Woodstock Strings - String Quartet

This professional Manchester string quartet works across the North West and are available as a standard quartet or an electric quartet. All the musicians are graduates of the prestigious Royal Northern College of Music.

Formed in 2002, the quartet performs for around 40 weddings, functions and events each year and caters to a broad range of musical tastes and have music ranging from baroque/classical to pop/jazz and Bollywood.

They are happy to give suggestions for music choices and talk through any queries you may have.  Their dress code is dinner or black suits for the men and all black for the ladies.

As well as performing for weddings and civil partnerships, Strelitzia's corporate clients include Yamaha, Yorkshire Bank, Ernst & Young and Manchester United. Should any member of the group be unavailable for a booking they will be replaced by a deputy drawn from a select group of exceptional professional musicians.

As freelance players members and deputies of the quartet play with world-class orchestras such as the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

They have a large music selection ranging from Baroque and Classical to Pop, Jazz, Bollywood, Movie and Musical themes. If you have a particular piece in mind that we do not already have, they will be happy to have this arranged for you.

 

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Woodstock Strings - String Quartet Repertoire

Classical/Baroque

  • Jesu Joy of Mans Desire - Bach
  • Gavotte - Bach
  • Brandenburg Concerto no2 - Bach
  • Brandenburg - Bach
  • Air from Suite No8 in D - Bach
  • Minuetto - Boccherini
  • Water Music Suite No 1 - Handel
  • Sarabande & 2 Var - Handel
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks - Handel
  • Hornpipe from Water Music - Handel
  • Halleluia Chorus from Messiah - Handel
  • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
  • Aria from Xerxes - Handel
  • Allegro II - Handel
  • Alla Siciliana - Handel
  • Wedding Processional from Figaro - Mozart
  • Rondo Alla Turca - Mozart
  • Divertimento III - Mozart
  • Divertimento II - Mozart
  • Divertimento I - Mozart
  • Alleluja from Exultate Jubilate - Mozart
  • Complete String Quartets Band II - Mozart
  • Quartet Numbers: 
  • 11 Mozart
  • 12 Mozart
  • 13 Mozart
  • 14 Mozart
  • 15 Mozart
  • 16 Mozart
  • 17 Mozart
  • 18 Mozart
  • 19 Mozart
  • 20 Mozart
  • 21 Mozart
  • 22 Mozart
  • 23 Mozart
  • 24 Mozart
  • 25 Mozart
  • 26 Mozart
  • Canon - Pachelbel
  • Spring - Vivaldi

Romantic/Classical/Impressionist

  • Minuet in G Major - Beethoven
  • Habanera from Carmen - Bizet
  • Notturno - Borodin
  • Hungarian Dance No5 - Brahms
  • Hoe Down from Rodeo - Copeland
  • Clair De Lune - Debussy
  • Prelude from Suite Bergamasque - Debussy
  • Flower Duet from Lakme - Delibes
  • Humoresque - Dvorak
  • Serenade for Strings - Elgar
  • Salut d'Amour - Elgar
  • Chanson de Matin - Elgar
  • Chanson de Nuit - Elgar
  • Tango Por Una Cabeza - Gardel
  • Ave Maria - Gounod
  • Spanish Dance - Granados
  • Norwegian Dance No2 - Grieg
  • Praludium (Holberg) - Grieg
  • Toss The Feathers - Irish Reel
  • Palladio - Jenkins
  • Chardas - Monti
  • Offenbach Melodies - Offenbach
  • Barcarolle - Offenbach
  • Two Rondeaux - Purcell
  • Bolero - Ravel
  • Galop from William Tell Overture - Rossini
  • Traumerei - Schumann
  • Loch Lomond - Scotch Air
  • Pizzicato Polka - Strauss
  • Fledermaus Waltzes - Strauss
  • The Beautiful Blue Danube - Strauss
  • Emperor Waltz - Strauss
  • Dark Eyes - Trad
  • Turkey in the Straw - Trad
  • Irish Tune from County Derry - Trad
  • Country Gardens - Trad
  • Irish Sherry - Trad
  • Greensleeves - Trad.
  • Fawlty Towers - Wilson

Opera

  • O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
  • Andantino La Forza del Destino - Verdi
  • Drinking Song (La Traviata) - Verdi
  • Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
  • Au Fond du Temple Saint (The Pearl Fishers) - Bizet
  • Wedding Procession from The Marriage of Figaro - Mozart
  • Meditation (“Thais”) - Massenet
  • La Donna e Mobile - Verdi

Musical

  • One Hand, One Heart - Bernstein
  • Some Enchanted Evening - Hammerstein
  • Smoke gets in your eyes - Kern
  • Three Little Maids from School - Sullivan
  • Music of the Night - Webber
  • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Sherwin
  • All I Ask Of You - Webber
  • Don't Cry for me, Argentina - Webber

Hymns

  • A Mighty Fortress is Our God
  • Amazing Grace
  • Be Thou My Vision

Modern/Pop

  • Plink, Plank, Plunk! - Anderson
  • The Waltzing Cat - Anderson
  • Forgotten Dreams - Anderson
  • The Typewriter - Anderson
  • Blue Tango - Anderson
  • Fiddle-Faddle - Anderson
  • Jazz Legato - Anderson
  • The Syncopated Clock - Anderson
  • Somewhere over the Rainbow - Arlen
  • She - Aznavour
  • Close To You - Bacharach
  • We Have All The Time In The World - Barry
  • Alexander's Ragtime Band - Berlin
  • Maria - Bernstein
  • One Hand, One Heart - Bernstein
  • Heroes - Bowie
  • Let's Face the Music - Cole
  • Cock Linnet - Collins
  • Funiculi Funicula - Denza
  • Take Five - Desmond
  • Kissing You (Romeo & Juliet) - Desree
  • Makin' Whoopee - Donaldson
  • Leaning on a Lamppost - Gay
  • The Man I Love - Gershwin
  • Summertime - Gershwin
  • A Foggy Day - Gershwin
  • Somebody Loves Me - Gershwin
  • By Strauss - Gershwin
  • Swanee - Gershwin
  • Someone to Watch Over Me - Gershwin
  • Embraceable You - Gershwin
  • I Got Rhyth - Gershwin
  • They Can't Take That Away From Me - Gershwin
  • Nobody Does it Better - Hamlisch
  • When You Wish Upon a Star - Harline
  • Come Fly With Me - Heusen
  • Pennies From Heaven - Johnson
  • It Had To Be You - Jones
  • Smoke gets in your eyes - Kern
  • Moonlight and Roses - Lemare
  • The Tryst - McMillan
  • Have I Told You Lately? - Morrision
  • Whatever - Oasis
  • Saeterjentens Sondag - Ole Bull
  • El Relicario - Padilla
  • Anything Goes - Porter
  • Let's Do It - Porter
  • Every Time We Say Good-Bye - Porter
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
  • Perfect Day - Reed
  • My Funny Valentine - Rodgers
  • La Cumparsita - Rodriguez
  • Lullaby of Birdland - Shearing
  • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Sherwin
  • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Sherwin
  • Gadfly - Shostakovich
  • Moonlight In Vermont - Suessdorf
  • Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
  • Hava Nagila - Trad (Jewish)
  • From This Moment On - Twain
  • Music of the Night - Webber
  • All I Ask Of You - Webber
  • What a Wonderful World - Weiss
  • Can't Help Falling in Love - Weiss
  • You Do Something To Me - Weller
  • You're the First, the Last My Everything - White
  • Theme from Schindler's List - Williams
  • Angels Williams
  • God Only Knows (Beach Boys) - Wilson
  • Beyond the Sea 
  • Unchained Melody (Ghost) 
  • Somewhere Over The Rainbow 
  • Teddy Bears' Picnic 
  • Blue Moon 
  • Fly Me To The Moon 
  • Teddy Bears (Vsn2)

Rags

  • The Entertainer - Joplin
  • Ragtime Dance - Joplin
  • Country Club - Joplin
  • Paragon Rag - Joplin
  • Roseleaf Rag - Joplin

Movie/TV Themes

  • Theme from The Godfather - Rota
  • What a Wonderful World (James Bond) - Weiss
  • Unchained Melody (Ghost) 
  • Kissing You (Romeo & Juliet) - Desree
  • Braveheart Theme 
  • A Whole New World - Menken
  • Fawlty Towers 
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus - Sousa
  • Umstairs Downstairs - Faris
  • Melody from The Sting - Joplin
  • When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio) - Harline
  • James Bond Theme from Dr No - Barry
  • We Have All The Times In The World (On her Majesty's Secret Service) - Barry
  • Gabriel's Oboe (The Mission) - Morricone
  • Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence 
  • Upstairs Downstairs (The Edwardians) - Faris
  • Laurel & Hardy 
  • Theme from 'The A-Team' Post

Beatles

  • All you need is Love
  • Rocky Raccoon
  • Hey Jude
  • Yesterday
  • Penny Lane
  • When I'm 64
  • With A Little Help from My Friends
  • Eleanor Rigby
  • A Hard Day's Night
  • The Long and Winding Road
  • Yesterday
  • Let It Be
  • Till There Was You
  • Rocky Raccoon

Wedding Marches

  • All you need is Love - Beatles
  • Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
  • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
  • Hornpipe from Water Music - Handel
  • Canon - Pachelbel
  • Trumpet Tune - Purcell
  • Bridal Chorus - Wagner
  • Wedding March - Mendelssohn

Christmas

  • Christmas Carols for String Quartet
  • Joy To The World - Handel
  • Silent Night - Gruber
  • Jingle Bells 
  • Winter Wonderland - Bernard
  • Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Marks
  • White Christmas - Berlin

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