Vanity Strings
Overview
- String quartet
- Also available as trio, duet and solo
- Huge repertoire
Price Range
Prices range from £250 to £1000
About
Comprised of highly skilled and experienced professional musicians London based Vanity Strings Quartet, Trio and Duo are guaranteed to compliment any event and add a touch of class. They specialise in providing musicians of the highest caliber for weddings, corporate events and session work and pride themselves on their presentation and providing a tailor made service.
All the musicians have professionally trained to the highest level and are graduates of London’s most prestigious music colleges. As a group and as individuals they have already achieved great things; they have recorded at Abbey Road Studios, collaborated with numerous pop and jazz artists and performed in many of the most prominent venues across the UK and internationally. They are also experienced at providing background music for events ranging from parties for Vivienne Westwood in the Wallace Collection to drinks reception for MP's in the Houses of Parliament and from intimate weddings to grand celebrations in venues such as Grosvenor House Park Lane, The Old Royal Naval College, Chiswick House, The Queens House and Hampton Court Palace.
Vanity Strings have already had a varied and exciting performing career. They have performed on stage in front of HRH The Prince of Wales in Westminster Cathedral and have also been on stage with renowned artists such as Katherine Jenkins, Leona Lewis, Alfie Boe, Il Divo, Nicole Scherzinger, David Garrett and John Cale . They have made appearances on ITV’s GMTV, X Factor and Popstar to Operastar, Channel 4 and performing at prestigious events such as The Michael Jackson Memorial Concert, Monte Carlo Television Awards, Man Booker Prize Awards, National Music Awards in London and Love Box Festival. They have performed in numerous significant venues such as The Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wales Millennium Stadium, the 02 and Wembley arena.
They have been playing together for many years and are experienced in a wide range of styles and genres including classical, folk, jazz and popular music. Vanity Strings provides a tailor made service that would compliment any occasion.
Where are they based?
Vanity Strings are based in London and frequently perform across the South of England and beyond. They are happy to travel long distances for a fee.
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Sample Set List
Canon - Pachelbel
Trumpet Tune - H. Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary - J. Clarke
Wedding March - R. Wagner
Queen of Sheba - G.F. Handel
Rondeau - J.J. Mouret
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - J.S. Bach
Ave Maria - F. Schubert
Air - J.S. Bach
Aria from ÒXerxes’ - G.F. Handel
Largo from ÒWinter’ - A. Vivaldi
Liebestraum - F. Liszt
Wedding March - F. Mendelssohn
Alleluja from Exultate Jubilate
Traumeri
Wachet Auf
Sheep may Safely Graze
Adagio from Violin Concerto
Ode to Joy
Arioso
Panis Angelicus
Andante, Piano Concerto No. 20
Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Te Deum, Prelude
Te Deum, Tu Devicto
Bist du bei mir
If With All Your Hearts
My Heart Ever Faithful
Meditation from Thais
Ave Maria
The Fairy Queen, Hornpipe
Air
Rondeau
Chorus: They Shall be as Happy
Ave Verum Corpus
Let the Bright Seraphim
March - The Marriage of Figaro
Air in F
Greensleeves
Prayer
Dedication
I Love Thee
Air from Water Music
Hornpipe from Water Music
Concerto for 2 Violins, Vivace
Largo ma non troppo Allegro
Divertimento in D, Allegro
Andante
Presto
Divertimento in B, Andante
Allegro di molto
Allegro assai
Divertimento in F, Allegro Andante
Eine Kliene Nacktmusik, Allegro
Romance
Minuetto and Trio
Rondo
Rondo Alla Turca
Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Golliwog's Cake-walk
Clair de Lune
Romance
Arabesque
Czardas, Coppelia
Mazurka, Coppelia
Valse Lent, Coppelia
Czardas, Swan Lake
Pas de deux, Swan Lake
Divertissement Pizzicati, Sylvia
Nutcracker Suite, Overture - P.I. Tchaikovsky
March
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Trepak
Arabian Dance
Waltz of the Flowers
O Mio Babbino Caro
The Flower Song, Lakme
Der Vogelfanger, The Magic Flute
Bei Mannern, The Magic Flute W.A. Mozart
Barcarolle, Tales of Hoffman
Habanera, Carmen
Toreador's Song, Carmen
Meditation, Thais
Entr’acte, Carmen
Ballata, Rigoletto
Chanson Du Roi, Faust
Intermezzo, Cavalleria Rusticana
Ah, Fuggi il Traditor!, Don Giovanni - W.A. Mozart
Deh Vieni, Non Tardar, Figaro
Libiamo, La Traviata
Quando M’en Vo Soletta, La Boheme
Vin O Biere, Faust
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Vocalise
Barcarolle
Waltz, Op. 12
Slavonic Dance No. 8
Traumerei
Norwegian Dance No. 3
Two Rondeaux, Fairy Queen
Go Crystal Tears
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Pizzicato Polka
It’s Only a Paper Moon
It Had to be You
Bye Bye Blackbird
Blue Moon
Take Five
How High the Moon
A Day in the Life of a Fool
All of You
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
I Love You
What is This Thing Called Love
It’s All Right With Me
Night and Day
You’d be so nice to come home to
I Concentrate on You
Begin the Beguine
I Get A Kick out of You
Anything Goes
Let’s Do it
Pennies from Heaven
Leaning on a Lamppost
A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square M. Sherwin
Maria, West Side Story
Makin’ Whoopee
Moonlight in Vermont
Baby Elephant Walk
Charade
Days of Wine and Roses
Inspector Clouseau Theme
Meggie’s Theme, Thorn Birds
Moon River
Pie in the Face Polka
It’s Easy to Say
Theme from Molly Maguires
Thorn Birds Theme
Tango
Serenata
Rhumba
Csardas
Fandango
Tango ‘Chromatique’
Flowers of Edinburgh
Lady Madelina Palmer
Mrs. Roy of Nenthorn’s Favourite
The Skye Boat Song
Scott’s View
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
Kate Dalrymple
Evelyn Jean
Funiculi Funicula
Flower Duet, Lakme
Nobody Does it Better
Raiders March
James Bond Theme
Dexter’s Tune - Awakenings
The Throne Room - Star Wars
All Time High - Octopussy
Hushabye Mountain - Chitty Chitty
Hedwig's Theme - Harry Potter
The Gremlin Rag - Gremlins
The Magnificent Seven
Star Trek - The Next Generation
And I Love Her
A Hard Days Night
Tomorrow Never Knows
Paperback Writer
When I’m 64
She
Viva La Vida
Once in Royal David's City
Sussex Carol
God Rest you Merry Gentlemen
Infant Holy
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Away in a Manger
Joy to the World
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
The First Noel
Silent Night
Deck the Halls
Lo, How a Rose
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
What Child is This
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
We Wish you a Merry Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Medley
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