The Vanities
String Quartet
Comprised of highly skilled and experienced professional musicians, London based The Vanities String Quartet specialises in providing musicians of the highest caliber for weddings, corporate events, private parties and session work across the UK and abroad. They pride ourselves on our presentation and guarantee to compliment any event and add a touch of class. Known for their refreshing and personal approach they provide a tailor-made service to suit each individual’s requirements.
All the musicians have professionally trained to the highest level at London’s most prestigious music colleges and have been playing together for many years.
As a group as well as individuals, they have already achieved great things and enjoy an exciting a varied performing career; they have recorded at Abbey Road Studios, made numerous TV appearances collaborating with renowned pop and jazz artists such as Jessie J, James Morrison, Katherine Jenkins, Leona Lewis, Alfie Boe, Il Divo and Nicole Scherzinger to name but a few, and have performed in many of the most prominent venues across the UK and internationally with clients ranging from Vivienne Westwood in the Wallace Collection to MP’s in the Houses of Parliament and performing on stage in front of HRH The Prince of Wales in Westminster Cathedral.
For more information on our The Vanities String Quartet, please contact us via our online form, email us at info@eventsorganised.co.uk or call 01747 835433.
Repertoire
Classical
Adagio from Violin Concerto - M. Bruch
Air from Water Music - G.F. Handel
Air in F - G.F. Handel
Air on a G string - J.S. Bach
Alleluja from Exultate Jubilate - W.A. Mozart
Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 - W.A Mozart
Arabesque - C. Debussy
Aria from “Xerxes” - G.F. Handel
Arioso - J.S. Bach
Ave Maria - Bach - Gounod
Ave Maria - F. Schubert
Ave Verum Corpus - W.A. Mozart
Barcarolle - J. Offenbach
Bist du bei mir - J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - J.S Bach
Canon in D - J. Pachelbel
Chanson de Matin - E. Elgar
Chorus: They Shall be as Happy - H. Purcell
Clair de Lune - C. Debussy
Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor - A. Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor - J.S. Bach
Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8 - A. Corelli
Dance of the Blessed Spirits - W. von Gluck
Dedication - R. Franz
Divertimento in B - W.A. Mozart
Divertimento in D - W.A. Mozart
Divertimento in F - W.A. Mozart
Eine Kliene Nacktmusik - W.A. Mozart
Fireworks Suite - G.F. Handel
Flower Duet, Lakme - L. Delibes
Gabriel’s Oboe, The Mission - E. Morricone
Go Crystal Tears - J. Dowland
Golliwog’s Cake-walk - C. Debussy
Greensleeves - Trad. English
Gymnopedie No’s 1 – 3 - E. Satie
Hornpipe from Water Music - G.F. Handel
Humoresque - A. Dvorak
Hungarian Dance - J. Brahms
I Love Thee - E. Grieg
I Vow To Thee My Country, The Planets - G. Holst
If With All Your Hearts - F. Mendelssohn
Jerusalem - H. Parry
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - J.S. Bach
Largo from Winter, The Four Seasons - A. Vivaldi
Le Onde - L. Einaudi
Let the Bright Seraphim - G.F. Handel
Liebestraum - F. Liszt
Lullaby - G. Gershwin
March, ”The Marriage of Figaro” - W.A. Mozart
Meditation from Thais - J. Massenet
Minuet and Trio, from Quintet in - E L. Boccherini
My Heart Ever Faithful - J.S. Bach
Norwegian Dance No. 2 - E. Grieg
Norwegian Dance No. 3 - E. Grieg
Ode to Joy - L. Beethoven
Palladio - K. Jenkins
Panis Angelicus - C. Franck
Pizzicato Polka - J. Strauss
Polovtsian Dance No. 1 - A. Borodin
Prayer - H. Wolf
Queen of Sheba - G.F. Handel
Romance - C. Debussy
Romance from The Gadfly - D. Shostakovich
Rondeau - J.J. Mouret
Rondo Alla Turca - W.A. Mozart
Salut D’Amour - E. Elgar
Sheep may Safely Graze - J.S. Bach
Slavonic Dance No. 8 - A. Dvorak
Sleeping Beauty Waltz - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Spring from The Four Seasons - A. Vivaldi
Suite No. 3 - J.S. Bach
Te Deum, Prelude - M. Charpentier
Te Deum, Tu Devicto - M. Charpentier
The Fairy Queen Suite - H. Purcell
The Four Seasons, Excerpts - A. Vivaldi
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair - C. Debussy
Traumerei - R. Schumann
Trumpet Tune - H. Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary - J. Clarke
Two Rondeaux, Fairy Queen - H. Purcell
Vocalise - S. Rachmaninoff
Wachet Auf - J.S. Bach
Waltz, Op. 12 - E. Grieg
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen - E. Grieg
Wedding March - F. Mendelssohn
Wedding March - R. Wagner
Opera
Ah, Fuggi il Traditor!, Don Giovanni - W.A. Mozart
Ballata, Rigoletto - G. Verdi
Barcarolle, Tales of Hoffman - J. Offenbach
Bei Mannern, The Magic Flute - W.A. Mozart
Chanson Du Roi, Faust - C. Gounod
Con te Partiro/Time to Say Goodbye - F. Sartori
Deh Vieni, Non Tardar, Figaro - W.A. Mozart
Der Vogelfanger, The Magic Flute - W.A. Mozart
Entr’acte, Carmen - G. Bizet
Flower Duet, Lakme - L. Delibes
Funiculi Funicula - L. Denza
Habanera, Carmen - G. Bizet
Intermezzo, Cavalleria Rusticana - P. Mascagni
La ci Darem La Mano, Don Giovanni - W.A. Mozart
Libiamo, La Traviata - G. Verdi
Meditation, Thais - J. Massenet
Nessun Dorma, Turandot - G. Puccini
O Mio Babbino Caro, Gianni Schicchi - G. Puccini
O Sole Mio - di Capua
Quando M’en, La Boheme - G. Puccini
Toreador’s Song, Carmen - G. Bizet
Vin O Biere, Faust - C. Gounod
Ballet
Arabian Dance, Nutcracker - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Czardas, Coppelia - L. Delibes
Czardas, Swan Lake - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Swans, Swan Lake - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Danse Des Mirlitons, Nutcracker - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Divertissement Pizzicati, Sylvia - L. Delibes
March, Nutcracker - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Mazurka, Coppelia - L. Delibes
Overture, Nutcracker - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Pas de deux, Swan Lake - P.I. Tchaikovsky
The Swan, Carnival of the Animals - C. Saint-Saens
Trepak, Nutcracker - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Valse Lent, Coppelia - L. Delibes
Waltz of the Flowers, Nutcracker - P.I. Tchaikovsky
Tangos
Csardas - M. McLean
Fandango - M. McLean
La Bamba - Trad. Mexican
La Cumparista - G.M. Rodriguez
Por Una Cabeza - C. Gardel
Rhumba - M. McLean
Serenata - M. McLean
Tango - M. McLean
Tango “Chromatique” - M. McLean
Tango Avila - M. Isaac
Tico – Tico Z. de Abreu
Traditional
Danny Boy/Londonderry Air - Trad. Irish
English Country Gardens - Trad.
Evelyn Jean - T. Kime
Flowers of Edinburgh - Trad. Scottish
Greensleeves - Trad. English
Kate Dalrymple - Trad. Scottish
Lady Madelina Palmer - W. Marshall
Mrs. Roy of Nenthorn’s Favourite - R. Mackintosh
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose - R. Burns
Scott’s View - T. Kime
The Skye Boat Song - Trad. Scottish
Light/Jazz
A Day in the Life of a Fool - B. Ligon
A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square - M. Sherwin
All of You - C. Porter
Anything Goes - C. Porter
Baby Elephant Walk - H. Mancini
Begin the Beguine - C. Porter
Beyond the Sea - Jack Lawrence
Blue Moon - M. Turner
Bye Bye Blackbird - B. Caputo
Charade - H. Mancini
Days of Wine and Roses - H. Mancini
Embraceable You - G. Gershwin
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye - C. Porter
Fly Me to the Moon - F. Sinatra
How High the Moon - T. Sharp
I Concentrate on You - C. Porter
I Get A Kick out of You - C. Porter
I Got Rhythm - G. Gershwin
I Love You - C. Porter
I’ve Got You Under My Skin - C. Porter
Inspector Clouseau Theme - H. Mancini
It Don’t Mean a Thing - D. Ellington
It Had to be You - M. Norgaard
It’s All Right With Me - C. Porter
It’s Easy to Say - H. Mancini
It’s Only a Paper Moon - B. Ligon
Lady Be Good - G. Gershwin
Leaning on a Lamppost - N. Gay
Let’s Do it - C. Porter
Makin’ Whoopee - W. Donaldson
Maria, West Side Story - L. Bernstein
Meggie’s Theme, Thorn Birds - H. Mancini
Moon River - H. Mancini
Moonlight in Vermont - K. Suessdorf
My Funny Valentine - Rodgers & Hart
New York, New York - L. Bernstein
Night and Day - C. Porter
Pennies from Heaven - A. Johnson
Pie in the Face Polka - H. Mancini
Ragtime Dance - S. Joplin
Someone to Watch Over Me - G. Gershwin
Summertime - G. Gershwin
Swanee - G. Gershwin
Sway/Cherry Pink - P. Beltran
Take Five - B. Ligon
The Folks Who Live on the Hill - J. Kern
The Man I Love - G. Gershwin
Theme from The Molly Maguires - H. Mancini
Thorn Birds Theme - H. Mancini
What is This Thing Called Love - C. Porter
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To - C. Porter
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“The Quartet was FANTASTIC! They really knew what and when to play, they performed our chosen songs perfectly with great timing. And overall it was amazing and our guests loved them”
Wedding
Four Seasons Hotel, Hampshire
“Amazing amazing amazing. Really made our day extra special. All the guests loved the music in the church.”
Wedding
Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire
Simply perfect. A lovely addition to a lovely day. The string quartet played everything that had been requested and performed amazingly well for our son and daughter-in-law’s wedding breakfast. Heartily recommended.
Wedding
Turvey House, Buckinghamshire
