Tri-State String Quartet

• Amelia Clingman - Viola
• Slava Rudnitzky - Violin 1
• Gabriel Platica - Violin 2
• Dimitri Vychko - Cello

A truly unforgettable string quartet, providing highest quality product for your wedding or any event: ceremonies, cocktail hour, anniversaries, corporate events and parties. We serve entire Gulf Region and travel everywhere. The Tri State Sring Quartet is composed of New Orleans, Louisiana, based musicians who have played together for over ten years; we hold either a Master's or Doctoral degree in music and are committed to providing you with a completely satisfying musical experience. Due to our great love of string quartet music, we maintain a strong desire to share its wonders with our listeners, a characteristic our clients can both see and hear in the quality of our string quartet and in the obvious joy we take in the act of the musical connection. Our string quartet brings confidence and expertise to work. Our repertoire is a mix of baroque, classical and contemporary music. Whether it's Joplin or Bach, we play the music to complement all moods, occasions or celebrations.



WEEKLY ARTICLE: Wedding Songs selection- Ideas & Advice. *Please, note- these are generalized lists: some songs may or may not suit your particular wedding due to beleifs or personal preferences. If in doubt, please, call us at or consult your wedding officiant. **Thank you- Dimitri**



Popular Wedding Songs - Prelude Songs

Adagio from Sonata in E-Flat - Mozart Air (From Water Music) - Handel Air On The G String (from Orchestral Suite No. 3) - Bach Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G - Bach Nocturne In E Flat, Op. 9 No. 2 - Chopin Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun - Debussy So This Is Love (Instrumental "Cinderella") - David, Hoffman, Livingston Waltz (From Sleeping Beauty Act 1) - Tchaikovsky

Popular Wedding Songs - Pre-Processional Songs

Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clark Air (From Water Music) - Handel Sunrise, Sunset - Sheldon Harnick & Jerry Bock (Fiddler on the Roof) Emperor's Hymn - Haydn Canzon V - Giovanni Gabrieli Son. No 3 Detta Del Niccolini - Girolamo Fantini "Winter" Largo, Four Seasons - Vivaldi Popular Wedding Songs - Processional Songs

"Winter" Largo, Four Seasons - Vivaldi Oboe Concerto - Handel Bridal Chorus - Wagner Canon in D - Pachabel Overture (From Royal Fireworks Music) - Handel Air (From Water Music) - Handel Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clark To A Wild Rose - MacDowell Pathetique Sonata - Beethoven Gymnopedie, No. 1 - Satie

Popular Wedding Songs - Bride's Entrance Songs

Bridal Chorus - Wagner Canon in D - Pachabel Guitar Concerto in D Major - Vivaldi "Winter" Largo, Four Seasons - Vivaldi Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clark Air (From Water Music) - Handel Overture (From Royal Fireworks Music) - Handel Canzon V - Giovanni Gabrieli See The Conqu'ing Hero - Handel Larghetto (From Xerxes) - Handel Oboe Concerto - Handel Toccata - Monteverdi Te Deum - Charpentier Sonatas For Organ, OP. 65, No. 3 Trumpet Tune - Purcell Trumptet Concerto in D - Telemann Promenade - Mussorgsky To A Wild Rose -MacDowell Pathetique Sonata - Beethoven Gymnopedie, No. 1 - Satie Popular Wedidng Songs - Recessional Songs

Hallelujah Chorus - Handel Ode To Joy - Beethoven Autumn - Four Seasons - Vivaldi First Movement from Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F - J.S. Bach Hornpipe (From Water Music) - Handel La Rejouissance (From Royal Fireworks Music) - Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (From Soloman) - Handel Sonata in G - Tartini

Popular Wedding Songs - First Dance Songs

Amazed - Lonestar From This Moment - Shania Twan & Bryan White At Last - Etta James When You Say Nothing At All - Allison Krause All My Life - K-Ci & Jojo I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You - Savage Garden Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton It's Your Love - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill My Best Friend - Tim McGraw You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White Cross My Heart - George Straight Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra Could Not Ask For More - Edwin McCain Messenger Spend My Life With You - Eric Benet & Tamia When I Said I Do - Clint Black & Lisa Hartman-Black Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith/Mark Chestnutt True Companion - Marc Cohen Here and Now - Luther Vandross Everything I Do - Bryan Adams What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong I Finally Found Someone - Barbra Striesand & Bryan Adams Truly, Madly, Deeply - Savage Garden You Had Me At Hello - Kenny Chesney Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray It Had To Be You - Harry Connick, Jr. I Do, Cherish You - 98 Degrees/Mark Wills Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion To Make You Feel My Love - Garth Brooks Unforgettable - Natalie Cole Keeper Of The Stars - Tracy Byrd Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross Breathe - Faith Hill You and I - Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle Love of a Lifetime - Firehouse All The Way - Celine Dion & Frank Sinatra Valentine - Martina McBride & Jim Brickman For You - Kenny Lattimore In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel When I Fall In Love - Natalie Cole You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker Always & Forever - Heatwave Love Of My Life - Jim Brickman Give Me Forever - John Tesh & James Ingram Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart I Swear - John Michael Montgomery Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel Love Of My Life - Sammy Kershaw Angel Eyes - Jeff Healy Band Into The Mystic - Van Morrison

Popular Wedding Songs - Father/Daughter Dance Songs

A Song For My Daughter - Ray Allure/Mikki Viereck Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle If I Could - Ray Charles Daddy's Girl - Red Sovine Daddy's Hands - Holly Dunn Daddy's Little Girl - Al Martino Daughter of Mine - John McDermott Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder Hero - Mariah Carey My Girl - Temptations My Special Angel - Bobby Helms Sunrise Sunset - Fiddler On The Roof The Men In My Little Girl's Life - Mike Douglas Through The Years - Kenny Rogers Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler Turn Around - Harry Balafonte Wild World - Cat Stevens I Wish You Love - Dean Martin

Popular Wedding Songs - Mother/Son Dance Songs

A Song For My Son - Mikki Viereck/Donna Lee Honeywell A Song For Mama - Boyz II Men Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion Boy Of Mine - Traditional I Am Your Child - Barry Manilow I Wish You Love - Natalie Cole Through The Years - Kenny Rogers Times of Your Life - Paul Anka You're The Inspiration - Chicago What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler

Popular Wedding Songs - Cake Cutting Songs

Chapel Of Love - Dixie Cups Cut The Cake - Average White Band Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams Eat It - Wierd Al Yankovic The Bride Cuts The Cake - Traditional Grow Old With You - Adam Sandler Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benetar Happy Together - Turtles How Sweet It Is - James Taylor I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher Jaws Theme - John Williams Love & Marriage - Frank SInatra Love Me Tender - Elvis Recipe For Love - Harry Connick, Jr. Sugar Sugar - Archies

Popular Wedding Songs - Bouquet Toss/Garter Removal Songs

Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper It's Raining Men - Weather Girls Another One Bites The Dust - Queen Bad Boys - Inner Circle Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred Jeopardy Theme Legs - ZZ Top Macho Man - Village People Man, I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain Pretty Woman - Roy Orbinson Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker/Tom Jones You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate Talk Dirty To Me - Poison Naughty Naughty - John Parr Oh Yeah - Yello Mission Impossible Theme

Popular Wedding Songs - Last Dance Songs

As Times Go By - Jimmy Durante Goodnight Sweetheart - Spaniels Always & Forever - Heatwave Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - Green Day Hit The Road Jack - Buster Poindexter I've Had The Time Of My Live - B. Medley/J. Warnes Joy To The World - Three Dog Night Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye My Way - Frank Sinatra Save The Best For Last- Vanessa Williams The Last Dance - Frank Sinatra That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton Last Dance - Donna Summer Na Na Hey Hey - Steam New York New York - Frank Sinatra Taking You Home - Don Henley Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong Times of Your Life - Paul Anka

• Adagio from Piano Sonata No.8 - Beethoven
• Air from Water Music - Handel
• Air on G - Bach
• Alegro from Water Music - Handel
• Am Camin from Kinderscenen, Op. 15, #8 - Schumann
• Andante from K. 316 for Flute and Orchestra - Mozart
• Andante from Piano Concerto #21 - Mozart
• Andante from Rosamunde - Schubert
• Andante from String Quartet in F Major - Haydn
• Andante from Water Music - Handel
• Arioso - Bach
• Artist's Life Waltz - Strauss
• Ave Maria - Bach- Gounod
• Ave Maria - Schubert
• Balletto from Ancient Airs and - Respighi
• Berceuse from Dolly - Faure
• Bethena - Joplin
• Blue Danube Waltz - Strauss
• Bourree - Bach
• Brandenburg Concertos #1-6 - Bach
• Bridal Chorus (aka Here Comes the Bride) - Wagner
• Canon in D - Pachelbel
• Claire De Lune - Debussy
• Crisantemi - Puccini
• Easy Winners - Joplin
• Elite Syncopations - Joplin
• Emperor Waltz - Strauss
• Enigma Variations - Elgar
• Entertainer - Joplin
• Estudianta - Waldteufel
• Gavotte - Bach
• Gavotte from Classical Symphony - Prokofiev
• Gigue - Bach
• Grande Valse Brillante - Chopin
• Gymnopedie No. 1 from Trois Gymnopedies - Satie
• Handel in the Strand Clog Dance - Grainger
• Hornpipe from Water Music - Handel
• Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring - Bach
• Junkman Rag - Roberts
• La Rejouissance - Handel
• Le Jardin Feerique from Ma Mere l'Oye - Ravel
• Liebesfreud from Alt-Wiener - Kreisler
• Liebeslied - Kreisler
• Londonderry Air - Traditional Irish Tune
• Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet - Tchaikovsky
• Maple Leaf Rag - Joplin
• Menuet from Le Tombeau de Couperin - Ravel
• Minuet from Orpheus - Gluck
• Minute Waltz - Chopin
• Money Money - Abba
• Music Box Rag - Roberts
• My Heart Ever Faithful from Cantata #68 - Bach
• Nimrod - Elgar
• Nocturne from String Quartet #2 - Borodin
• Ode To Joy - Beethoven
• Panis Angelicus - Franck
• Pavane - Ravel
• Pavane pour une Infante Defunte - Ravel
• Piano Concerto #2 theme - Rachmaninoff
• Piano Concerto #2 Theme from 3rd Movement - Rachmaninoff
• Piano Concerto #3 Theme from 1st Movement - Rachmaninoff
• Pine Apple Rag - Joplin
• Prelude from Op. 28, #15 - Chopin
• Prelude from Op. 28, #4 - Chopin
• Prelude op. 28 #4 - Schubert
• Pulcinella- excerpts - Stravinsky
• Ragtime Dance - Joplin
• Regrets from Songs Without Words Op. 19, #2 - Mendelssohn
• Reverie - Debussy
• Romanza from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
• Rondeau - Mouret
• Rumanian Folk Dances - Bartok
• Salut D' Amor - Elgar
• Salut d'Amor - Elgar
• Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
• Shepherd's Hey English Morris Dance Tune - Grainger
• Sicilienne - Faure
• Skaters Waltz - Waldteufel
• Solace - Joplin
• Song Without Words - Mendelssohn
• Spring from the "Seasons" - Vivaldi
• Spring Song from Songs Without Words Op. 19, #2 - Mendelssohn
• Strenuous Life Ragtime - Joplin
• Suite #3 in D major - Bach
• Swan Lake (theme from the ballet) - Tchaikovksy
• Tales from Vienna Woods Waltz - Strauss
• Till There Was You - Willson
• Time To Say Goodbye - A. Bocelli
• Traumerei from Kinderscenen, Op. 15, #7 - Schumann
• Trumpet Tune - Purcell
• Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
• Valse Brillante - Chopin
• Valse Lente - Delibes
• Vienna Life Waltz - Strauss
• Viva La Vida - Coldplay
• Waltz from Album for the Young - Tchaikovsky
• Waltz from Faust - Gounod
• Wedding March - Mendelssohn
• Wedding Song - Kenny G
• Whole New World - Disney
• Winner Takes It All - Abba
• Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
• Yellow - Coldplay
• You and You from Fledermaus - Strauss
• You Raise Me up - J. Groban
• Young At Heart - Stone/Gibbs

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• My wife and I were very pleased with all aspects of the planning and performance. Multiple guests commented on how excellent the quartet was. Thank you! -- Travis P, Mobile, AL, 4/2/2011
• As a wedding planner, I can say that the musicians were completely professional, wonderfully talented, easy to work with and very friendly. I really enjoyed having them at our wedding event and will definately use them again in the future. I would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for an elegant touch to a special occasion or event. Their music was spectacular, their personalities were bursting with excitement and I really enjoyed speaking with each and every one of them. The bride & groom were thrilled with their music and their performance. I heard so many compliments throughout the evening. They are a MUST HAVE!!! (Mobile, Alabama) -- Dawn W, Mobile, AL, 6/6/2009
• The music provided by the Tri-State String Quartet was beyond expectation. Everything was handled in a professional manner and the quartet was exactly as described. I would highly recommend this group to anyone who wished to hire a String Quartet. Their music is beautiful. We could not have been more pleased. Thank you very much, Dr. Vychko. -- Jodi C, Mobile, AL, 3/21/2009

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