
String Quartet Music for events, weddings and concerts in Berkshire

A huge repertoire pop, classical or baroque - the choice is yours!
Akina Strings has a diverse and constantly expanding repertoire. This allows the group to tailor performances to any event, and any musical taste with a little input from the client. Our musicians all have many years of musical experience playing live events from appearing with Kanye West to recording with Katherine Jenkins to performing for celebrities such as George and Amal Clooney and guests and royalty including HRH the Duke of Edinburgh.
We are also experienced hands at arranging cover versions of songs for your event by request should you have a specific piece of music in mind for your event. Akina String's members have gained a wealth of experience performing at a range of events and celebrations and are equally at home performing to a small intimate wedding party or a Banquet Hall full of guests or on the concert platform so you can be assured that whatever the occasion, your special day is in the best of hands. We have a strong philosophy of placing you the client at the centre of our work, so with this in mind one of the groups members will work with you, from your initial enquiry until the event itself to plan and select beautiful music for those key moments during your event.
in addition to the traditional classical repertoire offered by many quartets, allowing us to perform celebrated classics alongside arrangements of movie themes, jazz music or current pop hits. This allows us the flexibility to tailor our performances to suit any event, and musical taste with a little input from the client.
Akina Strings' pool of players have many years experience of playing for live events ranging from appearing with Kanye West to our own performance for George and Amal Clooney and family. We and are also experienced hands at arranging suitable pieces of music should you have a specific request in mind for your occasion.
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String Quartet Repertoire
Bach Badinerie
Bach AusMeines Herzens Grunde
Bach Air on G
Bach My Heart Ever Faithful
Bach Bist Du bei Mir
Bach Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring
Bach Sheep May Safely Graze
Bach Arioso
Bach/Gounod Ave Maria
Boccherini Minuet
Bizet Habanera from Carmen
Bizet Toreador's Song from Carmen
Byrd Pavan, the Earle of Salisbury
Byrd Come Kiss Me Now
Charpentier Te Deum
Charpentier Devicto
Chopin Polonaise
Chopin Grande Valse Brillante
Clarke Duke of Denmark's March
Clarke Trumpet Tune
Corelli Concerto Grosso Op.6 no.8 Christmas Concerto
Debussy Girl With the Flaxen Hair
Delibes Flower Duet
Dowland Flow My Tears
Franck Panis Angelicus
Handel Hornpipe in F
Handel La Rejouissance
Handel Halleluiah Chorus
Handel Ombra Mai Fu
Handel Alla Hornpipe
Handel Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel Coro’
Handel La Paix from the Water Music
Handel Largo from Xerxes
Mendelssohn If with all your hearts
Mendelssohn Wedding March
Monti Czardas
Morely Now is the Month of Maying
Mouret Rondeau
Mozart Divertimento in D
Mozart Divertimento in F
Mozart Divertimento in B Flat
Mozart Der Vogelfanger from The Magic Flute
Mozart Bei Mannern from The MAgic Flute
Mozart Piano Sonata in C Minor
Mozart Symphony no 40- 1
Mozart Ave Verum Corpus
Mozart Eine Kleine Nacht Musik
The Magic Flute
Mozart Bei Mannern from The Magic Flute
Mozart Piano Sonata in C Minor
Mozart Symphony no 40- 1
Mozart Ave Verum Corpus
Mozart Eine Kleine Nacht Musik
Mozart Voi Che Sapete
Offenbach Barcarolle
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Pachelbel Canon
Parry Jerusalem
Puccini Nessun Dorma
Puccini Babbino Caro
Purcell Rondo from ‘Abelazar’
Purcell Chaconne in F from King Arthur
Purcell Fairy Queen Suite
Schubert Ave Maria
J. Strauss Trish Tratsch Polka
Tchaikovsky Waltz Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky Waltz- Sleeping Beauty
Tchaikovsky March Nutcracker Suite
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Dance of the Flowers
Vivaldi Gloria
Vivaldi Gloria in Excelsis
Vivaldi Et In Terra Pax
Vivaldi Laudamas Te
Vivaldi Laudamas Te
Vivaldi Domine Fili Unigenite
Vivaldi Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
Vivaldi Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram
Vivaldi Selection from 4 Seasons:
Vivaldi Autumn, Movement 1
Vivaldi You Tube video Spring, Movement 2
Vivaldi Spring, Danza Pastorale
Vivaldi You Tube video Autumn, Finale
Vivaldi Winter Largo
Wagner Bridal Chorus
Traditional
Arr. Martelli Greensleeves
The Ash Grove
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
Jerusalem
Londonderry Air
All Through the Night
Shenandoah
Carrick Fergus
*Hymns - by Request only Must be agreed at time of booking*
Christmas
Pierpont Jingle Bells Pierpont
Gauntlett Once in Royal David's City
Gruber Silent Night
Blanc Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Cahn Let it Snow
Wham Last Christmas
Marks Rockin' around the Christmas Tree
Tchaik. March from 'The Nutcracker' Suite & various Ballet waltzes
Martelli Various Christmas 'Medleys'
Trad
Deck the Halls
The 12 Days of Christmas
We Wish you a Merry Christmas
We Three Kings of Orient Are
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Away in A Manger
Good King Wencleslas
Carol of the Bells
O Come, O Come Emanuel
Two Burgandian Carol Tunes
The First Noel
Fantasie Joyeuse
Es Ist ein Ros' entsprungen
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Little Drummer Boy
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Jazz, Tango, Music hall & Rags
Maclean:
Tango
Serenade
Rhumba
Czardas
Fandango
Tango Chromatique
Gardel Por Una Cabeza
La Cumparsita
La Paloma
That's Amore
Sway/Cherry Pink
La Bamba/La Cucaracha
Sweet Georgia Borwn
Clooney Mamabo Italiano
Sherwin A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square
Gershwin Summertime
Gershwin Embraceable you
Gershwin Bess You is My Woman Now
Kern Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Cole Unforgettable
Porter Why Shouldn't I?
Cassidy Somewhere over the Rainbow
James At Last
Joplin Rags:
Searchlight Rag
The Strenuous Life
Country Club
Rag Tie Dance
The Entertainer
Original Rags
Weeping Willow
Eugenia
Heliotrope Bouquet
Gladiolus Rag
Peacherine Rag
Charlston Selection
Selection of West End & Broadway Music
Pop & Film
The Eagles Hotel California
Beach Boys God Only Knows
Braveheart For the Love of A Princess
Romeo & Juliet Kissing You Theme
Ungar Ashokan Farewell
Glaidator Gladiator theme
Plant Earth Hoppipolla
Jenkins Palladio
Coldplay Viva La Vida
Coldplay Clocks
Adele Rolling in The Deep
Adele Someone Like You
Adele Skyfall
Jeff Buckley Halleluljiah
Beatles All You Need is Love
Beatles And I love her
Beatles A Hard Days Night
Beatles Tomorrow never knows
Beatles Paperback Writer
Beatles When I’m Sixty-Four
Mercury Killer Queen
Mercury Bohemian Rhapsody
Mercury I Want to Break Free
Snow patrol Chasing Cars
Jackson Billie Jean
Radiohead No Surprises
Cohen/Buckley Halleluiah
Denver Annie's Song
Celine Dion My Heart Will go on
Burt Bring me Sunshine
Elbow One Day Like This
Jason Mraz I'm Yours
Van Morrisson Brown eyed girl
Emeli Sande Beneath your Beautiful
Bailey Rae Put your records on
Aerosmith Don't wanna miss a thing
The Kinks You really got me
The Verve Bittersweet Symphony
Bond Selection
Nobody Does it Better (the spy who loved me)
For your eyes only (Sheena Eastman)
Diamonds are Forever
We have All the Time in the World (her Majesty's Secret Service)
Skyfall
Blur The Universal
Sting Fields of Gold Sting
The Mission Gabriel's Oboe
Billy Joel Always a woman Billy Joel
Elvis Presley Can't Help falling in love Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Love me Tender
Elvis Presley The wonder of you
Barry White You're the first, the ast my Eveerything
Goulding, John Your Song Goulding
Elton John Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Lady Gaga Hit Mix
Lady Gaga Born This Way
Everlasting Love Affair
Nina Simone Feeling Good
Take that Rule the World
Dylan Make you feel my love
Mancini Moon River
Percy Sledge When a man loves a woman
Ronan Keating When you say nothing at all
Christina Perri A Thousand Years
Maine Pyar Kiya Kabootar Ja Ja Ja
Pirates of the Carribean Medley
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String Duo Repertoire
Trumpet Tune, Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary, Clarke
Prelude from Te Deum
Le Rejouissance form the Royal Fireworks, Handel
Rondeau, Mouret
Air on The G String, Bach
Bridal Chorus, Wagner
Wedding March, Mendelssohn
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba, Handel
Bouree from the Water Music, Handel
Hornpipe form the water Music, Handel
Ave Maria, Schubert
Ave Maria, Bach-Gounod
Canon, Pachelbel
Sheep May Safely Graze, Bach
Wachet Auf, Bach
Largo from the Four Seasons, Vivaldi
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, Bach
Ode to Joy, Beethoven
Meditation from Thais, Massenet
Arioso, Bach
A selection of Baroque duets, Bach/Handel/Telemann
Mozart Duets for Violin and Viola
Tango Selection
Aerosmith, Don't Wanna Miss a thing
Greensleeves
Bittersweet Symphony, The Verve
Bach Brandenburg concerto in G, Bach
Diamonds are forever
James Blunt, Beautiful
Boccherini, Minuet
Brahms, Hungarian Dance
Debussy, Clair De Lune
Delibes, Flower Duet
Dvorak, Humoresque
Dylan/Adele, Make you feel my Love
Elbow, one day like this
Elgar, Chanson De Matin
Elgar, Nimrod
Elgar, Salut D’amore
Faure, Pavane
Por Una Cabeza
Handel, Suites from Water Music
Etta James, at Last
Massenet, Meditation
Puccini, Nessun Dorma
Puccini, Babbino Caro
Saint Saens, the Swan
Strauss, the Blue Danube
Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Vivaldi, Spring from the Four Seasons
Aint Misbehavin’
It’s a Wonderful World, Kern
Kissing You (Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet)