Highly Strung String Quartet
The Highly Strung String Quartet is one of the most renowned quartets in the Midlands. This all female string ensemble have over 12 years experience of playing at weddings and corporate functions all over the UK and further afield.Highly Strung is a professional, vibrant string quartet with an eclectic playlist mixing classical music with lighter numbers, jazz and popular repertoire. The quartet's versatile repertoire includes music to suit any occasion - from Beethoven to Bohemian Rhapsody! The string quartet is extremely popular at wedding ceremonies and receptions, civil partnership ceremonies, society dinners, parties, balls, art exhibitions, product launches and corporate events.
The 'Highly Strung String Quartet' formed in Nottinghamshire in 1996 and each member went on to study in London at the top three music conservatoires; the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music. The string quartet has a huge profile in Nottinghamshire and the Midlands where they originally met and regularly perform. Highly Strung also accepts engagements further afield and abroad.
The String Quartet has played at weddings and corporate functions in some of the country's finest venues including Tower Bridge, Chatsworth House, Knebworth House, Woburn Abbey, The Royal Courts of Justice, Burghley House and Amberley Castle. They have even played for weddings on Guernsey and in France, a corporate event in Brussels and performed concerts in the Caribbean including one on the exclusive island of Mustique.
Highly Strung's clients include Mercedes-Benz, Boots, the RAF, Capital One, HSBC, Proctor and Gamble, English Heritage and the BBC.
Individual members of the string quartet have played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moscow Ballet, Liverpool Philharmonic, the Halle, BBC Philharmonic, the Northen Sinfonia, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (USA), the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the London Concert Orchestra and the European Union Youth Orchestra. They have also performed in concert, on tour and on television alongside Will Young, Shakira, Rod Stewart, Il Divo, Robbie Williams, Simply Red and Elton John.
Highly Strung Quartet is a reliable, sophisticated choice for your event. Some of their more modern repertoire has been specially arranged for the quartet and are unique to Highly Strung.
Highly Strung Quartet cover the East Midlands area (Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Northampton) and also London, Staffordshire, the West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire.
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For all enquiries or to request a copy of Highly Strung's demo CD contact Sarah Huson by email at sarah@highlystrungquartet.com or phone 07967 361717. (You can also download the CD from this site by clicking on 'Demo CD').
