MID-AMERICA STRING QUARTET

 

REPERTOIRE & SAMPLES

 

The following is a partial list of our extensive repertoire.  If you're engaging the Mid-America String Quartet for a wedding, this list may assist you in your musical selections.  Just click on the titles to listen to the available samples.  Most are not performed  in their entirety, but they should give you a general idea of each piece.  If you need the Windows Media Player program to listen to these selections please click hereIf you have any trouble downloading them, please contact us.  


 

                                             POSSIBILITIES FOR THE ATTENDANTS

                                                      1.   Canon in D   (Pachelbel)

                                                2.   Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring   (Bach)

                                                        3.   Hymne (Vangelis)

                                                     4.   Air for the G String  (Bach)

                                             5.   Winter  from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi)

                                                   6.   Sheep May Safely Graze  (Bach)

                                                            7.  Arioso  (Bach)

 

                                     POSSIBILITIES FOR THE BRIDE

                                      1.   Trumpet Voluntary  (Clarke)

     2.  "Here Comes the Bride"  Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin  (Wagner)

3.   Trumpet Tune  (Purcell

4.   Spring  from the Four Seasons  (Vivaldi

 

                       5.   Rondeau   [Theme from Masterpiece Theater]  (Mouret)

 

 

                                                  

 POSSIBILITIES FOR THE RECESSIONAL

 

1.   Brandenburg Concerto #3, Allegro  (Bach)

 

2.  Traditional Wedding March (Mendelssohn)

 

                                                  3.  Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 1st movement  (Mozart)

 

 4.   Hornpipe  from Water Music  (Handel

 

    5.  La Rejouissance  from Royal Fireworks Music  (Handel

 

   

 

 

 

MORE EXAMPLES OF OUR EXTENSIVE REPERTOIRE

 

  

CLASSICAL

Menuetto (Corelli)

Loure from the Third Cello Suite  (Bach)

Concerto for Two Violins: Vivace  (Bach)

Concerto for Two Violins: Largo  (Bach)

 Arie (Bach)

Brandenburg Concerto #2, first movement  (Bach)

Palladio Suite, first movement “Diamond Music”  (Jenkins)

Allegretto from the Christmas Concerto Grosso  (Corelli)

Serenade  (Haydn) 

Autumn from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi)

Bourree from the Second Violin Sonata  (Bach)

Minuet  (Boccherini)

Ode to Joy from the Ninth Symphony  (Beethoven)

Alleluia from Exultate, Jubilate  (Mozart)

Entrance of the Queen of Sheba  (Handel)

Trinklied  (Beethoven)

Ave Verum Corpus  (Mozart)

Sleepers Wake from Cantata #160  (Bach)

Badinerie  (Bach)

Sleeping Beauty Waltz  (Tchaikovsky)

Minuet  (Beethoven)

Two Gavottes from the D Major Suite  (Bach)

 Brandenburg Concerto #3, Moderato  (Bach)

Panis Angelicus (Franck)

Gesu Bambino (Pietro Yon)

The Bird  (Haydn)

Hoedown from "Rodeo" (Copeland)

Trepak from the Nutcracker Ballet  (Tchaikovsky)

 Numerous movements from String Quartets by Mozart and Haydn

 

RELIGIOUS PIECES

Ave Maria  (Schubert)

 Ave Maria  (Bach-Gounod)

The Lord’s Prayer  (Malotte)

Amazing Grace  (V. Harmony)

Jesus Loves Me  (Bradbury)

The Prayer  (Sager/Foster)

 

BROADWAY MUSIC

Somewhere Over the Rainbow  (arr. Rothrock)

The Music of the Night from “Phantom of the Opera”  (Webber)

Sunrise , Sunset from “Fiddler on the Roof”  (Bock)

Memory from “Cats”  (Webber)

Sabbath Prayer from “Fiddler on the Roof”   (Bock)

Where is Love from “Oliver”  (Bart)

 All I Ask of You from "Phantom of the Opera"   (Webber)

Edelweiss from "The Sound of Music" (Rogers)

  

 CLASSIC ROCK

Eleanor Rigby  (Beatles)

If I Fell  (Beatles)

Her Majesty  (Beatles)

Yesterday  (Beatles)

Blackbird (Beatles)

Here Comes the Sun (Beatles)

All You Need is Love (Beatles)

Don’t Stop Believing  (Journey)

A Whiter Shade of Pale  (Procol Harum)

California Girls  (Beach Boys)

Satisfaction  (Rolling Stones)

Sunshine of Your Love  (Eric Clapton)

Time in a Bottle  (Jim Croce)

The Homecoming (Haygood Hardy)

 

 

MOVIE MUSIC

Thorn Birds Theme  (Mancici)

A Whole New World from “Aladdin”  (Menken)

The Wind Beneath my Wings from “Beaches”  (Silbar)

My Heart Will Go On from “Titanic”  (Horner)

Can You Feel the Love Tonight from “Lion King”  (Elton John)

Unchained Melody from “Ghost”  (Righteous Brothers)

 

LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC AND TANGOS

El Relicario  (Jose Padilla)

La Cumparsita  (Rodrigez)

Tango #1  ( McLean )

Serenata  (McLean)

Rhumba #3  ( McLean )

 

RAGTIME

Country Club Rag   (Joplin)

Heliotrope Rag   (Joplin)

 Paragon Rag  (Joplin)

The Entertainer  (Joplin)

 

 LOVE SONGS

Sentimental Journey  (Green)

Moon River   (Mercer)

Isn’t It Romantic  (Hart)

I Can't Help Falling in Love With You (Elvis)

Fascination  (Hanson)

Unforgettable  (Gordon)

Someone to Watch Over Me  (Gershwin)

Love is Here to Stay  (Pizzarelli)

‘S Wonderful  (Gershwin)

What a Wonderful World  (Thiele)

At Last  (Warran/Gordon)  

The Way You Look Tonight (Kern)

Love Theme (from "Romeo & Juliet:)

One Hand, One Heart (from "West Side Story)

You Are So Beautiful (Cocker)

There is Love (Stokey)

 

  MISCELLANEOUS SELECTIONS

Ashokan Farewell  (Ungar)

Begin the Beguine (Porter)

Take Five (Brubeck/Desmond)

You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban)

Highway to Kilkenny (Traditional)

Londonderry Air  (Irish Air)

Tennessee Waltz (Stewart/King)

The Ash Grove  (Folk Song)

Blueberry Hill  (Lewis)

Happy Birthday  (Hermann)

Pomp and Circumstance  (Elgar)

Fanfare  (Hooten)

The Star Spangled Banner  (Key)

Numerous Christmas Selections

 

 

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