Highly Strung String Quartet

Repertoire

Classical

Andante from Piano Concerto No 1 - Mozart

Arioso - Bach

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel

Ave Maria - Bach ~ Gounod

Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart

Badinerie - Bach

Barber of Seville - Rossini

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - Bach

Canon - Pachelbel (listen)

Chaconne - Purcell

Concerto for Two Violins - Bach

Divertimento No. 1 - Mozart

Divertimento No. 2 - Mozart

Divertimento No. 3 - Mozart

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart

Excerpts from the 'Four Seasons' - Vivaldi

Fur Elise - Beethoven

Hallelujah Chorus (from 'The Messiah') - Handel

Hornpipe from the Water Music - Handel (listen)

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach

La Rejouissance (Music for the Royal Fireworks) - Handel

Minuet in G Major - Beethoven

Musica Notturna di Madrid - Boccherini

Nimrod from Enigma Variations - Elgar

Nutcracker Suite - Tchaikovsky

Ode to Joy - Beethoven

Orchestral Suite No 3 - Bach

Pachelbel's Canon in D - Pachelbel

Panis Angelicus - Franck

Passacaglia - Handel

Pavane - Faure

Piano concerto no. 21 (Andante) - Mozart

Prelude from 'Te Deum' - Charpentier

Prince of Denmark's March - Clarke

Radetzky March - Strauss

Rondo alla Turca - Mozart

Sheep may safely Graze - Bach

Sleepers Wake - Bach

Spring from the 'Four Seasons' Violin Concertos - Vivaldi

Stabat Mater Dolorosa - Pergolesi

Tambourin - Gossec

Trumpet Tune in D - Purcell

Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke

Tuba Tune in D major - C S Lang

Wachet Auf - Bach

Water Music Extracts - Handel

Where e'er you walk - Handel

Romantic

Arabesque No 2 - Debussy

Ave Maria - Schubert

Ballet from 'Petite Suite' - Debussy

Barcarolle - Offenbach

Bolero - Ravel

Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) - Wagner

Bridal Procession - Grieg

Chanson de Matin - Elgar

Chanson de Nuit - Elgar

Clair de Lune - Debussy

Con te Partiro - Sartori

Czardas from Coppelia - Delibes

Czardas from Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Tchaikovsky

Dance of the Swans - Tchaikovsky

Danse des Mirlitons - Tchaikovsky

Danse Espagnole - Granados

Danse Espagnole - de Falla

Ecossaise - Schubert

Espana - Chabrier

Flower Duet from 'Lakme' - Delibes

Golliwog's Cake Walk - Debussy

Gymnopodie No 1 - Satie

Hoe Down (from 'Rodeo') - Copland

Holberg Suite - Gavotte - Grieg

Holberg Suite - Prelude - Grieg

Humoresque - Dvorak

Hungarian Dances (various) - Brahms

In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg

Intermezzo (from the ballet 'Sylvia') - Delibes

Intermezzo from 'Carmen' - Bizet

Intermezzo from 'Cavalleria Rusticana' - Mascagni (listen)

Jupiter (Theme from Planets) - Holst

Knightsbridge March - Eric Coates

Love theme from Romeo and Juliet - Tchaikovsky

March Militaire - Schubert

Mazurka from Coppelia - Delibes

Meditation (from Thais) - Massenet

Morning from 'Peer Gynt' Suite - Grieg

Norwegian Dance No. 2 - Grieg

O Sole Mio - di Capua

Pie Jesu from 'Requiem' - Faure

Polovtsian Dances 'Prince Igor' - Borodin

Pulcinella - Overture - Stravinksy

Romance (from 'The Gadfly') - Shostakovich

Salut D'Amour - Elgar

Seguidilla from 'Carmen' - Bizet

Sicilienne - Von Paradis

Skater's Waltz - Waldteufel

Slavonic Dances - various - Dvorak

Sleeping Beauty Waltz - Tchaikovsky

Spanish Dance - Moskovski

The Girl with the Flaxen Hair - Debussy

The Swan - Saint-Saens

Thunder & Lightning Polka - J Strauss

To a Wild Rose - Macdowell

Traumerei - Schumann

Trepak (from the Nutcracker) - Tchaikovsky

Valse Lente from Coppelia - Delibes

Violin Concerto-2nd movement - Mendelssohn

Waltz - Grieg

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty - Tchaikovsky

Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen - Grieg

Wedding March from 'Midsummer Night's Dream' - Mendelssohn (listen)

Light Classical

Basse Dance from the Capriol Suite - Peter Warlock

Blue Danube Waltz - Strauss

Can-Can - Offenbach

Cavatina - Myers

Champagne Galop - Lumbye

Clog Dance from 'La Fil mal Gardee' - Herold

Cock Linnet - Collins/Leigh arr. Martelli

Czardas - Monti

Dance of the Comedians - Smetana

Diplomat's Polka - Strauss

Emporer Waltz - Strauss

Entry of the Gladiators - Fucik

Fandango Espagnol - Chabrier

Forgotten Dreams - Leroy Anderson

Funiculi, Funicula - Denza

Gold & Silver Waltz - Lehar

Gopak - Mousorgsky

Irish Sherry (incl. 'Danny Boy') - Trad/O'Carolan arr. Martelli (listen)

Liberty Bell - Sousa

Liechtes Blute Polka - Strauss

March of the Devils - Suppe

Moonlight and Roses - Lemare

Palladio - Jenkins

Pizzicato Polka - Strauss

Plink, Plank, Plunk - Leroy Anderson

RAF March Past - Walford Davies

Roses from the South - J Strauss II

Rule Britannia - Arne

Stars and Stripes Forever - Sousa

The Teddy Bear's Picnic - J.W.Bratton

The Typewriter - Anderson

Washington Post - Sousa

William Tell Overture - Rossini

Opera

Aragonese from Carmen - Bizet

Au fond du temple saint (duet from the Pearl Fishers) - Bizet

Brindisi - 'Drinking Song' from 'La Traviata' - Verdi

Chorus of the Hewbrew Slaves - Verdi

Danse Boheme - Bizet

Excerpts from 'Carmen' - Bizet

Galop from 'La Vie Parisienne' - Offenbach

Give me thy Hand (from Don Giovanni) - Mozart

Habanera from Carmen - Bizet

I got plenty of nothing - Gershwin

Let's call the whole thing off - Gershwin

Marriage of Figaro - Non piu andrai - Mozart

Marriage of Figaro - Overture - Mozart

Marriage of Figaro - Voi che Sapete - Mozart

Nessum Dorma - Puccini

O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini

Prelude to Carmen - Bizet

Quartet from 'Rigoletto' - Verdi

The Bird Catcher (from the Magic Flute) - Mozart

Three Little Maids (from 'Mikado') - Arthur Sullivan

Jazz

Begin the Beguine - Cole Porter

Close to you - Burt Bacharach

Come Fly with Me - Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen

Concerto for Cootie - Duke Ellington

Dancing Cheek to Cheek - Berlin

Doin' the Crazy Walk - Ellington

Embraceable You - Gershwin

Every Time we say Goodbye - Cole Porter

Fascinatin' Rhythm - Gershwin

Fly me to the Moon - Bart Howard

Guantanamera - Pete Seeger

Harry Lime Theme - Anton Karas

I Got Rhythm - Gershwin

I Love You - Cole Porter

I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair - Rodgers

I've got you under my skin - Cole Porter

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing - Ellington

It's alright with me - Cole Porter

It's de-lovely - Cole Porter

Just another Rumba - Gershwin

La Bamba - Richie Valens

Let's Do It - Cole Porter

Let's Face the Music and Dance - Nat King Cole

Love is Here to Stay - Gershwin

Makin' Whoopee - Donaldson (listen)

Misty - Errol Garner

New York, New York - Kander

Nice Work if you can get it - Gershwin

On the Sunny Side of the Street - McHugh

Pennies from Heaven - Arthur Johnson

S'wonderful - Gershwin

Satin Doll - Duke Ellington

Second Time Around - Cole Porter

Singing in the Rain - Nacio Herb Brown

Slap that Bass - Gershwin

Somebody loves me - Gershwin

Someone to Watch Over Me - Gershwin

Summertime - Gershwin

Swanee - Gershwin

Take Five - Paul Desmond

Take the 'A' train - Billy Strayhorn

That Certain Feeling - Gershwin

That's Amore - Harry Warren

The Folks who Live on the Hill - Jerome Kern

The Girl from Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim

These Boots are made for Walking - Lee Hazelwood

They all laughed.... - Gershwin

What is this thing called love? - Cole Porter

You're the Top - Cole Porter

Popular

Angels - Robbie Williams

Annie's Song - John Denver

Back in the USSR - Lennon & McCartney

Big Spender - Cy Coleman

Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

California Girls - Beach Boys

Can't buy me love - Lennon/McCartney

Can't take my eyes off you - Crewe & Gaudio

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Congratulations - Martin & Coulter

Crazy for You - Madonna

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Dancing Queen - Abba

Day Tripper - Lennon & McCartney

Eleanor Rigby - Beatles

Flying without Wings - Westlife

God Only Knows - Brian Wilson

Got to get you into my Life - Beatles

Greatest Day - Take That

Have I told you lately... - Van Morrison

Here, There and Everywhere - Beatles

Hero - Enrique Iglesias

Hey Jude - Paul McCartney

How Deep is your love? - The Bee Gees

I can't help falling in love with you - Elvis Presley

I do I do I do - Abba

I Get Around - Beach Boys

I'm into something good - Herman Hermits

Imagine - John Lennon

It Must be Love - Madness

It's all about You - McFly

Light my Fire - The Doors

Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney

Love & Marriage - Van Heusen

Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley

Love Story - Taylor Swift

Mamma Mia - Abba

Money, Money, Money - Abba

Moondance - Van Morrison (listen)

Moonlight in Vermont - Suessdorf

Mrs. Robinson - Paul Simon

Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

Nights in White Satin - Justin Hayward

Nobody does it Better - Carly Simon

Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

One Day Like This - Elbow

Penny Lane - Lennon-McCartney

Rule the World - Take That

She ("Notting Hill" soundtrack) - Elvis Costello

Songbird - Eva Cassidy

Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Stand By Me - Ben E King

Strangers in the Night - Bert Kaempfert

Summer Holiday - Welch & Bennett

Sway - Dean Martin

Thank you for the Music - Abba

The Winner takes it All - Abba

Truely - Lionel Richie

Try a Little Tenderness ('from 'The Commitments') - Andrew Strong

Unforgettable - Nat King Cole

Waterloo - Abba (listen)

Waterloo Sunset - Ray Davies

What a Wonderful World - Weiss & Thiele

When I'm 64 - McCartney

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Yellow Submarine - Beatles

Yesterday - Lennon and McCartney

Yesterday Once More - The Bee Gees

You're Beautiful - James Blunt

Your Song - Elton John

Latin American / Tangos

Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson

Cherry Pink - Pablo Beltran

Dark Eyes - Trad.

El Choclo - Villoldo

Habanera - Halffter

Jalousie Tango - Jacob Gade

La Cumparsita - Rodriguez

La Paloma - Sebastian Iradier

Por Una Cabeza - Gardel (listen)

Tango - Albeniz

Tomo Y Obligo - Carlos Gardel

Musicals

Anything Goes - Cole Porter

Chicago - Fred Fisher (listen)

Consider Yourself - From 'Oliver'

Get me to the Church on Time - Loewe

Happy Talk - Rodgers & Hammerstien

Hernando's Hideaway - Alder & Ross

I Could Have Danced all Night - Lerner & Lowe (listen)

Leaning on a Lamppost - George Formby

Love Changes Everything - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Music of the Night - Lloyd Webber

Officer Krupke from West Side Story - Bernstein

Puttin' on the Ritz - Berlin

Raindrops keep falling on my Head - Bacharach

Smoke get in your Eyes (from Roberta) - Jerome Kern

Sunrise, Sunset (from "Fiddler on the Roof") - Jerry Bock

There's no Business like Show Business - Irving Berlin

Walking the Dog - Gershwin

Film & Television

'Pelagia's Song' from Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Stephen Warbeck

Balcony Scene from Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet - Craig Armstrong

Dambusters March - Eric Coates

Gabriel's Oboe from 'The Mission' - Ennio Morricone

Goldfinger - John Barry

James Bond theme tune - Barry

Jeeves & Wooster theme - Anne Dudley

Mad Dogs & Englishmen - Noel Coward

Moon River - Henry Mancini

Schindler's List Theme - John Williams

Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen

Theme from 'Poirot' - Christopher Gunning

Theme from 'Pride and Prejudice' - Carl Davis

Theme from Love Story - Francis Lai

Theme from Schindler's List - John Williams

Ragtime

Country Club - Scott Joplin (listen)

Elite Syncopations - Joplin

Entertainer - Joplin

Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin

Paragon Rag - Scott Joplin

Ragtime Dance - Joplin

Hymns - others can be arranged on request

Be still, for the presence of the Lord -

Dear Lord and Father of Mankind -

Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer -

Hail Queen of Heaven -

How Great Thou are -

I am the Lord of the Dance -

I Vow to thee my Country -

Jerusalem -

Lord of all Hopefulness -

Love Divine -

Morning has Broken -

O Jesus I have promised -

One more step along the World I go -

Praise My Soul -

Sing Hosanna -

Christmas - please contact us for our full list

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire - Torme and Wells

Have Yourself a Merry Little Chrismtas - Hugh Martin

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas - Berlin

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas - Meredith Wilson

Let it Snow - Jule Styne

Mary's Boy Child - Jester Hairston.

Santa Baby - Monroe

Sleigh RIde - Anderson

The Christmas Song - Torme & Wells

Previous Venues/Clients

Coutts & Co Bank

BBC East Midlands - Sports Personality of the Year

Nationwide Alarmcall

By Design Group, East Midlands

European Sponsorship Committee, Belgium

Mercedes-Benz, London

A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, London

Driving Standards Agency

Saffery Champness

BMI Park Hospital, Nottingham

Capital One, Nottingham

English Heritage

HSBC

John Lewis, Oxford Street

Manorcrest Homes, Lincoln

Nelson Solicitors, Nottingham

Boots, London & Nottingham

English Mutual

Frontier Agriculture Ltd.

Peter Jones, Sloane Square

Proctor & Gamble

Severn Trent

Alliance & Leicester

Bearwood Lakes Golf Club, Berkshire

Brighthouse

British Business Awards

Massers Solicitors, Nottingham

National e-Science Centre

Clients

Royal Air Force

The Ministry of Defence

Nottingham Trent University

Tama UK, Nottingham

Trinity House Fine Arts, Cotswolds

East Midlands Universities Association

Sherwood Forest Golf Club, Nottinghamshire

Warsop Rotary Club

Acorn Stairlifts

Browne Jacobson Solicitors, Nottingham

Chamber of Commerce

Co-op Travel, Nottingham

Cudd Bentley Consulting Engineers, Birmingham

ECHM Financial Recruitment

Holden's, Newark

Hopewells, Nottingham

ISIS Equity Partners

St Mary's Chambers, Nottingham

Tewkesbury Borough Council

Touchwood Shopping Centre, Solihull

Venues

Along with many private houses, churches and gardens, Highly Strung have performed at the following venues;

Admiral Hornblower, Oakham, Rutland

Albert Hall, Nottingham

Aldwark Manor, Yorkshire

Allington Manor, Lincolnshire

Althorp House, Northampton

Amberley Castle, West Sussex

Ashridge, Hertfordshire

Austin Court, Birmingham

Aylesbury Country Hotel, Aylesbury

Barnsdale Hall Hotel, Rutland

Basil's Bar, Mustique, West Indies

Beales Hotel, Hatfield

Bearwood Lakes Golf Club, Berkshire

Beaumanor Hall Hotel, Leicestershire

Beeston Fields Golf Club, Nottingham

Belton House (National Trust), Lincolnshire

Belton Woods Hotel (De Vere Hotels), Lincolnshire

Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire

Bestwood Lodge, Nottingham

Billesley Manor, Warwickshire

Bishop's Palace, Lincoln

Bishop's Stortford Golf Club, Essex

Blackbrook House, Belper, Derbyshire

Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

Blotts Country Club, Nottinghamshire

Bolton Priory, Wharfedale

Bosworth Hall, Warwickshire

Botanical Gardens, Sheffield

Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston

Brandon Hall, nr Coventry

Branston Hall Hotel, Lincolnshire

Breadsall Priory, Derbyshire

Brookfield Manor, Derbyshire

Brooklands Hotel, Barnsley

Brooksby Hall, Leicestershire

Bull Hotel, Gerrards Cross

Burghley House, Stamford

Bury Court Barn, Farnham, Surrey

Cambridge Belfry Hotel, Cambridge

Cathedral Quarter Hotel, Derby

Caverswall Castle, Staffordshire

Chatsworth House Gardens, Derbyshire

City Rooms, Leicester

Clarendon Hotel, Blackheath, London

Clumber Park Hotel, Nottinghamshire

Coltsford Mill, Oxted, Surrey

Colwick Hall, Nottinghamshire

Concert Noble, Brussels

Coombe Abbey Hotel, Coventry

Country Cottage Hotel, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire

County Assembly Rooms, Lincoln

Cowley Manor, Gloucestershire

Crabbs Barn, Kelvedon, Essex

Crondon Park, Essex

Dale Abbey, Derbyshire

Darcys Restaurant, St Albans

Dartmouth House, Mayfair, London

Delbury Hall, Shropshire

East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham

East Riddlesden Hall, West Yorkshire

Eastwood Hall, Nottinghamshire

Edgwarebury Hotel, London

Elms Hotel, Abberley, Worcestershire

Eltham Palace (English Heritage), London

Epic Centre, Lincs

Episode Hotel, Leamington Spa

Ettington Park Hotel (Handpicked Hotels), Nr Stratford - upon - Avon

Fanhams Hall, Hertfordshire

Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire

Garden House Hotel, Cambridge

Garden House Hotel, Stamford

Goosedale Conference Centre, Nottinghamshire

Government House, St Vincent, West Indies

Great Fosters, Surrey

Greetham Valley Golf Club, Leicestershire

Guildford Institute, Surrey

Guildhall, Hull

Guildhall, Leicester

Ham House, Richmond

Hambleton Hall Hotel, Rutland

Hampton Court Palace, London

Harewood House, Leeds

Harts Restaurant, Nottingham

Hazelwood Castle Hotel, Yorkshire

Hemingford Manor, Cambridgeshire

Hemswell Court, Lincolnshire

Highbury Hall, West Midlands

Highclere Caste, Berkshire

Hilton NEC/Metropole, Birmingham

Hodsock Priory, nr Blythe

Hogarth's, Solihull, West Midlands

Holme Pierrepont Hall, Nottinghamshire

Horsley Lodge, Derbyshire

Hotel du Vin, Birmingham

Hotel Intercontinental, Park Lane, London

Hunting Lodge, Leicestershire

Hunton Park, Hertfordshire

Ickworth House, Nr Bury St Edmonds

Isaak Walton Hotel, Dovedale, Derbyshire

John Lewis Dept Store, Oxford Street, London

Kelham Hall, Nottinghamshire

Kilworth House, Leicestershire

Knebworth House, Hertfordshire

Lakeside International Hotel, Surrey

Lakeside Tower, Arnold, Nottinghamshire

Landmark Hotel, Marylebone, London

Lanesborough Hotel, London

Langer Hall, Nottinghamshire

Langley Priory, Derbyshire

Langrish House, Hampshire

Layer Marney Tower, Essex

Le Grand Mare Hotel, Guernsey

Leez Priory, Essex

Lincoln's Inn, London

Lincolnshire Oak Hotel, Sleaford

Lincolnshire Showground, Lincs

Longstowe Hall, Cambridge

Lower Slaughter Manor, Gloucestershire

Lygon Arms, Broadway, Worcestershire

Mackworth Hotel, Derbyshire

Magnolia Park Country Club, Aylesbury

Makeney Hall Hotel, Derbyshire

Manor of Groves, Hertfordshire

Matfen Hall, Newcastle

Morley Hayes, Derbyshire

Moxhull Hall Hotel, Sutton Coldfield

New Hall Hotel (Handpicked Hotels), West Midlands

Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire

Newton Park Hotel, Derbyshire

Northwick Park Hotel, London

Norwood Park, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Castle, Nottinghamshire

Nutfield Priory (Handpicked Hotels), Nutfield, Surrey

Oakham Castle, Rutland

Ormonde Fields Golf Club, Derbyshire

Orton Hall Hotel, Cambridgeshire

Patchings Farm, Nottinghamshire

Peacock, Redmile, Vale of Belvoir

Penny Hill Park Hotel, Surrey

Penshurst Place, Kent

Peter Jones Dept Store, Sloane Square, London

Petersham Hotel, Richmond, Surrey

Petwood Hall, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire

Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham

Portland College, Nottinghamshire

Prestwold Hall, Loughborough

Pride Park Football Stadium, Derby

Priest House on the River (Handpicked Hotels), Derbyshire

Quenby Hall, Leicestershire

Quendon Hall, Hertfordshire

Quorn Grange, Leicestershire

Ramada Jarvis, Solihull

Red House, Kelham, Nottinghamshire

Renaissance Hotel, Solihull

Ringwood Hall Hotel, Chesterfield

Risley Hall Hotel, Derbyshire

Rothley Court Hotel, Leicestershire

Royal Automobile Club, Epsom, Surrey

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London

Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Surrey

Royal Moat House Hotel, Nottingham

Rudding Park Hotel, Yorkshire

Rufford Golf Club, Nottinghamshire

Rugby School, Warwickshire

Rushton Hall, Northampton

Salford Hall Hotel, Worcestershire

Sandon Hall, Staffordshire

Saracen's Head, Southwell

Savil Court Hotel, Egham, Surrey

Saviles, Royal Armouries Square, Leeds

Scalford Hall, Leicestershire

Sherwood Forest Golf Club, Nottinghamshire

Shottle Hall, Derbyshire

Sir Christopher Wren’s Hotel, Windsor, Berkshire

Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire

Spread Eagle Hotel, Midhurst

Stapleford Park, Leicestershire

Stoke Rochford Hall, Nottinghamshire

Stone Manor Hotel, West Midlands

Strand Palace Hotel, London

Stratford Manor Hotel, Stratford upon Avon

Stratford Moat House Hotel, Stratford upon Avon

Stubton Hall, Nr Newark, Nottinghamshire

Sutton Bonington Hall, Leicestershire

Swinfen Hall, Staffordshire

Taplow House Hotel, Buckinghamshire

Tatershall Castle, Lincolnshire

The Haycock, Wansford, Cambridgeshire

The Priory, Little Wymondley

The Rising Sun, Bamford, Derbyshire

Thoresby Hall Hotel, Nottinghamshire

Thorseby Riding Hall, Nottinghamshire

Thrumpton Hall, Nottinghamshire

Tissington Hall, Derbyshire

Tower Bridge, London

Tower of London

Trent College, Nottinghamshire

Trinity House Fine Art Gallery, Broadway, Cotswolds

Tudor Court Hotel, Derbyshire

Tutbury Castle, Derbyshire

Vaulty Manor, Essex

Walton Hall, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire

Washingborough Hall Hotel, Lincolnshire

Waterton Park Hotel, West Yorkshire

West Retford Hotel, Nottinghamshire

Weston Manor, Oxfordshire

Whatton House, Leicestershire

White Hart Hotel, Lincoln

Whitley Hall Hotel, Sheffield

Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire

Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire

Woldingham School, Surrey

Woodborough Hall, Nottinghamshire

Worcester Cathedral

World Service Restaurant, Nottingham

Wroxall Abbey, Warwickshire

Testimonials

You were the highlight of our day, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the music, especially our niece who was totally fixated!

- Karen & Andrew, Bride & Groom

Thank you very much to you all for playing on our wedding day. The music was absolutely beautiful and we were so pleased to have had you there to share our special day. We had some wonderful complements from guests who thoroughly enjoyed your set. You really add that special touch.

- Julie, Bride

We just wanted to say what an amazing job you did on the wedding day. Your playing was breathtaking with many commenting on your skill and ability to play Take That! Thank you so much. We had an amazing day which was perfect and you played your part in that perfection.

- Chris and Jo, Bride and Groom

Just to say a huge thank you for everything you did to make our wedding so fantastic. The music was brilliant and so many guests commented on how wonderfully you player. We loved it!

- Helen and Michael, Bride and Groom

I just wanted to get in touch to say a massive thank you for the music you provided for our wedding on the 16th May. You were all absolutely fantastic and the music that you picked was perfect. Also, a special thanks for arranging the Elbow song that I walked down the aisle too, it was beautiful. Many of our guests commented on how wonderful your playing was and you really added to the atmosphere of our ceremony and reception. You were brilliant to work with, very professional, always in contact if I needed to ask a question and you made everything, from the initial enquiry, really easy for us. Thank you again, I would highly recommend you to anyone I know!

- Katie, Bride

Thank you for the fantastic music you played at our wedding. I was so pleased I found you....you were absolutely amazing.

- Abi, Bride

We want to say a huge thank you for playing at our wedding...you were all amazing and helped make the day magical and so very special for us both. All our guests commented on how fantastic you were. We will be recommending you to our friends.

- Heidi and Steve, Bride and Groom

Once again you were all fantastic to work with and highly professional!

- TM, Events Manager

Thank you so much for the wonderful entertainment. Our guests spoke so very highly of your performance. You played a major part in making it all very special

- Emma and Gavin, Bride and Groom

Thank you for Highly Strung's wonderful performance at our wedding at Rushton Hall! The music was absolutely beautiful and we really appreciated all your help in suggesting pieces for the ceremony and drinks reception. Thank you also for doing such a great job accompanying the soprano on her performance of O Mio Babbino Caro - it worked perfectly! Please do pass on our thanks to everyone at Highly Strung for giving such a moving performance. We shall certainly recommend you to all our friends getting married or arranging other events!

- Rachel, Bride

Thank you all so much for making our wedding day so special. Your performance was perfect, exactly as we wanted and fitted into our day perfectly. Everyone commented on how wonderful you were and we will have no hesitation in recommending you in the future.

- Gayle & Neil, Bride & Groom

I would like to thank you for the contribution that you made to our casino evening. The entertainment you provided was exceptional and entirely in keeping with the mood of the evening. The feedback has been very positive.

- JA, Partner at Solicitors Firm

I am just writing to say thank you for the brilliant job you did at our wedding at Newstead Abbey. We had a fantastic time and everyone we've spoken to said they really enjoyed the mix of music you provided - both the young and young at heart!! You really added to the atmosphere of the day.

- RP, Bride

I just wanted to say thank you for the beautiful music you played at our wedding. All our guests commented on how good you were! I very much enjoyed the Pachelbel Canon as I walked down the stairs. Many thanks for your part in making our day so special.

- Louise and Greg, Bride & Groom

We just wanted to say thank you SO much for your beautiful performance at our wedding. All our guests commented on how stunning you sounded and how you helped to create a beautiful and perfect atmosphere. With this, and all your help in organising our bespoke arrangment of the Groove Armada song which we were so grateful for. Thank you

- TM, Bride

We had a fabulous evening Sarah and your lovely quartet contributed significantly to the ambience and atmosphere and occasion. Thank you so much for your wonderful playing; many people have congratulated you on the music, skill and range of repertoire of the attractive strings players; you may even get some bookings from the night, who knows, hope so, although I should imagine you are very busy. Please pass on my thanks to your team; it was magical.

- AB, Birthday girl!

Just to say thanks for yesterday, it all sounds amazing. Many thanks again from Tom and the Headway boys

- Tom, Band member - Headway

Hi Sarah. Just to say thank you. Our wedding was a dream come true thanks to you and the quartet. So a big THANK YOU.

- Paul and Kate, Bride & Groom

Your performance was just amazing! All our guests commented on how wonderful your repertoire was. We have been told repeatedly this was the best reception they had been to which we are sure is mostly down to you.

- E & K, Bride & Groom

Wanted to say a huge thankyou for making our day complete. Have spoken to lots of the guests in the last couple of days and they all said how fabulous you all were, I only wish I could have heard more,maybe I can persuade a friend to get married and suggest they book you, then I can relax and enjoy! Anyway, we can't thank you enough, you were perfect for us and our day and I think a perfect match for the beautiful surroundings of Langley Priory.

- J & B, Bride & Groom

Thank you for the great job you did at our wedding, we received huge compliments from all our guests about your playing. One of our best photos is of our young niece sitting on the ground in front of you, seemingly mesmerised!

- Lindsay, Bride

Thank you for providing just the right ingredient for our event at the Royal Courts Of Justice. Many of our guests thought it was a great touch and set the scene well for the rest of the event.

- MT, Event organiser

....just back from honeymoon yesterday and wanted to say a big thank you to Highly Strung for your fabulous performance at our wedding. We received some amazing feedback from our guests and for catering for the impromptu requests. I could listen to you playing "Theme from Love Story" over and over again. It really was as beautiful as I imagined. One of our more 'macho' male guests even said he had a tear in his eye when he heard it.

- M Dean, Bride

I am writing to say a sincere thank you to all 4 girlies for the impressive music. Everyone commented on how enjoyable your performance was and we felt it set the right ambience for the evening.

- M Heath, PA to Director of a consultancy firm

Thank you so much for providing such enchanting music during our wedding service and reception. So many of our guests have commented on how magical the wedding was (I'm not sure how many times you've had groomsmen sing along to your music before!)

- Sarah and Thomas, Bride & Groom

Thanks for the magnificent playing at our wedding. As my dad said 'It made the day'.

- James, Groom

Thanks for making our day so special. You were all great and so many people commented on how musically brilliant you were.

- Helen and James, Bride & Groom

Wow! You were so fantastic and made the service so special and magical. The memories will last forever - all the pieces were so beautifully performed. THANKS SO MUCH

- Diana, Mother of the Bride

I was so impressed by Highly Strung, you played the music wonderfully and you looked great. A lot of our friends have commented upon you and I'm sure many will wish to hire you for their own weddings.

- David, Groom

Many thanks for the beautiful music. Highly Strung made the drinks reception completely enchanting.

- Prue and Phil, Bride & Groom

Thank you for performing an excellent variety of music for our wedding...you made the ceremony even more special. All our guests commented on how much they enjoyed hearing you play.

- Jenny and Andy, Bride & Groom

Thank you for such a fantastic performance at Hambleton Hall... It made the day.

- Penny and Richard, Bride & Groom

Our great day was made all the more special because of Highly Strung. If we are ever in the UK and you were performing we'd come and see you...failing that we'll have to get you all over to Guernsey again one day!

- Jo and Paul, Bride & Groom

Having played the violin as long as I did I feel qualified to say "You were brilliant". We couldn't thank you enough if we tried!

- Caroline & Matthew, Bride and Groom

What a terrific concert. Thank you all so much for giving us such an enjoyable evening.

- Co-ordinator, 'Music in the Great Hall'

WOW!!! Words can not express our thanks for the your display that made everyone comment on the amazing music you performed.

- Collette and Wayne, Bride & Groom

Thank you for such a fantastic performance - the quartet really were perfect in every way and had my best friends in tears before I had even arrived!

- Eloise, Bride

Thank you so much for playing so wonderfully at our wedding. You were exceptional! Everyone said how great you were and you created a wonderful atmosphere.

- Emma & Adrian, Bride & Groom

All the guests have been raving about you and how your music added to the atmosphere tremendously.

- Jo & Steve, Bride & Groom

Many thanks for a perfect performance. Superb! Splendid! Excellent music, thank you!

- The Stantons, Guests at an 80th Birthday Party

We wanted to thank you for your sterling performance. The standing ovation from our guests was richly deserved. Your musical contribution made the day even more special.

- Kathryn & Nick, Bride and Groom

Your contribution to the wedding was a knockout! The Elgar in the church was perfect for the occasion and your beautifully varied programme was a delight.

- Ian and Barbara, Parents of the bride

We just wanted to say a big thank you to you and the girls for playing at our Wedding! Everyone commented on how lovely it was to have a string quartet playing instead of the usual church organ. Thank you again for making our wedding day even more special and memorable and for all your hard work.

- Rachel and Owen, Bride and Groom