The Solo Players

» Profile

The Solo Players String Quartet were formed in 1994 to provide a refined and tasteful backdrop for special occasions. All four members are professional freelance musicians employed by many of the leading national orchestras, guaranteeing the highest standard of music making.

The Solo Players String Quartet have a very wide ranging repertoire encompassing many styles from contemporary rock and pop through to jazz standards and of course classical favourites. Having performed at over 1,000 weddings, civil partnership ceremonies, parties and corporate events, their wealth of experience has, without fail, provided 100% satisfaction.

As well as supplying light music the quartet also have a more serious classical recital series, so whatever the occasion the Solo Players String Quartet are fully flexible to suit your needs.

» Song List

• Albeniz - Tango N.2 Op. 165
• Bach:
• Ave Maria
• Brandenberg No. 3 (1st Movement)
• Suite In D Major (including Air On A G-string)
• Jesu' Joy Of Mans Desiring
• Loure - Bach Cello Suite No.3
• Badinerie
• Double Concerto In D Minor
• Sheep May Safely Graze
• Barber - Adagio For Strings
• Beethoven - Menuet
• Bizet:
• Prelude To Carmen
• Duet From The Pearl Fishers
• Boccerini - Minuet
• Borodin:
• First Polovtsian Dance
• Quartet No. 2 In D Major
• Brahms - Hungarian Dance No 5
• Capua - O Sole Mio
• Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary
• Debussy:
• Reverie
• Clair De Lune
• Golliwogg's Cake-walk
• Delibes:
• Flower Duet
• Czardas From 'coppelia'
• Dvorak - Slavonic Dances 3,6,8
• The "american" Quartet
• Humoresque No7
• Elgar:
• Chanson De Matin
• Larghetto
• Nimrod
• Salut D'amour
• Idylle
• Faure - Pavane
• Gardel - Tango "por Una Cabeza"
• Glasunow:
• Les Vendredis
• Prelude And Fugue
• Greig:
• Hall Of The Mountain King (peer Gynt)
• Morning (peer Gynt)
• Handel:
• Air (water Music)
• Hornpipe (water Music)
• Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
• La Rejouissance (royal Fireworks)
• Largo ( Lascia Ch'io Pianga )
• Haydn:
• Serenade
• The Emperor (poco Adagio)
• Holst - Theme From Jupiter (the Planets)
• Kreisler - Schon Rosmarin
• Mascagnia - Intermezzo
• Massenet- Meditation From "thais"
• Mendelssohn - Wedding March
• Mozart:
• 10 Celebrated Quartets
• Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
• Divertimento In D Major, F Major, B-flat Major
• Magic Flute Overture
• Non Piu Andrai (the Marriage Of Figaro)
• Voi Che Sapete ( The Marriage Of Figaro )
• Offenbach - Barcarolle
• Pachelbel - Canon
• Puccini:
• Nessun Dorma
• One Fine Day (madam Butterfly)
• Crisantemi
• Musetta's Waltz Song (la Boheme)
• O Mio Babbino Caro
• Purcell:
• Two Rondeaux (abdelazar And The Fairy Queen)
• Three Parts Upon A Ground
• Rachmaninov - Vocalise
• Ravel - Bolero
• Rodrigo - Concerto D'aranjuez
• Rossini:
• Barber Of Seville Overture
• Thieving Magpie Overture
• William Tell Overture
• William Tell Ballet Music
• Rubinstein - Melody In F
• Saint-saens - The Swan
• Sarasate - Romanza Andaluza
• Schubert- Ave Maria
• Schumann - Traumerei
• Shostakovich - Romance From 'the Gadfly'
• Strauss:
• Pizzicato Polka
• Emperor Waltz
• Tales From The Vienna Woods
• Trisch - Trasch Polka
• Sullivan - Three Little Maids ( The Mikado )
• Verdi:
• Drinking Song (la Traviata)
• Quartet (rigoletto)
• Andantino ( The Force Of Destiny )
• Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter
• Wagner - Wedding March
• Warlock - Pieds En L'air (capriol Suite)
• Jazz Standards And Rags:
• Anderson:
• Blue Tango
• The Syncopated Clock
• Jazz Pizzicato
• Carmichael - Star Dust
• Desmond - Take Five
• Donaldson - Makin Whoopee
• Ellington:
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore
• It Don't Mean A Thing (if You Ain't Got That Swing)
• Gay - Leaning On A Lamp Post
• Gershwin:
• By Strauss (waltz)
• I'll Build Astaire Way To Paradise(to Fred)
• Summertime
• S'wonderful
• Embraceable You
• Somebody Loves Me
• Love Is Here To Stay
• A Foggy Day
• Fascinatin' Rhythm
• They Can't Take That Away From Me
• Love Walked In
• Looking For A Boy
• Someone To Watch Over Me
• The Man I Love
• Howard - Fly Me To The Moon
• Antonio Jobim - The Girl From Ipanema
• Johnson - Pennies From Heaven
• Joplin:
• Country Club
• Easy Winners
• Paragon Rag
• Ragtime Dance
• The Entertainer
• Bethena
• Maple Leaf Rag
• Kern:
• The Folks Who Live On The Hill
• Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
• Lamb - Bohemia Rag
• Misty
• Porter:
• Everytime We Say Goodbye
• Let's Do It
• Rodgers - My Funny Valentine
• Sherwin - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
• Suessdorf:
• Moonlight In Vermont
• What A Wonderful World
• It Had To Be You
• Songs And Favourites:
• All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
• Back In The Ussr - The Beatles
• Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
• Blue Moon - Richard Rodgers And Lorenz Hart
• Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
• Celtic Lament - Alec Gould
• Champagne Super Nova - Oasis
• Come What May - Fom "moulin Rouge"
• Charade -henry Mancini
• Congratulations - B.martin & P.coulter
• Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
• Dark Eyes - Trad. Gypsy
• Darkness In The Delta - Trad. Texan
• Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis
• Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
• Don't You Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me - Pussycat Dolls
• Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
• English Country Gradens - Traditional
• Fawlty Towers Theme
• Goldfinger - J.barry
• Grasshoppers Dance
• Greensleeves - Traditional
• Groovey Kind Of Love - Phil Collins
• Harry Lime Tune - From "the Third Man"
• Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
• Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
• Here, There, Everywhere - The Beatles
• Hey Jude - The Beatles
• Hymn A L'amour - Edith Piaf
• Inspector Clouseau Theme - (pink Panther Strikes Again) Henry Mancini
• Irish Sherry - O'carolan (traditional)
• James Bond Theme - M.norman
• Jeeves And Wooster Theme
• Londonderry Air - Old Irish Air
• Love Changes Everything
• Maria - West Side Story
• Mcmozart's Eine Kliene Brichtmoonlicht Nichtmusik - Teddy Bor
• Moon River - Mancini
• Moon River -henry Mancini
• Moonlight And Roses - Lemare
• National Anthem
• New York, New York Theme - John Kander
• Over The Rainbow - (wizard Of Oz) Harold Arlen
• Perfect Day - Lou Reed
• Peter Gunn Theme - Blues Brothers
• Poirot Theme Tune - Gunning
• Pride And Prejudice Theme Tune - Carl Davis
• Reel Fiddlin' - Mcconnell
• Schindler's List Theme Tune - John Williams
• Ski Sunday Theme Tune - Fonteyn
• Something - The Beatles
• Sunrise, Sunset - Fiddler On The Roof
• The Great Race - Pie In The Face Polka - Henry Mancini
• There's A Light - The Smiths
• The Simpsons
• Those Were The Days (viva Espania)
• Time To Say Goodbye - Sarah Brightman
• Titanic - James Horner
• Whatever - Oasis
• We Have All The Time In The World
• When I'm 64 - The Beatles
• When You Wish Upon A Star
• Yesterday - The Beatles
• You're Beautiful - James Blunt
• Zorba's Dance - From "zorba The Greek"
• And Many More!

» Previous Clients

• The Wedding Of Djibril Cisse (international Footballer - Liverpool)
• The Wedding Of Trisha Pemrose (actress In "heartbeat")
• Hrh Princess Ann (the Princes Trust)
• Bbc And Granada Television
• The National Trust
• Various Universities Including; Chester University, Manchester University And Liverpool University
• Manchester Evening News
• The Hilton Hotel Group
• Selfridges
• Boots
• Oldham Chamber Of Commerce
• The Quartet Have Also Featured In Vogue Magazine
• And Many More!

» Testimonials

I am writing to thank you for your music at our wedding at Sandon Hall, as unfortunately I did not get a chance to come and thank you before you left. The music was lovely throughout the wedding ceremony and afterwards. I would also like to thank you, Jayne, for your help in choosing the pieces to be played at the wedding. Once again thank you for the lovely music.
- Carolyn, Married At Sandon Hall

Just wanted to thank you for the wonderful music you played at our wedding ceremony. You all received many compliments from our guests! You really helped make the day even more special to us and Simon and I are both very appreciative of the advice you gave us and your professionalism on the day. Kind regards and thanks again.
- Kay And Simon

I would like to thank you all so very much for your music last Saturday at Tatton. I know some of my friends chatter profusely but your music came over so well and everyone was thrilled. Thank you all again for helping make my dinner party so memorable.
- Janet Quest

I am writing to thank you and the other members of the quartet for your involvement in my wedding. The music really set the atmosphere for the wedding breakfast and we have since had many compliments about your playing. The whole day went smoothly (if a bit too quickly!) and you helped it to do so. Thank you once again.
- Rachel

On behalf of my daughter, Rachel and her extremely new husband Stephen, the rest of the family and all our guests may I express a very big thank you for the wonderful performance you gave at the wedding. The atmosphere you created was quite magical. Not only on the terrace outside but in the reception room whilst we were dining. My only regret being that I didn't get the opportunity to thank you in person so by the wonders of modern technology I am addressing the oversight... thank you very much.
- Sue

We have just about come down to earth after Ray and Helen's wedding at Capesthorne Hall on 2nd July. Thank you for helping to make the day so perfect the music was simply beautiful and many of our guests commented on the high standard of your playing. Again our sincere thanks to you all.
- Mike And Gill

Thank you very much for playing at our wedding at Statham Lodge. Everyone commented on how good you all are. Thanks again.
- Hannah And Simon Cope

Thank you so much for being so fantastic on our wedding day. Everybody commented on how good you were, we are so glad we found you! Thanks again.
- Paul And Kirsten Flynn, Married At Park Royal, Stretton

» Set Formats

The Solo Players Offer:

2 x 45 Minute Sets
Or
3 x 30 Minute Sets

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