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Experienced professional musicians available to provide elegant music for your wedding or event.
Ariella Strings (Quartet, Trio or Duo) will make sure that you have an elegant musical accompaniment in order to add the finishing touch to your special occasion. With many years of experience of playing for weddings and functions, Ariella Strings are well known for their highest standards of playing, presentation and personal service.
They never adopt a 'one-size-fits-all' approach. Every function or event is new, unique and exciting. From the moment you contact Ariella Strings they offer you a personal service: free music consultation and help and advice if you are unsure of what music to choose.
Ariella Strings have a wide repertoire covering classical light and popular music and can perform at your event in the Midlands, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire and London.
Genre
Classical/Strings
Line up
Options:
Quartet - Violin, Violin, Viola, and Cello
Trio - Violin, Viola, and Cello
Duo - Violin and Cello
Repertoire
Classical Repertoire:
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Canon - Pachelbel
Air from Suite No. 3 - Bach
Le Rejouissance - Handel
Symphony No. iv - Boyce
Six Pieces from the Water Music - Handel
Two Rondeaux - Purcell arr Thorp
Air - Handel
Canon & Gigue - Pachelbel
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Minuet and Trio from Divertimento No 17 - Mozart
Salut d’Amour - Elgar arr. Thorp
Ave Maria - Schubert
Brandenburg 2 - Bach arr Naughtin
Brandenburg 3 - Bach arr Naughtin
Auld Lang Syne - Trad
National Anthem - Trad
Voi che Sapete (Marriage of Figaro) - Mozart arr. Cowles
Ballet Music (William Tell) - Rossini arr. Cowles
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin - Wagner
Waltz from Serenade for Strings - Tchaikovsky
Light Repertoire:
Stranger on the Shore - Acker Bilk arr. J Bass
The Stripper - D Rose arr. J Bass
Summertime - Gershwin arr. J Bass
Lullaby of Birdland - George Shearing
All my Loving - Lennon & McCartney
Georgy Girl - Springfield arr J Bass
Oh, Lady be Good - Gershwin arr. J Bass
Five foot two, Eyes of Blue - Henderson arr. J Bass
Pink Panther - Mancini arr. J Bass
Penny Lane - Lennon & McCartney
Makin’ Whoopee - Donaldson arr. Thorp
A Whiter Shade of Pale - Brookes arr. J Bass
The Entertainer - Joplin
And many more...
Location
East Midlands
International
Yes
Performance Time
Variable depending on needs of client.
Equipment
PA and lighting can be arranged if required.
Rates
Minimum booking of 2 hours.
Prices start from:
£310 for duo
£400 for trio
£510 for quartet
Mileage Charge
40p per mile after first 15 miles.
Client Testimonials
“I just wanted to drop you a note to thank you for the wonderful music you played at our wedding a few weeks ago - it was all perfect and I know that the other guests thought so too!” Laura Murrough
“Just wanted to say thank you so much for an amazing performance yesterday, the music started me off crying before i even got down the aisle! It was perfect.
Thankyou so much”
Amy and Ollie
“To Ariella Strings
Thanks to you all for the wonderful music at our wedding on 30th August. It added a great atmosphere and the guests were very impressed, as were we.”
Kevin and Jo D. Cambridge
“ Thank you so much for all your help in the lead up to what was the happiest day of our life – your music helped to make our ceremony the personal and colourful time it was – and so many people commented too. THANKYOU and we do hope we will hear you again someday soon” Clare & Tony
I just wanted to say a huge thank you for playing at our wedding on the 6th December. We had a wonderful day it could not have gone better or we enjoyed it more.
Everyone was thrilled with the venue and everything about it, and everyone thought the music was superb
Many Thanks Again
Rebecca
Hi, evening was a huge success only complaint was that it all went by too quickly. Ariella were absolutely fantastic.
Thanks for all your help,will definately be recommending you to others.
Sarah x
Hi Cheryl
Just thought that I would send you a mail to thank you very much for the lovely music which was played at our wedding. It certainly set the scene and was perfect.
Many thanks
Julie & Simon S
Thank you all so much for the part you took in making the celebrations on Saturday night so special. We were all very impressed with your performance and our guests made many positive comments. It was obvious how much you enjoy music and playing together, which is a priceless attribute. The music you choose to play was just right for the occasion and it was a real bonus that you were able to join us in the dining room. Once again many thanks and I hope we have to occasion to meet again. Lesley Woods – Tech-ni-Fold
Dear Ariella Strings
Just a little thank you for the lovely music at our wedding reception. Everyone commented on how much they enjoyed it, especially the Last Night of the Proms section which was great fun. Thank you for all four of you for helping make our special day so memorable.
Sophie & Steve
To Ariella String Trio
Many thanks for your beautiful performance at our wedding. Many of our guests commented on the lovely music and this contributed to making our wedding day absolutely perfect.
Thanks again
Ali & Chris
Thank you so much for the wonderful perfomance on Saturday - it was a smashing touch to the wedding reception. We had a fantastic day so thank you once again
Bryan and Wendy
Dear Ariella String Trio
Thank you so much for making my Mum and Dad’s anniversary lunch so special. Your music was perfect and made the event go so smoothly, covering up quiet moments and bringing us close to tears with Mum and Dad’s special music. Thank you again for making the day so special
Mel
“Jeff and I would like to thank the Trio for a fantastic performance at our wedding. We had so many people comment on the music it was great and perfect in every way, all the music as requested at the right time - was lovely to hear them during the dinner also - we thoroughly enjoyed it. Many, many thanks to all concerned, we would not hesitate recommending you in the future.
All the best to you and the other trio members (and associate members).”
Jeff and Michelle
“Thanks to everyone for the job you did at our wedding. We had an absolutely perfect day and the quartet were the icing on the cake. Philippa really appreciated the arrangement of moments in love, especially having it second time around."
Graham and Philippa Buchanan, Midlands
We were so glad we booked Ariella Strings for our wedding last week.They played so beautifully and created a really magical atmosphere in the church. So many of our guests commented on the pieces they played, and the wonderful arrangement they created from the song 'Groovy Kind of Love', for my walk up the aisle, made the ceremony very special and personal. Thank you so much for the help you gave us in selecting the pieces when we were a little unsure of what would be best for the different parts of the ceremony.
We would have no hesitation in recommending Ariella Strings to anyone who wants to add a special and personal touch to their day.
Natalie and Paul Beazley
Aylesbury
We want to say a big thank you to the Ariella Strings Trio, our wedding was perfect and having the trio playing for us in the church and then at the reception made it fantastic. All the guests commented on how great it was to have such a variety of music genres being played and were even playing games seeing who could guess the song first.
Thanks again
Alyssa and Danny