String Poets Quartet

• Nick Currie ( Concertmaster Midatlantic Symphony ) - Violin
• Radhi Santos (former Member DR National Sypmphony) - Viola
• Mauricio Betanzo - Cello
• Natalie Naquin - Cello
• Jeffry Newberger - Violin
• Jose Cueto ( Concertmaster of Cocert Artists ) - Violin

String Poets Quartet is a stylish, professional group of musicians that brings atmosphere and sparkle to any special occasion. Specializing in wedding, and background music for events, the group plays each year for well over 100 ceremonies and receptions. *********************************************************** String Poets can also perform as a duo, trio or even a chamber orchestra. We are a professional first class group of musicians, dedicated to providing live music at the highest level.

String Poets has a large repertoire, including: Your favorite song, Light classical pieces by Vivaldi, BACH and Pachelbel Pieces. Also Opera themes and a wide range of popular music including Waltzes, Tangos, Jazz and Latin favorites. We can play anything!

Our arranger will turn a favorite tune into a piece for your celebration. We are happy to discuss your requests and to make further suggestions.

Recent reviews: "Your musicians were FANTASTIC!! They were prompt, polite, and professional. Their music selection was perfect and they were a joy to work with."

— Michelle D. Hill, Assistant Director, Office of Alumni Relations, University of Maryland University College

"My daughter's wedding was planned in only three months. The String Poets (and their lead, Radhi Santos) were a dream to work with on repertory. The musical quality of the quartet is outstanding. Friends who regularly attend world-class concerts praised their talent and overall performance. You will be delighted to have them play for you at any occasion. "

Gerry O.

• We can play anything you want!!!!
• Air on the G String - Bach
• Amazing Grace - Traditional
• The Lord's Prayer - Malotte
• Minuet from the Water Music - Handel
• Ode to Joy - Beethoven
• One Hand, One Heart from West Side Story - Bernstein
• Overture from the Royal Fireworks Music - Handel
• Canon - Pachelbel
• Palladio - Jenkins
• Panis Angelicus - Frank
• Rondeau from Symphonies des fanfares - Mouret
• "Sabbath Prayer" from Fiddler on the Roof - Bock
• Spring from the Four Seasons
• "Sheep May Safely Graze" from Cantata No. 208 (Bach)
• Trumpet Tune (The King of Denmark) (Purcell)
• Trumpet Voluntary in D (Clarke)
• Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)
• Wedding Processional from The Sound of Music (Rodgers)
• Michael Buble - Home
• Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
• She Is Love - Parachu
• I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
• Your Song - Elton John
• You're the Inspiration - Foster
• You Raise me Up - Lovland and Graham
• You are so Beautiful - Joe Cocker
• Yellow Submarine - Beatles
• Yellow - Coldplay
• Viva La Vida - Coldplay
• Wonderwall - Oasis
• Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
• When I'm 64 - Beatles
• What a Wonderful World - Weiss and Thiele
• We Have all the Time in the World - John Barry
• Valentine - Jim Brickman
• Unchained Melody - Alex North
• Till There Was You - M. Wilson
• The Luckiest - Ben Folds
• Take Five - Desmond
• Sunrise Sunset - Bock and Harnick
• Summertime - G. Gershwin
• Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
• Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
• Something - Beatles
• Someone to Watch Over Me - G. Gershwin
• So High - John Legend
• Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
• She Loves Me - Beatles
• Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
• Purple Haze - Hendrix
• Por Una Cabeza - Carlos Gardel
• Please Don't Stop the Music - Rihann
• Palladio - K. Jenkins
• Unchained Melody - Alex North
• Till There Was You - M. Wilson
• The Luckiest - Ben Folds
• Take Five - Desmond
• Sunrise Sunset - Bock and Harnick
• Summertime - G. Gershwin
• Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
• Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
• Something - Beatles
• Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
• Something - Beatles
• Someone to Watch Over Me - G. Gershwin
• So High - John Legend
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
• She Loves Me - Beatles
• Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
• Purple Haze - Hendrix
• Nessun Dorma - G. Puccini
• Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) - Arcade Fire
• Music of the Night - A.L. Weber
• Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
• Moon River - Henry Mancini
• La Vie En Rose - Louiguy
• Kissing You - Des'ree
• Just Like Heaven - The Cure
• I will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Should Have Known Better - Beatles
• It had to be You - Isham Jones
• In My Place - Coldplay
• I Get a Kick Out of You - Cole Porter
• I Believe - Drake, Shirl, and Stillman
• Hotel California - Eagles
• Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
• Hallelujah Jefff Buckley Version - Leonard Cohen
• God Only Knows - Beach Boy
• Georgia on my Mind - H. Carmichael
• From This Moment - Shania Twain
• Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Fly me to the Moon - Bart Howard
• Every Breath You Take - Sting
• Everlong - Foo fighters
• Evergreen - Barbara Streisand
• Enter the Sandman - Metallica
• Eleanor Rigby - Beatles
• Dust in the Wind - Kansas
• Do You Want to Know a Secret - Lennon and McCartney
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Con Te Partiro - Francesco Sartori
• Clocks - Coldplay
• Can't Help Falling in Love - Weis-Peretti-Creator
• Can't Buy me Love - Beatles
• Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Paul Simon
• Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
• Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
• Besame Mucho - Consuelo Velazquez
• Begin the Beguine - Cole Porter
• Bad Day - Daniel Powter
• At Last - Etta James
• A Time For Us - Rota
• A Tale as Old as Time - A. Menken
• As Time Goes By - from Casablanca
• Ashokan Farewell - Beatles
• All You Need is Love - Beatles
• All My Love - Led Zeppelin
• All I Ask of You - A.L. Webber
• Annie's Song - John Denver
• A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
• Yidishe Ma'me - Jewish
• Tsena - Jewish
• Siman Tov - Jewish
• Hava Nagila - Jewish
• Erev Shel Shoshanim - Jewis
• Erev Ba - Jewish
• Dodi Li - Jewish
• Bashana Haba'a - Jewish
• Largo from the "New World" Symphony (Dvorak)
• Hungarian Dances (Brahms): Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 & 21
• Hoe-down from "Rodeo" (Copland)
• "Habanera" from "Carmen" (Bizet)
• "Gypsy Life" (Herbert)
• 3 Gymnopedies (Satie)
• Golliwog's Cake-walk (Debussy)
• Golden Earrings (Traditional)
• The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy)
• Gavotte from The Holberg Suite (Grieg)
• Fur Elise (Beethoven)
• "Flower Song" from "Carmen" (Bizet)
• Entr'acte to Act IV of "Carmen" (Bizet)
• Entr'acte to Act III of "Carmen" (Bizet)
• Czardas from "Die Fledermaus" (J. Strauss, Jr.)
• Clair de lune (Debussy)
• "Che Gelida Manina" from "La Boheme" (Puccini)
• Allegretto (after Boccherini) (Kreisler)
• Adagio Cantabile from the "Pathetique" Sonata (Beethoven)
• Adagio from Violin Concerto No.1 (Bruch)
• Adagio for Strings (Barber)
• The Summer Knows (The Summer of '42)
• Romeo and Juliet Love Theme (1968 film)
• Over The Rainbow (The Wizard Of Oz)
• My Heart Will Go On from (Titanic)
• The Godfather Love Theme
• As Time Goes By (Casablanca
• Ashokan Farewell (Civil War)
• For Just A Moment (St. Elmo's Fire)
• For Good (Wicked)
• Bella's Lullaby (Twilight)
• Gabriel's Oboe (The Mission)
• Take My Breath Away (Top Gun)
• sn't It Romantic? (Sabrina-1954)
• The Wind Beneath My Wings (Beaches)
• Unchained Melody (Ghost)
• When You Wish Upon A Star (Pinocchio)
• Don't Stop Believin' (The Wedding Singer)
• The Way You Look Tonight (Father of The Bride)
• It's A Small World (Disney)
• Under The Sea (The Little Mermaid)
• Waltz (Sleeping Beauty)
• O Mio Babbino Caro (A Room With A View)
• Rainbow Connection (Kermit/The Muppet Movie)
• Edelweiss (Sound of Music)
• Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins)
• Valse (Amelie)
• Chasing Cars (Grey's Anatomy)
• When I Fall In Love -(Sleepless In Seattle)
• Love Theme (Love Actually)

Anniversaries, Awards Nights, 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, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• String Poets are talented and generous. Our memorial service at Wolftrap was a challenge as it included a classical set, a dove release and several secular pieces interspersed within a program. Extraodinary musicians and professionals, the String poets hit every challenging entry, page turn and pause. As a modest singer, I would recommend String Poets to enhance any gig. They make you sound like a star. Their accompanment to Josh Groban piece ("To Where You Are") was straight from heaven. m -- Melina S, Dulles, VA, 3/19/2008
• Great group, unmatched talent based on all the other groups I looked at. All the wedding guests raved about them and asked where I found them. Very accomodating and worked with me the whole way through. All in all, I'd say the best spent money throughout the entire wedding. Highly recommended!!!! -- John S, Charlottesville, VA, 4/2/2011
• Radhi Santos and The String Poets played for our daughter's wedding ceremony in Midlothian Virginia. They arrived promptly, played beautifully and were enjoyed by all. As a special surprise they performed a selection that the bride had requested on short notice much to her guests and her grooms delight. I would recommend The String Poets to anyone wanting an exceptional experience. Thank you, Mother of the Bride -- Theresa S, Midlothian, VA, 10/2/2010
• Rhadi, How do I begin to find the words to thank you for making our Wedding Day complete. You made everything easy including the music selections. Your communication prior to our event was outstanding. Our guests were emotional from your first note and they continue to raive about how perfect and memorable our garden wedding was. Again, thank you for making our day one we will cherish forever! Joe Horvath -- Joe H, Hershey, PA, 5/8/2010
• My guests loved them and even thought the day went by so quickly I made it a point to stop and listen to them, They were GREAT. And they were so very friendly and smiled the entire time. They must love what they do, because they do it so well. Thanks a lot for making our day so very special. -- Sherrie C, Berkeley Springs, WV, 10/2/2010
• Although I didn't even have time to speak to any of the performers on the day of. My family and friends that dealt with them thought very highly of them. The music was perfect for the ceremony and Radhi Santos was very accommodating via email when I was working two jobs before the wedding and had little time to go over things. String Poets definitely added elegance to our special day. Kristin and Todd Frankenfield -- Kristin B, Crofton, MD, 9/26/2009
• We were very happy with this groups professionalism and their ability to accommodate our needs in song selection. They sounded beautiful! -- Stacey F, Taneytown, MD, 9/3/2009
• Our previous arrangements with another quartet fell through and within a week's notice, I was able to confirm the String Poet's Quartet for my engagement. They were very accomodating and very professional. Their contact person even returned my phone call while he was on vacation to assure me that all would be well and that they would take care of us. And they definitely lived up to their word. All of the guests at our engagement thoroughly enjoyed them and are still talking about them to this day. -- Patrick R, Upper Marlboro, MD, 7/30/2009
• String Poets set the tone for the entire wedding with their beautiful music and tone. I am a professional musician and I was very particular with the music for my son's wedding. Radhi Santos was excellent to work with and impressed my son's fiance with the time that he spent with her planning songs for the ceremony. I would highly recommend String Poets to anyone. The group is made up of professional musicians who perform as principals with major area orchestras. They are highly trained and take pride in their work. Thank you String Poets for making my son and daughter in law's wedding such a beautiful occasion. -- Cynthia J, Warrenton, VA, 7/18/2009
• I could not have been more pleased with the String Poets Quartet! They sounded beautiful, were professional, and they were extremely grateful to have been a part of the ceremony. I had quite a few special request and they performed them above and beyond what I could have ever expected! -- Kelsey T, Quantico, VA, 6/13/2009
• I couldn't have been more pleased. These guys sounded just perfect! They played a non-traditional piece for me as I walked down the aisle - Dvorak's Humoresque No.7 as well as other pieces we selected for the reception. They are finely skilled musicians and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a string trio (they also have a string quartet) for their event. -- Tina M, Stafford, VA, 5/2/2009
• I would like to take this time and thank the String Poets Quartet for their professional and timely service. The songs was just what we wanted, and was played on cue. Thank you. -- Sheila S, Frederick, MD, 2/14/2009
• Mr. Radhi Santos and his quartet provided an outstanding performance for our 4th annual awards banquet where we had nearly 200 guests in attendance. His quartet arrived promptly and was ready to perform when our event started. The String Poets added the polish to our event that helped put it over the top. Many guests commented on the quality of their performance and the value that it added to the ambiance of the evening. We will certainly be contacting String Poets for our event next year. -- Mike M, Lexington Park, MD, 2/5/2009
• The String Poets Trio that performed at our wedding reception was exceptional. They were extremely professional, incredibly talented and not only met but exceeded our expectations. They were fabulous and I would recommend them to anyone. They provided a beautiful musical backdrop to our wedding reception. Bravo!!! -- Molly H, Leesburg, VA, 12/6/2008
• Everyone loved String Poets' performance. I was very happy and satisfied! -- Dina C, Aberdeen, MD, 10/4/2008
• We hired String Poets for our daughter's waterfront wedding on September 20. We love many styles of music and therefore asked Radhi if String Poets could play traditional classical mixed with popular classics. He was totally enthusiastic and cooperative,even humming a song to me over the phone to be certain we were talking about the same selection. He searched for new music for the pieces which were not already in their repetoire and the performance was magnificent! He could not have been more cooperative and supportive. When it came time for the performance, the group played skillfully and with feeling! LOVELY! Dianne McWilliams -- Dianne M, Port Tobacco, MD, 9/20/2008
• My contact for the band was Radhi and he was amazing! He was very polite and accomodating and was able to get back with us via email and phone within a day or so. My guests thought the music was awesome for the ceremony! My husband and I would definitely recommend the String Poets! -- Stephanie S, Rose Haven, MD, 8/17/2008
• My daughter's wedding was planned in only three months. The String Poets (and their lead, Radhi Santos) were a dream to work with on repertory. The musical quality of the quartet is outstanding. Friends who regularly attend world-class concerts praised their taelent and overall performance. You will be delighted to have them play for you at any occasion. Gerry O. -- Geraldine O, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, 8/15/2008
• The String Poets group was great! They had no problems with our requested playlist, and we got multiple compliments for them from our guests. We'd definitely recommend them to others. -- Nan L, Leesburg, VA, 6/22/2008
• The musicians took care to speak with me & email me before my wedding to check that everything was done as I liked, and they were early & already set up well before the time asked. Also, we put them through additional difficulties- first inside, then at the last moment, outside when the rain stopped, then even a little rain on their beautiful instruments while they played a lovely rendition of Ave Maria! Their professionalism was unshaken throughout this. And, all the music was beautiful! I highly recommend them! -- Heather T, Pasadena, MD, 5/31/2008
• The String Poets were able to come through for us on very short notice. Having never met them in person I was at first hesitant to book them, but after speaking to Radhi I comfortable I had make a good choice. We are very pleased with their performance during our ceremony. We couldn't possibly be happier. No reason for anyone to look any further than with the String Poets, you will not be disappointed in their professionalism, suggestions, or performance. -- Thomas C, Taneytown, MD, 5/15/2008
• Great to work with, fantastic professional musicians. We could not have asked for a better quartet at our wedding. -- Ethan W, Purcellville, VA, 5/10/2008

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