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

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🏆"Encore's most booked string quartet of 2021 and 2022!" 🏆"2019 Award for Professional Excellence" - Chic Elite 🏆 "Best band of 2016" - PT Bookings Dolce Strings is a Manchester & London based String group - duo/ trio / quartet. 500+ performances since 2015. They specialise in live classical, pop, and jazz music for weddings, receptions, private parties, and corporate events throughout the UK. 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: • Lewis Capaldi • Ed Sheeran • Gregory Porter • Ollie Murs. • Claire Teal, etc. Venues include: • the Royal Albert Hall • the Bridgewater Hall • The Sage at Gateshead • Royal Festival Hall • Liverpool Philharmonic Hall • Birmingham Symphony Hall • the Barbican Centre, etc. 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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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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String quartet, String duo, String trio, String ensemble, Classical duo, Classical ensemble, Classical trio, Orchestra

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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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Dolce Strings' Song list

CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE:

Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s desiring

Bach – Air from Suite in D

Beethoven – Ode to Joy

Bizet – Aragonese from Carmen

Bizet – Les Toreadors from Carmen

Bizet – Seguidilla from Carmen

Bizet – Habanera from Carmen

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

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 4th mov: Rondo

Pachelbel – Canon in D

Piazzolla – Libertango

Puccini – O mio babbino caro

Saint Saens – The Swan

Schubert – Ave Maria

Strauss – Pizzicato Polka

Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

Tchaikovsky – Waltz of the Flowers

Vivaldi – Spring from the Seasons

Vivaldi – Winter from the Seasons

Verdi – La Donna e mobile

Wagner – Wedding March

POP & MODERN REPERTOIRE:

A million love songs - Take That

A thousand years - Christina Perri

Ain’t no mountain high enough

All of me - John Legend

All the small things - Blink 182

All you need is love - Beatles

Angels - Robbie Williams

Another one bites the dust - Queen

Apologise - One Republic

At last - Etta James

Bad Romance - Lady Gaga

Ben - Michael Jackson

Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

Blurred lines - Robin Thicke

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Burn - Ellie Goulding

Call me maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

Can’t take my eyes off you - Frankie Valli

Can’t help falling in love - Elvis Presley

Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

Chandelier - Sia

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Cheap Thrills - Sia

Clocks - Coldplay

Counting Stars - One Republic

Crazy in love - Beyonce

Crazy little thing called love - Queen

Dancing Queen - ABBA

Despacito - Luis Fonsi

Don’t look back in anger - Oasis

Don’t stop believing - Journey

Don’t stop me now - Queen

Eleanor Rigby - Beatles

Every breath you take - The Police

Every teardrop is a waterfall - Coldplay

Everything I do - Bryant Adams

Eye of the Tiger - Queen

Fields of Gold - Sting

Final Countdown - Europe

Fireflies - Own City

Firework - Katy Perry

Fix you - Coldplay

Flashlight - Jessie J

Fly me to the moon - Frank Sinatra

Galway girl - Ed Sheeran

Get back - The Beatles

God only knows - The Beach Boys

Greatest Day - Take That

Hall of Fame - The Script

Halleluja - Jeff Buckley

Halo - Beyonce

Happy - Pharrell Williams

Havana - Camilla Cabello

Hello - Adele

Here comes the Sun - Beatles

Hey Jude - The Beatles

Hey brother - Avicci

Highway to hell - ACDC

Hold my hand - Jess Glyne

Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros

How long will I love you - Ellie Goulding

Hotel California - The Eagles

I don’t wanna miss a thing - Aerosmith

I feel good - James Brown

I Giorni - Ludovico Einaudi

I got rhythm - Gershwin

I want to hold your hand - The Beatles

I want you back - The Jacksons

I will always love you - W. Huston

I’m yours - Jason Mraz

Imagine - John Lennon

Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

Isn’t she lovely - Stevie Wonder

It must be love - Madness

It’s all about you - Mcfly

It’s my live - Bon Jovi

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

Just dance - Lady Gaga

Just give me a reason - Pink

Just the way you are - Bruno Mars

Kids - MGMT

Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra

Life - Ludovico Enaudi

Live on Mars - David Bowie

Love on top - Beyoncé

Love Story - Taylor Swift

Love yourself - Justin Bieber

Make you feel my love - Adele

Mamma mia - ABBA

Mardy Bum - Arctic Monkeys

Marry you - Bruno Mars

Money - ABBA

Mr. Brightside - The Killers

My Girl - The Temptations

Nothing else matters - Metallica

One day like this - Elbow

Otherside - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Palladio - Jenkins

Paradise - Coldplay

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Please, please, please - The Smiths

Radioactive - Imagine Dragons

Rather be - Clean Bandit

Rehab - Amy Winehouse

Rock around the clock - Bill Haley

Rockabye - Clean Bandit

Rolling in the deep - Adele

Royals - Lorde

Rude - Magic

Rule the world - Take that

Say a little prayer - Aretha Franklin

The Scientist - Coldplay

Secrets - One Republic

Señorita - Camila Cabello

Set fire to the rain - Adele

Sex on fire - Kings of Leon

Shape of you - Ed Sheeran

She’s the one - Robbie Williams

Shut up and Dance - Walk the Moon

Signed, sealed, delivered - Stevie Wonder

Sky full of stars - Coldplay

Skyfall - Adele

Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana

Smoke on the water - Deep Purple

Smooth criminal - Michael Jackson

Somebody to love - Queen

Someone you loved - Lewis Capaldi

Something stupid - Frank Sinatra

Somewhere over the rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin

Stay with me - Sam Smith

Starlight - Muse

Stay - Rhianna

Stitches - Shawn Mendes

Strangers in the night - Frank Sinatra

Stronger - Kelly Clarkson

Sway Cherry Pink - Ruiz Louiguy

Sweet Child of Mine - Guns and Roses

Symphony - Clean Bandit

Summertime - Gershwin

Take me to church - Hozier

Thank you for the music - ABBA

Thinking out loud - Ed Sheeran

Titanium - David Guetta

Toxic - Britney Spears

Time of your life - Green Day

Unconditionally - Katy Perri

Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars

Viva la Vida - Coldplay

Wake me up - Avicci

Wake me up when September ends - Greenday

Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & the waves

We found love - Rihanna

What a wonderful world - L.Armstrong

Whatever - Oasis

When I was your man - Bruno Mars

Who wants to live forever - Queen

With or without you - U2

Without you - David Guetta

Wonderwall - Oasis

Yellow - Coldplay

Yesterday - Beatles

You Got the Love - Florence & the Machine

You’re beautiful - James Blunt

You’re my best friend - Queen

BRIDGERTON

bad guy - Billie Eilish

Dancing on my own - Robyn

Diamonds - Rhianna

Girls like you - Maroon 5

In my blood - Shawn Mendes

Material Girl - Madonna

Sign of the times - Harry Styles

Spring 1. 2012 - Max Richter

thank you, next - Ariana Grande

What about us - P!nk

Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift

Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus

FILM / MUSICALS / DISNEY REPERTOIRE:

A million dreams - Greatest Showman

A whole new world - Aladdin

Accidentally in love - Shrek

All I ask of you - Phantom of the Opera

Amapola - Once upon a time in America

The Bare Necessities - Jungle Book

Be our guest - Beauty and the Beast

Book of Love theme - Peter Gabriel

Can you feel the love tonight - Lion King

Circle of life - Lion King

Concerning Hobbits - Lord of the Rings

Ecstasy of gold - Ennio Morricone

Everybody’s Free - Romeo & Juliet

The Entertainer

Friend like me - Aladdin

Gabriel’s Oboe - Ennio Morricone

Game of Thrones Theme

Ghostbusters Theme

Godfather Love Theme

Harry Potter Medley

I dreamed a dream - Mamma Mia

I’ll be there for you - Friends

I see the Light - Tangled

Into the unknown - Frozen

James Bond Theme

Jurassic Park Theme

Kiss the girl - The little mermaid

Kissing you - Des’ree

La vie en rose - Edith Piaf

Mamma Mia - ABBA

Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany’s

My heart will go on - From Titanic

Never enough - Greatest Showman

Part of your world - Little mermaid

Pirates of the Caribbean Medley

Portuguese Love Theme - Love Actually

Pretty Woman

Rewrite the stars - Greatest Showman

Schindler’s List Theme

Singing in the Rain

Sunrise, sunset - Fiddler on the Roof

Tale as old as time - Beauty and the Beast

Tango “Por una cabeza” - Carlos Gardel

The Rains of Castamere - Game of Thrones

This is me - Greatest Showman

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Tonight - West Side Story

Time of my life - Dirty Dancing

Under the sea - Little Mermaid

You’ve got a friend in me - Juggle Book

Your Song - Moulin Rouge

BOLLYWOOD REPERTOIRE:

Aye Ho Meri Zindagi me

Balle Balle

Beegey Hont

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

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Main Yahaan Hoon

Mein huu na

Monsoon Wedding Theme

Pehli Nazar Mein

Tera Meri Pyar Mein

Teri Ore

Tere Liye

Tumhi Dekho Naa

IRISH REPERTOIRE:

Ballydesmond polka

Black Velvet Band

Danny Boy

Finnegan's Wake

Girl I left behind me

Jug of Punch

Lady of Knock

Maggie in the woods polka

Molly Malone

Seven drunken nights

She moved through the fair

St. Anne's Reel

The Chronos Reel

The Gold ring jig

The Irish Rover

The Rights of man hornpipe

The Wild Rover

Top of the cork road jig

Whiskey in the Jar

JEWISH REPERTOIRE:

Chosen Kale Mazel Tov

Dona, dona

Hatikvah

Hava Nagilah

Kuando El Rey Nimrod

Lecha Dodi

Mayim Mayim

Oif'n Pripetshok

Siman Tov Mazel Tov

Tumbalalaika

Tzena, trena, tzena

Yedid Nefesh

CHRISTMAS REPERTOIRE:

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth

Away in a Manger

Carol of the Bells

The Christmas Waltz

The Coventry Carol

Deck the Halls

Ding Dong Merrily on High

The first Nowell

God rest ye Merry Gentlemen

Good Christian Men Rejoice

Good King Wenceslas

Hark, the Herald Angels sing

The Holly and the Ivy

I saw three Ships

I’ll be home for Christmas

In the Bleak Midwinter

It came upon a Midnight Clear

Jingle Bells

Joy of the World

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

The little drummer boy

O Come All ye Faithful

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

O Christmas Tree

O little Town of Bethlehem

Once in Royal David’s City

Silent Night

The twelve days of Christmas

Twinkle, twinkle, little star

We three Kings

What Child is this?

While Shepherds Watched

We wish you a Merry Chirstmas

Winter Wonderland

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.

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 have any special requests.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Yes. We make our own arrangements :)

Dolce Strings' Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Up to 1 hour	£1150
Up to 2 hours	£1150
Up to 3 hours	£1300

String Trio - Drinks Reception Only (or Wedding Meal Only)3 musicians

Our string trio will perform up to 2 hours of music during your drinks reception. Instead, we can also perform 2 hours of music during your wedding meal.

£950

Ceremony + Drinks Reception (trio)3 musicians

This is our most popular wedding package! Our string trio will cover: - 30 minutes of music pre-ceremony, to welcome your guests as they arrive and sit down. - Music during your ceremony: 1x Entrance song 2 or 3x Songs while signing the register 1x Exit song - Plus a hour of music post-ceremony during your drinks reception We can also play for longer during your drinks reception (e.g. 2 hours), please get in touch to receive a personalised quote!

£950

Ceremony + Drinks Reception (quartet)4 musicians

This wedding package includes: - 30 minutes of music pre-ceremony, to welcome your guests as they arrive and sit down. - Music during your ceremony: 1x Entrance song 2 or 3x Songs while signing the register 1x Exit song - Plus a hour of music post-ceremony during your drinks reception We can also play for longer during your drinks reception (e.g. 2 hours), please get in touch to receive a personalised quote!

£1150

String Quartet - Drinks Reception Only (or Wedding Meal Only)4 musicians

Our string quartet will perform up to 2 hours of music during your drinks reception. Instead, we can also perform 2 hours of music during your wedding meal.

£1150

Corporate Event4 musicians

Our string quartet will perform 3x45 minute sets at your corporate or private event. We can also perform as a string trio or string duo. Our full repertoire is available for all options.

£1300

Dolce Strings

5 out of 5

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5 out of 5

Absolutely fantastic!

5 out of 5

Fantastic! Amazing communication from the start and just a mind-blowing repetoire! I had so many of my ceremony guests tell me that they loved the pre-ceremony music and couldn’t wait to hear what song would be played next! Everything was so perfect from song suggestions to arrivals and overall professionalism! We’d definitely book Dolce Strings for another event and can highly recommended!!

5 out of 5

Amazing!

5 out of 5

Absolutely fantastic! Not only were they great when performing, they were also very easy to deal with ahead of the event. We were able to choose which songs we’d like playing, which meant it was more personalised. Couldn’t recommend them enough!

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5 out of 5

We hired a string duo from Dolce strings to play to welcome our guests, during our ceremony and post ceremony. They were absolutely flawless. They made my boho-bridgerton wedding dreams come true. They learned quite an obscure song for us for my entrance song and I’ll never forget the feeling when I heard it when I was about to enter the ceremony room, I’m so grateful to them for that moment! Also, hearing such a gorgeous rendition of ‘wildest dreams’ by Taylor Swift when we were signing the register is now one of my top life moments! An absolute dream and pleasure to communicate with and the best decision we made for our wedding day - if you are on the fence about whether you need a string duo/quartet at your wedding, get off it! You definitely do and you need these lovely, insanely talented people! Thank you so much

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

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