String quartet
Violins
Viola
Cello
Violin and Cello Duo
Your favourite music arranged for your wedding
Prices & Key Facts
Prices
Price Band: ££ - £££
Typical Price: £785
Price Range: £555 - £1,055
Contact us to get full details of the packages we offer. Duo prices are roughly â…” of quartet prices and usually have a maximum of 3 hour bookings; quartets may go for longer.
About The Cotswold Ensemble
The Cotswold Ensemble: experienced, classically-trained professional musicians for weddings and special events in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. Perfect string quartet music for your civil or church ceremony and wedding reception. We play at venues big and small.
Welcome to the Cotswold Ensemble's String Quartets!
We are a group of experienced, classically-trained, professional friendly musicians, established in 1988, performing mostly in the Cotswolds Oxford areas. We have been bringing live acoustic music to people's special occasions over many years. We know from experience that having a live quartet enhances the ambience of a wedding and reception - we have been told this so many times!!
We play most often as a string quartet, (two violins, one viola, one cello) because this ensemble has by far the best quality and widest range of repertoire. Our quartets are pleased to play the hymns at church weddings where there isn't an organist. If you are wanting a lively reception, book our acoustic Tango Quartet to play tangos as well as regular string quartet repertoire.
Our string duos (1 violin, 1 cello) are ideal for smaller-scale events or events where space is limited.
We also offer a solo violinist (electric or acoustic) or solo acoustic cellist for extremely intimate events.
Music for weddings and receptions can vary widely, as can distances to travel, length of bookings and available players, so there can be no standard prices! Contact us for further information, availability on your date, and prices.
The Details
Style
Classical
Type
Live Bands
String Ensembles
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Contact & Location
The Cotswold Ensemble
51 Hill View Road, Oxford, OX2 0DA, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
FAQs
We specialise in Classical music and classic 20th century pops (especially lightly jazzy Broadway classics). We also play more modern pops.
We consider all bookings outside the M25 and within a couple of hours drive from Oxford and the Cotswolds.
Prices depend on how many players are involved: string quartet, string duo, solo cello or solo violin.
Yes - we have a huge repertoire list to choose from. New music needed for the ceremony will be included in the fee. We recommend reception music is chosen with all guests in mind.
If we have the requested sheet music with us, we will play it!
We are acoustic, not amplified.
It will take approximately 15 minutes provided the venue has set up appropriate chairs and if the lighting is adequate.
No
50 minutes out of each hour is the usual.
You can hear us on our website and also hear us on YouTube backing two videos by Penny Squire.
Our Sustainability Commitments
We share transport where possible. Some of our instruments are well over 100 years old, looked after with great care, and are still improving with age - we hope we are too!
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