No Strings Attached was formed in 1998 when Rebecca, Polly, Caroline and Celia met in the Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra. Since then, their lively, charismatic, vibrant playing has taken them to a range of functions including wedding receptions, garden parties and summer balls. They have played at Terence Conran's restaurant Bluebird in London, as well as the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and Powderham Castle in Exeter.

Their extensive repertoire and their versatile approach means that No Strings Attached can cater for virtually any occasion. Contact the quartet now to find out how they'll make your event a resounding success!

Between them, Rebecca, Polly, Caroline and Celia have played in a number of quality orchestras including: The Three Choirs Festival Orchestra, The Cambridge Mozart Players, The Cotswold Symphony Orchestra, The City of Cardiff Symphony Orchestra, Cardiff Symphonia, Kensington Chamber Orchestra and The Lydian Orchestra.

Rebecca plays lead violin in No Strings Attached. Over the last decade she has travelled all over world with various ensembles, most recently the world-renowned Trinity College Chapel Choir, with whom she held a choral scholarship. Rebecca holds a BA Hons in Music and Languages from Cambridge University.

Polly plays second violin in No Strings Attached, and has done since the quartet's formation in 1998. A keen musician from an early age, Polly has led several orchestras and string ensembles, many of which she has organised herself. She is also a part-time novelist.

Caroline has been playing the viola since she was eight, because she liked the name! She also plays piano, flute and mandolin. Although classically trained, she has a passion for folk music and loves Irish fiddling along with her boyfriend, a keen accordion player. Caroline's occupations include instrument retail, composing and writing.

Celia is the cellist in No Strings Attached. She started learning music at the age of three, and since then has played in settings as diverse as London's Jazz Café and St John's Smith Square. She has performed in masterclasses with Steven Isserlis and Raphael Wallfisch, and her cello, a replica of a Stradivarius, was made by the British maker Colin Irving.

 

 

Repertoire

Over the course of several years, No Strings Attached have built up a wide-ranging repertoire of music. Below is a list of our most popular requests, which is by no means exhaustive. If there is something in particular that you would like us to play, we will happily arrange it for you, as we have done many times before. We adapt every performance to suit the occasion!

 

	Divertimento in D major - first movement
	Divertimento in D major - third movement
	The Man I Love
	Hornpipe from Water Music
	Pavane
	Lets Do It

Baroque
Four Seasons (Handel)
A Handel Suite
Hornpipe (Handel)
Two Rondeaux (Purcell)
Air on a G String (Bach)
Double Violin Concerto (Bach)
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 (Bach)

Wedding Music
Wedding March (Wagner)
The Long Day Closes (Sullivan)
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
Wedding Minuet
Ave Maria (Gounod/Bach)
Jesu Joy (Bach)
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Grieg)

Jazz
Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin)
Ragtime Dance (Joplin)
The Man I Love (Gershwin)
Swansea (Gershwin)
Summertime (Gershwin)
They All Laughed (Gershwin)
A Foggy Day (Gershwin)
Love is Here to Stay (Gershwin)
Nice Work If You Can Get It (Gershwin)
Makin' Whoopee (Donaldson)
Anthing Goes (Cole Porter)
Let's Do It (Cole Porter)
My Funny Valentine (Rodgers)
The Folks Who Live on the Hill (Kern)
West Side Story Medley (Bernstein)
Somewhere (Bernstein)
Maria (Bernstein)
New York (Bernstein)

Popular Classics
Pavane (Fauré)
The Swan (Saint-Saëns)
Canon (Pachelbel)
Prelude to Carmen (Bizet)
Habanera from Carmen (Bizet)
Toreador's Song from Carmen (Bizet)
Meditation from Thais (Massenet)
O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg)
Norwegian Dance No2 (Grieg)
Norwegian Dance No 3 (Grieg)
Waltz (Grieg)
Morning from Peer Gynt (Grieg)
Chanson de Matin (Elgar)
Chanson de Nuit (Elgar)
Everytime We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter)
Pennies from Heaven (Johnson)
Vocalise (Rachmaninov)
Danse Des Mirlitons (Tchaikovsky)
Barcarolle (Offenbach)
Leaning on a Lampost (Noel Gay)
Slavonic Dance No VIII (Dvorak)
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Sherwin)
Rondo Alla Turca (Mozart)
Träumerei (Schumann)
Funiculi Funicula (Luigi Denza)
Moonlight in Vermont (Suessdorf)
Flower Duet (Delibes)
O Sole Mio (Capua)
First Polovtsian Dance (Borodin)
The Dream from Sense and Sensibility
Pizzicato Polka (Strauss)
Irish Sherry (Trad.)

Quartets
Quartet 35 in D Major (Haydn)
Divertimento in D (Mozart)
Divertimento in B (Mozart)
Divertimento in F (Mozart)
Quartet in C Min Op 18 No 4 (Beethoven)
String Quartet No 2 (Borodin)