Each member of our Quartet are highly qualified professional musicians having trained at RNCM, RAM and RCM. The Element String Quartet consists of great friends who enjoy playing a wide range of musical styles. We play regularly for functions, parties, weddings, receptions as well as performing together in concerts. We enjoy sharing our music and enhancing whatever special occasion we are required for. Recently, we played for a special celebration event at Keech Hospice Care - attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
We believe - and our clients will back this up - We bring our professional, friendly and versatile approach to your event and cater for all your musical wishes. Our repertoire covers a range of genres from pop through to classical and jazz. We are also able to provide custom made arrangements of music requested by our clients.
Based in Bedford, Bedfordshire
= areas covered (up to 60 miles)
= free travel (up to 50 miles)
CLASSICAL
Albeniz – Tango Op 165 No 2
Arlen – Over the Rainbow from the “Wizard of Oz”
Bach – Air
Bach – Air on a G String from Orchestral Suite No 3
Bach – Jeus Joy of Man's Desiring
Bach – Sheep May Safely Graze
Bach/Gounod – Ave Maria
Barber – Adagio
Barber – String Quartet
Beethoven – Ode to Joy
Bellini – Casta Diva from “Norma”
Bizet – Au Fond du Temple Saint from “The Pearl Fishers”
Bizet – Entracte from “Carmen”
Bizet – Carmen Fantasie - a medley of melodies from “Carmen”
Bizet – Habanera from “Carmen”
Bizet – Prelude from Suite from “Carmen”
Boccherini – Minuet
Borodin – First Polovtsian Dance from “Prince Igor”
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances from “Prince Igor”
Charpentier – Te Deum Prelude
Chopin – Mazurka in A minor Op 7 No 2
Clarke – Trumpet Voluntary
Cottrau – Santa Lucia
Debussy – Clair de Lune
Debussy – Golliwogg's Cakewalk from “Children's Corner”
Delibes – Flower Duet from “Lakme"
Delibes – Pizzicato Polka from “Sylvia”
Denza – Funiculi Funicula
di Capua – O Sole Mio
Donizetti – Una Furtiva Lagrima from “L'elisir d’amore"
Dvorak – Humoresque
Dvorak – String Quartet - the American
Elgar – Nimrod from “Enigma Variations”
Elgar – Salut d'Amour
Gershwin – Preludes
Grieg – Norwegian Dance No 2
Grieg – Norwegian Dance No 3
Grieg – Studenterens Serenade Op 73 No 6
Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel – Air from the Water Music
Handel – Hornpipe from the “Water Music” (in D)
Handel – Affetuoso from the “Fireworks Music”
Handel – La Paix from the “Fireworks Music”
Handel – Menuets 1&2 from the “Fireworks Music”
Handel – Bourée
Handel – La Réjoussance from the “Fireworks Music”
Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Holst – Jig from St Paul's Suite
Irish Trad. – Londonderry Air
Jenkins – Palladio
Leoncavallo – Vesti la Giubba from “I Pagliacci”
Lloyd-Webber – All I Ask of You from “Phantom of the Opera”
Massenet – Meditation from “Thais”
Mendelssohn – On Wings of Song
Mendelssohn – Sehnsuchtig Op 7 No 6
Mendelssohn – Wedding March from “A Midsummer Night's Dream”
Mouret – Rondeau
Mozart – Divertimento in Bb
Mozart – Divertimento in D
Mozart – Divertimento in F
Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Offenbach – Barcarolle from “Tales of Hoffmann”
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Pachelbel – Gigue
Ponchielli – Cielo e Mar from “La Gioconda”
Puccini – Nessun Dorma from “Turandot”
Puccini – Me Chiamo Mimi from “La Boheme”
Puccini – Nessun Dorma
Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro from “Gianni Schicchi"
Puccini – Quando m’en vo from “La Boheme”
Purcell – Trumpet Tune
Purcell – Two Rondeaux from “Abdelazar” and “The Fairy Queen”
Satie – Gymnopedie no.3
Schandt and Andree – Dream a Little Dream of me
Schonberg – I Dreamed a Dream from “Les Miserables”
Schubert – Ave Maria
Schubert – March Militaire
Schubert – Serenade
Schumann – Traumerei
Sousa – The Liberty Bell March
Strauss – Waltzes
Sullivan – Three Little Maids from School from “The Mikado”
Tchaikovsky – Waltz from “The Sleeping Beauty”
Tchaikovsky – Waltz from “Swan Lake”
Ungar – Ashokan Farewell
Verdi – La Donna e mobile from “Rigoletto”
Verdi – Libiamo from “La Traviata”
Verdi – The Anvil Chorus from “Il Trovatore”
Vivaldi – Largo from “Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo”
Vivaldi – Largo from “The Four Seasons”
Vivaldi – Nulla in Mundo
Wagner – Wedding March
JAZZ, BLUES/TV AND MOVIE
A Million Dreams from “The Greatest Showman” – Benj Pasek
All I Ask of You from “Phantom of the Opera” – Lloyd Webber
At Last – Etta James
Downton Abbey theme – John Lunn
Falling Slowly (from Once) – John Carney
Flower of Scotland – The Corries
Gabriel's Oboe – Morricone
Londonderry Air – Trad Irish
Makin’ Whoopee – Donaldson
Married Life (Theme from “Up”) – Giacchino
Promenade - Walking the Dog from “Shall
We Dance” – Gershwin
Ragtime Dance – Joplin
She – Aznavour and Kretzmer
Skye Boat Song – Trad.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen
Summertime from “Porgy and Bess” – Gershwin
Sway / Cherry Pink – Beltran/Louis Guy
Swing Low Sweet Chariot – Spiritual
The Entertainer – Joplin
The Folks who live on the Hill – Kern
Theme from "Game of Thrones" – Djawadi
Theme from “Poldark" – Anne Dudley
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Berlin
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong / Weiss
POP AND ROCK
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
All of Me – John Legend
All You Need is Love – Lennon and McCartney
Always – Bon Jovi
Annie's Song – John Denver
Beautiful Day – U2
Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken
Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
Can you feel the Love Tonight – Elton John
Can't Help Falling in Love – Elvis
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Don't Stop Believing – Journey
Dream a Little Dream – Wilbur
Everlasting Love – Gaydon
Everything I do, I do it for you – Bryan Adams
Fields of Gold – Sting
Frosty the Snowman – Nelson and Rollins
God Only Knows – Beach Boys
Good Riddance – Time of your Life
Halo – Beyonce
Hello – Lionel Ritchie
Hoppipolla – Sigur Ros
Hotel California – The Eagles
How to Save a Life – The Fray
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
I Got a Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
I'm Yours – Jason Mraz
Iris – The Goo Goo Dolls
Isn't she lovely? – Stevie Wonder
It Must be Love – Madness
It's all about You – McFly
Jingle Bell Rock – Beal and Boothe
Just the Way you Are – Bruno Mars
Just the Way you Are – Billy Joel
Lego House – Ed Sheeran
Let it Snow – Khan and Styne
Loving You is Easy – The Charlatans
Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan
Mamma Mia – Abba
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Mr Blue Sky – ELO
Nothing Compares to you – Prince
One Day like This – Elbow
Only You – Yazoo
Over and Over Again – Nate Sykes
Paradise – Coldplay
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Perfect with Pachelbel’s Canon – Ed Sheeran
Pompeii – Bastille
Rather Be – Clean Bandit
Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Gillespie and Coots
Say you won't let go – James Arthur
She – Aznavour and Kretzmer
Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Somebody to Love – Queen
Stand by me – Ben E. King
Stand by your Man – Tammy Wynette
Summer – Calvin Harris
Sweet Child of Mine – Guns and Roses
The Man with the Child in his Eyes – Kate Bush
There She Goes – The La’s
True – Spandau Ballet
Viva la Vida – Coldplay
Wake me up – Avicii
We Have All the Time in the World – John Barry
When a Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge
When I'm Sixty-Four – Lennon and McCartney
Winter Wonderland – Smith and Bernard
With or Without You – U2
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Wonderwall – Oasis
Yellow – Coldplay
You Really Got Me – The Kinks
You're Beautiful – James Blunt
You're the first, my last, my everything – Barry White
For our quartet, we need a performance space of 3 sq metres and less for the trio and duo. We do not require power points or electric as we are an acoustic ensemble.
Parking for up to 3 cars. Soft drinks and somewhere to store cases etc whilst performing.
We’re completely self contained and do not require a PA system as we are an acoustic ensemble
We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment
We’re happy to choose the music ourselves or let the client choose the music.
Our usual attire for formal concerts and weddings/functions is elegant black for ladies, DJ for men, which is traditional amongst quartets.
We have played at so many events and particularly beautiful wedding, including in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, The Shard and also for a charity event at a hospice near Luton attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales.
We are primarily classically trained musicians so our main original influences are from that genre. However, Element Strings have a broad musical spectrum and really enjoy and now specialise in a whole range of music, playing anything and are particularly noted for providing the "Bridgerton" vibe. :)
We formed our String Ensemble back in 2014 mainly to rehearse regularly to provide concerts in our local area. We enjoyed working together and decided we could offer more, and so our gigging began. We still rehearse to perform concerts and that is a strength in our particular group.
We love playing at all sorts of events but weddings are our favourite! The guests are always happy and often comment on the huge variety of music we offer and our professionalism.
A string quartet consists of two Violins, a Viola and a Cello
You can contact us through the Contact & Book Us page linked here.
We normally arrive 45 minutes before our start time, to set up. We normally perform 2 x 50 minutes over 2 hours, but we’re happy to play a bit longer or shorter.
We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade/shelter to protect our valuable instruments.
We can learn specific songs before the event. The clients are welcome to pick any music from our repertoire or let us choose the music for them.
Previous describe us as professional, friendly and highly talented musicians who provide a wide range of music from different genres
We are very happy to play outside for you, however, British weather can pose problems at certain times of the year and we need to protect ourselves and our valuable instruments! A gazebo, awning, covered area or doorway would be preferable, so it may be worth checking with the venue to see if these are available should they be needed. We are able to bring our own gazebo if required.
Usually we take bookings of between 1 and 5 hours - we do not formally have a limit on timings.
Yes, we have travelled between venues during one booking. If this is required it would be included in the total timing of the booking, details of distance and route would be required prior to the event
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James Waters
Stacey an David
Holmewood Hall , Peterborough
Hengrave Hall, Bury St Edmunds
The Shard, London
Luton Hoo, Luton
Milling Barn, Royston, Herts
The Barns - Cardington
St Michael's Manor - St Albans
Sir Christopher Wren Hotel, Windsor
The Park - Nuneaton
Prestwold Hall, Loughborough
Offley Hoo, Hitchin
Hinwick House, Hinwick
Jockey Club Estates, Newmarket
Bens Yard, Ely
The Secret Gardens, Wisbeach
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Wedding Proposal
Concert
Religious Event
Recording Session
Charity Event
Classical
Film / TV
Opera
1970s Music
1980s Music
1990s Music
2000s+ Music
Christmas
Church Music
Gospel
Easy Listening
Background Music
Originals
Pop
Acoustic
Covers
Rock
Classic Rock
Instrumental