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String Quartet con Passione
Adding ambiance & elegance to your wedding
ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, party and
more!
Adding ambiance & elegance to your wedding
ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, party and
more!
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| The String Quartet con Passione plays Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by J. S. Bach |
| What does our name mean??? The String Quartet with Passion! |
We LOVE playing for weddings; the ceremony, social/cocktail hour, dinner, etc. We feel that every
wedding is a once in a lifetime event, and are passionate about providing outstanding service as a string
quartet. Although we are seasoned, professional musicians, we offer competitive rates.
A repertoire list is included below for your convenience. Each piece is first catalogued alphabetically by
COMPOSER -- (with its corresponding moment in the ceremony or reception.) The list is repeated, this
time in alphabetical order by TITLE. Please note: our Holiday Music is located on the far right side of
this page. Happy Browsing!
Prelude Options (suggestion: pick one for seating of Grandparents and/or Parents and/or special guests)
[We'll pick the other prelude pieces after a consult with you!]:
Ave Maria by Bach/Gounod
Sheep May Safely Graze by Johann Sebastian Bach
Theme from 1st Symphony by Johannes Brahms
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair from Douze Preludes, Book 1 by Claude Debussy
Salut d'Amour (Love's Greeting) by Edward Elgar
Amazing Grace Variations, arr. by Mark Feezell
"The Emperor Quartet" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Liebeslied by Fritz Kreisler
Various early String Quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le Jardin Feerique from the ballet Ma Mere l'Oye, by Maurice Ravel
The Swan by Camille Saint-Saens
Gymnopedie No.s 1 & 3 by Eric Satie
Ave Maria by Franz Schubert
Winter (slow movement) by Antonio Vivaldi
"Music of the Night," from Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Bride and Bridesmaids options:
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach
Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clark
Air from the Water Music by George Frederick Handel
March by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Promenade from "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Modest Mussorgsky
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel
Bridal Chorus by Richard Wagner
Interlude options:
Air on the G-string by Johann Sebastian Bach
Wauchet Auf (Sleeper's Awake) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Annie's Song by John Denver
Nimrod from "Enigma Variations", Op. 36 by Edward Elgar
"Summertime," from Porgy and Bess by Geroge Gershwin
"You Raise Me Up" by Brendan Graham (made popular by Josh Groban)
To a Wild Rose by Edward MacDowell
Meditation From Thais by Jules Massenet
"Nessum Dorma," from Turnadot by Giacomo Puccini
Variation 18 from "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini" by Sergei Rachmaninoff
"All I Ask of You," from Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Recessional options:
Brandenburg Conerto No. 3, 1st movement, by Johann Sebastian Bach
Good Day Sunshine by the Beatles
Shepherd's Hey, English Morris Dance Tune by Percy Aldridge Grainger
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, [The] by George Fredrick Handel
Hornpipe from Water Music by George Fredrick Handel
Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Tune by Henry Purcell
Postlude options:
La Rejouissance from Royal Fireworks by George Fredrick Handel
Liebesfreud by Fritz Kreisler
Schon Rosmarin by Fritz Kreisler
Rondeau from Premiere Suite by Jean-Joseph Mouret
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gavotte from the Classical Symphony, No. 1, Op. 25 by Sergei Prokofiev
Balletto from Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1, by Ottorino Respighi
Overture from Pulcinella by Igor Stravinsky
Delightful Reception Music:
Berceuse by Johann Sebastian Bach
Bouree by Johann Sebastian Bach
Gavotte by Johann Sebastian Bach
Gigue by Johann Sebastian Bach
Braul - Waistband Dance, from the Rumanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok
Joc Cu Bata - Dance with Sticks, from the Rumanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok
Maruntel - Quick Dance, from Rumanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok
Back in the USSR by the Beatles
Day Tripper by the Beatles
Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles
Get Back by the Beatles
Hard Day's Night by the Beatles
Hey Jude by the Beatles
When I'm 64 by the Beatles
Yellow Submarine by the Beatles
Yesterday by the Beatles
Carmen Suite by Georges Bizet
La Toupie by Georges Bizet
Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Reverie by Claude Debussy
Sicilienne by Gabriel Faure
Unforgettable by Irving Gordon
Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 2, IV by George Fredrick Handel
Brook Green Suite by Gustav Holst
Country Club by Scott Joplin (Ragtime)
The Entertainer by Scott Joplin (Ragtime)
Heliotrope Bouquet by Scott Joplin (Ragtime)
Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin (Ragtime)
Solace by Scott Joplin (Ragtime)
Imagine by John Lennon
Early String Quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
All of You by Cole Porter
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Cole Porter
I Love You by Cole Porter
It's All Right with Me by Cole Porter
I've got you under my skin by Cole Porter
What is this Thing Called Love? by Cole Porter
Theme from the 3rd movement of Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
"Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music by Richard Rogers
"My Favorite Things" from the Sound of Music by Richard Rogers
Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin
Thunder and Lightening Polka by Johann Strauss (the younger)
Gavotta from Pulcinella by Igor Stravinsky
Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) - Traditional Irish
Danses des petis cygnes by Piotr Tschaikovsky
Swan Lake by Piotr Tschaikovsky
Waltz (from the Ballet Sleeping Beauty) by Piotr Tchaikovsky
Rhosymedre (Prelude on a Welsh Hymn Tune) by Ralph Vaughan Williams
wedding is a once in a lifetime event, and are passionate about providing outstanding service as a string
quartet. Although we are seasoned, professional musicians, we offer competitive rates.
A repertoire list is included below for your convenience. Each piece is first catalogued alphabetically by
COMPOSER -- (with its corresponding moment in the ceremony or reception.) The list is repeated, this
time in alphabetical order by TITLE. Please note: our Holiday Music is located on the far right side of
this page. Happy Browsing!
Prelude Options (suggestion: pick one for seating of Grandparents and/or Parents and/or special guests)
[We'll pick the other prelude pieces after a consult with you!]:
Ave Maria by Bach/Gounod
Sheep May Safely Graze by Johann Sebastian Bach
Theme from 1st Symphony by Johannes Brahms
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair from Douze Preludes, Book 1 by Claude Debussy
Salut d'Amour (Love's Greeting) by Edward Elgar
Amazing Grace Variations, arr. by Mark Feezell
"The Emperor Quartet" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Liebeslied by Fritz Kreisler
Various early String Quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le Jardin Feerique from the ballet Ma Mere l'Oye, by Maurice Ravel
The Swan by Camille Saint-Saens
Gymnopedie No.s 1 & 3 by Eric Satie
Ave Maria by Franz Schubert
Winter (slow movement) by Antonio Vivaldi
"Music of the Night," from Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Bride and Bridesmaids options:
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach
Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clark
Air from the Water Music by George Frederick Handel
March by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Promenade from "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Modest Mussorgsky
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel
Bridal Chorus by Richard Wagner
Interlude options:
Air on the G-string by Johann Sebastian Bach
Wauchet Auf (Sleeper's Awake) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Annie's Song by John Denver
Nimrod from "Enigma Variations", Op. 36 by Edward Elgar
"Summertime," from Porgy and Bess by Geroge Gershwin
"You Raise Me Up" by Brendan Graham (made popular by Josh Groban)
To a Wild Rose by Edward MacDowell
Meditation From Thais by Jules Massenet
"Nessum Dorma," from Turnadot by Giacomo Puccini
Variation 18 from "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini" by Sergei Rachmaninoff
"All I Ask of You," from Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Recessional options:
Brandenburg Conerto No. 3, 1st movement, by Johann Sebastian Bach
Good Day Sunshine by the Beatles
Shepherd's Hey, English Morris Dance Tune by Percy Aldridge Grainger
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, [The] by George Fredrick Handel
Hornpipe from Water Music by George Fredrick Handel
Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn
Trumpet Tune by Henry Purcell
Postlude options:
La Rejouissance from Royal Fireworks by George Fredrick Handel
Liebesfreud by Fritz Kreisler
Schon Rosmarin by Fritz Kreisler
Rondeau from Premiere Suite by Jean-Joseph Mouret
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gavotte from the Classical Symphony, No. 1, Op. 25 by Sergei Prokofiev
Balletto from Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1, by Ottorino Respighi
Overture from Pulcinella by Igor Stravinsky
Delightful Reception Music:
Berceuse by Johann Sebastian Bach
Bouree by Johann Sebastian Bach
Gavotte by Johann Sebastian Bach
Gigue by Johann Sebastian Bach
Braul - Waistband Dance, from the Rumanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok
Joc Cu Bata - Dance with Sticks, from the Rumanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok
Maruntel - Quick Dance, from Rumanian Folk Dances by Bela Bartok
Back in the USSR by the Beatles
Day Tripper by the Beatles
Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles
Get Back by the Beatles
Hard Day's Night by the Beatles
Hey Jude by the Beatles
When I'm 64 by the Beatles
Yellow Submarine by the Beatles
Yesterday by the Beatles
Carmen Suite by Georges Bizet
La Toupie by Georges Bizet
Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Reverie by Claude Debussy
Sicilienne by Gabriel Faure
Unforgettable by Irving Gordon
Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 2, IV by George Fredrick Handel
Brook Green Suite by Gustav Holst
Country Club by Scott Joplin (Ragtime)
The Entertainer by Scott Joplin (Ragtime)
Heliotrope Bouquet by Scott Joplin (Ragtime)
Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin (Ragtime)
Solace by Scott Joplin (Ragtime)
Imagine by John Lennon
Early String Quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
All of You by Cole Porter
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Cole Porter
I Love You by Cole Porter
It's All Right with Me by Cole Porter
I've got you under my skin by Cole Porter
What is this Thing Called Love? by Cole Porter
Theme from the 3rd movement of Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
"Edelweiss" from The Sound of Music by Richard Rogers
"My Favorite Things" from the Sound of Music by Richard Rogers
Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin
Thunder and Lightening Polka by Johann Strauss (the younger)
Gavotta from Pulcinella by Igor Stravinsky
Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) - Traditional Irish
Danses des petis cygnes by Piotr Tschaikovsky
Swan Lake by Piotr Tschaikovsky
Waltz (from the Ballet Sleeping Beauty) by Piotr Tchaikovsky
Rhosymedre (Prelude on a Welsh Hymn Tune) by Ralph Vaughan Williams
| Holiday Music |
A La Nanita Nana – Traditional Spanish
Angels from the Realms of Glory by J. Montgomery and H. Smart
Angels We Have Heard on High – Traditional
Away in a Manger – Traditional
(The) Boar’s Head Carol – Traditional English
Bring Your Torches, Jeanette, Isabella – French Traditional
Christ was Born on Christmas Day – Traditional
(The) Christ-Child is Born – Traditional German
Christmas Concerto by Arcangelo Corelli
1st movement
2nd movement
3rd movement
4th movement
Pastorale
Christmas Day in the Morning – Old English Carol
Coventry Carol – Traditional
Deck the Halls – Traditional
(The) First Noel – Traditional
For unto us a Child is Born (From the Messiah) by George
Frederick Handel
Fum, Fum, Fum – Catalan Carol
Gesu Bambino by Pietro A. Yon
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Traditional
Good Christian Men, Rejoice – Traditional
Good King Wenceslas by Piae Cantiones
Greensleeves – Traditional
Hanukkah Medley: Hanukkah, S’Vivon, My Dreidel, Rock of Ages –
Traditional Jewish
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing by Felix Mendelssohn
He is Born, The Divine Christ Child – Traditional French
(The) Holly and the Ivy – Traditional
I heard the Bells on Christmas Day by J. Clakin and H.W.
Longfellow
I saw Three Ships – Traditional
I Wonder as I Wander – Traditional
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – Richard S. Willis
It’s Christmas Time Again by Daniel Kelley and J. Doering
Jingle Bells by James Pierpont
Jolly Old St. Nicholas – Traditional
Joy to the World by George Frederick Handel
(The) Nutcracker by Peter Ilyich Tschaikovsky
Chinese Dance
Dance of the Reed Flutes
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
March
Overture
Trepak
Waltz of the Flowers
Let it Snow! by Jule Styne
O Christmas Tree – Traditional German
O Come, All Ye Faithful – Traditional
O Come, O Come, Emanuel – Traditional
O Holy Night by Adolphe Adam
O Little Town of Bethlehem by Lewis H. Redner
Pastoral Symphony (From the Messiah) by George Frederick Handel
Pat-a-Pan – Traditional
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Johnny Marks
Santa Baby by Javits and Springer
Silent Night by Franz Gruber and Rev. Joseph Mohr
Sing We Now of Christmas – French Traditional
Sleigh Ride by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Song of the Birds – Catalan Carol
(The) Twelve Days of Christmas – Traditional
Up on the Housetop – Traditional
Wassail Song – Traditional
We Three Kings of Orient Are by John Henry Hopkins
We Wish you a Merry Christmas – Traditional
Wexford Carol – Traditional Irish
(I’m dreaming of a) White Christmas by Irving Berlin
Winter Wonderland by Felix Bernard
Angels from the Realms of Glory by J. Montgomery and H. Smart
Angels We Have Heard on High – Traditional
Away in a Manger – Traditional
(The) Boar’s Head Carol – Traditional English
Bring Your Torches, Jeanette, Isabella – French Traditional
Christ was Born on Christmas Day – Traditional
(The) Christ-Child is Born – Traditional German
Christmas Concerto by Arcangelo Corelli
1st movement
2nd movement
3rd movement
4th movement
Pastorale
Christmas Day in the Morning – Old English Carol
Coventry Carol – Traditional
Deck the Halls – Traditional
(The) First Noel – Traditional
For unto us a Child is Born (From the Messiah) by George
Frederick Handel
Fum, Fum, Fum – Catalan Carol
Gesu Bambino by Pietro A. Yon
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Traditional
Good Christian Men, Rejoice – Traditional
Good King Wenceslas by Piae Cantiones
Greensleeves – Traditional
Hanukkah Medley: Hanukkah, S’Vivon, My Dreidel, Rock of Ages –
Traditional Jewish
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing by Felix Mendelssohn
He is Born, The Divine Christ Child – Traditional French
(The) Holly and the Ivy – Traditional
I heard the Bells on Christmas Day by J. Clakin and H.W.
Longfellow
I saw Three Ships – Traditional
I Wonder as I Wander – Traditional
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – Richard S. Willis
It’s Christmas Time Again by Daniel Kelley and J. Doering
Jingle Bells by James Pierpont
Jolly Old St. Nicholas – Traditional
Joy to the World by George Frederick Handel
(The) Nutcracker by Peter Ilyich Tschaikovsky
Chinese Dance
Dance of the Reed Flutes
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
March
Overture
Trepak
Waltz of the Flowers
Let it Snow! by Jule Styne
O Christmas Tree – Traditional German
O Come, All Ye Faithful – Traditional
O Come, O Come, Emanuel – Traditional
O Holy Night by Adolphe Adam
O Little Town of Bethlehem by Lewis H. Redner
Pastoral Symphony (From the Messiah) by George Frederick Handel
Pat-a-Pan – Traditional
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Johnny Marks
Santa Baby by Javits and Springer
Silent Night by Franz Gruber and Rev. Joseph Mohr
Sing We Now of Christmas – French Traditional
Sleigh Ride by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Song of the Birds – Catalan Carol
(The) Twelve Days of Christmas – Traditional
Up on the Housetop – Traditional
Wassail Song – Traditional
We Three Kings of Orient Are by John Henry Hopkins
We Wish you a Merry Christmas – Traditional
Wexford Carol – Traditional Irish
(I’m dreaming of a) White Christmas by Irving Berlin
Winter Wonderland by Felix Bernard