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The Celebration String Quartet
A group of dedicated, professional musicians who have an
expansive and varied repertoire and have performed at many
weddings and functions since forming in 1994. We play for:
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Trios and Duos
See toucanduo.co.uk
and listen to sample tracks below.
Sample Tracks
Celebration String Quartet - 2 violins, viola and cello |
Blue Flamingo - harp and cello |
Toucan Duo - electric cello and keyboard |
The Celebration String Quartet are all busy, full-time freelance players and specialist instrumental teachers based in the Midlands.
Suzie
Walden – Quartet Organiser and ‘Cellist.
After leaving the Royal College of Music in London, Suzie freelanced with major British orchestras before taking up a 2 year contract with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Here, she experienced a variety of professional music-making from Opera and Ballet to String Quartet concerts for radio and studio work recording TV jingles.
This was followed by a 4 year full time contract in the orchestra of Opera North, based in Leeds. After moving to the Midlands, she now lives in Worcestershire and teaches at Malvern College.
Suzie’s parents were both light music performers so it was a natural progression for her to set up the Celebration String Quartet to play background music for special occasions. The Celebration ensembles are now Suzie’s main interest and she takes each individual booking very seriously, wanting to make each special event even more memorable.
Suzie has a small pool of loyal regular professional players who have been working with Celebration for many years.
If the regular players are unavailable, or indisposed, Suzie has a wide knowledge of musicians in the Midlands and of other string quartets so you can be assured that the standard will remain high at all times.
Light Classical, Films and Shows, Modern Pop Classics, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Opera/Ballet
e.g .Pachelbel Canon, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Air on a G String, Marriage of Figaro, Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Fly Me To The Moon, When I’m 64, Mamma Mia Selection, Your Song, It Must Be Love, Sound of Music, God Only Knows
For more information please download our complete
String quartet Classic Repertoire List.
String quartet International Repertoire List.
String quartet Light popular list
Flute and Cello Repertoire List
Civil Wedding Ceremonies
We have had much experience and are willing to offer advice if you feel unsure as to your choice of music. We will try to accommodate special requests if at all possible.
Church Ceremonies
The Quartet/Trio is perfect for leading the singing in the hymns and it is an option really worth considering.
Special arrangements All requests considered.
Previous Wedding Arrangements
Voice, organ, violin and cello – Mozart Alleluia, Bach Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, Joncas Not For Tongues of Heaven’s Angels, Franck Panis Angelicus Soprano – Breda McKinney (www.bredamckinney.co.uk)
Flower Duet for quartet and 2 voices, Acrobat for quartet and trombone, Trumpet Voluntary for quartet and trumpet
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Abbey Hotel, Malvern Anstey Hall, Coventry Bank House Hotel, Worcestershire Bay Tree Hotel, Burford Beaumanor Hall, Loughborough Billesley Manor Hotel, Nr. Stratford on Avon Birtsmorton Court, Worcestershire BLENHEIM PALACE, Oxfordshire Botanical Gardens, Birmingham Bovey Castle, Dartmoor Burlington Hotel, Birmingham Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire Chateau Impney, Droitwich, Worcestershire Chatsworth House, Derbyshire Chavenage House, Gloucesershire Cheltenham Park Hotel, Gloucestershire Church of St Eadburgha, Broadway Colwall Park Hotel, Herefordshire Coughton Court, Alcester Cripps Barn, Bibury, Gloucestershire Curradine Barns, Shrawley De La Bere Hotel, Gloucestershire Diglis House Hotel, Worcester Dumbleton Hall, Gloucestershire Ettington Park Hotel, Warwickshire Fairlawns Hotel, Walsall Fawsley Hall, Nr. Daventry Foley Arms Hotel, Malvern, Worcestershire Glassboat, Bristol Gloucester Cricket Club Grafton Manor, Bromsgrove Hagley Hall, West Midlands Harborne Cricket Club HARDWICK HALL, Derbyshire Highbury Hall, Moseley Hinkley Island Hotel, Leicestershire Hogarths, Solihull Hotel du Vin, Birmingham Jarvis Heath Hotel, Nr Kidderminster Kidderminster Trading Estate Kingscote Barn, Tetbury Landrover Technical Academy Lord of the Manor, Upper Slaughter Lower Slaughter Manor, Cotswolds National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry New Hall Hotel, Sutton Coldfield Noseley Hall, Leicestershire Nottinghamshire Hospice, Nottingham Nottingham University Nuthurst Grange, Hockley Heath One Hundred House Hotel, Great Witley Pittville Pump Rooms, Cheltenham Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire Puckrup Hall, Tewkesbury RAGLEY HALL, Warwickshire Ricoh Arena, Coventry River Severn Cruise party Rockingham Castle, Leicestershire Rococo Gardens, Painswick Stonehouse Court Hotel, Gloucestershire SUDBURY HALL, Derbyshire SUDELEY CASTLE, Winchcombe Sutton Bonington Church, Leicestershire The Bear, Rodborough The Granary, Droitwich The Nash, Kempsey, Worcestershire The Vale Golf Club, Bishampton Three Ways House Hotel, Mickleton Trent Cricket Ground, Nottinghamshire Westmead Hotel, Worcestershire Woburn Abbey Sculpture Gallery Worcester Rugby Club |
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by phone on 01905 830592
mobile: 07870 361383
or :
Email The Celebration
String Quartet
Compliments to the Quartet -
"Thank you for your splendid playing at our party in July. I lost
count of the number of people who said how much they enjoyed the music and
what a contribution it made to the evening."
Janet Ratcliffe
"Just to say thank you for making our wedding day so special."
Gemma and Dylan
"Once people heard you in our music room, it was hard to entice
them out for food. It was a real treat to hear such wonderful music in our
own home!"
Jane & Robert
"The Quartet was delightful and an extremley high standard. The
members clearly enjoyed making music together and their ensemble was balanced
and beautifully sustained."
Marketing Director, Murco Petroleum
"Throughout the day I kept thinking how even more magical it was
going to be with you playing, and it really was. Your music really did add
to the ambience in exactly the way we were hoping for and was appreciated
by all of our guests."
Anne and John
"I know that background musicians are often ignored but certainly
the feedback I received was very complimentary."
Partner, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
"The music of 'The Celebration Quartet' gave our wedding a marvellous
atmosphere of elegance and harmony. Can we book you for our 10th Anniversary?"
Rachel & Doug
