivaldi - Birdsong from the 4 seasons Romantic Brahms - Hungarian Dance no.5 Debussy - En Bateau Dvorak - Slavonic Dance no. VIII Elgar - Salut d'Amour Elgar - Chanson de Matin Gluck - Melody Gossec - Tambourin MacDowell - To A Wild Rose Massenet - Meditation from Thais Ravel - Bolero Schubert - Unfinished Symphony themes Schumann - Traumerei Strauss - Pizzicato polka Strauss - Sperl-polka Strauss - Radetzky-Marsch Tchaikovsky - Danse Des Marlitons (Nutcracker Suite) Opera Favorites Bizet - Habanera from Carmen Bizet - Prelude to Carmen Bizet - Toreador's song from Carmen Delibes - The Flower Duet Denza - Funiculi Funicula Di Capua -O Sole Mio Offenbach - Barcarolle Puccini - Nessun Dorma from Turandot Puccini - O mio babbino caro Rossini - Galop – Willilam Tell Verdi - Drinking song Jazz and Traditional Bossa Nova - The Girl from Ipanema Cole Porter - Anything goes Cole Poter - Every time we say good bye Cole Porter - Let's do it Donaldson - Makin' Whoopee Duke Ellington - Satin Doll Gardel - Tango Por una Cabeza Gerswin - Summer Time Gerswin - They all Laughed Howard - Fly me to the moon Johnson - Pennies from Heaven Joplin - Heliotrope Bouquet Joplin - The Entertainer Joplin - Paragon Rag Joplin - Ragtime dance (two step) Leroy Anderson - Blue Tango Rodgers - My Funny Valentine Rodrigues - La Comparsita Schwartz - Rock-a-bye your baby with a dixie melody Sherwin - A Nightingale Sang in Berkley square Strayhorn - Take the ‘A' Train arr. Thorp - Moonlight in Vermont Trad. - Hava Nagila Trad. - Dark Eyes Trad. - Loch Lomond Trad. - Happy Birthday Variations Pop Beatles - Good Day Sunshine Beatles - Hey Jude Beatles - Yesterday Beatles - Got to get you into my life Beatles - All you need is Love Beatles - When I'm 64 Bratton - Teddy Bears Pic-nic Cliff Richard - Congratulations Horner - My heart will go on (Titanic) Lou Reed - Perfect Day arr. Thorp - I do like to be beside the seaside. Van Morrison - Have I told you lately that I love you Musicals Andersson - I Know Him so Well from ‘Chess' Arlen - Over the Rainbow from ‘The Wizard of Oz' Bock - Sunrise Sunset from ‘Fiddler on the Roof' Coleman - Big Spender from ‘Sweet Charity' Hammerstein - Edelweiss from ‘The Sound of Music' Lloyd Webber - Don't Cry for me Argentine from ‘Evita' Noel Gay - Leaning on a lamppost from ‘Fiddler on the Roof' Schonberg - I Dreamed a Dream from ‘Les Misérables' Van Heusen - Thoroughly Modern Millie Christmas Cowels - A Christmas Medley Trad. - Hark the Herald Angels sing Trad. - Joy to the World Trad. - Angles we have heard on high Trad. - A Holy Night Bollywood Rafi Song Ghar Aaya Ho Gaya Hai Maine Tujhe Tuje Dekha To Tum Dilka Chand Mera Dil Pardesi Pardesi Aaj Mera Yaar Ki Shadi Humko Humise Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Too Cheez Badi Hai Dil To Pagal Hai Ek Ladki ko Dekha Suraj Hua Maddham Kal ho naa ho – suite Monsoon Wedding soundtrack suite Ghar aaja Sonya (Shazia mansoor) Dheere Dheere (Paheli) Balle Balle (Bridge Prejudice) Aaye ho meri zindagi (Raja Hindustani) Dus…Dus Saajna vi saajna (Chameli) Pyia bhole kuin ye dholi (Parineeta) Sun Zara (Lucky) Agar tume miljao (Zeher) Chak de chak de (hum tum) Main yahaan hoon Me rakam (Waqt) Laaal Duputta (Mujse shadi karoogi) Tera meri pyaar mein Tumse milke dil ka jo haal (Main hoon na) Ghar jaye gi (Baby doll) Main hu na |
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