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Dolce Strings is a Manchester - based duo/ trio / quartet and provides music for Weddings, Functions and Corporate Events.

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Manchester

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🏆"2019 Award for Professional Excellence" - Chic Elite 🏆 "Best band of 2016" - PT Bookings Dolce Strings is a Manchester based String group - duo/ trio / quartet. 300+ performances since 2015. They specialise in live classical, pop, and jazz music for weddings, receptions, private parties, and corporate events throughout Manchester. If you require tasteful, quality music for your special day or event, the Dolce string group will deliver it with a touch of class and individuality to make it a memorable day. The talented musicians will play Bach to the Beatles, Mozart to Motorhead, and have played with top names at top venues. These include: • Gregory Porter • Ollie Murs, and • Claire Teal. Venues include: • the Royal Albert Hall • The Sage at Gateshead • Royal Festival Hall • Liverpool Philharmonic Hall • Birmingham Symphony Hall, and • the Barbican Centre. Dolce Strings is dedicated to ensuring the live musical experience for your special day or event, makes a memorable occasion and creates the atmosphere you desire. A note from the manager: "Hi, I'm Ines, the cellist of Dolce Strings. You just found the perfect string quartet for your wedding! We are talented and experienced musicians who will enhance your memorable day and awe your guests with our playing. And I will personally make sure the music chosen is perfectly tailored to your occasion! Throughout the process, you will deal with me directly. I look forward to hearing from you!"

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Veteran: 50 bookings through Encore

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Contemporary classical, Classical crossover, Film / TV music, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Covers, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Indie, Pop rock, Punk rock, Bollywood, Indian music, Jewish music, Spanish music, Tango

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Types:

String quartet, String duo, String trio, String ensemble, Electric string quartet, Classical duo, Classical ensemble, Classical trio

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Song list

CLASSICAL

Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s desiring

Bach – Air from Suite in D

Bach – Arioso

Bach – Sheep May Safely Grace

Bach – Wachet auf

Beethoven – Fur Elise

Beethoven – Ode to Joy

Bizet – Aragonese from Carmen

Bizet – Les Toreadors from Carmen

Bizet – Seguidilla from Carmen

Bizet – Habanera from Carmen

Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5

Brahms – Theme from Symphony No. 1

Capua – O sole mio

Clarke – Trumpet Voluntary

Debussy – The Girl with the Flaxen Hair

Delibes – Flower Duet

Frank – Panic Angelicus

Handel – Hornpipe in D

Handel – Hornpipe in F

Handel – Water Music: Air in D

Handel – Water Music: Air in F

Handel – Water Music: Bourree in F

Handel – Water Music: Minuet in G minor

Handel – Water Music: Coro

Handel – Royal Fireworks Music: La Paix

Handel – Royal Fireworks Music: La

Rejouissance

Handel – Royal Fireworks Music: Menuet

in D

Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Handel – Largo from Xerxes

Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana

Massenet – Meditation from Thais

Mendelssohn – Wedding March

Mouret – Roundeau

Mozart – Ave verum corpus

Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 1st mov:

Allegro

Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 2nd

mov: Romance

Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 3rd

mov: Menuetto & Trio

Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 4

th mov:

Rondo

Pachelbel – Cannon in d

Piazzolla – Libertango

Puccini – O mio babbino caro

Saint Saens – The Swan

Schubert – Ave Maria

Strauss – Pizzicato Polka

Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Sleeping

Beauty

Vivaldi – Spring from the Seasons

Vivaldi – Winter from the Seasons

Verdi – La Donna e mobile

Wagner – Wedding March

POP MODERN:

Adele – Hello

Adele – Make you feel my love

Adele – Rolling in the Deep

Adele – Set Fire to the Rain

Adele – Skyfall

Avicci – Wake me up

Beyoncé –Crazy in Love

Beyoncé – Halo

Bruno Mars – Marry You

Bruno Mars – Just the way you are

Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

Capital cities – Safe and Sound.

Carly R. Jepson-Call me maybe

Christina Perri- A thousand years

Coldplay – Clocks

Coldplay – Paradise

Coldplay – Viva la Vida

David Guetta – Without you

Ed Sheeran – Thinking out loud

Elbow – One Day like this

Ellie Goulding- Burn

Fall Out Boy – Dance, Dance

Fun – We are young

Gotye-Somebody that I used to know

Green Day – Time of your life

Green Day – Wake me up when September ends

Imagine Dragons – Radioactive

Jason Miraz- I’m Yours

Jess Glyne – Hold my Hand

Jess Glynne – Rather Be

John Legend-All of Me

Justin Bieber- Love Yourself

Justin Bieber – Sorry

Katy Perry-Unconditionally

Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire

Lady Gaga – Bad Romance

Linkin Park-What I’ve done

Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger

Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball

Muse – Starlight

Newman – Love me again

One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful

One Republic – Counting Stars

One Republic – Secrets

Passenger – Let her go

Pharrell Williams-Happy

Pink – Just Give Me a Reason

Rihanna – Stay

Rihanna – We Found Love

Sam Smith-Stay with me

Sia-Chandelier

Snow Patrol-Chasing Cars

Taylor Swift- I knew you were trouble

Taylor Swift-Love Story

The Killers-Mr Brightside

Walk the Moon- Shut up and Dance

CLASSICS (Modern)

Abba – Thank you for the Music

Abba – Dancing Queen

Abba – Mamma Mia

Aerosmith- I don’t wanna miss a thing

At last – Etta James

Celine Dion-My heart will go on

Elton John – Your Song

Guns n Roses-Sweet Child of Mine

Journey-Don’t Stop Believing

John Lennon – Imagine

Led Zeppelin – Palladio

Led Zeppelin – Stairway to heaven

Les Miserables-I Dreamed a Dream

Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful world

Metallica – Nothing else matters

Michael Jackson – Ben

Michael Jackson-Smooth Criminal

Nirvana – Smells like teen spirit

Oasis-Whatever

Oasis-Wonderwall

Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now

Queen – Somebody to love

Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Otherside

Robbie Williams – Angels

Stevie Wonder- Isn’t she lovely

Stevie Wonder – Signed, sealed, delivered

Take that – Rule the world.

The Beatles – All you need is love

The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby

The Beatles – Get Back

The Beatles – Hey Jude

The Beatles – Yesterday

The Verve-Bittersweet Symphony

Titanic – Nearer My God to Thee

U2 – With or Without You

Whitney Houston – I will always love you

Our FILM / MUSICALS / DISNEY Repertoire:

“Amapola” – Once upon a Time in America

A Million Dreams – The Greatest Showman

A thousand years – Twilight

The Bare Necessities – The Jungle Book.

Be our guest – Beauty and the beast

Can you feel the love tonight – The Lion

King

Concerning Hobbits – The Lord of the Rings

Gabriel’s Oboe

Game of Thrones Theme

Harry Potter Medley

I dreamed a dream – Les Mis

I’ll be there for you – From Friends

I see the light - Tangled

Kiss the girl – The Little Mermaid

Let it go - Frozen

Mamma Mia

My heart will go on – Titanic

Never Enough – The Greatest Showman

Pirates of the Caribbean Medley – Hans

Zimmer

Rewrite the Stars – The Greatest Showman

Singing in the rain

Skyfall – James Bond, Adele

Tale as old as time – Beauty and the Beast

The Godfather Love Theme – Nino Rota

The Pink Panther

Theme from Schindler’s List

Theme from the Simpsons

There’s a friend in me – The Jungle Book

Thriller – Michael Jackson

Under the sea – The Little Mermaid

Your Song – Moulin Rouge

Our BOLLYWOOD repertoire…

Afreen Afreen

Aye Ho Meri Zindagi me

Balle Balle

Churaliya

Dheere Dheere

Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain

Ek Ladki ko Dekha

Ghal aaja sonja

Jai Ho

Kabhie Kabhie

Kabootar Ja Ja Ja

Kal ho na ho

Mein huu na

Tera Meri Pyar Mein

Teri Ore

Tere Liye

Monsoon Wedding Theme

Tumhi Dekho Naa

Beegey Hont

Main Yahaan Hoon

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Pehli Nazar Mein

IRISH REPERTOIRE

1. Danny Boy

2. Black Velvet Band

3. The Irish Rover

4. Jug of Punch

5. Finnegan's Wake

6. Girl I left behind me

7. Molly Malone

8. Seven drunken nights

9. The Wild Rover

10. Whiskey in the Jar

11. The gold ring jig

12. Top of the cork road jig

13. The Rights of man hornpipe

14. Maggie in the woods polka

15. Ballydesmond polka

16. The Chronos Reel

17. St. Anne's Reel

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

They love our own arrangements of the newest songs - because they've never heard a string quartet version before!

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Litterally all sorts, from castles and palaces to small theatres or private houses.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Beyoncé 😊

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

We have filmed for a BBC 1 TV series and appeared on Sky News.

Do you have different line-up options?

Yes, we have soloist, duo, trio, quartet options and electric duo/trio/quartets on request.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

We will do our best to accommodate. Please let us know as soon as possible.

How much time do you need to set up?

10 minutes

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

Yes. If your favourite song isn't in our set list we are happy to learn it for you for a small fee.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes. Please speak with us if you're interested in booking the electric option.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Yes. We make our own arrangements :)

Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Up to 1 hour	£740
Up to 2 hours	£820
Up to 3 hours	£900

Wedding ceremony3 musicians

This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.

£640

Drinks reception3 musicians

Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception

£740

Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner3 musicians

- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave. - 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception. - 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.

£980

Dolce Strings

5 out of 5

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Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Reviews

5 out of 5

From first booking, the communication was great. The music on the day was perfect to set the tone and atmosphere. Exactly what we wanted. Thank you very much!

5 out of 5

Amazing!! Made the day extra special! Would highly recommend to anybody! Thank you :)

5 out of 5

Fantastic group - can highly recommend. Very professional, great communication, ability to customise for exactly what you want (we had classical versions of pop music and songs from movies which we loved). Pleasure to work with and as I say, would definitely recommend!

5 out of 5

Amazing. Really added to the ceremony and we had lots of lovely comments.

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5 out of 5

We hired Dolce strings for our wedding. Prior to the day they were easy to contact and answered all our queries. On the day they played beautifully in the ceremony and after the ceremony. Many thanks, Rachel and Sam

5 out of 5

I was incredibly fortunate to have Dolce strings play at my wedding on Thursday. They are truly exceptional musicians, professional, lovely and they made our ceremony and drinks reception so personal. I can not recommend them enough and am so grateful to them for helping to make my day so special. I wish I could go back and listen to them again.

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