Art-Strings Ensembles

• STRING QUARTET - PIANO QUARTET
• STRING TRIO - PIANO TRIO
• JAZZ QUARTET - JAZZ TRIO
• ROCK QUARTET - POP QUARTET
• BROADWAY TRIO - CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
• HARP - FLUTE
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BACH, BEATLES & BEYONCE!

Unique Modern & Classical music arrangements.

Over 200 POSITIVE REVIEWS on the web & more than 100 LIVE MUSIC samples.

RATED #1 in NY-NJ-CT for the 6th year in a row.

Art-Strings just won the MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS in the wedding industry - TheKnot "Best of Weddings 2012" & WeddingWire "Bride's Choice 2012"

Better than the Oscar's entertainment!' - R. Gere.

Delivering the excellence of our performances from the most prestigious venues straight to you!

Art-Strings musicians have provided music entertainment for corporate businesses, leading radio stations & TV channels, including Millionaire Matchmaker Show on BravoTV, and VIP clients.

Among them - The United Nations Headquarters, Merrill Lynch & Co., MOMA Museum, CitiCorp, Mercedes-Benz as well as Lady Gaga's manager Vincent Herbert, Estee Lauder, Richard Gere, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tamar Braxton and many others.

WHAT MAKES ART-STRINGS ENSEMBLES UNIQUE?

* We deliver the EXCELLENCE of our performances from the most prestigious concert halls straight to you, making your event a very special one.

* We constantly improve and expand our REPERTOIRE. We can custom arrange music that is SPECIAL TO YOU, to make your event really unique and memorable.

Depending on the nature of your event and its budget, we can help you choose an APPROPRIATE ENSEMBLE, including string and piano duo, trio, quartet and even a chamber orchestra.

* Our RATES are very competitive. There is no middleman - you deal DIRECTLY with the musicians who will actually be performing at your event.

* Serving tri-state area since 1997.

• A Time For Us - Rota
• A Whole New World - Menken
• Adagio - Albinoni
• Aida - Bizet
• Air from Water Music - Handel
• Air from Water Music - Handel (Processional)
• Air on G - Bach (Processional)
• Air on G - Bach
• All I Ask Of You - Webber
• All Of Me - Marks
• All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
• All You Need Is Love - The Beatles - Modern Recessional
• Allegro - Telemann
• Allegro - Rimsky-Korsakov
• Allegro Op. 96 - Dvorak
• Alleluja Exultate Jubilate - Mozart
• Andante Cantabile - Tchaikowsky
• Anything Goes - Porter
• Aragonaise (Carmen) - Bizet
• Arioso - Bach (Processional)
• Arioso in A - Bach
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
• As Time Goes By - Hupfeld
• Ashokan Farwell - Ungar
• Autumn from "Four Seasons" - Vivaldi
• Autumn from 4 Seasons - Vivaldi (Recessional)
• Ave Maria - Schubert
• Ave Maria (Meditation - ) Bach-Gounod
• Ave Maria - Unity Candle Lighting Music - Schubert
• Ave Verum - Mozart
• Back In Black - AC/DC
• Back In Black - ACDC
• Badinerie - Bach
• Be My Love - Brodsky
• Beauty & The Beast - Menken/Ashman
• Billie Jean - Jackson
• Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
• Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve - Modern Ceremony Recessional
• Blue Danube Waltzes - Strauss
• Blue Moon - Rodgers/Hart
• Blue Tango - Anderson
• Bouree - Handel
• Brandenburg Concertos - Bach
• Brian's Song - Legrand
• Bridal Chorus - Wagner (Bride's Processional)
• Canon in D - Pachelbel (Processional)
• Canon in D - Processional Music - Pachelbel
• Carillios - Pernamboco
• Carmen - Bizet
• Cavatine - Deer Hunter
• Come Back to Sorrento - De Curtis
• Concerto For Two Violins - Bach
• Concerto Op.6 No.8 - Corelli
• Concerto in A minor - Vivaldi
• Concerto in D - Vivaldi
• Corrente in C - Corelli
• Courante - Glazounov
• Crisantemi - Puccini
• Czardas - Monti
• Dark Eyes - Traditional Russian
• Divertimento K. 136 - Mozart
• Don't Cry for Me Argentina - Madonna
• Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
• Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
• Embraceable You - Gershwin
• Emperor Waltzes - Strauss
• Erev Shel Shoshanim - Evening Of Roses - Jewish Traditional
• Four Seasons of Buenos Aires - Piazzolla
• From this Moment - Shania Twain
• Getting to Know You - Rodgers & Hammerstein
• Gigue - Telemann
• Gigue - Handel
• Habanera from opera Carmen - Bizet
• Hallelujah by Cohen - Modern Processional - (From Shrek)
• Here, There and Everywhere - The Beatles
• Hey Jude - The Beatles
• Hornpipe - Pursell (Recessional)
• How High The Moon - Lewis
• Hungarian Dances - Brahms
• Hymn to the Sea from Titanic - Horner
• I Got Rhythm - Gershwin
• I Love Thee - Beethoven
• I'll Remember April - De Paul
• I've Got Rhythm - Gershwin
• If I Ruled The World from "Pickwick" - Orn
• In the Mood - Garland
• Irish Jig - Traditional
• Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach (Processional)
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Processional Music - Bach
• Kiss The Girl - The Littele Mermaid
• La Cumparsita - Rodriguez
• La Primavera from Four Seasons - Vivaldi
• La Rejouissance - Handel
• La Traviata - Verdi
• La Vie En Rose - Piaf - French Chanson
• Lara's Theme (Dr. Zhivago) - Jarre
• Largo - Handel
• Largo - Purcell
• Largo (Winter from 4 Seasons) - Vivaldi
• Legends Of The Fall - Modern Processional - The Ludlows Theme
• Liebestraum - Liszt
• Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) - Traditional
• Love Theme - Secret Garden
• Lullaby - Gershwin
• Meditation from Thais - Massenet
• Memory (from Cats) - Webber
• Menuet - Boccherini
• Menuetto - Corelli
• Michelle - The Beatles
• Minuet - Boccherini
• Misty - Garner
• Moment Musical - Schubert
• Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany's - Mancini
• Moonlight Serenade - Miller
• Morning Prayer - Tchaikowsky
• Music from "Carmen" - Bizet
• Night & Day - Porter
• Nocturne - Chopin
• Nocturne - Borodin
• O Sole Mio - Di Capua
• Oblivion - Piazzolla
• Ode to Joy - Beethoven (Processional/Recessional)
• Oh Lady Be Good - Gershwin
• Once Upon A Time In America - Morricone
• One (from A Chorus Line) - Hamlisch
• One from "A Chorus Line" - Hamlisch
• Only Time - Enya
• Over the Rainbow - Arlen
• Overture from opera "Carmen" - Bizet
• Passacaile - Handel
• Phantom of the Opera - Webber
• Pizzicato Polka - Strauss
• Polish Dance - Scharwenka
• Por Una Cabeza - Tango from Scent of a Woman
• Quartet K. 575 - Mozart
• Quartets - Mozart
• Rags - Joplin
• Romeo & Juliet - Rota
• Rondo - Mouret
• Rosenkavalier Waltz - Strauss
• Roses from the South - Strauss
• Santa Lucia - Neapolitan Song
• Scarf Dance - Chaminade
• Selections - Beatles
• Send In the Clowns - Sondheim
• September Song - Anderson/Weill
• Serenade - Haydn
• She's Always a Woman to Me - Joel
• Show Must Go On - The Queen
• Siman Tov u Mazel Tov - Traditional
• Sleeping Beauty Waltz - Tchaikovsky
• Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
• Someone to Watch Over - MeGershwin
• Somewhere In Time - Barry
• Somewhere Out There - Horner
• Sophie's Choice - Hamlisch
• Sound of Music - Hammerstein
• Spring from Four Seasons - Vivaldi (Recessional)
• St. Louis Blues - Handy
• Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
• String Quartets & Trios - Haydn
• String Quartets & Trios - Mozart
• Summer from Four Seasons - Vivaldi
• Summertime - Gershwin
• Sunrise Sunset - Boch
• Sunset Blvd - Webber
• Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns & Roses
• Tales from the Vienna Woods - Strauss
• Tambourins - Rameau
• Tango Por Una Cabeza - Scent Of A Woman
• Tangos - Piazzolla
• Tea For Two - Youmans
• Terms of Endearment - Gore
• The Crime - Hamilton
• The Entertainer - Ragtime - Joplin
• The Man I Love - Gershwin
• The Swan - Saint-Saens
• Theme from Tootsie - Grusin
• These Foolish Things - Strachey/Link
• Till There Was You - Willson
• Titanic - James Horner
• Tonight from Westside Story - Bernstein
• Triste - Sibelius
• Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke (Recessional)
• Vieni Sul Mar - Italian Folk Song
• Vienna Life Waltz - Strauss
• Vienna Woods Tales Suite - Strauss
• Violin Concerto in E Major - Bach
• Viva La Vida - Coldplay
• Viva La Vida - Coldplay - Modern Ceremony Recessional
• Vocalise - Rachmaninoff
• Voices of Spring - Strauss
• Waltz from Rigoletto - Verdi
• We Will Rock You - The Queen
• Wedding March - Mendelssohn (Recessional)
• Wedding Song - Shania Twain
• West Side Story - Bernstein
• What A Wonderful World - Armstrong
• What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life - Legrand
• Yesterday - The Beatles
• You - Willson
• You Are Not Alone - Jackson
• You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban - Modern Processional Music
• You're The Top - Porter

Anniversaries, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• I literally could not be happier about Art-Strings performance. The musicians were friendly and personable, their choice of songs were on point. I intend to call them next year for our holiday event, and hopefully I have made them part of our gift giving tradition. All of my friends were impressed by them. If someone were looking to book musicians i would recommend no one else. -- Jeff R, Long Island, NY, 12/10/2011
• My husband and I hired Art Strings Ensemble to play during our wedding ceremony. We were amazed at their talent, professionalism and enthusiasm. We selected a mix of contemporary and classical pieces and all were played flawlessly. Our guests even commented how they completely rocked out during the contemporary pieces! Art Strings exceeded all expectations and made our wedding absolutely perfect. I highly recommend hiring Art Strings for any special event. I will be sure to recommend them to family and friends. -- Jessica G, Millington, NJ, 10/22/2011
• we are extremely satisfied with the performance and professionalism that was displayed during our ceremony and cocktail hour for our wedding 10/9/2011. they are great guys to work with, great communication. They even learned songs I had requested that were not in their repertoire. Everyone loved them, they were one of the most talked about topics of the day! No one could stop raving about them! Thank you Alex and the rest of your musicians for giving me a wedding we'll never forget! -Jacalyn -- Jackie W, Bronx, NY, 10/9/2011
• They sounded incredible and were extremly easy to work with- thiey helped make our special day even more special The praise from the guests is still coming in. -- Richard S, Brooklyn, NY, 10/9/2011
• We loved our quartet! Our wedding ceremony turned out to be classy. We loved the music played. The music played was so eloquent and beautiful. They played throughout our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception as they played a variety of genre music. Very talented musicians. They played our first dance and our father/daughter, mother/son dance perfectly. I was so impressed by their talent and their passion for classical music. I would highly recommend them to any function or function. -- Victor C, Montauk, NY, 10/2/2011
• Stellar experience all around. Alexander and the Art Strings group worked up two pieces from sheet music I provided them, and they nailed the live performance. On time, professional, and bottom line a great experience. -- Dean F, Scarborough, NY, 10/1/2011
• Incredible experience..Professional, talented, very accomodating, hired for 4 hours, played the entire time, moved from outdoors to indoors without missing a beat, everyone raved about what a classy event they provided. Truly the consumate professional entertainment group. Will recommend 100% to everyone. -- Dennis E, Shrewsbury, NJ, 5/7/2011
• Art-Strings Ensembles provided amazing music for our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour. They were exactly what we were looking for ... classic yet modern, elegant yet fun and lively. They were extremely accommodating and easy to work with. We hope to enjoy their music again soon at our next event! -- Lauren H, Hamilton, NJ, 4/30/2011
• If you had a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 = highest, that still would not be high enough for our rating for Alexander and his Art-strings ensemble. They were just amazing and marvelous. I just wished I hired them for the entire wedding. Not to put down my daughter's DJ, they too were very very good, but the chamber music was stunning. All the guests just simply loved them. I will certainly remember to hire Alexander again for any future venues we host. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Irene and Lawrence Horvat (for the wedding of Kimberly and Chris Zupko) -- Irene H, Martinsville, NJ, 11/6/2010
• We had an amazing experience with Art-Strings. We would highly recommend them. They were extremely professional and easy to work with. They played for our entire wedding reception and all of the guests enjoyed their performance. They were FANTASTIC!!! -- Alison S, New York City, NY, 11/6/2010
• Alexander and Art-Strings were extremely easy to work with. I came to them based off a recommendation from a friend who used them for her wedding. We were so happy with their performance, their prompt and easy communication and their extreme professionalism. We received so many compliments on their performance and I am so greatly to have had them as part of our special day. A great ingredient to our perfect wedding. Thanks to Alexander and Art-Strings! We hope to have the chance to use your services again! Highly recommend them and hope to post a video of them performing in the near future. Please feel free to contact me if you need reference: melissajwong@gmail.com -- Melissa W, Staten Island, NY, 10/17/2010
• My husband and I were extremely pleased with Art-Strings Ensembles when they played at our outside wedding ceremony! They gave a beautiful performance that included all of the songs that we had asked them to play. They were very professional and we would absolutely recommend them to anyone that is interested! -- Naomi E, Oyster Bay, NY, 10/10/2010
• Alexander and his colleagues played at our October 8th wedding at the Liberty House. They accommodated our requests, were punctual and professional. The string-trio was such an elegant touch to our outdoor ceremony and indoor cocktail hour. Our guests loved the repertoire and we received tons of compliments. Thank you, Art-Strings for making our special day so memorable! - Sarah & Rob -- Sarah B, Jersey City, NJ, 10/8/2010
• Alex and the rest of Art Strings Ensemble were amazing, from the first point of contact through the time they left the wedding. So accommodating, flexible, kind, courteous - on top of talented. They make every song sound better. Everyone at the wedding commented on how much they loved the string quartet and kept asking about who they were and where we found them. We hope to be able to bring them back for future events. -- Debbie H, New Canaan, CT, 10/3/2010
• Art Strings were a very professional, courteous and flexible group. They arrived on-time, beautifully dressed for the occasion and followed our schedule perfectly. Alex is a great guy whom dealt with our wedding planners perfectly. -- Sean J, Tarrytown, NY, 10/2/2010
• There aren't words profound enough to describe how happy I am with Alex and Art-Strings. They exceeded my every expectation. The only regret I have is not hiring them for longer!!! I will absolutely recommend them to everyone. My guests could not stop talking about not only how wonderful they sounded, but what an elegant and classy touch they provided. They raved about the music and how perfect the sound was. Thank you Alex, you are amazing!!! -- Michelle K, Staten Island, NY, 7/30/2010
• Great MUsicians. Having Art-Strings Ensembles were like listening a concert at Carnegie Hall but in a suite of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. They added a level of class and elegance to our corporate event. Many Thanks Alexander! Bravo Music Corp. Events, New York, May 19,2010. -- Michael M, New York City, NY, 5/19/2010
• Alex and his ensemble were excellent! They were professional, timely, and very pleasant to work with, and the music was beautiful, precisely what we had in mind, with no direction required. I'd highly recommend Art Strings for any type of event. -- Jeanine B, Nyc, NY, 4/29/2010
• Art Strings was extremely helpful and accommodating in performing music for our wedding ceremony. All of the music had to be from a specific selection, and needed to sound like the originals, and everything sounded even better than I could have imagined. Alexander's communication was excellent. In the past two weeks, everyone at our wedding has raved about the music. Thank you Alexander! -- Eric B, South Salem, NY, 3/28/2010
• Absolute professionals! Alexander was so very helpful in choosing songs for the ceremony and was also wonderful in choosing the repetoire during the cocktail hour. My guests raved and we both were very happy with their service. I would recommend them to anyone and will most definitely use them again if the occasion ever calls for it! -- Jade L, Norwalk, CT, 10/17/2009
• Just wanted to thank Alexander and Art Strings for doing a great job at my wedding. The professionalism and performance was excellent. It was a pleasure working with Alexander to put together a setlist and he was accommodating to a special request. To have a live orchestra at the wedding was a wonderful suprise for my wife who was expecting to walk down the aisle to a CD and the actual Art Strings performance itself made it even better. Thanks. -- Jon M, Holbrook, NY, 6/27/2009
• I hired Art-Strings to play at my surprise proposal, and they did an absolutely perfect job! They were very accommodating, played beautifully, and helped to create an unforgettable experience. As soon as we set a wedding date and find a location, the first thing I'll do is book them again for the wedding! -- Ryan S, New York, NY, 1/16/2009
• Art String Ensembles team are very professional. They performed at my wedding ceremony and cocktail hour and the music was AMAZING. I had special requested the music for my entrance soundtrack from the movie "Ever After" and I had chills when i heard the music... It was more than I expected... BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT! I highly recommend Art String Ensembles for any event. Alex was very professional and very accomodating. Thank you very much guys, you made my wedding ceremony very special and very emotional. EVERYBODY LOVED IT. -- Ivy Rose D, Howard Beach, NY, 1/2/2009
• They were wonderful, they definitely added a level of class and elegance to my event. Alexander was great to work with. He gave great suggestions. I don't know how anyone could go wrong with them. I was definitely satisfied, and would definitely use them again. -- Dolapo O, Brooklyn, NY, 11/29/2008
• Alexander and Art-Strings Ensembles made our wedding mass absolutely amazing... From the get go, Alexander was very attentive in helping me select my music and accommodating with my special requests...I walked down the aisle to "All I Want Is You", by U2. They learned it and did an incredible job with the song... All my guests talked about how wonderful they sounded. I am so thrilled with their performance and professionalism; they really added a romantic and special touch to our mass. They went above and beyond of what I expected. I highly recommend them, you will truly be overjoyed!!! -- Sylvia G, Jersey City, NJ, 11/8/2008
• Art-Strings Ensemble set the elegant mood I was looking for for my wedding. All my guests had nothing but compliments for how wonderful they sounded and looked! Thanks for making my wedding a little bit more memorable and special! -- Ainsley E, New Rochelle, NY, 10/11/2008
• This was a great experience and a class act all the way. We longed for a very quaint and elegant ceremony and Arts Strings Ensemble added that special touch without disappointment. Thank You for being part of a very special day in our lives. Robert and Eileen -- Robert G, Cortlandt Manor, NY, 9/13/2008
• We would hire again -- Missi C, Bridgewater, NJ, 10/27/2011
• They did a wonderful job! My guests are still raving about the music! -- Kristen B, White Plains, NY, 5/24/2008
• What a wonderful ensemble! They not only played well, but energetically and with great flair. They were truly a joy to listen to. I would recommend them to anyone! -- Tim C, Babylon, NY, 1/12/2008
• I was very happy with everything overall,just with the amount of people and it being an outdoor cocktail hr,I just wish it was amplified sound...it was very low,and some people didnt even know I had them there...but once people moved closer,everyone loved it,and it was very classy...Maybe it was my fault for not asking if the sound came amplified,but will def recommened to friends and family.... -- Mike M, Corona, NY, 9/3/2011
• As a wedding gift for my father, I hired the Art-Strings Ensembles to play during his ceremony and throughout his reception. I was extremely nervous because I had never used gigmaster before but I had NOTHING to worry about the string quartet was amazing! They were professional, punctual, and were VERY talented. They added so much class to his big day! You will NOT be disappointed, they are fabulous musicians who will go above and beyond to accommodate you and will undoubtedly make your event extra special. I will recommend them to everyone and I look forward to hiring them for future events. -- Michael B, Westhampton Beach, NY, 10/27/2007
• Art-Strings provided the musical entertainment for a corporate function and was reliable, talented and flexible in working with our requests. They did a wonderful job and I would use them again for future events and certainly recommend them to friends, colleagues. -- Melissa D, New York, NY, 10/11/2007
• The ensemble was wonderful and made the wedding reception perfect. Alex and the gang were very well dressed, very professional, and very talented. We were delighted to be able to book world-class musicians for such an affoardable price. -- Starr P, Essex, CT, 9/8/2007
• I just want to comment that the string quartet we hired that played for both our ceremony and coctail hour was absolutely phenominal!! your rating scale of 5 is an injustice to the professionalism and talent these musicians displayed! my family, friends were truley impressed! and we would highly recommend Art- Strings again and again!! Thank you Alexander for your wonderful musicians! Sincerely, Marie -- Leiloni L, Ringwood, NJ, 7/7/2007
• Very professional and easy to work with. Performance was a big hit with the guests, I would strongly recommend these performers to others in the future. -- Maria A, White Plains, NY, 5/13/2007
• Art-Strings Ensembles were excellent! I couldn't have been happier. They were accommodating to my last-minute request to adjust the time frames, they arrived on-time and professionally dressed, and the music was beautiful. They even provided a little extra entertainment with an ethnic folk dance! If you're looking for a string quartet for your event, look no further - these are the people to do it! -- Jennifer G, Lambertville, NJ, 12/9/2006
• Alexander was a pleasure to work with. I booked this ensemble just a few weeks before my wedding and he was a big help in choosing music and helping to create a beautiful wedding ceremony. Everyone was impressed. This ensemble has tremendous ability and talent. They are also very professional- I highly recommend them! -- Clare C, Astoria, NY, 11/12/2006
• From the beginning to the end, working with Art-Strings Ensembles was an absolute pleasure. The director provided much needed guidance throughout the selection of music. All the guests loved their music selection! Overall, we were very happy with their performance. Could not have asked for more highly trained musicians! Much thanks to Alex, the director of Art-Strings and the other musicians. Best, Deborah and Ed Lu March 31, 2007 Oakeside Mansion Bloomfield, NJ -- Deborah K, Belleville, NJ, 3/31/2007

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