String Orchestra
Overview
Repertoire
Wedding / Classical
Bach – Air on the G String
Bach – Brandenberg Concerti
Bach – Double Violin Concerto
Bach – Jesu Joy of Manʼs Desiring
Beethoven – Ode to Joy
Bizet – Selections from Carmen
Boccherini – Menuett
Borodin – Polotsvian Dances
Brahms – Hungarian Dances
Capua – O Sole Mio
Charpentier – Prelude from Te Deum
Clarke – Trumpet Voluntary
Corelli – Christmas Concerto
Delibes – Flower Duet (Lakme)
Delibes – Mazurka (Coppelia)
Dvorak – Humoresque
Dvorak – Largo from the New World Symphony
Elgar – Chanson de Nuit
Elgar – Salut DʼAmour
Faure – Pavane
Franck – Panis Angelicus
Gounod – Ave Maria
Greig – In the Hall of the Mountain King
Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel – La Rejouissance
Handel – The Water Music
Herold – Clog Dance
Jenkins – Palladio
Mendelssohn – Wedding March
Mouret – Rondo
Mozart – Allelulia from Exultate Jubilate
Mozart – Divertimenti
Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusic
Mozart – Non Piu Andrai
Mozart – Overture from the Marriage of Figaro
Offenbach – Barcarolle
Offenbach – Melodies
Pachelbel – Canon
Parry – Jerusalem
Puccini – Nessun Dorma
Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro
Purcell – Air and Rondo
Purcell – Trumpet Tune
Ravel – Bolero
Saint Saens – The Swan
Sartori – Con te Partiro
Satie – Gymnopedies
Strauss – Fledermaus Waltzes
Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Wagner – Bridal Chorus
Reception / Popular
Abba – I do, I do, I do
Abba – Mamma Mia
Adele/Dylan – Make You Feel My Love
Adele – Skyfall
Aerosmith – I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
Air – You Make it Easy
Alicia Keys – No One
Aznavour – She
Bacharach – Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Beach Boys – California Girls
Beach Boys – Don’t Worry Baby
Beach Boys – God Only Knows
Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
Beatles – All you need is Love
Beatles – Hey Jude
Beatles – Lady Madonna
Beatles – Michelle
Beatles – Paperback Writer
Beatles – When Iʼm 64
Beatles – Yesterday
Bee Gees – How Deep is your Love
Blunt – Youʼre Beautiful
Blur – The Universal
Bowie – Changes
Carpenters – Yesterday Once More
Clapton – Layla
Coldplay – In My Place
Coldplay – Viva la Vida
Coldplay – Yellow
Collins – Cock Linnet
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen
Doors – Light My Fire
Elbow – One Day like This
Elvis – Can’t Help Falling In Love
Europe – The Final Countdown
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams are Made of This
Foo Fighters – Everlong
Gaynor – I Will Survive
Greenday – Good Riddance
Heusen – Come Fly with Me
Jackson – Smooth Criminal
Jackson – Thriller
Kaiser Cheifs – I Predict a Riot
Lady Gaga – Paparrazi
Led Zepplin – Stairway to Heaven
Maroon Five – She will be Loved
Melua – Closest Thing to Crazy
McFLy – All about You
Metallica – Nothing Else Matters
Oasis – Little By Little
Oasis – Whatever
Pink Floyd – Money
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah
Presley – Love me Tender
Presley – The Wonder of You
Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Richie – My Destiny
Rolling Stones – Paint it Black
Rolling Stones – Satisfaction
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Trouble Water
Simone – Nobody Does it Better
Sinatra – My Way
Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
Take That – Greatest Day
Take That – Patience
Take That – Rule the World
Valli – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
Village People – YMCA
Wannadies – The You and Me Song
Warren – Thatʼs Amore
Weiss – What a Wonderful World
Reception / Jazz
Anderson – Blue Tango
Anderson- The Syncopated Clock
Desmond – Take Five
Ellington – It Donʼt Mean a Thing
Gershwin – Fascinating Rhythm
Gershwin – Nice Work if you can Get It
Gershwin – Somebody Loves Me
Gershwin – Summertime
Gershwin – Swansea
Gershwin – The Man I Love
Gershwin – They Canʼt take That Away from Me
Grever – What a Difference a Day Made
Herman – Hello Dolly
Howard – Fly me to the Moon
Johnson – Pennies from Heaven
Joplin – Country Club
Joplin – The Entertainer
King Cole – Letʼs Face the Music
King Cole – L-O-V-E
Film, Television & Theatre
Arlen – Over the Rainbow
Armstrong – Balcony Scene from Love Actually
Baerwold – Come What May from Moulin Rouge
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
Boch – Selections from Fiddler on the Roof
Bricusse – Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka
Davis – Theme from Pride and Prejudice
Des’ree – Kissing You from Romeo and Juliet
Fonteyn – Theme from Ski Sunday
Hess – Ladies in Lavender
Horner – My Heart Will Go On from Titanic
Hupfeld – As Time goes By
Jacobs – Selections from Grease
Journey – Don’t Stop Believing
Lai – Theme from Love Story
Lloyd Webber – All I ask of You
Lloyd Webber – Selections from Cats
Mancini – Theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mancini – Moon River
Naughtin – Theme from Looney tunes
Porter – Anything Goes
Porter – Every time we say Goodbye
Porter – I get a Kick out of You
Porter – Letʼs do It
Porter – Youʼre the Top
Rogers – Blue Moon
Rogers – My Funny Valentine
Ross – Hernandoʼs Hideaway
Rota – Theme from the Godfather
Schonberg – Selections from Les Miserables
Sousa – Liberty Bell
Sulliavan – Selections from the Mikado
Williams – Theme from E.T.
Williams – Theme from Jurassic Park
Wiliams – Theme from Schindlers List
Williams – Theme from Star Wars
Williams – Theme from Superman
Wilson – Theme from Fawlty Towers
Young – When I Fall in Love
Traditional & Tango
Albeniz – Tango
Beltran – Sway
Gade – Jealousy
Gardel – Por una Cabeza
Padilla – El Relicario
Piazzolla – Libertango
Piazzolla – Tango Fugata
Rodriguez – La Cumparsita
Trad. English – Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Trad. Jewish – Hava Nagila
Trad. Mexican – La Bamba
Trad. Russian – Dark Eyes
Trad. Scottish – Loch Lomond
Villodo – El Choclo
Christmas
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Cantiones – Good King Wenceslas
Gantlett – Once in Royal David’s City
Goss – See Amid the Winter’s Snow
Gruber – Silent Night
Handel – Joy to the World
Kilpatrick – Away in a Manger
Kocher – As with Gladness men of Old
Mendelssohn – Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Psalms – While Shepheards Watched
Sullivan – It came upon a midnight Clear
Wade – O Come all ye Faithfull
Woodward – Ding dong Merrily on High
Wedding Favorites
Wedding Ceremony Music
Entrance of the bride top 10 classical
Canon in D – Pachelbel (all time favorite)
Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
Air on the G string – Bach
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – Handel
Intermezzo (from ʻCavalleria Rusticanaʼ)
Prelude (from ʻTe Deumʼ) – Charpentier
Trumpet Tune – Purcell
Allegro from ʻSpringʼ – Vivaldi
Grand March (from ʻAidaʼ) – Verdi
Wedding March – Wagner
Entrance of the bride top 10 modern songs
John Legend: All Of ME
Elvis: I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You
Beach Boys: God Only Knows
Desʼree: Kissing You
Christina Perri: A Thousand Years
Beatles: All You Need Is Love
Elbow: One Day Like This
Adele/Bob Dylan: Make You Feel My Love
Ben E King: Stand By Me
James Blunt: Youʼre Beautiful
Foo Fighters: Everlong
Signing of the register
O Mio Babbino Caro – Puccini
Meditation – Massenet
Chanson de Matin – Elgar
Intermezzo – Mascagni
Clair de Lune – Debussy
Largo from Winter – Vivaldi
Exit of the bride and groom
Queen of Sheba -Handel
Spring – Vivaldi
Rondeau – Mouret
Hornpipe – Handel
Wedding March – Mendelssohn
Line-ups
String Orchestra
- 8-piece strings: 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
- 10-piece strings: 6 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
- 12-piece strings: 8 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
- 15-piece strings: 8 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, 1 double bass
String Band
- 8-piece band: string quartet, oboe or singer, drums, keyboard, bass guitar
- 10-piece band: string sextet, oboe or singer, drums, keyboard, bass guitar
- 15-piece band: 8 strings, 2 singers, drums, , guitar, keyboard, sax, bass guitar.
