Sounds Interesting String Quartet String quartet, trio or duo with outstanding reputation over twenty years.

Based in United Kingdom

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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LOCATION
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

TRAVEL
up to 100 miles

PRICE
from £280 (GBP)

RATED
10 / 10 from 4 reviews

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Shropshires leading String Quartet with over 25 years experience. We offer the highest quality music accompaniment to make your wedding, party or corporate event an extra special occasion. Our large repertoire of great arrangements includes chart hits, favourite classics, jazz, folk, Disney and other popular music.

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in United Kingdom

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Travels up to 100 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 100 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 55 miles)
Travel areas on the map are approximate (distances may vary) free quote

CHARTS HITS

1. When you nothing at all, Ronan Keating

2. On my own, Les Mis

3. Yesterday once more, Carpenters

4. Mama, Spice Girls

5. I do, I do, I do, ABBA

6. Bitter Sweet symphony, The Verve

7. Perfect day

8. Waterloo, ABBA

9. You’re my best friend, Queen

10. One day like this, Elbow

11. Wonderwall, Oasis`

12. Livin’ on a prayer, Bon Jovi

13. It must be love

14. Crazy little thing called love, Queen

15. Ashokan farewell, Jay Ungar

16. I don’t want to miss a Thing, Aerosmith

17. Songbird, Christine Mc Vie

18. Greatest day, Take That

19. Kissing you from Romeo and Juliet, Tim Atack

20. Paradise, Coldplay

21. Thank you for the music, Andersson & Ulvaeus

22. Everything I do, I do it for you

23. Signed, sealed, delivered

24. Then you look at me, Celine Dion

25. Ever long - ‘The colour and the shape, Foo Fighters

26. It’s all about you, McFly

27. How deep is your love/Yesterday once more, Bee Gees/Carpenters

28. Ladies in lavender, Nigel Hess

29. She

30. Nobody does it better

31. Stand by me, Ben E King

32. The wonder of you, Elvis

33. My girl

34. Here comes the sun, Beatles

35. Fields of gold, Sting

36. Love me tender, Elvis

37. Love and marriage, Dean Martin

38. Music to watch girls by, Andy Williams

39. Nobody does it better (from ‘The spy who loved me’.)

40. Crazy for you, Madonna

41. Flying without wings, Westlife

42. I say a little prayer, Bacharach

43. Make you feel my love, Adele

44. You really got me, The Kinks

45. Blackadder theme

46. When I first saw you, Tom Eyen

47. Angels, Robbie Williams

48. A thousand years, Christina Perry

49. Your song, Elton John

50. Clocks, Coldplay

51. Whatever, Noel Gallagher

52. At last, Henry Warren

53. Tale as old as time from Beauty and the Beast, Disney

54. Thank you, Next, Ariande Grande

55. Girls like you, Adam Levine

56. All of me, John Legend

57. Mr Blue Sky, Electric Light Orchestra

58. Mama Mia, ABBA

59. Better together, Jack Johnson

60. Stay with me, Sam Smith

61. Thinking out loud, Ed Sheenan

62. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen

63. Everlasting love, Love Affair

64. You’re the first, the last, my everything

65. Starlight, Matthew Bellamy

67. Heaven, Bryan Adams

68. Stolen, Dashboard Confessional

69. Marry You, Bruno Mars

70. Yellow, Coldplay

71. Viva la Vida, Coldplay

72. I’m into something good, Bee Gees

73. One hand one heart from West Side Story, Bernstein

74. Lullaby of Birdland, Shearing

75. The man I love, Gershwin

76. All I want is you, Barry Louis Polisar

77. Chasing Cars, Snow Patrol

78. What a wonderful World

79. Love and marriage, Jimmy Van Heusen

80. When you wish upon a star

81. The Universal, Damon Alburn

82. Handbags and gladrags, Stereophonics

83. Moon River, Henry Mancini

84. Pixar’s Up main theme, Disney

85. Once upon a dream, from Sleeping Beauty, Disney

86. Part of your world, from The Little Mermaid, Disney

87. Can you feel the love tonight, Tim Rice/Elton John

88. Game of thrones theme

89. Jurassic Park theme

90. I’m ‘gonna be (500 miles), Proclaimers

91. Adventure of a Lifetime, Coldplay

92. Imagine dragons, Demons

93. Hedwig’s theme from Harry Potter

94. Harry Potter Medley

95. Touch, Daft Punk

96. Lucky, Jason Miraz

97. Master and Commander adagio theme

98. Calon Lan, trad Welsh

99. One day more from Les Mis

100. Over the rainbow, Wizard of Oz

101. You’ll never walk alone, Carousel

102. At last, Etta James

103. Wings

104. Pretty Vacant, Sex Pistols

105. Absolute beginners, David Bowie

106. Wouldn’t it be nice, Beach Boys

107. Starlight, Matthew Bellamy

108. Dance, dance, Fallout Boys

109. Only girl in the world, Rihanna

110. Night and day, Cole Porter

111. Somewhere beyond the sea, Bobby Darin

112. LES MIS MEDLEY: I dreamed a dream, Castle on a cloud, A heart full of love, Master of the house, One day more

113. SUNSHINE AND RAIN MEDLEY: I’m singing in the rain, You are my sunshine, Walking on sunshine, Rainy days and Mondays, You are the sunshine of my life, I can see clearly now, Singing in the rain, Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head, Always look on the Brightside of life

114. Somewhere over the rainbow, arr Israel Kamakawwole

115. That’s Amore!

116. Devenire, Ludovico Einaudi

117. Symphony, Clean Bandit, arr JS Bach

118. You are the reason, Callum Scot

119. Wonderful tonight, Eric Clapton

120. Unchained melody, Zaret and North

121. Wildest Dreams Bridgerton theme, Taylor Swift

122. UEFA Champions League theme, GFHandel

123. Forever, Chris Brown

124. Bridgerton theme

125. Hoppipolla, Sigur Ross

126. Hey Blondie, from Barbie

127. You are the reason, Calum Scott

128. Kiss me, Dermot Kennedy

129. Gabriel’s Oboe theme

130. Love story, Taylor Swift

POPULAR WEDDING PIECES

1.​Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

2.​Canon in D, Pachelbel

3.​Bridal March from Figaro, Mozart

4.​Wedding March, Mendelssohn

5.​Bridal chorus Lohengrin, Wagner, (‘Here comes the bride’)

6.​Prince of Denmark’s March, Clarke

7.​Trumpet Voluntary, Purcell

8.​Spring from 4 Seasons, Vivaldi

9.​Te Deum, Charpentier

10.​Water Music movts, Handel

11.​Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Grieg

12.​Flower Duet from Lakme, Delibes

13.​Air on a G string, J.S. Bach

14.​Arie, J.S. Bach

15.​Zadok the Priest, Handel

16.​Salut d’Amour, Elgar

17.​Romance. Shostakovitch

18.​Waltz of the flowers, Tchaikovsky

19.​Valse op 70, Chopin

20. ​Chanson de Matin, Elgar

21.​Serenade, Schubert

22.​Fireworks music, 5 movts, Handel

23.​O my beloved father, Puccini

24.​Meditation from Thais, Massenet

25.​Rondo all Turca, Mozart

26.​Intermezzo, Mascagni

27.​Sound the Trumpet, Purcell

28. ​Waltz from Serenade, Tchaikovsky

29. ​Romanze, Eine Kleine, Mozart

30. ​Nessun Norma, Puccini

31. ​Pavane, Faure

32. ​Idylle, Elgar

33. ​Minuet op 13, Boccherini

34. ​Brandenburg concerto 5, JS Bach

35. ​Clair de Lune

36. ​Barcarolle, Offenbach

37. ​Duo from Pearl Fishers, Bizet

Religious music (church services)

67. Sheep may safely graze, JS Bach

68. Ave Maria, Bach-Gounod

69. Amazing Grace

70. Aria (Largo), Handel

71. Ave Verum Corpus, Mozart

72. Ave Maria, Schubert

73. Jesu joy of man’s desiring, JS Bach

Love Songs

38. When I fall in love

39. Love changes everything

40. The Man I Love

41. Music of the Night

42. Someone to watch over me

43. All you need is love

44. Everything I do, I do it for you

45. Stuck on You

46. When I’m 64

47. Can’t buy me love

48. As time goes by

49. Getting sentimental over you

50. Somebody loves me

51. Perfect Day

52. All I ask of you

53. Love is here to stay

54. Falling in love

55. Love theme from The Godfather

56. Hello

57. Baby Love

58. I dreamed a dream from Les Mis

59. I’m into something good

60. Love and Marriage, Heusen

61. Bittersweet Symphony

62. Palladio, Karl Jenkins

63. Pride and Prejudice theme

64. Fawlty Towers theme

65. That’s Amore

66. Summertime, George Gershwin

POPULAR & CLASSICAL mix

1. The Swan, Saint-Saens

2. Summertime, Gershwin

3. An American in Paris, Gershwin

4. Chanson de Nuit, Elgar

5. La Vie en Rose, Louiguy

6. Cheek to Cheek, Irving Berlin

7. Lough Erin shore, trad

8. Funiculi Funicula, Luigi Denza

9. Elizabethan Serenade, Ronald Binge

10. Sweet Georgia Brown, Pinkard

11. Yesterday Once More, Carpenters

12. Beau Brummel, Elgar

13. Moon River

14. As long as he needs me (from Oliver), Lionel Bart

15. The Phantom of the opera, Lloyd Webber

16. Moon dance, Van Morrison

17. High Hat, Gershwin

18. Piano Man, Billy Joel

19. I Could Have Danced from My Fair Lady, Loewe

20. Embraceable You, Gershwin

21. Suite from Cats: Bustopher Jones, Old Deuteronomy, Mr Mistoffelees, Lloyd Webber

22. Sway/cherry pink, Pablo Beltran

23. Food, glorious food from Oliver - Lionel Bart

24. Scarborough fair, trad

25. Hernando’s hideway/light my fire, Jerry Ross and The Doors

26. Amazing grace, Trad

27. Swing low, sweet chariot, trad

28. Por una cabeza, Gardel

29. La Solitudine, Laura Pausini

30. The rose, Bette Middler

31. Waltz op 12, Grieg

32. Wonderwall , Oasis

33. What a Wonderful World from Good Morning Vietnam

34. Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Bob Gaudio

35. The Mastersingers Overture, Wagner

36. En Bateau from Petite Suite, Debussy

37. Czardas, Monti

38. Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Berlin

39. No strings!, Irving Berlin

40. Liber tango. Piazzolla

41. Tradition, from Fiddler on the roof

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever worked at?

We performed for the Nutracker Ball in Fontainebleau, Paris.


What's your favourite type of event?

We love playing in orchestras, giving concerts in churches and other lovely venues. Weddings have always been our favourite!


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

We are all professionally trained and started gigging over twenty years ago.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

We love playing Charts Hits and have a great selection of current music.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

We arrive half an hour before the performance and play for between one and four/five hours with 45 minute sets. Experience tells us these times suit our audiences best.


Are you happy to perform outside?

We often perform outside and move quickly from
place to place as we have no electrical equipment,


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

Our repertoire is large and we have our own arranger to add anything our clients would like us to play.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Our clients describe us as excellent, friendly and professional. They often come to our concerts and remain friends

Recent Clients

Sounds Interesting String Quartet has performed for these clients:

Paton-Feaver Chartered Financial Planners

Delbury Hall

Shrewsbury choral Society

Rowton Castle

Ludlow choral society

Oswestry Courtyard wedding venue

Shrewsbury Sinfonia

Weston Park

St Chads church lunchtime concert series, Shrewsbury

The Old School, Norton

Ellesmere College charity concerts

Nanteous Mansion, Aberwystwth

Weaver Vale garden centre

The Mill Barns, Bridgnorth

All Saints church, Baschurch

Rookery Hall, Nantwich

St Chad’s church, Whitchurch

Hundred House, Bridgnorth

Royal Air Force Valley, Anglesey

Barkley Park garden centre, Liverpool

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