# # College Station String Quartet
College Station String Quartet
Welcome
The College Station String Quartet is composed of experienced players in the Brazos Valley area. We provide music for wedding ceremonies, wedding receptions, parties, church services, memorials, and any other event.

We are the local leaders in in-house transcription and arranging services.

We have played at many diverse venues including Christopher’s World Grille, Miramont Country Club, 7F Lodge, Briarcrest Country Club, Historic Independence Baptist Church, A&M Church of Christ, and Texas A&M University.

You may have seen us perform at the Fall 2009 Bridal Association of the Brazos Valley Bridal Show and Benefit or the College Station Hilton Showcase Wedding Reception.

We are also dedicated to enriching the arts in our local community. We have played at Storytime at the College Station public library and Art Step in historic downtown Bryan.


Member of the Bridal Association of the Brazos Valley
Services
Our wedding service consists of 30 minutes of background prelude music while your guests arrive, then music for the entrance of the wedding party and the rest of the ceremony.

Our wedding and reception service is the wedding service plus an hour or more of background music during a post-wedding dinner and reception.

These are our most common services. We are also available to play background music for parties or other formal occasions on an hourly basis.

Please call or email for our current rates.

Don’t know where to start? Our expert consultation is free of charge. We have worked many different weddings and can walk you through all the options and help you choose the perfect music for your event. If you already know exactly what you want, we can work with you to deliver your vision!

Don’t want to deal with the music selections? Don’t have any preferences? You’ll probably find our standard wedding program a good fit.

Standard wedding program

Mothers and grandmothers
Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Bridesmaids
Pachelbel - Canon

Bride
Wagner - Bridal Chorus aka Here Comes the Bride
or
Handel Hornpipe

Unity candle (if applicable)
Bach - Arioso

Recessional
Mendelssohn - Wedding March

Guests exiting
Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik 

An expanded list of alternatives:
Processional:
(pick 3: Parents+Grandparents, Bridesmaids, Bride)
Pachelbel - Canon
Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Handel - Hornpipe from Water Music
Handel - Entrance of the Queen of Sheba
Mouret - Rondeau (theme from Masterpiece Theatre)
Purcell - Trumpet Tune  
Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary
Wagner - Bridal Chorus aka "Here Comes the Bride"  

Unity candle, communion, readings, etc.:
Bach - Arioso 
Bach - Air
Bach-Gounod - Ave Maria
Schubert - Ave Maria

Recessional and postlude:
(pick 2: bridal party and guests)
Mendelssohn - Wedding March
Handel - La Rejouissance
Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Handel - Hornpipe from Water Music
Handel - Entrance of the Queen of Sheba
Aggie War Hymn
Coldplay - Viva la Vida
Repertoire
We perform all the familiar classics, as well as light jazz and ragtime. On request, we can also prepare other classical works or special pop arrangements.

We are able to bring you the most popular and best classical quartet repertoire, however technically demanding. We are careful to play only the finest arrangements. Our Four Seasons is Vivaldi’s original, complete with all virtuoso passages. Our Aggie War Hymn (a crowd favorite) is complete with all four themes and was transcribed directly from the marching band version.

We are the local leaders in in-house arranging and transcription skills.

Wedding
  • Aggie War Hymn
  • Air (Bach)
  • Alleluja (Mozart)
  • Aria (Handel)
  • Arioso (Bach)
  • Ave Maria
  • Bittersweet Symphony
  • Bridal Chorus
  • Canon in D (Pachelbel)
  • Entrance to the Queen of Sheba
  • Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
  • Hallelujah Chorus
  • Hornpipe (Handel)
  • How Beautiful
  • How Great Thou Art
  • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
  • March from The Marriage of Figaro
  • Meditation from “Thais”
  • My Heart Ever Faithful (Bach)
  • Ode to Joy
  • Panis Angelicus
  • The Prayer
  • Rigaudon (Campra)
  • Romanze from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
  • Rondeau “Masterpiece Theater” (Mouret)
  • Sheep May Safely Graze
  • Theme from Pride & Prejudice (BBC)
  • Trumpet Tune
  • Trumpet Voluntary
  • Viva la Vida (Cold Play)
  • Wedding March
  • What a Wonderful World
  • You Raise Me Up
Classical
  • Abel: 6 Quartets
  • Arriaga: 3 Quartets
  • JC Bach: Menuetto
  • JS Bach: Badinerie
  • JS Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
  • JS Bach: Rondo in b minor
  • Bellini: Casta Diva (Cavatina from ‘Norma’)
  • Beethoven: 6 Quartets Op. 18
  • Boccherini: “Celebrated” Minuet in E
  • Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5
  • Dittersdorf: Andante
  • Fiocco: Allegro
  • Gretry: Allegro Grazioso
  • Handel: Water Music Suites in D & F
  • Handel: Alexander’s Feast
  • Handel: 6 Concerti Grossi Op. 6
  • 30 Celebrated Haydn Quartets
  • Haydn: Serenade
  • The Best of Franz Joseph Haydn
  • Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
  • Monti: Czardas
  • Mozart: Divertimento K.136
  • Mozart: Rondo all Turca
  • Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
  • Mozart: Rondo K.159
  • Mozart: 10 Quartets
  • Pleyel: Quartet No. 3
  • Schubert: Serenade
  • The Best of Johann Strauss, Jr. Waltzes
  • Vivaldi: Four Seasons
Popular
  • Aggie War Hymn
  • All I Want is You
  • All of You
  • An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)
  • Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz
  • Champs Élysées
  • Chasing Cars
  • Come Back to Sorrento
  • Country Club Rag
  • Country Gardens
  • Dark Eyes
  • Easy Winners
  • El Choclo
  • El Relicario
  • Estrellita
  • Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
  • Funiculi, Funicula
  • Hava Nagila
  • I Love You
  • Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
  • I’ve Got You Under My Skin
  • It’s Alright With Me
  • La Cumparsita
  • La Paloma
  • La Vie en Rose
  • Liberty Bell
  • Linus & Lucy (Peanuts theme)
  • Loch Lomond
  • Londonderry Air
  • Maple Leaf Rag
  • Moon River
  • Mr. Beveridge’s Maggot
  • O Sole Mio
  • Orpheus in the Underworld (Can Can)
  • Paragon Rag
  • Paris Canaille
  • Pineapple Rag
  • Polish Dance
  • Por una Cabeza
  • Rákóczy March
  • Santa Lucia
  • Shrewsbury Lasses
  • Sous le Ciel de Paris
  • Swedish Rhapsody
  • Tales from the Vienna Woods Waltz
  • Tarantella
  • Theme from Pride and Prejudice
  • Tomo y Obligo
  • Unforgettable
  • Viennese Blood Waltz
  • Washington Post
  • What a Wonderful World
  • What Is This Thing Called Love?
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you play only weddings?
Although weddings are the most common place to have a string quartet, we are also available for parties, galas, and other events. We have numerous and diverse musical selections for any occasion.
How long before the event should I contact you?
As soon as possible! We often have events booked several months in advance.
Could you play at my event outside the Bryan-College Station area?
Yes, for a higher fee we can travel within a 30 minute radius.
Do you need someone to give you cues?
We have done many weddings smoothly without cues, but it always makes it easier if your wedding planner or usher helps “direct traffic” and signals us so we can coordinate the music. The moment the bride enters and the music starts is always powerful, all the more if the timing is perfect.
Do I need to set up anything for you at the event?
We have only a few requirements:
  • Four chairs with no arms
  • A 6'x10' space
  • We must have shelter if there is any possibility of rain during an outdoor event; our wooden instruments would be severely damaged by water.
Boccherini – String Quartet No. 1


Handel – Bourrée


Bach – Arioso


Aggie War Hymn


Pachelbel – Canon


Handel – Entrance of the Queen of Sheba


Theme from Pride and Prejudice (BBC)


Por una Cabeza


It’s All Right With Me