String Of Pearls Quartet

• Susan Jones - violin, viola, fiddle
• Brenda Anna - violin
• Fred Wilcox - viola,violin
• MaryAnn Perkel - cello
• Brian Litz - guitar
• Bob Abbott - bass
• Tom Jones - drums
• Jim Levy - piano
• Nick Canzona - guitar, banjo
• Gerry Kunkel - guitar, banjo, electric g

We are String of Pearls Quartet out of College Park, MD. We'd love to make your event special. While I don't have a video of my classical string quartet or trio (I'm not sure a video of people reading music is all that entertaining), The classical group is all about our sound, and we do have many soundbites to choose from in our press kit. We also play lots more than classical music, as you can see from our ever growing song list.

I do have a link to video performances of my jazz group, "Susan Jones Jazz Quartet"
Kennedy-center.org/explorer/videos/?id=M1771&type=A, or you can go to Kennedy-Center.org, and go to the Millennium stage archives, you can punch in my name, Susan Jones, and see 3 different performances.
My jazz group is also available for hire. We can work as a violin/ guitar/ bass/ drum quartet, a trio of violin/guitar/bass, or as a violin and guitar duo. This link takes you to one of those performances.

My Mariachi trio is "Mariachi de los Compadres". We play authentic Mexican Mariachi music, as well as other Latin American Standards.

For world music, I play with the "Machaya Klezmer Band". We play authentic Klezmer music (Eastern European Jewish Folk Music), and have served the Jewish community of the greater Washington DC area for over 20 years, playing a multitude of Jewish weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, as well as concerts.

Whatever your musical needs are,I hope to have the opportunity to play for you.

• Glasgow Love Theme - from "Love Actually"
• A Place in the Heart - Bill Crahan
• To a Wild Rose - MacDowell
• My Heart Will go On - from the "Titanic" movie
• One Hand, One Heart - Bernstien and Sondheim
• All I Ask of You from Phantom - Andrew Lloyd Weber
• Love moves in Mysterious Ways
• Bittersweet Symphony - Verve
• The Flower Song from Lakme - Delibes
• O mio babbino - Puccini
• selections from Magic Flute - Mozart
• Barcarolle from tales of Hoffman - Offenbach
• Habanera from Carmen - Bizet
• Torreador Song from Carmen - Bizet
• Air on the G string - Bach
• Jesu, Joy of man's desiring - Bach
• Sheep may safely graze - Bach
• Largo from Four Seasons - Vivaldi
• Ave Maria - Schubert
• Jesu - Joy of man's desiring
• Arioso - Bach
• Air from the Watermusic - Handel
• Cannon in D - Pachelbel
• Jesu - Joy of man
• March en rondeau - Charpentier
• Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba {from Soloman} - Handel
• La Rejouissance {from the Royal Fireworks} - Handel
• Rondo {theme from Masterpiece theater} - Mouret
• Trumpet tune - Purcell
• Here comes the bride - Wagner
• Ode to joy - Beethoven
• Prelude from Te Dium - Charpentier
• Alla hornpipe from the Watermusic - Handel
• La rejouissance - Handel
• Bride-grooms march - Handel
• Quartet - Borodin
• String Quartet - Brahms
• Quartets Band 2 (complete quartets #15-30) - Haydn
• Divertimenti (K.136 - 137
• Quartet Band 1 and 2 (27 complete quartets) - Mozart
• I Got Rhythm - Gershwin
• The Man I love - Gershwin
• Someone to Watch Over Me - Gershwin
• Swanee - Gershwin
• Begin the Beguine - Cole Porter
• I Concentrate on You - Cole Porter
• I get a Kick out of You - Cole Porter
• Night and Day - Cole Porter
• You'd be so Nice to Come Home To - Cole Porter
• complete set of Trios - Beethoven
• Terzetto opus 54 #3 - Boccherini
• Trio - Graun
• 3 Divertimenti - Haydn
• London Trios (4 trios) - Haydn
• Terzetto Scholastico - Hoffmeister
• Viennese Seranades - Mozart
• Divertimienti (k229) - Mozart
• Trio #1 - Schubert
• 2 Sonatas - Tartini
• Bring him Home - Les Miserables
• Do You Hear the People sing? - Les Miserables
• Ave Maria - Bach
• Brandenburg Concertos 2 and 3 - Bach
• Minuet - Boccherini
• Entrance of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
• Largo from Xerxes - Handel
• Music for the Royal Fireworks - Handel
• Suite from the Watermusic - Handel
• Seranade - Haydn
• Bride-grooms March - Mendelsohn
• Eine kliene Nachtmusic - Mozart
• Autumn movement1 and finale(hunt) - Vivaldi
• Spring mvmt 1,2 and 4 - Vivaldi
• Winter largo mvmt - Vivaldi
• Oh Lady be Good - Gershwin
• Fascinating Rhythm - Gershwin
• Strike Up the Band - Gershwin
• Gypsy Love song - Victor Herbert
• I'm Falling in love with Someone - Victor Herbert
• One Kiss - Oscar Hammerstein
• Softly as in a Morning Sunrise - Oscar Hammerstein
• Indian Love Call - Oscar Hammerstein
• Anything Goes - Cole Porter
• Vincent Youmans - Cole Porter
• Tea for Two - Cole Porter
• Great Day - Cole Porter
• Forty Second Street - Durban and Warren
• You and the Night and the Music - Deitz and Schwartz
• The summer Knows - Legrand
• Days of Wine and Roses - Mercer and Mancini
• Sunrise Sunset - From "Fiddler on the Roof
• All you need is Love - Beatles
• Elenor Rigby - Beatles
• Got to get you into my life - Beatles
• Grow old with me - Beatles
• Here Comes the Sun - Beatles
• Something - Beatles
• Yesterday - Beatles
• All I want is You - Bono
• A Groovy Kind of Love - Phil Collins
• China Grove - Doobie Brothers
• So Happy hogether - The Turtles
• In the midnight hour - Wilson Pickett
• Lover's Waltz - Jay Ungar and Molly Madson
• Jumping Jack flash - Rolling Stones
• Gonna Fly now - Rocky
• Eye of the Tiger - Rocky
• Boulevard of Broken dreams - Green Day
• American Idiot - Green Day
• Celebration - Kook and the Gang

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, 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.

• I highly recommend String of Pearls! My overall experience with them was excellent! I had all kind of requests for them and they just went out of their way to play what I wanted when I wanted it. The months preceeding my wedding were very hectic but string of pearls made it incredible easy by reaching out to me, making suggestions and accomodating to the different changes I made (many of them at the last minute). Great personalized service since I had direct access to them through e-mail and phone. Great talent and the best pricing out of every quote I got. Thank you so much! -- Andrea M, Great Falls, VA, 5/20/2011
• A friendly, talented group of musicians! Playing of great sonority, color, and nuance. Very clean ensemble playing. Bravo!! I am planning on hiring them to play again in a few months! -- Sterling W, Gaithersburg, MD, 2/11/2011
• What a fabulous band! Comments from our guests: "Where did you find the band, they're fantastic!" "I could see them playing at the Kennedy Center or the White House!" "They are just perfect for the event." Yes, I would highly recommend String of Pearls, whether it's a small indoor event or large outdoor party. Amazing musicians and highly professional. -- Lisa Z, Havre De Grace, MD, 5/18/2011
• We were extremely happy with them. They arrived on time with plenty of time for set up. They were willing to move from the wedding site downstairs to the reception upstairs. The music was beautiful and it all was just perfect. -- Ellen R, Washington, DC, 10/9/2011
• We used the String of Pearls for our wedding ceremony music. They were professional, prompt, responsive and easy to work with. I would definitely recommend them. -- Ann C, Upper Marlboro, MD, 11/11/2011
• Susan's crew as fantastic! First, they are extremely talented and played so many great Christmas Carols that were just perfect for our 'Old Fashioned Christmas Party' theme. Second, they were very professional and checked with me about the dress for the occasion so that they looked perfect for the evening. Finally, they were very gracious to allow a "flash mob" of carolers invade their space a little bit! This was sort of a last minute change and they were incredibly generous of their time and just went with it. I will ABSOLUTELY call them again if I need a group with string talent--hands down, they are awesome! -- Teresa G, Summit Point, WV, 12/17/2011
• They arrived on time, were extremely friendly and professional, and the music was fabulous! I would definately use them again!! -- Beth C, Fredericksburg, VA, 12/31/2011
• We enjoyed the trio so much!! All of wedding guest said there music was wonderful!!.Thank you all to Susan Jones and the band!! -- Charles B, Pennsville, NJ, 1/21/2012
• I was able to preview String of Pearls in a coffee shop in MD before they performed at my wedding. Susan was very professional and took several requests from me at the coffee shop. She communicated well via email and phone as we were planning for my wedding reception. She accommodated for all of my special requests, including learning new songs with her trio and adding 2 soloists last minute for my first dance and my father-daughter dance. She even provided a soloist (the bass player) for the mother-son dance. They are very good with improv and even invited one of my soloists up to sing additional songs. I'm so very pleased and would choose them to do it again. -- Sara T, Powhatan, VA, 3/4/2012
• Everyone really enjoyed your performance during our event. "Excellent as well as "fun" was how folks described the music. Thank you so much. I'll use String of Pearls again and again. -- Eric B, Washington, DC, 3/27/2012
• Beautiful misic!! I would recommend String of Pearls for other wedding ceremonies!! They were not able to play all the songs originally selected but we found other similar music that was just as beautiful. They were great!! -- Pat M, Olney, MD, 4/21/2012
• Extremely pleased, easy to work with, highly recommend. -- Jancy B, Alexandria, VA, 4/27/2012
• We were thrilled with the performance, appearance and total professionalism of the quartet. I would highly recommend String of Pearls. -- Cheryl P, Edgewater, MD, 5/11/2012

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