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The Leicestershire String Quartet

The Leicestershire String Quartet is able to supply music for Civil and Church Weddings, Receptions and Wedding Breakfasts, Parties, Corporate Events, Christenings, Wedding Anniversaries and Birthday Celebrations.

The Quartet is made up of professional players, with all having trained at either The Royal Academy of Music in London or other prestigious Music Colleges.

The Leicestershire String Quartet is made up of professional players. All players have trained at either The Royal Academy of Music in London, or other prestigious Music Colleges.

They have a wide experience of many different areas in the music profession. This includes orchestral work as well as the smaller medium of chamber music.

The Leicestershire String Quartet can supply music for any function such as Civil and Church Weddings, Receptions and Wedding Breakfasts, Parties, Corporate Events, Christenings, Wedding Anniversaries, and Birthday Celebrations.

Please note: The Leicestershire String Quartet use a pool of professional players therefore those pictured may not be the ones used for your event.

Quartet - Violin (x2), Viola, Cello
Trio- Violin, Viola, Cello
Duo- Violin and Cello, or Violin and Piano

Solo Piano also available

Classical Repertoire
Serenade-Haydn
Arie-Bach
Largo-Handel
Menuet-Boccherini
Traumeri-Schumann
Berceuse-Faure
Divertinmento In D-Mozart
Divertimento In Bb- Mozart
Divertimento In F-Mozart
The Young Prince & Princess-Korsakov
Forlane- Orchestral Suite No1-Bach
Passepied 1&2
Les Rozeaux-Couperin
Sonata In D For 2 Vlns-Tartini
Morning-Grieg
Eine Kleine-Mozart
Trumpet Tune-Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary-Clarke
Bridal Chorus-Wagner
Entrance Of Queen Of Sheba-Handel
Rondeau-Mouret
Jesu Joy-Bach
Ave Maria-Schubert
Air-Bach
Aria-Handel
Largo From Winter-Vivaldi
Liebestraum-Liszt
Wedding March
Chanson De Matin-Elgar
Canon-Pachelbel
Spring-Vivaldi
Danza Pastorale-Vivaldi
Autumn, Finale-Vivaldi
Alleluja-Mozart
Wachet Auf-Bach
Sheep May Safelybach
Ode To Joy-Beethoven
Arioso-Bach
Panis Angelicus-Franck
Andante From Piano Conc’ 21-Mozart
Sleeping Beauty Waltz-Tchaikovsky
Romance-Shostakovich
La Rejouissance-Handel
Badinerie-Bach
Hornpipe & Air-Purcell
Passacaile-Handel
Gigue-Telemann
Air-Handel
Gigue-Handel
Pavane-Faure
Brandenburg No 5-Bach
Greensleeves
Royal Fireworks-Handel
La Rejouissance
Minuet
Flower Duet-Delibes
Te Deum-Charpentier
Prelude
Tu Devicto
Bist Du Bei Mir-Bach
If With All Your Hearts-Mendelssohn
My Heart Ever Faithful-Bach
Meditation-Massenet
Ave Maria-Bach-Gounod
The Fairy Queen-Purcell
Hornpipe
Air
Rondeau & Chorus 
Salut D’amour-Elgar
Brandenburg No 3-Bach
The Swan-Saint Saens
Water Music Suite In F- Handel
Girl-Flaxen Hair Debussy
Waltz- Serenade For Strings-Tchaikovsky
Variation 18 Rhapsody Theme By Paganini
Double Violin Concerto-Bach
Gymnopedie No 1-Satie
God Save Our Queen
Entr’acte From Carmen-Bizet
Ballata From Rigoletto-Verdi
Chanson Du Roi From Faust-Gounod
Intermezzo Sinfonico, Cavalleria Rusticana-Mascagni
Ah, Fuggi Il Traditor From Don Giovanni-Mozart
Deh Vieni, Non Tardar From The Marriage Of Figaro-Mozart
Libiamo From Traviata-Verdi
Quando M’en Vo Soletta Per La Via-Puccini
Vin O Biere From Faust-Gounod

Light Repertoire
S’Wonderful-Gershwin
Homage to Irving Berlin
Moonlight and Roses
Eleanor Rigby-Beatles
Makin’ Whoopee-Donaladson
Funiculi-Denza
Moonlight in Vermont-Suessdorf
Norwegian Dance No 3-Grieg
Let’s Do it-Porter
Two Rondeaux-Purcell
Flower Duet-Delibes
Pizzicato Polka-Strauss
Let’s Face The Music And Dance-Berlin
Theme From The Godfather-Rota
I’ve Got Rhythm-Gershwin
By A Sleepy Lagoon-Coates
Shakespeare In Love
Theme To Fawlty Towers-
Wilson
All My Loving-Beatles
The Entertainer-Joplin
The Man I Love-Gershwin
Take The “A” Train-Strayhorn
Adagietto From Symphony No.5-Mahler
The Harry Lime From The Third Man-Karas
Sinfoina And Final Duet-Monteverdi
La Paloma-Iradier
Theme From Pride And Predjudice-Davis
Theme From Poirot-Gunning
A Foggy Day In London Town-Gershwin  
Cats-Lloyd Webber
Bustopher Jones
Deuteronomy
Memory
Mr. Mistoffelees
Blue Danube Waltz-Strauss
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes-Kern
Something Wond’-I Whistle -Happy Talk
Some Enchanted Evening
This Nearly Was Mine-A Wonderful Guy
Getting To Know You
Fascinatin’ Rhythm-Gershwin
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man-Kern
Theme From New York New York-Kander
The Greatest Love Of All-Masser
It Don’t Mean A Thing-Ellington
Over The Rainbow-Arlen
Don’t Get Around Much –Ellington
Love Theme From St. Elmo’s Fire-Foster
Caravan-Ellington And Tizol
Star Dust-Carmichael
Theme From Ice Castles-Hamlisch
You Light Up My Life-Brooks
Thanks For The Memory-Robin And Rainger
My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose –Traditional
Waltz From Jazz Suite No 2-Shostakovitch
Can’t Buy Me Love-Beatles
In The Hall Of The Mountain King-Grieg
Love Is Here To Stay-Gershwin
Food, Glorious Food-Oliver-Bart
As Long As He Needs Me-Oliver
The Phantom Of The Opera-Lloyd Webber
Jesus Christ Superstar-Lloyd Webber
Thunder & Lightning Polka-Strauss
Ticket To Ride-Beatles
Theme From Schindler’s List –Williams
Oklahoma-Do-Re-Mi
The Sound Of Music-Rod’ & Hammerstein
My Favourite Things
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
Love Walked In –Gershwin
The Grasshoppers’ Dance-Bucalossi
Send In The Clowns-Sondheim
I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside-Glover
Londonderry Air-Trad’
Slap That Bass-Gershwin
Cock Linnet-Collins & Leigh
Irish Sherry-Trad
Basse-Dance-Warlock
The Celebrated Czardas-Monti
Congratulations
Happy Birthday
Bittersweet Symphony-The Verve
My Funny Valentine
Norwegian Dance-Greig
O Sole Mio-Di Capua
The Folks Who Live In The Hill-Kern
Hornpipe From Water Music-Handel
New York, New York-Bernstein
First Polovtsian Dance-Borodin
Ragtime Dance-Joplin
James Bond Theme From “Dr No”-Barry
Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy-Tchaikovsky
Concerning Hobbits From Lord Of The Rings-Howard Shore
Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home?-Cannon
Scarborough Fair-Trad’
Cielito Lindo-Yradier
The Skaters-Waldteufel
O Sole Mio-Di Capua
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot-Spiritual
Mexican Hat Dance-Traditional
Dixie-Emmett
La Paloma-Traditional
Beautiful Dreamer-Foster
Imagine-Lennon
Joplin
Country Club
Paragon Rag
Pineapple Rag
Heliotrope Bouquet
Maple Leaf Rag
Euphonic Sounds
Scott Joplin’s New Rag
A Medley Of Songs By Abba
Waltzing Matilda
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
O Sole Mio-Di Capua
The Folks Who Live In The Hill-Kern
Hornpipe From Water Music-Handel
New York, New York-Bernstein
First Polovtsian Dance-Borodin
Ragtime Dance-Joplin
James Bond Theme From “Dr No”-Barry
Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy-Tchaikovsky
Concerning Hobbits From Lord Of The Rings-Howard Shore
Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home?-Cannon
Scarborough Fair-Trad’
Cielito Lindo-Yradier
The Skaters-Waldteufel
O Sole Mio-Di Capua
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot-Spiritual
Mexican Hat Dance-Traditional
Dixie-Emmett
La Paloma-Traditional
Beautiful Dreamer-Foster
Imagine-Lennon
Joplin
Country Club
Paragon Rag
Pineapple Rag
Heliotrope Bouquet
Maple Leaf Rag
Euphonic Sounds
Scott Joplin’s New Rag
A Medley Of Songs By Abba
Waltzing Matilda
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Hidden Rhymes
Hallelujah, Shrek

Trio Repertoire
Trumpet Tune-Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary-Clarke
Bridal Chorus-Wagner
Entrance Of Queen Of Sheba-Handel
Rondeau-Mouret
Jesu Joy-Bach
Ave Maria-Schubert
Air-Bach
Canon-Pachelbel
Largo From Winter From The Four Seasons-Vivaldi
La Rejouissance-Handel
Air From Water Music-Handel
Bourree From Water Music-Handel
Hornpipe From Water Music-Handel
Hornpipe From Water Music-Allegro Maestoso
Wedding March-Mendelssohn
Pavane-Faure
Sinfonia From Xerxes Handel
Jigg From Oreste-Handel
Minuet From Il Pastor Fido-Handel
Gavotte In A From Oreste-Handel
Sinfonia From Scipione-Handel
Rondeau From Ariodante-Handel
Minuet From Arminio-Handel
Andante From Berenice-Handel
Minuet From Imeneo-Handel
Sinfonia From Giustino-Handel
Gavotte From Il Pastor Fido-Handel
Gavotte From Oreste-Handel
Larghetto From Theodora-Handel
Gigue From Partenope-Handel
March From Rinaldo-Handel
Amoroso-Arne
Aria From La Griselda-Vivaldi
March In D From Tigrane-Scarlatti
March In C From Tigrane-Scarlatti
Alleluja From Exultate Jubilate-Mozart
Traumeri-Scumann
Wachet Auf-Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze
Ode To Joy-Beethoven
Arioso-Bach
Panis Angelicus-Franck
Andante, Piano Concerto No 21-Mozart
Sleeping Beauty Waltz-Tchaikovsky
The Young Prince And The Young Princess-Rimsky-Korsakov
Eine Kleine-1st Mov-Mozart
Spring-Vivaldi
O Mio Babbino Caro-Puccini
Te Deum, Prelude & Tu Devicto-Charpentier
Bist Du Bei Mir-Bach
If With All Your Hearts-Mendelssohn
 My Heart Ever Faithful-Bach
Meditation From Thaïs-Massenet
Ave Maria-Bach-Gounod
Suite From The Fairy Queen, Hornpipe-Purcell
Air
Rondeau
Chorus:They Shall Be As Happy
Turkey Creek-Critelli
Greek Dance
Blue Creek Waltz
The Street Musician
The Showoff
Magyar
Palmita
Au Revoir
Flower Duet-Delibes
La Vie En Rose
Eleanor Rigby
Nights In White Satin
Unchained Melody
Grow Old With Me
Sunrise, Sunset
Gira Con Me
Fur Elise-Beethoven
Phantasie No 1-Purcell
Phantasie No 2-Purcell
Phantasie No 3-Purcell
Scarf Dance-Chaminade
Adios Muchachos-Sanders
Have I Told You Lately-Morrison
We’ve Only Jus Began-Nicholls & Williams
A Whole New World-Menken
All I Ask Of You-Lloyd-Webber
The Closest Thing To Crazy
How Deep Is Your Love-Gibb
Waltz In Ab-Brahms
Bittersweet Symphony-The Verve
You Are So Beautiful-Cocker
Revirado-Piazzolla

The Leicestershire String Quartet has played across the East Midlands in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland.

Venues have included:

Ashwell Hall, Barnsdale Hall Hotel, Barnsdale Lodge Hotel, Beaumanor Hall, Belmont House Hotel, Belvoir Castle, Billesley Manor Hotel, Bosworth Hall Hotel, Brownsover Hall, Burghley House, Chapel Brampton, Cranford Hall, Dukes Head Hotel, Dunchurch Park, Fawsley Hall, Gibson’s Grey Lady Restaurant, Hambleton Hall Hotel, Kilworth House Hotel, Kimbolton Castle, Marriott Hotel, Marquess of Exeter  New Walk Museum, Normanton Park Hotel, Noseley Hall, Nottingham Town Hall, Oakham Castle, Orton Hall, Hotel  Prestwold Hall, Tutbury Castle, Quorn Country Hotel, Quorn Grange Hotel, RAF Waddington, RAF Wittering, The Rothley Court Hotel, Sedgebrook Hall, Sketchley Grange Hotel, Stoke Rochford Hall, The Broughton Hotel, Thorpe Hall, Wadenhoe House, Whittlebury Park.

Players can move position easily.

Black is normally worn unless requested otherwise.

Ask if there is a piece of music you would like not on the list.

Typical bookings:

1 hour

2 hours - with break

3 hours - with breaks

Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.

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Customers who have enquired for The Leicestershire String Quartet have also been interested in the following String Quartets who are also based in the Midands. For more information or further options, please call 0845 643 9384.

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  • The Daggers "Just looked at the video again.... what a great night. The Daggers rocked start to finish. Thanks for making it such a memorable party! The Daggers - we salute you!" Andrew Screech
  • Fun House "Thank you Fun House for playing at our wedding! The band were fantastic and I received so many compliments about how good they were from the wedding guests! Would absolutely book them again and Warble were also extremely helpful with all of my questions and super quick at getting back to me each tim..." Lorna Williams
  • Kings of the Dancefloor "We where all very happy with the band and how professional they where. I have had people asking for their contacts so judging by that feedback they went down well with the crowds of Young Farmers. I look forward to working with them again. Thank you, Ben." Ben Spink
  • Redlight "The band were exactly what we were after and delivered a top set. The acoustic numbers they performed during the wedding breakfast started the entertainment off perfectly and once they were into full band mode they had everyone dancing for the whole night. Many of the guests have commented on how mu..." Dave Parsons
  • Black Tie Sax "I just wanted to say that we were really pleased with how good Black Tie Sax was for our event. He was very well presented and played beautifully all night! All our guests loved the act and we would definately recommend his services!!" Alex Winstone
  • Saint "Saint were fantastic. Great musicians and such great guys. We really enjoyed our wedding and they made it. Many friends have asked for their details. Thanks again, great easy booking process. thumbs up all the way. Beccy & Richard" Beccy Hyne
  • Encore "Encore were fantastic! They got people on the dancefloor early on in the evening and they stayed there for the rest of the night. The music and choice of songs were great and suited all tastes, all our guests have been raving about how great the band were and how impressed they were with the great f..." Silvana Maiorana
  • The Hype "The Hype ~ Brilliant from start to finish. Couldn't of asked for more..... they sound amazing & we are only surprised they aren't already bigger than they are..... still time!!! Wouldn't hesitate to book them again in the future and reccommend to all our family & friends. All made an effort to come ..." Christine Vickery
  • The Hype "We just wanted to thank you all for last night. The music was completely amazing, loved all of it! Wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Hope you all had a safe journey home. Thank you!!!! ♥" Christine & Kevin (Mr & Mrs Nunn)
  • The Gems Duo "The girls were really friendly and accomodating. They adapted their style and volume to suit the situation and were well received on the day. Thank you. " Miya Wassing
  • Saint "Man alive... people have still not stopped talking about how good you guys were. Awesome! Thank you so much for all your hard work on the night... the guests loved your set and you got everbody dancing right from the start until right to the end... no one wanted you to stop we were having that much ..." Kurt Swallow
  • The Mixtape "One word "fantastic", made the evening for everyone :-)" Andrew Caddick
  • The Story "The night was a perfect success, with "THE STORY" making it so. The only problem, the night it went so quick. The guys were really poilite and chatted with the guests during the interval. The songs played suited exactly our taste in music. Since the party we have received many texts, phone calls tel..." Steve Kirk
  • Charlie The Caricaturist "We were very pleased with Charlie and would definately recommend him. Many of our homes have also praised him and have asked for his details. Not only is his work fantastic he is very friendly too. Thank you Charlie!" Leah Barnett
  • The Kickstarts "Wow Boys, what can I say??? You were fantastic! Geared the party totally to an 18th birthday and made the night rock. Fab artists, fab entertainment and you were so accommodating to a rowdy bunch of teenagers. I understand you do fantastic weddings venues, but to be able to turn it around and tune i..." Dawn Field
  • The Daggers "You were truly awesome at Tin Fest! I have NEVER seen and danced to a band as good as you guys! Thank you so much - YOU ROCK!!!" Hayley Munro
  • The Daggers "Amazing night last night.... totally loving your work at Tin Fest... now just need to think of an excuse so we can book you again!" Sarah Dean
  • Spencer The Caricaturist "Spencer was very amenable and fitted in great on the day. Just got on with the job!" Ann Wareing
  • Wraggs Duo "We thought the girls were perfect for our wedding reception. We left the choice of music to them and it was wonderful. A very talented pair and we would recommend them to anybody." Lynne Michael
  • The Story "The Story were brilliant at our wedding and all of our guests have been telling us so ever since. It was a great mix of music and really well performed. Not once was the dancefloor empty throughout the night and they were equally popular with the guests of all ages. We were a bit nervous about booki..." Dave and Jane Frape
  • RIOT! "Where do I start? We booked Riot very (very!) last minute when we decided that we could just about stretch our budget to afford a band. You could say it was somewhat of an after thought if truth be told as we both love live music and felt a DJ may not quite make the day ours. This was the best decis..." Steven Taylor

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