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Occasional Brass & Strings String Quartet from Boston, MA

Will travel up to 200 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 73 Reviews
  • 203 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2007
  • 13 Awards & Badges
  • Virtual Services Offered
  • Accepts Online Payment
  • Starting at $250 per event

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Occasional Brass & Strings provides a vibrant and fun set of ensembles, ranging from duo to quintet. Based in Boston, we are as comfortable playing Bach, Handel, and Mozart as we are Scott Joplin, Count Basie, The Beatles, Coldplay, and more! String and Brass ensembles provide the perfect music for weddings, receptions, cocktail parties, corporate events, religious services, graduations, etc. We specialize in trios, quartets, and quintets for outdoor weddings and cocktail hours. Need a custom ensemble? We can provide a soloist, duo, trio, quartet, or quintet with just about any combination of trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, cello, piano, flute, harp, sax...the possibilities are endless. Contemporary arrangements include Coldplay (Viva La Vida, Fix You), U2 (All I Want Is You, Beautiful Day), Queen (Somebody To Love, Bohemian Rhapsody), Rascal Flatts (Bless The Broken Road), Taylor Swift (You Belong With Me), Journey (Don't Stop Believin'), Pearl Jam (Even Flow), AC/DC (You Shook Me All Night Long), Madonna (Like A Prayer, Rain), Michael Bouble (Haven't Met You Yet), Harry Connick (It Had To Be You), Van Morrison (Brown-Eyed Girl), The Beatles (All You Need Is Love, When I'm 64, Hey Jude, Ob La Di), Shania Twain (From This Moment On), and so much more. We have musicians in and around Boston, Worcester, Cape Cod (MA), Newport (RI), Portland (ME), and Hartford (CT) - this cuts down on travel fees! Call or email today for a free price quote.

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Review by Brooke M.

Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on November 6, 2023•From Walpole, MA

They absolutely were the talk of my event. I had the Occassional Brass team do our ceremony and cocktail hour. What was amazing is their list of INCREDIBLE song choices anything from classic to top 40. They also were able to learn a song for free which was amazing. They made our ceremony BEAUTIFUL and our cocktail hourly lively and unique. I couldnt reccommend them more!!

Review by Corinne P.

Wedding•Reviewed on October 28, 2023•From Rehoboth, MA

Bryan was awesome to work with and coordinate all of the songs we wanted to have played for our wedding. The musicians that came were amazing and made our ceremony and cocktail hour so special.

Review by Lesley C.

Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on September 10, 2023•From Danvers, MA

They were excellent performers and very easy to work with. Planning songs with them was seamless and they provided input on songs when we had questions. Bryan is extremely responsive and informative. Bethany, Susan, and Barbara performed at our wedding and we're incredible. We still hear from guests how lovely the music was and how great the musicians were. Would definitely recommend for a wedding or other event!

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Song List 

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  • A Day in the Life of a Fool | Sigman/Bonfa
  • Accidentally in Love | Counting Crows
  • Across The Universe | Lennon/McCartney
  • After You've Gone | Layton
  • Ain't Misbehavin' | Fats Waller
  • Air from Water Music | Handel
  • Air on the G String | Bach
  • All I Ask Of You | Phantom of the Opera
  • All I Want Is You | U2
  • All of You | Cole Porter
  • All You Need Is Love | Lennon/McCartney
  • Amazing Grace | Traditional
  • Annie's Song | John Denver
  • Arioso in D | Bach
  • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba | Handel
  • Autumn Leaves | Johnny Mercer
  • Ave Maria | Schubert
  • Basin Street Blues | Traditional
  • Beale Street Blues | Handy
  • Beautiful Day | U2
  • Begin the Beguine | Cole Porter
  • Bess You Is My Woman Now | George Gershwin
  • Beyond The Sea | Bobby Darin
  • Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve) | Richards/Jagger/Ashcroft
  • Blackbird | Lennon/McCartney
  • Bless The Broken Road | Rascal Flatts
  • Blue Moon | Rodgers
  • Bourbon Street Parade | Barbarin
  • Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin | Wagner
  • Brown Eyed Girl | Jim Morrison
  • Butterfly Kisses | Carlisle
  • Bye Bye Blackbird | Henderson
  • Canon in D | Pachelbel
  • Come Together | Lennon/McCartney
  • Dirty Water | The Standells
  • Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | Duke Ellington
  • Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans | Lange/Alter
  • Dog Gone Blues | Traditional
  • Don't Stop Believin' | Journey
  • Dynamite | Taio Cruz
  • Eleanor Rigby | Lennon/McCartney
  • Enchanted | Taylor Swift
  • Even Flow | Pearl Jam
  • Everlong | Foo Fighters
  • Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye | Cole Porter
  • Fanfare from Orfeo | Monteverdi
  • Finale from Water Music | Handel
  • Fix You | Coldplay
  • Fly Me To The Moon | Bart
  • From This Moment On | Shania Twain
  • Funky McFunkerson and the Groovetacular Stank | MacDonald
  • Georgia on My Mind | Charles
  • Grand March from Aida | Verdi
  • Hey Jude | Lennon/McCartney
  • How High The Moon | Lewis
  • I Am The Walrus | Lennon/McCartney
  • I Can See Clearly Now | Johnny Nash
  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Baby) | McHugh
  • I Concentrate On You | Cole Porter
  • I Found A New Baby | Palmer/Williams
  • I Get a Kick Out of You | Cole Porter
  • I Love You | Cole Porter
  • I Miss You | Incubus
  • I Only Want To Be With You | Dusty Springfield
  • I Want To Hold Your Hand | Lennon/McCartney
  • If It's Magic | Stevie Wonder
  • I'm A Believer | The Monkees
  • I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Tommy Dorsey
  • In A Sentimental Mood | Duke Ellington
  • In Your Eyes | Peter Gabriel
  • Isn't She Lovely | Stevie Wonder
  • It Don't Mean A Thing | Duke Ellington
  • It Had To Be You | Jones
  • It's Alright with Me | Cole Porter
  • It's Only A Paper Moon | Harold Arlen
  • I've Got You Under My Skin | Cole Porter
  • Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring | Bach
  • Joe Avery's Piece | Traditional
  • Jump | Van Halen
  • Just A Closer Walk With Thee | Gillis
  • La Rejouissance | Handel
  • Largo from Xerxes | Handel
  • Like A Prayer | Madonna
  • Lil' Darlin | Neal Hefti
  • Lullaby of Birdland | Shearing
  • Malaguena | Lecuona
  • Maple Leaf Rag | Scott Joplin
  • May The Circle Be Unbroken | Traditional
  • Michelle | Lennon/McCartney
  • Moon River | Henry Mancini
  • Mr. Brightside | The Killers
  • Need You Now | Lady Antebellum
  • Night and Day | Cole Cole Porter
  • ObLaDi | Lennon/McCartney
  • Over in the Gloryland | Traditional
  • Paragon Rag | Scott Joplin
  • Penny Lane | Lennon/McCartney
  • Pinball Wizard | The Who
  • Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want | The Smiths
  • Prayer from Hansel and Gretel | Humperdink
  • Prelude to Te Deum | Charpentier
  • Procession of the Nobles | Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Rain | Madonna
  • Rigaudon | Campra
  • Rondeau | Mouret
  • Royal Garden Blues | Traditional
  • Satin Doll | Duke Ellington
  • Seasons of Love | RENT The Musical
  • Selections from The Sound of Music | Rodgers/Hammerstein
  • Sensation Rag | Scott Joplin
  • She's Leaving Home | Lennon/McCartney
  • Somebody To Love | Queen
  • Somewhere Over The Rainbow | Harold Harold Arlen
  • St. James Infirmary | Traditional
  • Stardust | Hoagy Carmichael
  • Sweet Caroline | Neil Diamond
  • Sweet Georgia Brown | Casey
  • Take Five | Dave Brubeck
  • Take The A Train | Duke Ellington
  • The Entertainer | Scott Joplin
  • The Prayer | Celine Dion
  • There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | The Smiths
  • Tin Roof Blues | Traditional
  • Trumpet Tune | Purcell
  • Trumpet Voluntary | Boyce
  • Trumpet Voluntary | Clarke
  • Trumpet Voluntary | Stanley
  • Up Up and Away | Webb
  • Viva La Vida | Coldplay
  • Wedding March | Mendelssohn
  • West Side Story Suite | Leonard Bernstein
  • What A Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong
  • What Is This Thing Called Love? | Cole Porter
  • When I'm 64 | Lennon/McCartney
  • When I'm Sixty-Four | Lennon/McCartney
  • When The Saints Go Marching In | Traditional
  • Where Sheep May Safely Graze | Bach
  • With a Little Help from My Friends | Lennon/McCartney
  • Yesterday | Lennon/McCartney
  • You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | Stevie Wonder
  • You Belong With Me | Taylor Swift
  • You Never Give Me Your Money | Lennon/McCartney
  • You Raise Me Up | Lovland/Graham
  • You Shook Me All Night Long | AC/DC

Booked Events 

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Upcoming Events

April 16, 2024 • Community Event
Tue • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM • Concord, NH
June 1, 2024 • Wedding Ceremony
Sat • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM • Danvers, MA
June 7, 2024 • Wedding Ceremony
Fri • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM • Ipswich, MA
June 8, 2024 • Wedding Ceremony
Sat • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM • Newburyport, MA
June 15, 2024 • Wedding Ceremony
Sat • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM • Providence, RI
June 15, 2024 • Wedding Cocktail Hour
Sat • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM • Thornton, NH
July 27, 2024 • Wedding Ceremony
Sat • 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM • East Bridgewater, MA
August 9, 2024 • Wedding Ceremony
Fri • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM • Bristol, RI
August 17, 2024 • Wedding Ceremony
Sat • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Westerly, RI
September 14, 2024 • Wedding
Sat • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM • Providence, RI
October 12, 2024 • Wedding Ceremony
Sat • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Rye, NH
October 13, 2024 • Wedding Ceremony
Sun • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM • Portland, CT

Past Events

October 21, 2023 • Wedding Ceremony
Sat • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Walpole, MA
October 21, 2023 • Wedding
Sat • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM • Rehoboth, MA

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