Bryden String Quartet

This highly regarded string quartet is a top choice across the country for couples planning weddings and civil partnerships, as well as event coordinators and party planners! Christmas Songs Available!

Price from £693 + travel

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Set List / Repertoire

Classical
Bach- Ach lieben Christen, seid getrost/Loure from Third Suite for Cello/Air on the G string/Prelude from English Suite No. 3/Arioso/Sarabande from The first French Suite/Bach Selection/Sheep May Safely Graze/Double Violin Concerto/St John’s Chorale/Fughetta/St Matthew’s Chorale/Jesu Joy of Our Desiring/Wachet Auf
Beethoven- Für Elise/Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Mvt. 1/Ode to Joy 
Bizet- Cabañera from Carmen/Toreador's song from Carmen/Habanera 
Blow- Chaconne 
Borodin- Nocturne   
Brown- Waltz 
Bruch- Adagio from the Violin Concerto 
Burtch- Simple String Quartets 
Charpontier- Te Deum 
Chopin- Grande Valse Brilliante/Prelude in E minor/Nocturne in Eb Major/Valse/Polonaise 
Clark- Trumpet Voluntary/Copeland/Hoe Down 
Debussy- Berceuse/Le pas Español/Cakewalk/Mi-a-ou/Clair de Lune/Tendresse/Golliwog’s Cakewalk/The Girl with the Flaxen Hair/Kitty-Valse 
Delibes-Flower Duet/Intermezzo from Sylvia/Ditterdorf/Minuet from Quartet in Eb Major 
Dvorak- Finale from Sonatina in G Minor/Humoresque
Elgar- Adagio/Idylle/Beau Brummel/Larghetto from Serenade/Chanson de Matin/Nimrod/Chanson de Nuit/Salut d'Amour
Fauré- Berceuse/Pavane/Foxtrot Wouf/Mi-a-ou
Le Jardin de Dolly 
Franck- Panis Angelicus 
Fux- Menuet 
Gounod- Ave Maria 
Grieg- Gavotte from Holberg Suite/La Mort D'Ase
Handel- All We Like Sheep from the Messiah/Largo from Xerxes/Alla Hornpipe/Lascia chi Piagna/Arrival of the Queen of Sheba/Menuette/Concerto Grosso Op6 No1 Ombra Mai Fu/Halleluia Chorus from the Messiah/Water Music Suite in D/Hornpipe/Water Music Suite in F/La Rejouissance Zadok the Priest/Largo 
Haydn- Adagio from Quartet in G Major/Sinfonia/Minuet from Quartet in D Minor/Symphony No. 77, Mvt. 4/Serenata 
Karl Jenkins- Adiemus Theme/Palladio
Khachaturian- Adagio from Sparticus 
Krieger- Minuet 
Lang- Tuba Tune 
Lehar- Waltz from The Merry Widow 
Mascagni- Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana 
Massenet- Meditation from Thais 
Mendelssohn- Wedding March/Intermezzo from Quartet Op.13/Song Without Words, No.35 
Monti- Czardas 
Mozart-Allelujiah from 'Exultate Jubilate/Divertimento in F/Andante from Piano Concerto Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Bei Mannern from the Magic Flute/Minuetto/Der Vogelfanger from the Magic Flute/Quartet K 575 No 21/Divertimento in B/Quartet KV 387 No 14/Divertimento in D/Ave Verum Corpus/Andante from Quartet No. 8 
Offenbach- Barcarolle/Medley/Galop 
Pachelbel- Canon/Gigue
Puccini- Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly/Rondo/Nessun Dorma/Trumpet Tune/O Mio Babbino Caro/Two Rondeaux from Abdelazar
Rachmaninov- Paganini Variations  
Ravel- Bolero 
Satie- Gymnopédie 
Schubert- Moment Musical 
Schumann-Traumerei/From the Album for the Young/Song, To Sunshine 
Shostakovich- Waltz from Jazz Suite No.2  
Staples-Midday at St James' Park/Sunset at Covent Garden/Sunrise at Golden Square 
Strauss-On the Beautiful Blue Danube/Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Tchaikovsky- Chanson Triste/Sleeping Beauty Waltz/Legend/Swan Lake Finale/Morning Song/Waltz from Swan Lake
Telemann- Sonata  
Vaughan Williams- Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis/Linden Lea/Greensleeves 
Vivaldi- Autumn from the Four Seasons/Winter from the Four Seasons/Summer from the Four Seasons 
Wagner- Bridal Chorus/Ride of the Valkyries
Warlock- Basse Dance

Jazz / Musicals / Light / Television / Film
Anderson-A Trumpeter’s Lullaby/Plink, Plank, Plonk/Blue Tango/Sandpaper Ballet/Belle of the Ball/Serenata/Forgotten Dreams/The Syncopated Clock/Horse and Buggy/The Typewriter/Jazz Legato/The Waltzing Cat/Jazz Pizzicato 
Badelt- Pirates of the Caribbean  
Barry- Goldfinger  
Bart- As Long as He Needs Me/Food Glorious Food
Bassey- Diamonds are Forever  
Berlin- There's No Business like Showbusiness 
Bernstein- America/One Hand, One Heart/Maria from West Side Story/Somewhere
Brown- Country Dance 
Brymn- La Rumba 
Carlos Jobim- The Girl From Ipanema 
Collins/Leigh- Cock Linnet 
Debussy- Fauna & Flora of Japan 
Devorzon- The Warriors Theme Tune
Etta James- At Last   
Gershwin- An American in Paris/Love Walked In /But Not For Me Mine/Concerto in F/Nice Work if You Can Get It/Foggy Day/Rhapsody in Blue/For You, For Me, For Evermore/S'Wonderful/He loves She loves/econd Rhapsody/Somebody Loves Me/I Got Rhythm/Summertime/I'll Build Astaire Way to Paradise/Swansea/I’ve Got Rhythm/The Man I Love/Liza/They Can’t Take That Away From Me/Love is Here to Stay 
Glover-Kind- I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside 
Goodwin- The Trap (London Marathon Theme Tune)  
Hein- Tango del Maurice 
Howard- Fly Me to the Moon 
Jones- It Had to be You 
Joplin- Bethena/Roseleaf Rag/Country Club/Solace
Jordan- Is You is or is You Ain’t ma Baby 
Lemare- Moonlight and Roses 
Kenbrovin (West Ham Theme Tune)- I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles 
Koji Kondo- Zelda 
Lloyd Webber-Bustopher Jones/Music of the Night/Jesus Christ Superstar/Old Deuteronomy/Memory/Phantom of the Opera/Mr Mistoffelees/All I Ask of You
Mancini- Moon River 
Martin- Live and Let Die  
Martin, Dean- That’s Amore  
McLean- Czardas/Serenata/FandangoTango/Rhumba/Tango Chromatique
Menken- Beauty and the Beast  
Morricone- Gabriel’s Oboe/Nella Fantasia
Newley- What Kind of Fool am I? 
Norman- James Bond Theme  
Porter- Anything Goes/Night & Day/I Get a Kick Out of You/What is This Thing Called Love?/Just One of Those Things/You're the Top
Post- Theme from the A-Team 
Rodgers & Hammerstein- You'll Never Walk Alone  
Rota- Theme from The Godfather/Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet
Sam Pottle / Jim Henson- Theme from The Muppet Show 
Sartori- Time to Say Goodbye 
Schönberg (Claude-Michel)
Stars  I Dreamed a Dream
Shore- May it Be from Lord of the Rings  
Silvestri- Theme from Forrest Gump
Simon- Nobody Does It Better  
Sinatra- New York, New York  
Strayhorn- Chelsea Bridge/Take The A Train

Popular
Adele- Hometown Glory 
Aerosmith- I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing  
Andre/Schwant- Dream a Little Dream  
Beatles- A Hard Day’s Night/If I Fell/All You Need is Love/Imagine/And I Love Her/Lady Madonna/Eight Days a Week/Michelle/Get Back/Norwegian Wood/Good Day Sunshine Paperback Writer/Got To Get You Into My Life/Strawberry Fields/Hello Goodbye/The Fool On The Hill/Here, There and Everywhere/Tomorrow Never Knows/Hey Jude/When I’m 64/I Feel Fine/World Without Love
Bjőrk-Bachelorette/Joga
Blur- The Universal  
Bryan Adams- Everything I Do I Do It For You/Heaven
The Carpenters- Close to You/We’ve Only Just Begun
Cohen- Hallelujah
Coldplay- Viva la Vida 
Dave Grohl- Everlong 
Delerium- Silence  
Desreé- Kissing You from Romeo & Juliet 
Duffy- Mercy  
Elbow- One Day Like This  
Elton John- Candle in the Wind 
Fox- Killing Me Softly With His Song 
The Fray- How to Save a Life  
Gade- Jalousie 
Graham- You Raise Me Up 
Ham & Evans- Without You 
Hamilton- Cry Me a River 
Iron Maiden- Can I Play with Madness  
Jackson 5- I Want You Back  
Journey- Don’t Stop Believing  
Kelly Clarkson- A Moment Like This  
Knight- Everlasting Love  
Manic Street Preachers- Design for Life  
Metallica- Fade to Black (Intro)/Nothing Else Matters
Mika- Happy Ending  
Morrisey-There is a Light
Pearl Jam- Black  
Peter Gabriel- Book of Love 
Phil Collins- A Groovy Kind of Love  
Queen- The Show Must Go On/Don’t Stop Me Now /Too Much Love Will Kill You
Robbie Williams-Angels   
Sade-By Your Side  
Scissor Sisters-I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
Shania Twain-A Moment Like This 
Sheetz-Without Thee 
Sigur Ros-Hoppipolla  
Simon & Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water 
Snow Patrol-Chasing Cars/Run
Sting-Fields of Gold  
Take That-Greatest Day  
The Cure-Love Cats  
The Shapeshifters-Lola’s Theme  
The Verve-Bittersweet Symphony  
Train-Drops of Jupiter  
Westlife-The Rose/Flying Without Wings

Folk / Traditional / Religious
African/American- Go Tell It On The Mountain  
Anderson- Fiddle Faddle 
Anon- Alouette/The Geese in the Bogs/The Friendly Beasts/As With Gladness Men of Old
English- A Great & Mighty Wonder/Jerusalem
Fletcher- Fiddle Dance/Folk Tune
Gibbs- Above Blea Tarn/Winster Valley/Loewswater: Calm after Storm
Hymn- Gabriel's Message 
Irish- Londonderry Air/Danny Boy/The Star of County Down/Toss the Feathers 
Jewish-Siman Tov  
Morley- It was a lover and his lass 
Nelson- Prairie Song 
Religious- Lo He Comes with Clouds Descending/O Come Little Children/Lord is My Shepherd/Of the Father's Love Begotten/Lord of All Hopefulness/Praise My Soul/Love Divine/This is the Truth Sent From Above
Scottish- My love is like a red red rose 
Speckert- Fiddle Tunes 
Thorp- Irish Sherry 
Traditional- Royal Engineers’ March  
Ungar- Ashokan Farewell 
Welsh-All Through the Night/Deryn Du/By Cool Siloams Shady Rill/Llety'r Bugail/Captain Morgan’s March/Myfanwy/Endris/Rachie/Aberystwyth/Suo gan/Calon Lan/The Ash Grove/David of the White Rock/The Blind Harper

Christmas Traditional
Anon- Six Renaissance Christmas Carols 
Adam- O Holy Night!  
Traditional- Away in a Manger/Medieval 2/Carol of the Birds/Medieval 4/Carol Unknown/O Come, O Come Emmanuel/;Christians Awake!/Once in Royal David's City/Deck the Halls/Pat a Pan/Ding Dong Merrily on High/Shepherd's Farewell/Gaudete/Sussex Carol/God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman/The Coventry Carol/Good King Wenceslas/The First Nowell/Hark the Herald/The Holly and the Ivy/Holly and The Ivy/Veni, Veni/I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day/We Gather Together To Ask The Lord's Blessing /I Saw Three Ships/We Three Kings/Joy to the World /We Wish You a Merry Christmas /Medieval 1/Wexford Carol
Corelli- Christmas Concerto 
French- Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella 
German- In Dulce Jubilo  
Grüber- Silent Night  
Spanish- Dadmé Albrícias/Ríu, Ríu, Chíu/E la Dondon, Verges Maria

Christmas Popular
Anderson- Sleigh Ride 
Berlin- White Christmas 
Bernard- Winter Wonderland 
Feliciano- Feliz Navidad 
Javits / Springer- Santa Baby 
MacGowan / Finer- Fairy Tale of New York 
Marks- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 
Martelli- Christmas Medley 
Styne- Let it Snow! 
Tormé & Wells- The Christmas Song 
Traditional- Jingle Bells 
Willson- It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas 

Full Biography

Highlights
*Talented group of musicians
*Varied repertoire ranging from pop to classical
*Great for adding a touch of class to a range of events
*Previous clients include Audio, HSBC, John Lewis and Mercedes.
*Members of the quartet have also performed with Kanye West, Goldfrapp, Russell Watson and many more!
*Duo and trio line up's also available!

The Bryden String Quartet formed in spring 2005 and quickly earned the reputation of being an elegant, charismatic and talented ensemble.

Performing at weddings, functions and events from London to South Wales, the Bryden String Quartet cover much of the UK and are recommended suppliers with a number of venues.

With a vast repertoire of over 300 pieces ranging from Mozart to Metallica, all types of musical taste is more than catered for! The Bryden String Quartet are also able to produce specific arrangements of pieces not currently on their repertoire list. Please see booking options or speak to an Alive Network booking agent for more details.

Previous Experience
All four members of the ensemble are professionally trained and experienced, performing with orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and many more. Commercially, Bryden String Quartet's musicians have also worked with such artists as Kanye West, Goldfrapp, Katherine Jenkins, Russell Watson, The Blackout Dopamine, Culprit One, Three Colours Red and many more.

Previous corporate clients include Audi, HSBC, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer, University of London, Mercedes Benz, Stills Design, BMW, County Mall Crawley.

Wedding Packages
The Bryden String Quartet offer the following packages for weddings;

Silver (Wedding Ceremony)
-Performance at the Wedding Ceremony & 30 minutes before the ceremony.
-Ceremony can inlclude: As guests arrive, Bridal procession, Signing of the register, Bride & Groom recession, As guests leave.

Gold (Wedding Ceremony & Drinks Reception)
- As above (See Silver package)
- Plus up to 2 hours background music for the drinks reception.

Platinum (Wedding Ceremony, Drinks Reception & Wedding Breakfast)
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As previous 2 packages
- Plus background music of 2 hours during the wedding breakfast or until coffee/speeches (whichever is first)

Private and Corporate Packages
The Bryden String Quartet offer the following packages for private parties and corporate events;

Private and Corporate 1
-Up to 1 hour of background music

Private and Corporate 2
-Up to 2 hours of background music

Private and Corporate 3
-Up to 3 hours of background music

Lineup

Default lineup: 4 members

Standard line up: 2 violins, 1 Viola, 1 Cello.
*Duo and Trio also available (please see booking options).

Performance Times

2 hours background music


From £693 + travel

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Wedding Ceremony


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Ceremony (1 hour) and Drinks Reception (2 hours)


From £979 + travel

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Ceremony (1 hour) + Drinks Reception & Meal (4 hours)


From £1,237 + travel

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Price from £693 + travel from London

Based on 4 members performing up to 2 hours of background music

  • East of England From £693
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10 Customer Reviews

Performance quality: 5 stars
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Behaviour: 5 stars
Communication: 5 stars
Audience engagement: 5 stars
Value for money: 5 stars
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The quartet were truly fantastic and made the wedding so special. Rae & Rob ...

5 stars - Bryden String Quartet are Highly Recommended
booked Bryden String Quartet for their event

“The quartet were truly fantastic and made the wedding so special. Rae & Rob were so pleased and happy with everything, especially the overwhelming response to your professionalism...and fabulous playing of course! The song list also got people talking/dancing; especially as the guests were amazed to here songs like 'Fight for this Love' and 'Don't Stop Believin' played in such a fabulous way- so thank you, your arrangements were truly magnificent. Hopefully I will get to work with you again in the future, be it another family wedding or through work. I'm not sure how many times I can possibly fit thank you into one email but would just like to stress how fabulous the quartet were! ”


The Bryden String Quartet were very professional and created the perfect ambianc...

5 stars - Bryden String Quartet are Highly Recommended
booked Bryden String Quartet for their Wedding at Stanton House in Wiltshire

“The Bryden String Quartet were very professional and created the perfect ambiance for my son's wedding. Nothing was too much trouble, we chose a piece of music that was not included in their repetoire & they learnt it with only 2 weeks to got before the wedding. We had a truly perfect day and they added to this, a huge thank you. Being able to book through an agent was also very reassuring. ”


This is just quick note to thank you…for such a fantastic performance at our aft...

5 stars - Bryden String Quartet are Highly Recommended
booked Bryden String Quartet for their event

“This is just quick note to thank you…for such a fantastic performance at our afternoon tea party…It really made the event. We had numerous compliments from the guests throughout the day/evening (approx 190 in total!). Your style really worked well at the venue and the nature of the event - everyone appreciated your music whilst at the same time being able to talk to each other. You are all genuine nice people and it really shows through your performance. It looked as though you were all really enjoying yourselves and the guests noticed it too. You selected the right tone of music at the right times and managed to organise yourselves without me having to boss you around which is great!! True professionals. I will certainly continue to recommend your services to any bride, corporate event planner and friend in the future! Once again, thank you all so much for such a great performance – you did us proud! ”


The Bryden String Quartet helped make our wedding so memorable. They were able ...

5 stars - Bryden String Quartet are Highly Recommended
booked Bryden String Quartet for their Wedding at Barnsley House in Gloucestershire

“The Bryden String Quartet helped make our wedding so memorable. They were able to combine classical tunes with more contemporary songs to give us exactly what we were looking for and we would definitely recommend them.”


The Bryden String Quartet were an excellent choice for our pre-dinner drinks and...

5 stars - Bryden String Quartet are Highly Recommended
booked Bryden String Quartet for their event in Radnor

“The Bryden String Quartet were an excellent choice for our pre-dinner drinks and during dinner accompaniment. Thank you for adding to the festive nature of our Christmas Ball!”

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