String Quartet for Weddings |
Ceremony only: £786 |
Drinks only: £786 |
Ceremony & drinks: £1029 |
Drinks & meal: £1029 |
Ceremony, drinks, meal: £1239 |
String Trio for Weddings |
Ceremony only: £620 |
Drinks only: £620 |
Ceremony & drinks: £786 |
Drinks & meal: £786 |
Ceremony, drinks, meal: £968 |
String Quartet for Other Events |
1 x 60 minute set: £786 |
2 x 60 minute sets: £1029 |
3 x 60 minute sets: £1239 |
String Trio for other events: |
1 x 60 minute set: £620 |
2 x 60 minute sets: £786 |
3 x 60 minute sets: £968 |
Hope String Quartet are a versatile, dynamic, all female string ensemble based in Liverpool. Lara Simpson formed the group in 2015 whilst she was studying at Paul McCartney’s music college “The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts”. Hope String Quartet regularly perform at weddings, corporate events and private functions around the UK and overseas.
Members of Hope String Quartet also make up the string section of top UK tribute band ‘The ELO Show’ and they have also played backing strings for Britain’s Got Talent’s ‘Richard & Adam’. They have featured three times on Hollyoaks on Channel 4, they are the resident string quartet with ‘Incredible 11’ an 11 piece hip-hop orchestra based in the Baltic Triangle and they perform annually as part of Radio City’s Cash for Kids Christmas Concert.
They also frequently collaborate with bands and artists in Merseyside and beyond including; Robert Vincent, The Christians, Ian Prowse & Amsterdam, Zuzu, Circa Waves and many more.
Members of the ensemble are professional arrangers and are able to score original string parts for bands and artists, whilst also being able to arrange any song request for weddings and other events.
Based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire
UPBEAT MODERN POP
Empire State of Mind - Alicia Keys
Best Day Of My Life - American Authors
Thank u, next - Ariana Grande
Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max
Wake Me Up - Avicii
Pompeii - Bastille
Love on Top - Beyonce
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Toxic - Britney Spears
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Summer - Calvin Harris
Something Just Like This - Chainsmokers/Coldplay
Rather Be - Clean Bandit
Forever - Chris Brown
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Titanium - David Guetta / Sia
Without You - David Guetta / Usher
On Top Of The World - Imagine Dragons
All Of Me - John Legend
Baby - Justin Bieber
Despacito - Justin Bieber
All the Lovers - Kylie Minogue
Happy - Pharrell
Sunflower - Post Malone
We Found Love - Rihanna/Calvin Harris
Rude Boy - Rihanna
In My Blood - Shawn Mendes
Sia Medley - Sia
Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
Symphony - Zara Larsson, Clean Bandit
CHILLED MODERN POP
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
Only Love - Ben Howard
Halo - Beyonce
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Sky Full Of Stars - Coldplay
Lovers In Japan - Coldplay
The Blower’s Daughter - Damien Rice
Photograph - Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
One Day Like This - Elbow
Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding
How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding
Songbird - Eva Cassidy
Better Together - Jack Johnson
I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
I Won’t Give Up - Jason Mraz
You’ve Got The Love – Live Version - Florence and the Machine
Somewhere Only We Know - Keane
Girls Like You - Maroon 5
It’s All About You - McFly
Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus
Just Give Me A Reason - Pink
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Greatest Day - Take That
Love Story - Taylor Swift
Blank Space - Taylor Swift
Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift
Sweet Disposition - Temper Trap
Hey Soul Sister - Train
Stay - Rihanna
You Raise Me Up - Westlife
EASY LISTENING & JAZZ
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
People - Barbara Streisand
Fly Me To The Moon - Bart Howard
Stand By Me - Ben. E King
Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
Take Five - Dave Brubeck
Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Doris Day
When I Fall In Love - Doris Day
Satin Doll - Duke Ellington
La Vie en Rose - Edif Piaf
It Don’t Mean A Thing - Ellington
She - Elvis Costello
Can’t Help Falling in Love with You - Elvis Presley
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Misty - Errol Garner
At Last - Etta James
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
Foggy Day - Gershwin
Lady Be Good - Gershwin
S’wonderful - Gershwin
They Can’t Take That Away - Gershwin
Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jr
Moon River - Henry Mancini
The Girl From Ipanema - Jobim
Mack The Knife - Kurt Weill
We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Dream a Little Dream of Me - The Mama’s and the Papa’s
L.O.V.E - Nat King Cole
My Baby Just Cares for Me - Nina Simone
Summertime - Porgy & Bess
You’ve Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman
Blue Moon - Rodgers & Hart
The Entertainer - Scott Joplin
Chelsea Bridge - Strayhorn
Take the A Train - Strayhorn
Mr Sandman - The Chordettes
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
Have I Told You Latel - Van Morrisson
Bring Me Sunshine - Willie Nelson
HIP HOP/RNB
Ms Jackson - Outkast
Gangsta’s Paradise - Coolio
Forever Young - Jay Z
Gold Digger - Kanye West
60’s POP
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You - Andy Williams
Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
That’s Life - Frank Sinatra
You’ll Never Walk Alone - Gerry & The Pacemakers
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
A Day In The Life - The Beatles
A Hard Day’s Night - The Beatles
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
And I Love Her - The Beatles
Eight Days a Week - The Beatles
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Here There And Everywhere - The Beatles
Paperback Writer - The Beatles
When I’m Sixty Four - The Beatles
With A Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
Yesterday - The Beatles
Happy Together - The Turtles
Green Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
70’s POP
I Do, I Do, I Do - ABBA
Life On Mars - David Bowie
September - Earth, Wind and Fire
Mr Blue Sky - ELO
Your Song - Elton John
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Always Look On The Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
You’re My Best Friend - Queen
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
80’s POP
I’ve Had The Time of My Life - Bill Medley
True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
That’s What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Endless Love - Lionel Richie
It Must Be Love - Madness
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
This Must Be The Place - Talking Heads
Just Live Heaven - The Cure
Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
90’s POP
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
Time Of Your Life - Greenday
Kiss Me - Sixpence None the Richer
Fields of Gold - Sting
Roxanne - Sting
Runaway - The Corrs
Friday I’m In Love - The Cure
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
You And Me - The Wannadies
Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader
ROCK
I Wanna Be Yours - Arctic Monkeys
White Wedding - Billy Idol
What’s my Age Again - Blink 182
All the Small Things - Blink 182
Take Over The World - The Courteeners
Sweet Child o’Mine - Guns n Roses
Don’t Stop Believing - Journey
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Whatever - Oasis
Wonderwall - Oasis
The Only Exception - Paramore
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen
I Want To Break Free - Queen
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Friday I’m In Love - The Cure
Hotel California - The Eagles
Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Islands in the Sun - Weezer
FILM, TV & MUSICAL
A Whole New World - Aladdin
Upstairs Downstairs - Alexander Faris
Fairytale - Alexander Rybeck
La Valse d’Amelie - Amelie
Shallow - A Star is Born
Tale As Old As Time - Beauty and the Beast
My Heart Will Go On - Titanic
Rise Like A Phoenix - Conchita Wurst
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Danny Elfman
Simpsons – Main Theme - Danny Elfman
Somewhere, My Love (Lara’s Theme) - Doctor Zhivago
Cinema Paradiso – Love Theme - Ennio Morrecone
Sunrise Sunset - Fiddler On The Roof
Let It Go - Frozen
Pirates of the Caribbean – Main Theme - Hans Zimmer
The Maestro (from The Holiday) - Hans Zimmer
Lord of the Dance - Hardiman
Pink Panther – Main Theme - Henry Mancini
Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore
Skyfall - James Bond
Braveheart – Main Theme - James Horner
For The Love of a Princess (Braveheart) - James Horner
Ashokan Farewell - Jay Ungar
The Merry Go Round of Life - Joe Hisaishi
Across The Stars – Star Wars episode II - John Williams
Hedwig’s Theme - John Williams
Indiana Jones - John Williams
Jurassic Park - John Williams
Schindlers List - John Williams
Star Wars - John Williams
Bare Necessities - Jungle Book
Legend of Zelda Theme - Koji Kondo
Super Mario Theme - Koji Kondo
Another Day of Sun - La la Land
City of Stars - La La Land
Carrying You - Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Lion King
As Long As He Needs Me - Oliver!
All I Ask Of You - Phantom of the Opera
Come What May - Moulin Rouge
Godfather - Main Theme - Nino Rota
Speak Softly - Nino Rota
Food Glorious Food - Oliver!
Consider Yourself/I’d Do Anything Medley - Oliver!
Food, Glorious Food - Oliver!
When You Wish Upon a Star - Pinnochio
Colours of the Wind - Pocahontas
Game of Thrones – Main Theme - Ramin Djawadi
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Main Theme - Robert Sherman
Kissing You - Romeo & Juliette
Miss Marple Theme - Ron Goodwin
Forrest Gump – Feather Theme - Silvestri
Cantina Band - Star Wars
I See The Light - Tangled
Rewrite The Stars - The Greatest Showman
Edelweiss - The Sound of Music
Married Life - Up
Somewhere - West Side Story
I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You - Zorro
CLASSICAL
Nearer, my God to Thee - Adams
Konzert - Bach
Air from Suite in D - Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
Arioso - Bach
Prelude from English Suite No. 3 - Bach
Ode To Joy - Beethoven
Menuett aus dem Septett - Beethoven
Pastoral Symphony Main Theme - Beethoven
Fur Elise - Beethoven
Habanera - Bizet
Minuett - Boccerini
Hungarian Dance No.5 - Brahms
Theme from Brahmns First Symphony - Brahms
The Prayer (TRIO) - Celine Dion
Nocturne in Eb Major - Chopin
Trumpet Tune - Clarke
Clair de Lune - Debussy
Flower Duet - Delibes
Humoresque - Dvorak
I Giorni - Einaudi
Salut d’Amour - Elgar
Cinema Paradiso - Ennio Morecone
Panis Angelicus - Franck
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen - Grieg
Waltz - Grieg
Hornpipe - Handel
Largo from Xerxes - Handel
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
Hornpipe in F - Handel
Bourree in F - Handel
La Paix - Handel
La Rejouissance - Handel
The Maestro (from The Holiday) - Hans Zimmer
Serenade - Haydn
Evening Prayer - Humperdinck
Meditation from Thais - Massenet
Mendelssohn Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Abide With Me - Monk
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Divertimento in D - Mozart
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Nessun Dorma - Puccini
Overture - Purcell
Rondeau - Purcell
Time To Say Goodbye - Quarantotto, Sarton, Peterson
For The Beauty of the Earth (TRIO) - Rutter
Le Cygne - Saint-Saens
Gymnopedie No.1 - Satie
Ave Maria - Schubert
Traumerei - Schumann
Pizz Polka - Strauss
Three Little Maids from the Mikado - Sullivan
Sleeping Beauty Waltz - Tchaikovsky
Fantastia on Greensleves - Vaughan-Williams
Fireside (from Winter) - Vivaldi
Spring - Vivaldi
Here Comes The Bride - Wagner
OTHER
Theme from Z Cars - Johnny Keating & The Z-Men
Palladio - Karl Jenkins
Saman - Olafur Arnalds
Hoppopolla - Sigur Ros
4 chairs.
Parking for 2 cars
No it is an acoustic act
If there is free parking
No
We played at a spectacular wedding for an actress from Emmerdale at Peckforton Castle which was featured in OK magazine which was incredible! We also played on Channel 4 Hollyoaks 3 times as the wedding string quartet in the show.
We loved the Vitamins String Quartet. Favourite artist is Lindsay Stirling and greatest song of all time has to be Let It Be by the Beatles!
We have been performing at weddings for 9 years. We started gigging after the quartet was formed in Liverpool in 2013 by Lara Simpson and we collating our repertoire list which now has over 200 songs.
We love playing at intimate wedding ceremonies - we love playing bespoke arrangements for our clients as we know these moments are always extra special for them.
We arrive 45 mins before we start playing to set up our stands, tune etc.
Yes as long as there is cover if there is direct sunlight or rain.
The client can choose any song which is not on our list. We might have it for free (sometimes we have songs which we have not added to our agency listing yet) or it might be free to buy online. If not we can purchase it for a small price online (usually around £12-£15). If it is not available online we can do a bespoke arrangement of it which is £50.
Gorgeous, captivating, beautiful and perfect for their wedding.
Liverpool Football Club
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
St George's Hall
The Metropolitan Cathedral
The Exhibition Centre
Telegraph Cruise & Travel Show
Sefton Park Palm House
Inglewood Manor
Peckforton Castle
Tower Hill Barns
Burtonfields Hall
....these are just some of the venues. We have performed at 100's of wedding venues throughout the UK.