Band Overview

About the Band

Select Strings were established in 1999. All of their lively quartet members are graduates of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and have performed with many of Britains leading orchestras.

They have many years experience in performing for weddings; playing at churches and reception venues across Britain as well as many other functions and corporate events. Previous clients have included the BBC, HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Scotlands First Minister.

Select Strings can cater for any situation, from background music to church hymns, from Mozart to Sinatra. You name it, they can provide it. One of the unique things about the quartet is the range of their repertoire which is updated regularly. Past clients are always extremely impressed with how versatile the quartet is.

Where are they based?

This band are based in Dunfermline but regularly play across Scotland and the rest of the UK

Sample Set List

Classical:




Air on a G string J.S. Bach

Andantino from 'La forza del destino G. Verdi

Bolero M. Ravel

Brandenburg Concerto no.3 J.S. Bach

Carmen (prelude) G. Bizet

Chanson de matin/nuit E. Elgar

Chaconne H. Purcell

Divertimenti nos. 1,2 and 3 W.A. Mozart

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik W.A. Mozart

Flower duet L. Delibes

Hungarian dance no.5 J. Brahms

Humoresque A. Dvorak

Jesu, joy of mans desiring J.S. Bach

Jupiter from The Planets G. Holst

Largo from Xerxes G. Handel

Menuett L. Boccherini

Nutcracker Suite -

March, Dance of the sugarplum fairy, Trepak P. Tchaikovsky

Pavane G. Faure

Pizzicato Polka J. Strauss

Prince Igor from Polovtsian Dances A. Borodin

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba F. Handel

Quartets nos. 11 and 13 W.A. Mozart

Romance from The Gadfly D. Shostakovich

Spring from The Four Season A. Vivaldi

Wedding March F. Mendelssohn

Bridal March from Lohengrin R. Wagner

Canon in D J. Pachelbel



String quartet - easy listening:




All you need is love The Beatles

Anything goes C. Porter

Blue Tango L. Anderson

Country Club and other similar rags S. Joplin

If I were a rich man from Fiddler on the roof

Hey Jude The Beatles

Let's do it C. Porter

Makin' Whoopee W. Donaldson

Misty

Moon River H. Mancini

My Funny Valentine

Summertime G. Gershwin

I Got Rythym. G. Gerswin