Established in 1999, The Style Strings were put together specifically with the idea of providing exceptional classical string ensembles for any event and doing it at a price that would stay within the budget while not sacrificing quality. At Professional Entertainment Consultants™, an agency booking local talent for parties and special events since 1983, we knew what it would take to provide our valued clients with the right music for their events. Some of the challenges we had run into in booking top string groups included both budget and quality of performance. Many of the groups had a 2 hour minimum when our clients really needed only an hour at, for instance, a simple wedding ceremony. This would bring the starting price in hundreds of dollars higher than many of our clients may have expected to pay or had budgeted, especially when the smallest group available may be a full quartet. We did not blame the musicians of course since it didn't make any sense for them to come out to a performance and be paid half their normal fee for a very short performance, especially if they were professionals who made their living playing music. It also didn't make sense for us to recommend a non-professional "hobby" or student group, who played part time for fun and would work at a nominal fee. Booking a group simply based on price seemed to often have the result that the quality and experience was lacking. Certainly they would work very hard to do a good job, but they often did not possess the skills or musicianship to play at the level our clients expect and deserve. Our experience over more than 30 years of providing entertainment told us that saving a hundred dollars on music at such important events as weddings usually was something the clients would later regret. And there are never any "do-overs"allowed. 

Our solution was to put together a team of skilled performers who were committed to providing a service customized to what our clients were looking for. It did not need to be the cheapest service in the area, but it needed to be affordable. We started with trio and quartet prices for an hour that was fair and reasonable to the musicians, but still affordable for the clients, with additional time available at an even better rate, less than half of the rate for the first hour. And we made it so that the groups would be able to pro-rate additional time in as little as half hour increments, rather than a full hour. For repertoire, the group did not need to be able to perform every piece of music under the sun, but it needed to be able to play a wide variety of music that works well for the string group genre from classical to popular. Our musicians needed to be versatile in instrumentation, offering both trio and quartet options to fit the needs of the client with standardized repertoire that could be played with either trio or quartet while still producing a full, rich sound. Our team was made up of highly trained professionals who hold bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in music performance from some of the top music schools in the United States. We set out to put together a lineup of some of the area's top players who were versatile enough to play in a number of settings and who could do it with both skill and style. Our solution became the Style Strings, now for over 10 years a popular and affordable choice in string music for almost any event! 

At The Style Strings we want to offer simple, easy to understand, pricing for our professional musicians so you can plan your music budget. We've negotiated a special price with our string players so discounted pricing is offered here for your event. You can lock in the current price for your future booking at today's price.

Song List:

Traditional Favorites for String Duo, Trio or Quartet

Antonin Dvořák - Humoresque

Antonio Vivaldi - Selections from The Four Seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter)

Edward Elgar - Chanson de Matin

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Wedding March from Midsummer Night's Dream

Franz Schubert - Ave Maria

Georg Frederick Handel-

Entrance of the Queen of Sheba
Water Music Suite
Largo from Xerxes
Sarabande
Music for the Royal Fireworks
La Réjouissance  

Henry Purcell - Trumpet Tune   

Jean-Joseph Mouret - Rondeau (theme from Masterpiece Theatre)

Jeremiah Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary

Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D

Johann Sebastian Bach-

Air on a G String
Wachet Auf
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Ave Maria
Arioso
Sheep May Safely Graze

Jules Massenet - Meditation from Thaïs

Ludwig van Beethoven - Ode to Joy  

Richard Wagner - Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart-

Selections from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Alleluia from Exultate Jubilate
Voi Che Sapete, from The Marriage of Figaro
"Haydn" Quartets
Divertimenti 

Jazz Standards for String Trio

Cole Porter

Anything Goes
It's De-lovely
I've Got You Under My Skin
Just One of Those Things
Night and Day

George Gershwin

I've Got Rhythm
Someone to Watch Over Me
Summertime
Strike Up the Band
They Can't Take That Away From Me

Classics

What a Wonderful World
At Last
Over the Rainbow
Moon River
La Vie en Rose
One Hand, One Heart

Pop Songs for String Quartet/Trio

Let it Be – The Beatles
Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Halo – Beyonce
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen / Brooklyn String Duo
Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
La Vie en Rose – Edith Piaf
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Moon River – Henry Mancini
Over The Rainbow – from Wizard of Oz
Edelweiss – Rogers & Hammerstein
Meditation from Thais – Jules Massanet
Hymne – Vangelis
Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
Mona Lisa – Nat King Cole
Mr. Sandman – The Chordettes
Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
That’s Amore – Dean Martin
Strangers In The Night – Frank Sinatra
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
Star Wars Theme – John Williams
Stay With Me – Sam Smith
Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Beautiful Day – U2
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
Sweet Child Of Mine – Guns ‘n Roses

Lauren Tilden - 5 Stars!

I had Boston Style Strings at both my bridal shower and wedding ceremony. They were fantastic, learned the specific songs I requested. Highly recommend!

Alex Lonati -  5 stars!

I had the Boston Style Strings play at my wedding - all string covers of contemporary songs (including "A Whole New World", to which I walked down the aisle) and it was spectacular. They were wonderful to work with, and such incredible musicians. It really transformed the ceremony!