College Station String Quartet

FAQ

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:

2012 MSC Opas Gala
Christopher’s World Grille
Antique Rose Emporium
The Greenbranch
Double Creek Crossing
Rock Lake Ranch
7F Lodge
Royalty Pecan Farms
Astin Mansion
Messina Hof
Miramont Country Club
Traditions Country Club
Pebble Creek Country Club
Briarcrest Country Club
Numerous local churches

You may have seen us perform at the Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, and Fall 2012 Bridal Association of the Brazos Valley Bridal Show and Benefit and 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, Carriage Inn retirement community, 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 email us for our current rates.

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 under Suggestions 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
Mouret - Rondeau

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 song arrangements.

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

Wedding

Aggie War Hymn
Air from Water Music
Air in D (Bach)
Alleluja from Exultate Jubilate
Amazing Grace
Aria from Xerxes
Arioso
Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod)
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Bittersweet Symphony
Bourree from Water Music
Bridal Chorus
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba
Eveningland (Hem)
Hallelujah Chorus
Hornpipe from Water Music
How Beautiful
How Great Thou Art
Hymne (Vangelis)
I Will Be Here
I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
La Rejouissance
Largo from Concerto in d (Bach)
Largo from Winter
Meditation from Thais
My Heart Ever Faithful
Ode to Joy
Pachelbel’s Canon
Panis Angelicus
Romanze (Mozart)
Rondeau (Mouret)
Salut d’amour
Sheet May Safely Graze
Te Deum (Charpentier)
The Prayer
Theme from Pride and Prejudice (BBC)
Theme from The Notebook
Traumeri
Trumpet Tune
Trumpet Voluntary
Viva la Vida (Coldplay)
Wachet Auf
Wedding March
Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
You Raise Me Up
Your Man (Josh Turner)

CLASSICAL

Albinoni: Sinfonia in G
Avison: Concerto in e minor
Bach: Badinerie
Bach: Rondo in b
Boccherini: “Celebrated” Minuet
Boyce: Symphony No. 1 and No. 4
Dittersdorf: Andante in G
FJ Haydn: “The Best of Haydn” Collection
FJ Haydn: 30 Selected String Quartets
Godin: Valse Septembre
Gretry: Allegro Grazioso
Handel: Let the Bright Seraphim
Handel: “The Best of Handel” Collection
Handel: Water Music
Haydn: Serenade
Hook: Divertimento in G
Martini: Plaisir d’amour
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Popy: Sphinx Waltz
Saint-Saens: The Swan
Schubert: Serenade
Stamitz: String Quartet No. 3 in E flat
Strauss: “The Best of Strauss” Waltz Collection
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Vivaldi: Concerto alla Rustica

Pops

Aggie War Hymn
All I Ask of You
Anchors Aweigh
Anything Goes
At Last
Can Can
Champs Elysees
Charlie Brown Theme
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
Come Back to Sorrento
Country Club Rag
Country Gardens
Dark Eyes
Easy Winners Rag
El Choclo
El Relicario
Estrellita
Fascination
Funiculi Funicula
Hava Naglia
I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
It’s All Right With Me
La Cumparsita
La Paloma
La Vie en Rose
Liberty Bell
Loch Lomond
Londonderry Air
Moon River
Night and Day
O Sole Mio
Over the Rainbow
Paragon Rag
Paris Canaille
Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
Por una Cabeza
Santa Lucia
Somewhere
Sous le Ciel de Paris
Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
Starlight (Muse)
Storybook Love from Princess Bride
Take the ‘A’ Train
Tarantella
The Entertainer
Viva la Vida (Coldplay)
Washington Post
What a Wonderful World
Your Man (Josh Turner)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I book?

Just contact us and we will reserve the date for you! No deposit required.

Do I need a contract?

We would be happy to send you a formal written contract. But we don’t require it, and we do 4 out of 5 weddings without a contract. Formal or not, our agreement to perform a service in exchange for money is legally binding in all cases.

What’s the difference between quartet and trio?

Trio: violin, viola, cello
Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello

We have all common wedding ceremony repertoire for both quartet and trio. Some of our prelude and reception music is written only for trio or quartet.

String quartets were traditionally more common in the past and provide slightly more volume.

Currently more than half the events we do are trios. A trio costs 3/4 the quartet rate.

Do you play only weddings?

Although weddings are our most common service, 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, and some booked more than a year in advance. We need at least 2 weeks to buy or arrange music that isn’t on the list.

Could you play at my event outside the Bryan-College Station area?

Yes. We do charge for mileage beyond 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
Enough light to read by—let us know if we should bring our music stand lights
We must have shelter if there is any possibility of rain during an outdoor event; our wooden instruments would be severely damaged by water.

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Divertimento - F.J. Haydn