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About The Echo String Quartet

Echo Strings are a contemporary/classical, all-female string ensemble based in Liverpool.
String quartet
Liverpool
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The Echo String Quartet is an all female string quartet based in the North-West of England, formed at Paul McCartney’s prestigious music college ‘The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts’. Since forming in 2015, the quartet have provided background music for high profile events for Liverpool Football Club and The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, been featured on Channel 4 twice as part of British Soap Opera Hollyoaks, and have performed at the Telegraph Cruise & Travel Show 2015. The Echo String Quartet have also provided backing strings for high profile bands such as Circa Waves and The Christians in Grammy-award winning Parr Street studios. They play with hip-hop orchestra 'The Incredible 11' and frequently collaborate with local and national bands and artists! They have also played at multiple weddings and private events, such as Liverpool John Moore’s University graduation dinner and the commemoration of the Titanic in venues including St George’s Hall, The Anglican Cathedral, the Metropolitan Cathedral, The Royal Liver Building and many more.

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Experienced: 10 bookings through Encore
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Genres:
Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Musical theatre
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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, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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The Echo String Quartet's Song list

We constantly update our set list so please let us know if you have a request that's not on this list, as we may have added it since. If we haven't, we can arrange any song for £30 and add it as a bespoke request.
MODERN POP
The A Team Ed Sheeran
Adventure of a Lifetime Coldplay
Apologize One Republic
A Thousand Years Christina Perri
Alejandro Lady Gaga
All Of Me John Legend
Baby Justin Bieber
Beautiful Christina Aguilera
Best Day Of My Life American Authors
The Blowers Daughter Damien Rice
Born This Way Lady Gaga
Chasing Cars Snow Patrol
Despacito Justin Bieber
Empire State of Mind Alicia Keys
Feels Calvin Harris
Forever Young / Halo Medley Beyoncé & Jay Z
Get Lucky Daft Punk
Greatest Day Take That
Halo Beyonce
Happy Pharrell
Havana Camila Cabello
Heathens 21 Pilots
Hello Adele
Hey There Delilah Plain White T’s
Hey Soul Sister Train
I Gotta Feeling Black Eyed Peas
I’m Yours Jason Mraz
I Won’t Give Up Jason Mraz
I Will Wait Mumford & Sons
Just Give Me A Reason Pink
Just The Way You Are Bruno Mars
Lady Gaga – Medley Lady Gaga
Let Her Go Passenger
Love On Top Beyonce
Love Story Taylor Swift
Make You Feel My Love Adele
Marry You Bruno Mars
New Rules Dua Lipa
No One Alicia Keys
On Top Of The World Imagine Dragons
One Day Like This Elbow
Only Love Ben Howard
Paradise Coldplay
Perfect Ed Sheeran
Photograph Ed Sheeran
Pompeii Bastille
Radioactive Imagine Dragons
Rather Be Clean Bandit
Rockabye Clean Bandit
Rolling In The Deep Clean Bandit
The Scientist Coldplay
Set Fire To The Rain Adele
Shake it Off Medley Taylor Swift
Shape of You Ed Sheeran
Shut Up And Dance Walk The Moon
Sia Medley Sia
Sky Full of Stars Coldplay
Some Nights Fun.
Stay Rihanna
Somewhere Only We KnowKeane
Starlight Muse
Strong LondonGrammar
Sugar Maroon 5
Summer Calvin Harris
Survivor Destiny's Child
Sway Pussycat Dolls
Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran
Take Over The World The Courteeners
Titanium David Guetta
Treasure Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk Mark Ronson
Use Somebody Kings of Leon
Viva La Vida Coldplay
Wake Me Up Avicii
Whenever Wherever Shakira
With or Without You U2
Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus
You’ve Got The Love Florence & The Machine
You Raise Me Up Westlife
80’s/90’s POP
All I Want is You U2
Back in Black ACDC
Billie Jean Michael Jackson
Bittersweet Symphony The Verve
Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
Club Tropicana Wham
Don’t Stop Believing Journey
Don’t Stop Me Now Queen
Don’t You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds
Everylasting Love Carl Carton
Everything I Do It For You Ronan Keating
Eye of the Tiger Survivor
Fields Of Gold Sting
Hallelujah Leonard Cohen
Human Nature – Michael Jackson
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing Aerosmith
I’m So Excited Pointer Sisters
I Want To Break Free Queen
I’ve Had The Time Of My Life Bill Medley
It Must Be Love Madness
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
Killing Me Softly with His Song Roberta Flack
Kissing You Des’ree
Never Too Much Luther Vandross
Nine to Five Dolly Parton
Life on Mars – David Bowie
Livin’ On A Prayer Bon Jovi
Red Red Wine UB40
Songbird Eva Cassidy
Summer of 69 Bryan Adams
Sunburn Muse
Sweet Child o’mine Guns n Roses
Sweet Disposition Temper Trap
Thriller Michael Jackson
Wonderwall Oasis
Without You David Guetta
Yellow Coldplay
You And Me The Wannadies
You Make Dreams Come True Hall & Oates
You Raise Me Up Westlife
You’re My Best Friend Queen
60’s/70’s POP
ABBA Medley ABBA
A Hard Day’s Night The Beatles
All You Need Is Love The Beatles
Always Look On The Bright Side Monty Python
And I Love Her The Beatles
Blackbird The Beatles
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Bye Bye Blackbird
Dreams Fleetwood Mac
Eleanor Rigby The Beatles
Get Back The Beatles
God Only Knows The Beach Boys
Good Day Sunshine The Beatles
Green Green Grass of Home Tom Jones
Here Comes The Sun The Beatles
Hey Jude The Beatles
Hit the Road Jack Ray Charles
How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees
I Have A Dream ABBA
Imagine The Beatles
Isn’t She Lovely Stevie Wonder
Lady Madonna The Beatles
Let It Be The Beatles
Life on Mars David Bowie
Love Me Do The Beatles
Lucy In The Sky The Beatles
Maggie May Rod Stewart
Mr Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra
Paperback Writer The Beatles
Queen Medley Queen
Roxanne The Police
Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin
Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder
Stand By Me Ben E.King
Stairway to Heaven Led Zepplin
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
When I’m Sixty Four The Beatles
With A Little Help From Friends The Beatles
Will You Still Love Me TomorrowThe Shirelles
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
World Without Love Beatles
Wouldn’t It Be Nice Beach Boys
Yesterday The Beatles
You’ve Got To Hide Love Away The Beatles
You’ve Never Walk Alone Gerry & The Pacemakers
Your Song Elton John
JAZZ & OLD FAVOURITES
At Last Etta James
Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin
Blue Moon Rodgers & Hart
Bye Bye Blackbird Miles Davis
Can’t Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli
Can’t Take That Away Gershwin
Chelsea Bridge Strayhorn
Dixie Dan Emmott
Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra
Foggy Day Gershwin
Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison
It Don’t Mean A Thing Ellington
I Won’t Dance Frank Sinatra
Lady Be Good Gershwin
Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off Gershwin
Mack The Knife Kurt Weill
Misty Errol Garner
Moonlight Serenade Glenn Miller
Moon River Henry Mancini
Mr Sandman The Chordettes
My Girl The Temptations
People Barbara Streisand
Respect Aretha Franklin
S’Wonderful Gerswhin
Satin Doll Duke Ellington
She Elvis Costello
Singin’ In The Rain Gene Kelly
Somewhere Over The Rainbow Eva Cassidy
Summertime Gershwin
Take 5 Dave Brubeck
Take The ‘A’ Train Strayhorn
That’s Life Frank Sinatra
The Girl from Ipanema Jobim
The Very Thought of You Billie Holiday
Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers
Upstairs Downstairs Faris
What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
When I Fall In Love Nat King Cole
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
You’ve Got A Friend In Me Randy Newman
FILM / MUSICAL
A Whole World Aladdin
All I Ask Of You Phantom of the Opera
Another Day of Sun La La Land
Ashokan Farewell Braveheart
As Long As He Needs Me Oliver!
Bare Necessities Jungle Book
Can You Feel The Love Tonight Lion King
Cantina Band Star Wars
Carrying You Laputa (Castle in the Sky)
Charlie & Chocolate Factory Danny Elfman
Chelsea Bridge Strayhorn
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Theme
City of Stars La La Land
Colors of the Wind Pocahontas
Concerning Hobbits Lord of the Rings
Consider Yourself Medley Oliver!
Edelweiss Sound of Music
El Tango Roxanne Moulin Rouge
Food, Glorious Food Oliver!
Game of Thrones Theme Game of Thrones
Godfather Theme Nino Rota
Goldfinger James Bond
Harry Potter Medley John Williams
How Far Ill Go Moana
Ice Dance Edward Scissorhands
I Dreamed A Dream Les Miserables
Imperial March Star Wars
Indiana Jones John Williams
I See The Light Tangled
James Bond Theme Monty Norman
Jurassic Park Theme John Williams
Lady Marmalade Moulin Rouge
Kissing You Romeo & Juliette
Last of the Mohicans Theme
La Valse d’Amelie Amelie
Lara’s Theme Dr Zhivago
Let It Go Frozen
Lord of the Rings Medley Howard Shore
Married Life from Up
The Medallion Calls Pirates of the Caribbean
Miss Marple Theme Ron Goodwin
My Heart Will Go On Titanic
Newsies Theme Alan Menken
Pink Panther Theme Henry Mancini
Pirates of the Caribbean Medley John Williams
Pure Imagination Danny Elfman
Requiem for a Dream Mansell
Schindler’s List Theme John Williams
Shallow A Star is Born
Simpsons Theme Danny Elfman
Singing in the Rain Gene Kelly
Skyfall Adele
Somewhere ‘West Side Story’ Leonard Bernstein
Speak Softly The Godfather
Star Wars Theme John Williams
Sunrise Sunset Fiddler on the Roof
Tale As Old As Time Beauty And The Beast
This Is Me Greatest Showman
West Side Story Medley Leonard Bernstein
When You Wish Upon a Star Pinocchio
OTHER
Lord of the Dance Hardiman
Palladio Karl Jenkins
Wild Swans on the Lake Foy Vance
The Devil Goes Down To Georgia Charlie Daniels
LATIN
Besame Mucho Consuelo Vela
La Cumparasita Rodriguez
Libertango Piazzolla
Oblivion Piazzolla
One Note Samba Jobim
Tango Albeniz
Por Una Cabeza Scent of a Woman
Sway Pussycat Dolls
Whenever Wherever Shakira
CLASSICAL
Air from suite in D Bach
Abide with Me Monk
Air in D, Air in F Handel
Allegro from Winter Vivaldi
Alleluja from Exultate Jubliate Mozart
Antr’s Dance from Peer Gynt Grieg
Arioso Bach
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel
Ave Maria Schubert
Ave Verum Corpus Mozart
Barcarolle Offenbach
Beethoven 6 Minuet
(Sechs Gefelesse) Beethoven
Beethoven 6 Trio Beethoven
(Sechs Landerlische) Beethoven
Berceuse from the Dolly Suite Debussy
Bolero Ravel
Bourree in F Handel
Brahmns Symphony 1 Brahms
Bruch Violin Concerto, Adagio Bruch
Canon in D Pachelbel
Capriole Pavane Warlock
Cavalleria Rusticana, Intemezzo Mascagni
Cello Suite No.1 in G Major Bach
Chanson du Matin Elgar
Clair De Lune Debussy
Coro Handel
Czardas Monti
Danse Macabre Saint Saens
Divertimento in F Mozart
Eine Kleine mvt. 2, 3, 4 Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik mvt. 1 Mozart
English Suite No.3 in G minor Bach
Evening Prayer Humperdink
Fireside from Winter Vivaldi
Flower Duet Delibes
For The Beauty of the Earth Rutter
Funiculi, FunicUla Luigi Denza
Gavotte Grieg
Gymnopedie No. 1 Satie
Habanera Carmen
Haydn Dances / Divertimento Haydn
Here Comes The Bride Wagner
Hornpipe in D and F Handel
Humoresque Dvorak
Hungarian Dance Brahms
In The Hall of the Mountain King Grieg
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Bach
Konzart Bach
La Paix Handel
La Rejouissance Handel
Landlerische Tanz Beethoven
Largo from Winter Vivaldi
Largo from Xerxes Handel
Le Cygne Saint-Saens
Le Petit Negre Debussy
London Trios Haydn
March from the Nutcracker Tchaikovsky
Meditation Massenet
Meditation Massenet
Menuet in D Handel
Menuet in G minor Handel
Minuet in D minor Handel
Minuette Boccerini
Morning from Peer Gyny Grieg
Mozart 12 Menuette Mozart
Mozart String Quartet 14 Mozart
Mozart Trio Mozart
Nearer, my God to Thee Adams
Nessun Dorma Puccini
Nocturne from Midsummer night’s dream Mendelssohn
Nocturne in Eb Chopin
Overture Purcell
Palladio Karl Jenkins
Panis Angelicus Franck
Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorsky
Polovetsian Dances Borodin
The Prayer Bocelli
Rondeau Purcell
Rondeau Mouret
Serenade Haydn
Salut D’amour Elgar
Sheep May Safely Graze Bach
Sleeping Beauty Waltz Tchaikovsky
Spanish Dance Granados
Spring Vivaldi
Spring Waltz Shostakovich
String Quartet Album 1 & 2 Various Artists
String Trio Borodin
Tartini – Two Sonatas Tartini
The Cuckoo Daquin
The Elephant ( Carnival of The Animals) Saint-Saens
The Entertainer Scott Joplin
The Swan (Carnival Of The Animals) Saint-Saens
Tik Tak Polka Strauss
Traumerei Schumann
Trumpet Voluntary Clarke
Venetian Gondola Song Mendelssohn
Verdi La Donna e Mobile Verdi
Vocalise (& simplified) Rachmaninov
Voices of Spring Waltz Strauss
Wachet Auf Bach
Waltz Grieg
Wedding Day Grieg
Wedding March Mendelssohn
Wedding March Wagner
Customer questions

Do you have different line-up options?

Yes, we are available as a quartet, trio or duo.

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

We try to be as flexible as possible with timing changes - just let us know as soon as possible!

How much time do you need to set up?

We only need 15/20 minutes to set up, to tune up and get our stands out however we aim to arrive half an hour before the event to be safe.

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

Yes of course, just let us know which songs you would like for your special day and we will play the ones you have requested!

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes we do, all we require is 4 chairs!

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Yes we can, if you have a specific song you would like to hear on the day then just let us know and we can arrange and rehearse it no problem. There is a fee of £15 per extra song.

What do your clients love most about your performances?

People love the mixture of music we play! We could play a modern pop hit, followed by an old time jazz favourite and then a famous film theme! You can really choose from any type of music and we will play it on your special day.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

We have performed all over the UK at venues including: Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Leeds Town Hall, Abbey Road Studios, Parr Street Studios, Royal Albert Hall.. the list goes on!

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

We love Vitamin String Quartet and we love Eznima, Beyonce's violinist.. She really brings a new energy to classical music! We also love Clean Bandit for bringing classical instruments into mainstream culture.

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

We have recorded strings on a David Bowie track conducted by Nile Rodgers in Abbey Road Studios which was amazing.. We have also performed as the string quartet on Hollyoaks which is broadcast on Channel 4.. That was a lot of fun!

The Echo String Quartet's Prices

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

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Up to 1 hour£500
Up to 2 hours£687.50
Up to 3 hours£750
Packages
Wedding ceremony4 musicians
This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
£500
Drinks reception4 musicians
Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception
£600
Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner4 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.
£800
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The Echo String Quartet's Reviews

From Encore customers:

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Eve 2
5 months ago
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5 out of 5

Excellent experience from start to finish

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Alison S
1 year ago
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5 out of 5

Such an amazing service all our guests loved the quality and beautiful sound in the church and in the garden at our venue. Moved seamlessly between the venues and the music was perfect Thank you so much

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Abigail B
1 year ago
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5 out of 5

We can’t thank Echo String Quartet enough- they made our day perfect. The girls were all such lovely people, and they were so professional. They listened to all our requests and they even helped us out at the church with playing the hymns- a last minute spanner in the works from us! Honestly, you were incredible and so many guests have commented on how wonderful the music was. Thank you so so much.

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Tania G
7 years ago
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5 out of 5

Thanks again for entertaining our guests is such a fantastic way! Our supporters loved the event and we are so pleased everything went well!

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Rebecca B
4 years ago, for a Wedding in Lake District
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Echo Strings played my wedding ceremony and were absolutely fantastic. They were more than happy to learn a few of my fave songs that weren't on their playlist and their communication before the event was always helpful, friendly and professional. On the day, they surpassed our expectations - I've had so many guests comment on how beautifully they played and one of my favourite moments of my whole wedding is walking down the aisle whilst they played 'Halo' by Beyonce. Now I just need another big event so I have an excuse to book them again! Highly, highly recommended x

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Michelle M
9 years ago

“Working with Lara and the girls in Echo String Quartet has been an absolute pleasure. Having contacted LIPA to enquire about availability of students, Lara from Echo String Quartet, was very prompt in responding with video footage and a bio. The Telegraph Cruise & Travel Show was a two day event at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool from 10am-5pm on Saturday and 10-4pm on Sunday. As the only string quartet at the event, it was quite demanding on the girls to play across both days with 1-1.5hrs sessions on a tight schedule. Their performances were fantastic and provided our visitors with a relaxing and intimate atmosphere within our Cream Tea Experience. We have recieved many lovely comments from our visitors since the show, and I would highly recommend Echo String Quartet for any event that requires a classy and sophisticated musical accompaniment.”

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