classical string quartet bristol > ardeton ensemble: price from £550
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The ensemble originally received coaching through the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama's Chamber Music Programme from professional chamber music players including Graham Oppenheimer, Penny Driver and Richard May. It took part in chamber music master classes from International Violist Lars Andes Tomter and the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio. The Quartet also attended the Pro Corda National Chamber Music Academy in Leiston, Suffolk, studying with cellist Liam Abramson and the Chillingirian Quartet.Previous performances for the quartet include Ravel's Introduction and Allegro (for Quartet, Clarinet, Flute and Harp) at Cardiff's Weston Gallery, Haydn's 'Emperor' Quartet as part of the Welsh National Gallery's Sunday Concert Series, Mendelssohn's E Minor Quartet for a lunchtime concert series at the Birmingham Conservatoire, and Haydn's 'Sunrise' as part of an appearance at the Jubilee Hall in Aldeburgh.

Previous clients and events include a Product Launch for Marks and Spencers PLC, drinks receptions for the British Society for Haematology and Hartham Park Associates, Lloyds TSB, NHS, graduate balls for Birmingham and Manchester Universities, and a banquet for KPMF Films Ltd. The Ardeton Quartet has also entertained guests of the Welsh Tourist Board and Arts Council of Wales at the Hay on Wye Literary Festival.

A typical performance is for 2 hours within 3 allowing for short breaks between sets.

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String quartet: 2 x violins, cello, viola
Suitable as / for: Wedding music, corporate entertainment, string quartet, music for the wedding ceremony, classical music, classical string quartet performances plus other events.

 
Light Classical

Anderson - Plink Plank Plunk
Bach - Badinerie
Brandenburg Concertos - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Barber - Adagio
Borodin - Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Chopin - Two Waltzes
Debussy - Golliwogg's Cakewalk
Debussy - The Girl With the Flaxen Hair
Dvorak - Humoresque
Elgar - Salut d'Amour
Elgar - Nimrod, from the Enigma Variations
Faure - Pavane
Handel - Arrival and Departure of the Queen of Sheba
Handel - Sarabande from Suite D Minor
Handel - Hornpipe and Air from the Water Music
LHandel - a Rejuissance from the Fireworks Music Handel - Excerpts from Xerxes
Mozart - Eine Kleine NachtMusik
Mozart - Three Divertmentos
Mozart - Overture from the Marriage of Figaro
Ravel - Bolero
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherezade
Schubert - Ave Maria
Schumann - Traumerei
Trad arr. Thorpe Irish Sherry (Londonderry Air, etc.)
Verdi - Andantino from the Force of Destiny
Vivaldi - Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter
Wivaldi - Guitar Concerto in D
Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers, from the NutCracker

Jazz & Movie Music

Bernstein - New York, New York, from On the Town Tonight, from Westside Story
Phil Collins - Groovy Kind of Love, from Buster
Davenport - Fever (Peggy Lee)
Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight, from the Lion King
Gershwin - Summertime, from Porgy and Bess An American in Paris
I've Got Rhythm, from Crazy for You
It ain't necessarily so, from Porgy and Bess
Embraceable You, from Girl Crazy
Fascinating Rhythm, from Lady be Good
Gilbert & Sullivan - Three Little Maids from School, from the Mikado
Howard - Fly me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra)
Scott Joplin - The Entertainer
Pineapple Rag - Heliotrope Bouquet
Paragon Rag - Country Club
Kern - All the Things You Are (Ella Fitzgerald)
Just the Way You Look Tonight (Sinatra)
Can't Help Lovin' that Man (Ella Fitzgerald)
Mark Knoffler - Romeo and Juliet
Lennon & McCartney - Lady Madonna
All You Need is Love from Love Actually
Eleanor Rigby Day Tripper Get Back
Lloyd-Weber - The Music of the Night
Memory, from Cats
All I ask of You
Mancini - The Pink Panther
Blue Moon - Day of Wine and Roses
Martin - That's Amore (Dean Martin)
Thelonius Monk - 'Round Midnight
Nefti - Theme from The Odd Couple
Cole Porter - You Do Something To Me
I've Got You Under My Skin (Sinatra)
Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
Anything Goes
Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
Blue Suede Shoes
Love Me Tender
Rogers & Ram - Only You (and You Alone)
Rogers and Hart - Have You Met Miss Jones
(Sinatra) My Funny Valentine
(Fitzgerald)
Silvestri - Forrest Gump Suite
Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me
Robbie Williams - Angels
Traditional Welsh Music Hughes - Calon Lan Parry - Myfanwy Trad. - Eryi Wen Sospan Fach Blaenwen Ton Garol Hyfrydol

 
"We would like to thank you and the Ardeton Ensemble for playing at our wedding. Your playing was commented on by many of the guests and I think it added an extra special touch to our reception."
Mr & Mrs Cole"

It’s already one month since you played at our wedding. It was a fantastic day- better than I could possibly have imagined and the reason is partly due to the Ardeton Ensemble. We’re so glad we chose you to play on our special day."
Mr & Mrs Weatherall


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