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The Oxford String Quartet

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About The Oxford String Quartet

Professional ensemble, performing at concerts, weddings and other events in the Oxfordshire area
String quartet
Oxford

The Oxford String Quartet was formed in 2005, and has since been performing at venues throughout the UK. The four highly trained musicians have played at a variety of occasions, ranging from intimate wedding receptions to corporate events featuring guests such as Prince William. The quartet have a lively and engaging performance style, and a broad and extensive repertoire, featuring classical works, jazz standards, tangos, show tunes and contemporary songs. The Oxford String Quartet are available to play at weddings, dinners, parties, conferences and other events. They are happy to advise on music for your function, and offer an arrangement service for any piece you wish to hear which is not yet available for string quartet. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Alexander G
6 years ago, for a Corporate event in Oxford
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Thanks again for supporting our event with beautiful music. You are superb!

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Julia M
6 years ago, for a Wedding in London
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5 out of 5

Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU yet again for helping us make our celebrations really special. You have a wonderful group of musicians and amazing talent, and I wish you all the very best for your future.

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The Oxford String Quartet's Song list

You are free to choose any number of genres or individual pieces from our repertoire, and we are happy to advise you should you need any help. If you have a specific theme or mood that you would like to create, we can tailor a playlist to suit it. We can also arrange specific pieces of music that are not already part of our repertoire.
WEDDING CEREMONY
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
Gigue from suite in D major - Bach
Gavotte from suite in D Major - Bach
Rondeau - Mouret
Air on the G String - Bach
Trumpet Voluntary - Purcell
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Nimrod - Elgar
Zadok the Priest - Handel
Ode to Joy - Bach
The Prayer - Sager & Foster
Te Deum - Charpentier
CLASSICAL
Nimrod - Elgar
Zadok the Priest - Handel
Ode to Joy - Bach
The Prayer - Sager & Foster
God Save The Queen - Anon.
Minuet - Boccherini
Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
Gigue from suite in D major - Bach
Gavotte from suite in D Major - Bach
Rondeau - Mouret
Water Music - Handel
Music from the Royal Fireworks - Handel
Air on the G String - Bach
Serenade from String Quartet Op. 3 - Haydn
"The Lark" String Quartet - Haydn
"The Hunt" String Quartet - Mozart
String Quartet no 14 K387 - Mozart
Largo from Spring - Vivaldi
Largo from Winter - Vivaldi
Rondo alla Turca - Mozart
Adagio in C - Mozart
Divertimento in D majo -r - Mozart
Divertimento in B flat - Mozart
Divertimento in F - Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Quartetto 57 - Mozart
Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
Ave Maria - Schubert
Standchen from 'Schwanengesang' - Schubert
Moment Musicale - Schubert
An die Musik - Schubert
Entr'acte - Schubert
Fur Elise - Beethoven
Minuet - Boccherini
Allegro from Winter - Vivaldi
Allegro from Spring - Vivaldi
Humoresque - Dvorak
Traumerei - Schumann
Love Song (Liebeslied) - Jonas
Chanson de Matin - Elgar
Pie Jesu (from Faure's Requiem) - Faure
Chanson de Nuit - Elgar
Salut d-Amour - Elgar
Pavane - Faure
Panis Angelicus - Frank
The Swan - Saint-Saens
The Elephant - Saint-Saens
Pizzicato Polka - Strauss
O Sole Mio - di Capua
Blue Danube - Strauss
Tambourin - Gossec
Liberty Bell March - Sousa
March from the Nutcracker Suite - Tchaikovsky
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka - Johan Strauss
Adagio from Violin Concerto No. 1 - Bruch
Le Petit Negre - Debussy
Nessun Dorma - Puccini
Nocturne in E-flat Major - Chopin
Solveig's Song - Grieg
Palladio - Jenkins
Waltzer und Galopp - Schubert
Landler und Ecossaisen - Schubert
Kinderstucke (1-3) - Mendelssohn
The Merry Farmer Mendelssohn
Ein Choral - Mendelssohn
Reapers' Song - Mendelssohn
Preludes (1&2) - Chopin
Walzer - Chopin
Sweet Reverie - Chopin
The Doll's Funeral - Chopin
Neapolitan Song - Chopin
Norwegian Dance - Grieg
At the Cradle - Grieg
The Oak and the Ash - Traditional
Ca' the Yowes - Traditional
I Will Give My Love an Apple - Traditional
Come You Not From Newcastle? - Traditional
Drink to Me Only - Traditional
Lillibulero - Traditional
Claire de Lune - Debussy
Liebeslied - Kreisler
Radesky March - Strauss
Arioso - Bach
Brahms Hungarian Dance No 1 - Brahms
Brahms Hungarian Dance No 4 - Brahms
Brahms Hungarian Dance No 5 - Brahms
Dvorak Slavonic Dance - Dvorak
Dvorak Slavonic Dance - Dvorak
Dvorak Slavonic Dance - Dvorak
Czardas - Monti
Bach's Brandenberg Concerto No 3 - Bach
Autumn from Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Spring (3rd Movement) from Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Adagio for Strings - Barber
Dance Macabre - Saint-Saens
Sally in our Alley - Bridge
The Great Gate of Kiev - Mussorgsky
Spanish Dance - Da Falla
OPERA AND BALLET
O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
Duet from The Pearl Fishers - Puccini
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Meditation - Massenet
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Prelude to Carmen - Bizet
Flower Duet - Delibes
Barcarolle - Offenbach
FOLK
The Oak and the Ash
Ca' the Yowes
I Will Give My Love an Apple
Come You Not From Newcastle?
Drink to Me Only
Lillibulero
Scottish and Irish folk tunes, jigs, reels and hornpipes
EASY LISTENING AND JAZZ
I Got Rhythm - Gershwin
Summertime - Gershwin
Fascinating Rhythm -Gershwin
It had to be you - Kahn & Jones
Let's Do It - Porter
Makin' Whoopee - Donaldson
My Funny Valentine - Rodgers
The Entertainer - Joplin
Easy Winners - Joplin
It Don't Mean a Thing - Ella Fitzgerald
Theme from 'Pink Panther' - Mancini
At Last - Etta James
La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf
Sweet Georgia Brown - Pinkard
Minor Swing - Reinhardt
Some of These Days - Brookes
St Louis Blues
Night and Day - Cole Porter
Anything Goes - Cole Porter
I Get a Kick out of You - Cole Porter
Just One of Those Things - Cole Porter
What is This Thing Called Love - Cole Porter
You're the Top - Cole Porter
When You're Smiling - Sinatra
What a Wonderful World - Weiss & Thiele
Moon River - Mancini
New York New York - Sinatra
Fly Me to the Moon - Howard
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Cheek to Cheek - Berlin
An American in Paris - Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue (Slow Theme) - Gershwin
Funiculi Funicula - Denza
Autumn Noctune - Josef Myrow
Round Midnight - Monk, Hanighen, Williams
Body and Soul - Green
The Birth of the Blues - Ray Henderson
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart - James Hanley
FILM AND MUSICALS
Game of Thrones - Ramin Djawadi
Everybody's Free (from Romeo and Juliette) - Cox & Swanston
Theme from The Godfather - Rota
Theme from Schindler's List - Williams
A Whole New World (From Aladdin) - Menken
Under the Sea - Disney
Let it Go - Disney
Somewhere (from West Side Story) - Bernstein
If I Were a Rich Man (From Fiddler on the Roof) - Bock
Where Do I Begin (from 'Love Story') - Francis Lai
One Song - Disney
Passe Calle (From Master and Commander) - Boccherini
Maria (from West Side Story) - Bernstein
Tonight (from West Side Story) - Bernstein
Moonlight in Vermont - Suessdorf
Leaning on a Lamppost - Gay
It Ain't Necessarily So (From Porgy and Bess) - Gershwin
Three Little Maids from School - Gilbert and Sullivan
Aslan's Theme (From 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) - Burgon
Theme from E.T. - Williams
Theme from 'A New Hope' (Star Wars) - Williams
Concerning Hobbits (From Lord of the Rings) - Shore
The Breaking of the Followship from Lord of the Rings - Williams
Downton Abbey Theme - John Lunn
Nobody Does it Better from the Spy Who Loved Me - Marvin Hamlish
Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams
The Magnificent Seven - Elmer Bernstein
James Bond Theme - Monty Norman
The Gremlin Rag from Gremlins - Jerry Goldsmith
Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - John Williams
Hushabye Mountain from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Sherman & Sherman
The Prayer from Quest for Camalot - Sager & Foster
All Time High from Octopussy - John Barry
The Throne Room from Star Wars - John Williams
Dexter's Tune from Awakenings - Newman
A Million Dreams from the Greatest Showman - Pasek & Paul
Music from Bridgerton - Kris Bowers
TANGOS
Tango - Albeniz
Libertango - Piazolla
Por Una Cabeza - Gardel
Tango - McLean
Serenata - McLean
Rhumba - McLean
Csardas - McLean
Fandango - McLean
Chromatic Tango - McLean
La Cumparsita - Rodriguez
Habanera - Bizet
Jealousy - Jacob Gade
El Tango De Roxanne
POP & ROCK
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
Blue Moon - Rogers
Downtown - Tony Hatch
Stand By Me - Ben E King
Can't Help Falling in Love - Peretti & Weiss
Something - The Beatles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
When I'm Sixty Four - The Beatles
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
God Only Knows - Beach Boys
Starman - David Bowie
Kooks - David Bowie
Life On Mars - David Bowie - David Bowie
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Best of Queen - Queen
Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen - Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Songbird - Fleetwood Mac
Best of Abba - Abba
Supper's Ready - Genesis
Billy Jean - Michael Jackson
Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Don't Stop Believin' - Steve Perry
It Must Be Love - Madness
How Long Will I Love You? - Ellie Goulding
A Million Love Songs - Take That
She - Aznavour
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Diane Warren, Aerosmith
American Pie - McLean
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
One Day Like This - Elbow
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Holiday - Green Day
Kids - MGMT
Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay
Viva la Vida - Coldplay
Uptown Funk - Ronson, Mars
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepson
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
We Found Love - Adele
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Chandelier - Sia
Killing Me Softly - Gimbel & Fox
Shake it Off - Taylor Swift
Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift
The Prayer - Foster & Sager
Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Alejandro - Lady Gaga
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
A Million Dreams from the Greatest Showman - Pasek and Paul
All of Me - John Legend
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
Kissing You "Love Theme" from Romeo and Juliet - Des'ree
Wild Child - Enya
Yesterday - The Beatles
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Linger - The Cranberries

The Oxford String Quartet's Prices

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Performance durationPrice
Up to 1 hour£650
Up to 2 hours£775
Up to 3 hours£900
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Genres:
Traditional church music, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Bluegrass, Ceilidh, Country, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Jazz, Blues, Ragtime, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Covers, Funk, Motown, Top 40, Vintage, Indie, Rock, Bollywood, Latin, Polish music, Scottish music, Tango
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Event types:
Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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