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Hello! We are Marino Strings - a highly-trained & dynamic string quartet available for hire in Surrey, London and many other counties.
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Marino Strings' Song list
***pop repertoire (for quartet, trio and duo) :***
what a wonderful world - george david weiss/bob thiele
summer of 69 – bryan adams
god only knows – tony asher/brian wilson (the beach boys)
acdc medley
abba medley
mr brightside - the killers
all you need is love – the beatles
eleanor rigby – the beatles
yesterday – lennon & mccartney
crazy in love – beyonce
love on top – beyonce
halo – beyonce
xo – beyonce
everlong – foofighters
somewhere only we know – keane
the a team – ed sheeran
chasing cars – snow patrol
a thousand years – christina perri
I got you/i feel good – james brown
wrecking ball – miley cyrus
wonderful tonight – eric clapton
rather be – clean bandit/jess glynne
hallelujah – leonard cohen
survivor – destiny's child
annie's song – john denver
make you feel my love – adele
mr. blue sky – jeff lynne
sweet dreams – eurhythmics
bring me to life – evanescence
love me like you do – ellie goulding
how long will i love you - ellie goulding
sweet child of mine - guns n roses
stand by me - ben e. king
all of me – john legend
numb – linkin park
amazing – bruno mars
i'm yours – jason mraz
whatever – oasis
karma police – radiohead
bohemian rhapsody – queen
toxic – britney spears
fields of gold – sting
my girl – the temptations
dancing in the moonlight – sherman kelly
all about that bass – meghan trainor
happy – pharrell
half the world away - oasis (aurora, john lewis xmas advert)
you've got the love – florence & the machine
rule the world – take that
paradise – coldplay
shape of you – ed sheeran
despacito – luis fonsi & daddy yankee
blackbird – lennon & mccartney
everything – michael buble
across the universe – lennon & mccartney
crazy little thing called love – freddie mercury
creep – radiohead
here comes the sun – the beatles
life on mars – david bowie
smells like teen spirit – nirvana
in my life – lennon & mccartney
stairway to heaven – jimmy page & robert plant
I can't help falling in love with you - elvis presley
get lucky – daft punk
beautiful day – u2
thinking out loud – ed sheeran
viva la vida - coldplay
clocks – coldplay
everything I do (I do it for you) - bryan adams
just dance – lady gaga
smooth criminal – michael jackson
perfect day – lou reed
young and beautiful – lana del ray
bittersweet symphony – the verve
top of the world – the carpenters
you're amazing (just the way you are) – bruno mars
marry you – bruno mars
funky town - lipps inc.
secrets – one republic
***film/other repertoire (for quartet, trio and duo):***
autumn leaves – johnny mercer
my heart will go on – celine dion (titanic theme)
edelweiss (from the sound of music) – rogers & hammerstein
smoke gets in your eyes – kern/harbach
summertime (from porgy and bess) – gershwin
moon river – mancini
la vie en rose – edith piaf
jerusalem (hymn/trad.) - parry
my way – sinatra
oh, I do like to be beside the seaside – glover-kind
canon lan, bread of heaven (welsh hymns/trad.)
hymns and arias (wales v scotland 2016, welsh trad.) - boyce
beyond the sea (la mer) - trenet
can can – offenbach
alexander's ragtime band – berlin
amazing grace – gospel/trad.
down by the riverside – gospel/trad.
house of the rising sun (trad.)
the teddy bears' picnic – bratton
he's got the whole world in his hands – trad.
for he's a jolly good fellow – trad.
scarborough fair (english) – trad.
danny boy (irish) – trad.
tarantella napoletana (italian) – trad.
la bamba (mexican) – trad.
la cucaracha – trad.
mexican hat dance – trad.
drunken sailor – trad.
game of thrones theme – diawadi
nearer, my god to thee (sinking titanic music) – adams
james bond theme – norman
james bond skyfall – adele
james bond diamonds are forever – bassey
por una cabeza – gardel
star wars theme – williams
hedwig's theme (from harry potter) – williams
somewhere over the rainbow (from the wizard of oz) – arlen
tale as old as time (theme from beauty and the beast) – ashman/menken
concerning hobbits (from lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring) – shore
everybody wants to be a cat – the aristocats
***classical repertoire (for two violin duets):***
intermezzo – cavalleria rusticana
minuet – boccherini
to god be the glory – doane
minuet from sonata no.6 – arne
duet from seraglio – mozart
humoresque – dvorak (two arrangements)
pie jesu – faure
siciliana – respighi
le coucou – daquin
the banks of the green willow – butterworth
the manly heart – mozart
symphony no. 25 k.183 1st mvmt – mozart
sonata k545 – allegro
waltz from serenade for strings – tchaikovsky
les plaisirs enchantes and la rose – gallini
o rest in the lord – mendelssohn
5 duos – rossini
three duets - haydn
twelve duets – mozart
symphony no. 4 'italian' main theme – mendelssohn
minuet k.94 – mozart
minuet and trio k.1 – mozart
arioso – bach
minuet in g minor – petzold
minuet – bach
gavotte in d - gossec
symphonie in g minor – mozart
air – bach
overture to william tell – rossini
melody – schumann
waltz – brahms
danse macabre – saint-saens
pavane – faure
suite op. 98 no. 5 opening – dvorak
allegro for musical clock – beethoven
symphony no. 9 'from the new world' – dvorak
hungarian dance no. 5 – brahms
ave maria – schubert
jesu, joy of mans desiring – bach
the swan from 'carnival of the animals' – saint-saens
fur elise – beethoven
air on the g string – bach
ode to joy – beethoven
theme from symphony no.5 – schubert
spring from the four seasons – vivaldi
the rose of tralee – glover
come, thou fount of every blessing – anon
***other repertoire (for two violin duets):***
por una cabeza – gardel
danny boy (variations on) – irish trad
greensleeves (variations on) – trad
la cucaracha – mexican trad
mexican hat dance - trad
loch lomond – scottish trad
hip hop house – bruce
house of the rising sun – american trad
maple leaf rag – scott joplin
the entertainer – scott joplin
the easy winners – scott joplin
tico tico bird – abreu
grand old juke of york (variations on) – trad
skip to my lou (variations on) – american trad
irish jig medley
la paloma tango – iradier
anchors aweigh – zimmermann
were you there when they crucified my lord – spiritual trad
devils dream hornpipe
st. annes reel
when the saints go marching in (variations on) – trad
take me out to the ball game – tilzer
***classical repertoire (for violin and cello):***
eine kleine nachtmusik (all movements) – mozart
wedding march – wagner
spring – vivaldi
menuet in a minor, menuet in g minor, menuet in d minor, marche, chorale, musette – bach
jesu, joy of man's desiring – bach
air on the g string – bach
arioso – bach
sheep may safely graze – bach
ode to joy – beethoven
theme from 1st symphony – brahms
trumpet tune – clarke
trumpet voluntary – clarke
flower duet – delibes
panis angelicus – franck
the water music (all movements) – handel
royal fireworks music – handel
arrival of the queen of sheba – handel
meditation from thais – massenet
wedding march – mendelssohn
largo from xerxes – handel
rondeau – mouret
ave verum corpus – mozart
humoresque – dvorak
sonate – beethoven
swan lake – tchaikovsky
jupiter from the planets – holst
the swan from carnival of the animals – saint-saens
melody – schumann
serenade from standchen – schubert
waltz from sleeping beauty – tchaikovsky
adagio – albinoni
fur elise – beethoven
serenade for string orchestra – elgar
ave maria – bach and gounod
twelve duets – mozart
finale from symphony no.1 – brahm
minuet – boccherini
'les quatre nimphes' and 'l'aimable jeanesse' – gallini
three duets – haydn
pilgrim's chorus – wagner
voices of spring waltz – strauss
air from partita 6 – bach
bist du bei mir – bach
theme from symphony no.5 – schubert
suit from op.98 no.5 opening – dvorak
symphony no.4 italian – main theme
la donne e mobile – verdi
when I am laid in earth – purcell
chanson boheme – bizet
libiamo from traviata – verdi
duet from the pearl fishers – bizet
invention no. 4 in d minor – bach
rule, britannia – arne
menuet 3 – mozart
battle hymn of the republic
bouree from BWV 996 – bach
sicilienne – paradis
waltz in b minor – schubert
the holy city – adams
at the cross (alas and did my savour bleed) – hudson
the old rugged cross – bennard
pur ti miro – monteverdi
canon in d – pachelbel
greensleeves - anon
***other repertoire (for violin and cello):***
coming round the mountain – trad.
amazing grace – trad.
carolan's welcome – trad.
johnny has gone for a soldier – trad.
the entertainer – scott joplin
irish jig medley
tarantella napoletana – italian trad.
silver sand rag – trad.
mexican hat dance – trad.
alabama jubilee – dewalt
hava nagila – israeli trad.
this little light of mine – loes
the basso – trad.
spanish violin – bruce
house of the rising sun – american trad.
danny boy – irish trad.
scarborough fair – irish trad.
the lost chord – sullivan
***classical repertoire (for violin, viola and cello):***
jesu, joy of man's desiring – bach
air on the g string – bach
arioso – bach
sheep may safely graze – bach
ode to joy – beethoven
wachet auf – bach
hungarian dance no.5 – brahms
theme from symphony no.1 – brahms
trumpet voluntary and trumpet tune – clarke
flower duet – delibes
panis angelicus – franck
the water music (aal movements) – handel
royal fireworks music – handel
arrival of the queen of sheba – handel
ave verum corpus – mozart
largo from xerxes – handel
rondeau – mouret
eine kleine nachtmusik – mozart
canon in d – pachelbel
largo from winter
rheinlander polka – dewalt
spring (from the four seasons) – vivaldi
promenade (from pictures at an exhibition) – mussorgsky
wedding march – wagner
ave maria – gounod
slavonic dances no.1 – dvorak
all things bright and beautiful – monk
wedding march – mendelssohn
greensleeves – anon
dance of the little swans (from swan lake) – tchaikovsky
morning from peer gynt – grieg
swan lake scene finale op.20 – tchaikovsky
notturno (from string quartet no.2) – borodin
joy to the world
dona nobis pacem – palestrina
ecossaise – hummel
nessun dorma from turandot – puccini
the great gate of kiev no. 10 from pictures at an exhibition – mussorgsky
nocturne – mendelssohn
concerto in a minor 3rd mvmt – vivaldi
adagio – albinoni
meditation – massenet
***other repertoire (for violin, viola and cello):***
amazing – bruno mars
everybody wants to be a cat – the aristocats
here comes the sun – the beatles
fields of gold
***classical repertoire (for full string quartet):***
minuet and trio (from string quintet in e major) – boccherini
spring (from the four seasons) – vivaldi
largo from winter (the four seasons) - vivaldi
theme from symphony no. 1 – brahms
trumpet tune – clarke
arioso – j.s bach
ode to joy – beethoven
wachet auf – j.s bach
theme from hungarian dance no.5 - brahms
flower duet – delibes
panis angelicus - franck
canon in d – pachelbel
the water music (all movements) – handel
royal fireworks music – handel
meditation from 'thais' – massenet
wedding march (from a midsummer night's dream) – mendelssohn
rondeau – mouret
ave verum corpus – mozart
air from suite in d – bach
sheep may safely graze - bach
jesu, joy of man's desiring - bach
arrival of the queen of sheba – handel
eine kleine nachtmusik (1. allegro, 2. romance, 3. menuetto, 4. rondo) – mozart
ave maria – schubert
wedding march – wagner
o mio bab bino caro (from gianni schnicchi) – puccini
the flower song (from lakme) – delibes
der vogelfanger (from the magic flute) – mozart
bei mannern (from the magic flute) – mozart
barcarolle (from tales of hoffman) – offenbach
habanera (from carmen) – bizet
toreador's song (from carmen) – bizet
brandenburg concerto no. 3 (two movements) – bach
lacrimosa (from requiem mass) – mozart
nimrod (from the enigma variations) – elgar
libertango – piazzolla
divertimento in d major (three movements) - mozart
divertimento in bb maj0r (three movements) - mozart
divertimento in f (three movements) - mozart
string quartet op. 18, no.1 (first movement) – beethoven
quartet no. 4 in c major (three movements) – mozart
quartet no. 1 in g major (four movements) - mozart
quartet no. 1 in g major (four movements) - mozart
holberg suite (five movements) – grieg
st paul's suite (four movements) – holst
waltz of the flowers (from the nutcracker ballet) – tchaikovsky
love's greeting – salut d'amour
salut d'amour - elgar
plaisir d'amour – martini
dance of the sugar plum fairy (from the nutcracker ballet) – tchaikovsky
la donna e mobile – verdi
adagio – albinoni
the swan (from the carival of the animals) – saint-saens
Marino Strings' Prices
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
4 musicians
| Duration | Price | |
| Up to 1 hour | £450 | |
| Up to 2 hours | £650 | |
| Up to 3 hours | £750 |
Add-ons
Dress Code
+£35
Song Requests
+£50
Customer questions
Do you have different line-up options?
Yes! Please see below.
Solo (with and without PA system)
Violin Duet - Two Violins
String Duo - Violin and Cello
String Trio - Violin, Viola and Cello
String Quartet - Two Violins, Viola and Cello
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
This is not a problem. We can adjust the booking (and fee) up to one week in advance of the booking according to your requirements for the day.
How much time do you need to set up?
45-60 minutes is the standard.
Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?
Yes, you can select as many songs as you like!
Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?
We own all of our instruments and also bring along our sheet music and music stands.
(All we ask is that you lay out two/three/four chairs on the day as appropriate!)
Can you learn specific pieces before the event?
Yes, definitely!
(Please note, arranging or purchasing any musical requests for your event may incur nominal additional charges.)
What do your clients love most about your performances?
We are a brand new quartet, hoping to make an impact in the wedding world! We are hoping you'll love everything about us!
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
We have performed at:
One Warwick Park Hotel, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Ghyll Manor Hotel and Restaurant, Horsham, West Sussex
All Saints Church, Swallowfield Park, Reading, Berkshire
The Packway Officers Mess, Larkhill Salisbury, Wiltshire
Grittleton House, Chippenham
Frome in Somerset
Which artists have you been most influenced by?
We are influenced by many of the major internationally-renowned string quartets and symphony orchestras of the classical world. We are all highly-trained and passionate classical players. We also have a passion for pop, rock, jazz, film and traditional repertoire.
What is the most high profile gig you've performed?
All of our events we have performed at so far have been weddings. Some smaller, some larger. But they are all very beautiful!
Musicianship
Genres:
Christmas, Military, Traditional church music, Classical, Musical theatre, Opera, Baroque, Film / TV music, Contemporary classical, 1920s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1930s era music, 1980s era music, 1940s era music, 1990s era music, 1950s era music, Folk, Traditional English folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Traditional Irish folk, Welsh folk, Blues, Jazz, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Covers, Funk, R&B, Rock, Spanish music, Tango
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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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