String Love

Utah’s quintessential string quartet, STRING LOVE, features a first-class lineup of musicians on violins, viola, and cello. This high caliber combination performs an extensive repertoire of classical pieces from Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart, along with unique arrangements of current pop, rock, and Motown tunes by David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, the Temptations and more. Elegant and eclectic, this unique Utah-based string quartet is the perfect addition to any upscale destination wedding or corporate event.

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CLASSIC EVENT ENTERTAINMENT

Nothing says classy like a professional string quartet. Far from your usual instrumental combo, STRING LOVE offers world class musicians with style to match. Unlimited in their ability to play everything from classical to contemporary arrangements, this lineup will surprise your guests with unexpected tunes from The Police, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Adele, The Beatles, even Metallica. They can also accommodate everything from your wedding ceremony instrumentals to ambient dinner music. String Love has the largest repertoire list of any string group in Utah, and we are constantly adding to it. For an extensive list of tunes please peruse the complete STRING LOVE song list, and if you don’t see something you’d like, please send us your requests.

FINELY TUNED, FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE

With versatility in mind, STRING LOVE can tailor their tune list and ensemble size to suit your unique event. For a more intimate event hire the String Love trio. To make an even bigger impression you can add additional string players to the mix. Our most common addition is an upright bass which adds not only an amazing low end, but also greatly expands our rock and pop repertoire. Whether it’s an intimate backyard wedding or a massive city celebration, this lineup aims to please. Affordable and accommodating, this Utah string quartet is a perfect combination of talent and style to stay within any budget. Whatever your event space and audience may require, STRING LOVE has the capability to accommodate seamlessly.

ABOVE AND BEYOND

More than anything else, String Love is known for going to great lengths to try and accommodate any request. We want your wedding ceremony to be as unique as you are. Want to walk down the aisle to the first song you ever danced together to? We’ve done that. Want to recreate the wedding scene from Love Actually? We’ve done that. Want to add another instrument or have a special vocal number? We’ve done all of that. We can perform with a piano, guitar, vocals, or any other combination you’d like. One of our very favorites, and an increasingly common request, is strings and harp. We don’t just show up and play the same string quartet songs for you as for every other client (unless that’s what you want). Your day is special, and your music should be too.

SONG REQUESTS

String Love does have the largest string quartet repertoire in Utah, but if you’ve got a song you want to hear that isn’t on our song list please tell us and we will find it or we will create it from scratch. Our players are not just great instrumentalists, they are experienced arrangers. Dozens of our songs started out as special requests that were arranged by our players and have since become group and audience favorites. Check out some of the unique string arrangements we’ve done here.

HAVE BAND, WILL TRAVEL

STRING LOVE loves to bring their signature brand of stringed entertainment to your town. Well-traveled and seasoned musicians, they are no strangers to destination weddings and events. While they primarily play in Utah and the surrounding states, this solid selection of players has partners nationwide and can easily accommodate out-of-town performances. Pros at providing all-inclusive travel packages that include hotels, production, backline, and all applicable expenses, just ask for a quote and leave the logistics to us. Relax, kick up your feet, and rest assured that STRING LOVE guarantees the gold standard of string music at your upcoming event.

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Rock and Pop

  • 21 Guns – Green Day
  • All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
  • Beautiful Life – Ace of Base
  • Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
  • Every Breath You Take – The Police
  • Firework – Katy Perry
  • I Am The Walrus – The Beatles
  • I’d Love To Change The World – Ten Years After
  • Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
  • Madness – Muse
  • Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
  • Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix
  • Shake It Up – The Cars
  • Somewhere In My Memory – John Williams
  • Stand By Me – Ben E. King
  • Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This – The Eurythmics
  • Tainted Love – Soft Cell
  • Turn The Beat Around – Gloria Estefan
  • We Are Going To Be Friends – The White Stripes
  • Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin
  • Wrecking Ball – Miley CyrusAll My Love – Led Zeppelin
  • Aqualung – Jethro Tull
  • Black Dog – Led Zeppelin
  • Dust In The Wind – Kansas
  • Evil Ways – Santana
  • Happy Together – The Turtles
  • I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
  • Just What I Needed – The Cars
  • Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney
  • My Girl – The Temptations
  • Paint It Black – The Rolling Stones
  • Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
  • Someone Like You – Adele
  • Space Oddity – David Bowie
  • Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
  • Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Take Me To The River – Annie Lennox (Al Green)
  • Walk This Way – Aerosmith
  • What Is Love – Haddaway
  • Wipe Out – The Surfaris
  • Zombie – The Cranberries

Wedding Favorites

  • “Amazing Grace” (Traditional)
  • “Ave Maria” (Schubert)
  • Chaconne, Meditation and Recessional (Naughtin)
  • Hornpipe from the Water Music (Handel)
  • The Lord’s Prayer (Malotte)
  • “Ode to Joy” (Beethoven)
  • Pachelbel’s Canon
  • Rondeau from Symphonies des fanfares(Mouret)
  • “Sheep May Safely Graze” from Cantata No. 208 (Bach)
  • Trumpet Voluntary in D (Clarke)
  • “Ave Maria” (Bach/Gounod)
  • Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (Wagner)
  • “Entrance of the Queen of Sheba” fromSolomon (Handel)
  • “La Réjouissance” from the Royal Fireworks
  • Music (Handel)
  • Minuet from the Water Music (Handel)
  • Overture from the Royal Fireworks Music(Handel)
  • “Panis Angelicus” (Frank)
  • “Sabbath Prayer” from Fiddler on the Roof(Bock)
  • Trumpet Tune (The King of Denmark) (Purcell)
  • Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mendelssohn)

Romantic / Modern

  • Adagio Cantabile from the “Pathetique”Sonata (Beethoven)
  • “Che Gelida Manina” from “La Bohéme”(Puccini)
  • “Csárdás” (Monti)
  • Entr’acte to Act III of “Carmen” (Bizet)
  • “Flower Song” from “Carmen” (Bizet)
  • Golden Earrings (Traditional)
  • 3 Gymnopédies (Satie)
  • “Habañera” from “Carmen” (Bizet)
  • Hungarian Dances (Brahms): Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 & 21
  • Meditation from “Thais” (Massenet)
  • Moldovanke (traditional)
  • “Nessun Dorma” from “Turandot” (Puccini)
  • “O mio babbino caro” from “Gianni Schicchi”(Puccini)
    Pavane (Fauré)
  • Prelude No. 2 (Gershwin)
  • Romance (Shostakovich)
  • Romanza Andaluza (Sarasate)
  • Sicilienne (Fauré)
  • Son of the Puzta, Op. 134, No. 2 (Keler)
  • “Vilia” from “The Merry Widow” (Lehar)
  • Allegretto (after Boccherini) (Kreisler)
  • Clair de lune (Debussy)
  • Czardas from “Die Fledermaus” (J. Strauss, Jr.)
  • Entr’acte to Act IV of “Carmen” (Bizet)
  • The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy)
  • Golliwog’s Cake-walk (Debussy)
  • “Gypsy Life” (Herbert)
  • Hoe-down from “Rodeo” (Copland)
  • Largo from the “New World” Symphony (Dvorák)
  • Menuet from “Le Tombeau de Couperin”(Ravel)
  • “Morning Mood” from Peer Gynt Suite (Grieg)
  • Nocturne (Fauré)
  • The Old Refrain (Kreisler)
  • Pavane pour une infante defunte (Ravel)
  • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini:  18th Variation (Rachmaninov)
  • Romance (from Violin Concerto No. 2) (Wieniawski)
  • Rumanian Folk Dances (complete) (Bartók)
  • “Simple Gifts” Fugue (Naughtin)
  • Tambourin Chinois (Kreisler)
  • Vocalise (Rachmaninov)

Baroque / Classical

  • “Air” from Suite No. 3 (Bach)
  • Arioso from Cantata No. 156 (Bach)
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G (Bach)
  • Chaconne in G (Handel)
  • Chorale Prelude: “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” (Bach)
  • “The Four Seasons” (Vivaldi):
  • “Summer”
  • “Fall”
  • “Winter”
  • “Spring”
  • Concerto Grosso No. 12, “La Folia” (Geminiani)
  • Largo from Sonata for Strings in E-flat Major “Al Santo Sepulcro”, RV 130 (Vivaldi)
  • Andante molto from Concerto for Strings in G minor, RV 152 (Vivaldi)
  • Minuet in G (Anna Magdalena) (Bach)
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 2  in F (Bach)
  • Cantata No. 140  (“Wachet Auf”) Sinfonia (Bach)
  • Chorale Prelude: “Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier”(Bach)
  • Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11 (Vivaldi)
  • “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” (Bach)
  • Largo from the Concerto for Two Violins in D minor (Bach)
  • Violin Sonata No. 4 in D major (Handel)
  • Violin Concerto in E major: First Movement (Bach)
  • Ancient Airs and Dances (Respighi)
  • Concerto for Strings in G major “Alla rustica”, RV 151 (Vivaldi)
  • Andante from Concerto in F major for Three Violins, RV 551 (Vivaldi)
  • Overture and Aria “Lascia ch’io panga” fromRinaldo (Handel)

Broadway, Pops, and Latin Classics

  • “As Time Goes By” (Hupfeld)
  • “Begin the Beguine” (Porter)
  • “Chicago” (Fisher)
  • Danzas Argentinas No. 2 (Ginastera)
  • “Embraceable You” (Gershwin)
  • “I Got Rhythm” Variations (Gershwin/Naughtin)
  • “La Bamba” (Traditional)
  • Loony Tunes Fugue (Naughtin)
  • “Por Una Cabeza” (Gardel)
  • Tango in D (Albeniz)
  • Andaluza (Granados)
  • “Retintín” Tango (Arolas)
  • “El Choclo” Tango (Villoldo)
  • El Fandango del Candil (Granados)
  • Bachianas Brazileiras No. 5 (Villa-Lobos)
  • Birthday Variations (Naughtin)
  • “Dance Like Crooked Antoine”  (Gonçalves)
  • “Do It Again” (Gershwin)
  • “Galway Rambler” Medley (Eight traditional Irish dance tunes)
  • “Jalousie” Tango (Gade)
  • “Lamento Quichua” (Gianneo)
  • “Noites Cariocas” (Bandolim)
  • “Someone to Watch Over Me” (Gershwin)
  • “The Moon Reflects My Heart” (Chinese love song)
  • “La Cumparsita” Tango (Rodriguez)
  • “Tico–Tico” Chôro Sapéca (Abreu)
  • El Esquinazo” Tango (Villoldo)

Christmas Music

  • Bell Carol/In Dulci Jubilo (“Good Christian Men Rejoice”) (Traditional)
  • “Carol of the Drum” (Traditional Czech)
    Greensleeves (“What Child Is This”) (Traditional)
  • “O Holy Night” (Adam)
  • “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” (Traditional)
    includes: “Ding Dong! Merrily on High,” “Verbum Caro Factum Est,” “Gaudete,”
  • Heaven and Nature Sing (Christmas Medley I)
    includes “Joy to the World,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,”

    and “Away in a Manger.”
  • Carols for Christmas Eve (Christmas Medley III)
    includes: “The Coventry Carol,” “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen” and “Listen, Lordlings, Unto Me”
  • Christmas Angels (Christmas Medley V)
    includes: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “The First Noel” and “Deck the Hall.”
  •  “Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella” (Traditional)
  • “Carol of the Bells” (Ukranian Carol) (Leontovych)
  • “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” (Praetorius)
  • “Silent Night, Holy Night” (Gruber)
  • A Christmas Feast: Five ancient carols for strings
  • “Carol of the Bagpipers,” and “Coventry Carol.”
  • We Come A-Caroling (Christmas Medley II)
    includes: “Shepherds Leave Your Sheep,” “Come, O Come Emmanuel” and “Here We Come A-Caroling”
  • A Christmas Wassail (Christmas Medley IV)
    includes: “Adeste Fideles,” “Away in a Manger” and “The Glouchester Wassail.”
  • Sing We Now of Christmas (Christmas Medley VI)
    includes: “Sing We Now of Christmas,” “Fum, Fum, Fum!” and “Il Est Né, le Divin Enfant”

Waltzes, Ragtime, other…

  • “Blue Danube” Waltzes (J. Strauss, Jr.)
  • Caprice Viennois (Kreisler)
  • Chopin Waltzes: Op. 18, Op. 64, #1 & Op. 64, #2
  • “Danube Waves” (“Anniversary Waltz”)(Ivanovici)
  • “Die Fledermaus” Waltzes (J. Strauss, Jr.)
  • Liebesfreud (Kreisler)
  • Liebesleid (Kreisler)
  • “Merry Widow” Waltzes (Lehar)
  • “Midnight Bells” Waltz (Kreisler)
  • Musetta’s Waltz from “La Boheme” (Puccini)
  • Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss)
  • Schön Rosmarin (Kreisler)
  • Tales from the Vienna Woods (J. Strauss, Jr.)
  • Two Hearts in Three-Quarter Time (Stolz)
  • Waltz from Symphony No. 8 in G (Dvorák)
  • “Wiener Blut” Waltzes (J. Strauss, Jr.)
  • Waltz (Rachmaninoff)
  • The Alaskan Rag (Joseph F. Lamb)
  • “Bethena” Concert Waltz (Scott Joplin)
  • Calliope Rag (James Scott)
  • The Cascades (Scott Joplin)
  • Cataract Rag (Robert Hampton)
  • Elite Syncopations (Scott Joplin)
  • Friday Night Rag (Donald Ashwander)
  • Hot-House Rag (Paul Pratt)
  • Ragtime Nightingale (Joseph F. Lamb)
  • Rialto Ripples (George Gershwin/Will Donaldson)
  • Stoptime Rag (Scott Joplin)
  • Sunflower Slow Drag (Scott Joplin/Scott Hayden)
  • The Golden Hours (Max Morath)
  • Top Liner Rag (Joseph F. Lamb)
  • Birthday Rag (Matthew Naughtin)
“All of the feedback about the group was very positive. The ceremony music was flawless and my wife was very pleased with the Sound of Music entrance. I received many comments about the music during the cocktail hour. Several people got their drinks and stood next to the group to listen. Thank you for being part of making my daughter’s wedding day very special.”
Ray M., Father of the Bride
“I wanted to send a huge THANK YOU for making last weekend for Kat & Dave a success! We had our share of unpredictables but I can’t thank you enough for being willing to pivot as needed and for being such an amazing and FUN group to work with. I had several people comment that this was a “Dream Team” and I certainly felt this way too. It means so much to me and I know the clients are beyond thrilled so again THANK YOU THANK YOU!”
Elysha B, Wedding Planner
“Thank you for the fabulous music, it was a pleasure.”
Natalie S, Event Manager
“I am extremely pleased with the performance of String Love during my wedding in September. They did a fantastic job with the music selections and their sound was absolutely perfect… The ambiance was absolutely perfect. I would recommend String Love to anyone considering a wedding band, they are so talented. Their manager Adam Overacker is so extremely professional and responsive. He made the entire transaction seamless and easy. I greatly appreciate Adam.”
Ashley B., Bride
“I am writing to thank you and the String Love quartet for the lovely job you did at my daughter’s wedding last Sat at Kimball Terrace. I wish there had been more time to just sit and listen to you. It was lovely to hear in the background and several guests did pull me aside to tell me how much they enjoyed your music.”
Gail, Mother of the Bride

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