Music for London - Strings Attract - All Woman String Quartet based in London available for weddings, corporate events and parties in the UK.

All Woman String Quartet based in London available for weddings, corporate events and parties in the UK.

'Strings Attract are a vibrant all-female string quartet based in London that combines youthful flair with enthusiasm and professionalism!'

Strings Attached

Strings Attract

This quartet have worked extensively both at home and abroad, performing as ensemble members with a number of orchestras including the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Youth Orchestra, British Youth Opera, Amadeus Chorus and Orchestra (with Steven Isserlis), Britten Pears Orchestra and National Musicians Symphony Orchestra. Other work includes numerous theatre productions, private functions such as weddings, and freelance orchestral concerts.All the quartet members regularly teach either privately or in schools.

Strings Attract have undertaken a number of television appearances including The Big Breakfast, Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush, Top of the Pops and TFI Friday. Quartet members do regular session work, and have played with top 40 bands such as Ace of Base and Rest Assured, with live performances for Hot House Flowers.


	Canon - Pachelbel

	Chanson de Matin - Elgar

	Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel

	Wonderful - Gershwin

Hazel, first violinist graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in 1999 and is enjoying a busy and varied career as a freelance violinist, recently working with the Northern Sinfonia, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. As part of the ensemble Kuotet, she took part in a collaboration with the Scottish company Theatre Cryptic, in “Journeys and Memories”, a multi-media show which toured Scotland in 2001. She also has performed with the all female cabaret group Hot Strings. In 2000, Hazel spent 6 months at Kathmandu University Prep School, Nepal, where she taught singing and music.

Sharon BMus (Hons), violinist, received the Edgar Comley medal and the Grace Wylie Prize for String Players when she graduated with honours from Trinity College of Music, having studied with Oliver Butterworth. Sharon subsequently spent a postgraduate year at Baku Music Academy, Azerbaijan under professor Bayandur Mehtiev. In recent years Sharon has been a member of a number of string quartets including StringsAttached.co.uk and the Aristos Quartet, for whom she was the leader, securing a residency at Selfridges.

Lucy, violist, Graduated from Trinity College of Music at which she received lessons from Peter Lewis and Rusen Gunes. Lucy took part in a 'Shostakovich Cycle' and consequently performed Shostakovich String Quartet no. 1 in St James' Piccadilly along with the Brodsky String Quartet. Lucy was also awarded a scholarship to Dartington School of Music. Here, she received master classes and collaborated with the Bridge Quartet to play Mendelssohn's Octet. Lucy has been employed professionally in London for many years. Freelance work has included television appearances on programmes such as Top of the Pops, session work, corporate events parties for companies such as P&O and Aspreys, film premier parties, and weddings.

Samantha, cellist, studied with Derek Aviss (Vice-Principal) at Trinity College of Music, London. She won a scholarship for further studies with Mdme Tortelier in Brazil. Samantha has performed and recorded with Morcheeba, Roots Manuva, Jon Lord (Deep Purple), New Model Army, Linda Ronstadt and Emmy-Lou Harris.She also performed the World Premiere of 'Quartrait' written by Jon Lord. She has recorded solo cello for Channel 4 and BBC1 documentaries and appeared on MTV with Sam Brown. Other performances include Reading and Leeds music Festival and tours include UK, France and Switzerland.

Strings Attract have an extensive and ever-growing repertoire comprising music for most occasions. We can suggest fitting music and advise on customary times to play, such as during dinner, guests' arrival, signing of the register and so on.

Baroque:
Air -- Bach
Double Violin Concerto
Fugue in D Major
Fugue in G Minor
Loure
Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring
Fourteen Fugues
Brandenburg No. 6
Prelude in E Major
Prelude and Fugue No. 12
Sheep May Safely Graze
Sleepers Wake
Allegro I -- Handel
Alla Siciliana
Allegro II
Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba
For unto us a Child is Born
Hornpipe from the 'Water Music'
Sarabande and 2 Variations
Suite No. 2 from the 'Water Music'
Canon & Gigue Pachelbel
Arietta 'Se tu m'ami, se sospiri' Pergolesi
Dido's Lament from 'Dido and Aeneas' Purcell
Music for a While from 'Oedipus'
Sonata Scarlatti
Four Seasons -- Vivaldi

Traditional:
A Wee Dram Folk Tune
Country Gardens Folk Tune
Dark Eyes -- Russian Song
Greensleeves -- English Song
Hava Nagila Jewish Folk Song
Loch Lomond Scotch Air
Saeterjentens Sondag Ole Bull

Modern Classics:
Tango Albeniz
Blue Tango -- Anderson
Forgotten Dreams
The Syncopated Clock
The Typewriter
Adagio for Strings Barber
La Spagnola Di Chiara
Eleanor Rigby -- The Beatles
Penny Lane
Upstairs Downstairs -- Faris
Leaning on a Lamppost -- Gay
Moonlight and Roses Lemare
El Relicario -- Padilla
La Cumparsita -- Rodriguez
Romance -- Shostakovich

Musicals:
Maria Bernstein - West Side Story
Big Spender -- Cy Coleman - Sweet Charity
Get Me To The Church On Time F. Loewe - My Fair Lady
Don't Cry For Me Argentina -- AL Webber - Evita
I Could Have Danced All Night
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
Getting To Know You -- R. Rodgers - The King and I
Hello Young Lovers
I Whistle A Happy Tune
I Dreamed A Dream Schonberg - Les Miserables

Romantic:
Duet From The Pearl Fishers Bizet
Polovtsian Dances, 'Prince Igor' Borodin
Nocturne
Hungarian Dance No. V -- Brahms
Poco Allegretto from 'Symphony No. 3'
Maestoso from 'Polonaise in A flat Major' Chopin
Golliwogg's Cake-Walk, Debussy
Clair De Lune
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Flower Duet -- Delibes
Humoresque -- Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. VIII
Chanson de Matin -- Elgar
Chanson de Nuit
Nimrod
Salut D'Amour
Pavane Faure
Waltz Grieg
Studenternes Serenade
'Morning' from Pier Gynt Suite
A Deserted Farm MacDowell
Sehnsuchtig Mendelssohn
Bacherolle -- Offenbach
Offenbach Melodies
I Overture
II Waltz
III Can Can
Dance of the Hours Ponchelli
Nessun Dorma -- Puccini
Musetta's Waltz Song from'La Boheme'
Prelude Rachmaninoff
Vocalise
Bolero -- Ravel
Song of India Rimsky-Korsakov
Gymnopedie -- Satie
Ave Maria Schubert
Traumerei -- Schumann
Fledermaus Waltzes -- Strauss
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Pizzicato Polka -- Strauss
Three Little Maids -- Sullivan
Adagio from 'Romeo and Juliet' -- Tchaikovsky
Andante from 'Symphony No. 5'
Danse Des Mirlitons
Andantino, 'La forza del destino' Verdi
Bridal Chorus Wagner
Mastersingers Prelude to Act Three

Classical:
Fifth Symphony Beethoven
Minuet -- Boccherini
Rondo alla Turca Mozart
Divertimento in D
Divertimento in B flat
Divertimento in F
Serenade (Eine kleine Nachtmusik)
''Menuetto''
''Larghetto''
Musical Joke
William Tell Overture -- Rossini
Allegro -- Stamitz
Larghetto
Presto