Hope String Quartet Amazing string quartet from Liverpool!

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The guide prices below are for events in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
String Quartet for Weddings
Ceremony only: £726
Drinks only: £726
Ceremony & drinks: £968
Drinks & meal: £968
Ceremony, drinks, meal: £1210
String Trio for Weddings
Ceremony only: £558
Drinks only: £558
Ceremony & drinks: £726
Drinks & meal: £726
Ceremony, drinks, meal: £908
String Quartet for Other Events
1 x 45 min set: £595
2 x 45 min set: £726
3 x 45 min set : £847
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About / Biography

Hope String Quartet are a versatile, dynamic, all female string ensemble based in Liverpool. Lara Simpson formed the group in 2015 whilst she was studying at Paul McCartney’s music college “The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts”. Hope String Quartet regularly perform at weddings, corporate events and private functions around the UK and overseas.


Members of Hope String Quartet also make up the string section of top UK tribute band ‘The ELO Show’ and they have also played backing strings for Britain’s Got Talent’s ‘Richard & Adam’. They have featured three times on Hollyoaks on Channel 4, they are the resident string quartet with ‘Incredible 11’ an 11 piece hip-hop orchestra based in the Baltic Triangle and they perform annually as part of Radio City’s Cash for Kids Christmas Concert.


They also frequently collaborate with bands and artists in Merseyside and beyond including; Robert Vincent, The Christians, Ian Prowse & Amsterdam, Zuzu, Circa Waves and many more.


Members of the ensemble are professional arrangers and are able to score original string parts for bands and artists, whilst also being able to arrange any song request for weddings and other events.

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Location

Based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

UPBEAT MODERN POP

Empire State of Mind - Alicia Keys

Best Day Of My Life - American Authors

Thank u, next - Ariana Grande

Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max

Wake Me Up - Avicii

Pompeii - Bastille

Love on Top - Beyonce

I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

Toxic - Britney Spears

Treasure - Bruno Mars

Marry You - Bruno Mars

Summer - Calvin Harris

Something Just Like This - Chainsmokers/Coldplay

Rather Be - Clean Bandit

Forever - Chris Brown

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Get Lucky - Daft Punk

Titanium - David Guetta / Sia

Without You - David Guetta / Usher

On Top Of The World - Imagine Dragons

All Of Me - John Legend

Baby - Justin Bieber

Despacito - Justin Bieber

All the Lovers - Kylie Minogue

Happy - Pharrell

Sunflower - Post Malone

We Found Love - Rihanna/Calvin Harris

Rude Boy - Rihanna

In My Blood - Shawn Mendes

Sia Medley - Sia

Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon

Symphony - Zara Larsson, Clean Bandit

CHILLED MODERN POP

Make You Feel My Love - Adele

Only Love - Ben Howard

Halo - Beyonce

Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Sky Full Of Stars - Coldplay

Lovers In Japan - Coldplay

The Blower’s Daughter - Damien Rice

Photograph - Ed Sheeran

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

One Day Like This - Elbow

Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding

How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding

Songbird - Eva Cassidy

Better Together - Jack Johnson

I’m Yours - Jason Mraz

I Won’t Give Up - Jason Mraz

You’ve Got The Love – Live Version - Florence and the Machine

Somewhere Only We Know - Keane

Girls Like You - Maroon 5

It’s All About You - McFly

Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus

Just Give Me A Reason - Pink

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Greatest Day - Take That

Love Story - Taylor Swift

Blank Space - Taylor Swift

Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift

Sweet Disposition - Temper Trap

Hey Soul Sister - Train

Stay - Rihanna

You Raise Me Up - Westlife

EASY LISTENING & JAZZ

Let’s Stay Together - Al Green

People - Barbara Streisand

Fly Me To The Moon - Bart Howard

Stand By Me - Ben. E King

Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin

Take Five - Dave Brubeck

Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Doris Day

When I Fall In Love - Doris Day

Satin Doll - Duke Ellington

La Vie en Rose - Edif Piaf

It Don’t Mean A Thing - Ellington

She - Elvis Costello

Can’t Help Falling in Love with You - Elvis Presley

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Misty - Errol Garner

At Last - Etta James

Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy

Foggy Day - Gershwin

Lady Be Good - Gershwin

S’wonderful - Gershwin

They Can’t Take That Away - Gershwin

Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller

It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jr

Moon River - Henry Mancini

The Girl From Ipanema - Jobim

Mack The Knife - Kurt Weill

We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong

What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Dream a Little Dream of Me - The Mama’s and the Papa’s

L.O.V.E - Nat King Cole

My Baby Just Cares for Me - Nina Simone

Summertime - Porgy & Bess

You’ve Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman

Blue Moon - Rodgers & Hart

The Entertainer - Scott Joplin

Chelsea Bridge - Strayhorn

Take the A Train - Strayhorn

Mr Sandman - The Chordettes

Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

Have I Told You Latel - Van Morrisson

Bring Me Sunshine - Willie Nelson

HIP HOP/RNB

Ms Jackson - Outkast

Gangsta’s Paradise - Coolio

Forever Young - Jay Z

Gold Digger - Kanye West

60’s POP

Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You - Andy Williams

Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin

That’s Life - Frank Sinatra

You’ll Never Walk Alone - Gerry & The Pacemakers

God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

A Day In The Life - The Beatles

A Hard Day’s Night - The Beatles

All You Need Is Love - The Beatles

And I Love Her - The Beatles

Eight Days a Week - The Beatles

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

Here There And Everywhere - The Beatles

Paperback Writer - The Beatles

When I’m Sixty Four - The Beatles

With A Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles

Yesterday - The Beatles

Happy Together - The Turtles

Green Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

70’s POP

I Do, I Do, I Do - ABBA

Life On Mars - David Bowie

September - Earth, Wind and Fire

Mr Blue Sky - ELO

Your Song - Elton John

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Always Look On The Bright Side of Life - Monty Python

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

You’re My Best Friend - Queen

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder

80’s POP

I’ve Had The Time of My Life - Bill Medley

True Colours - Cyndi Lauper

That’s What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick

Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Endless Love - Lionel Richie

It Must Be Love - Madness

Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

Don’t You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds

This Must Be The Place - Talking Heads

Just Live Heaven - The Cure

Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths

Simply The Best - Tina Turner

90’s POP

I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith

Time Of Your Life - Greenday

Kiss Me - Sixpence None the Richer

Fields of Gold - Sting

Roxanne - Sting

Runaway - The Corrs

Friday I’m In Love - The Cure

Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

You And Me - The Wannadies

Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader

ROCK

I Wanna Be Yours - Arctic Monkeys

White Wedding - Billy Idol

What’s my Age Again - Blink 182

All the Small Things - Blink 182

Take Over The World - The Courteeners

Sweet Child o’Mine - Guns n Roses

Don’t Stop Believing - Journey

Use Somebody - Kings of Leon

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Champagne Supernova - Oasis

Whatever - Oasis

Wonderwall - Oasis

The Only Exception - Paramore

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen

I Want To Break Free - Queen

Maggie May - Rod Stewart

Friday I’m In Love - The Cure

Hotel California - The Eagles

Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls

Mr Brightside - The Killers

Islands in the Sun - Weezer

FILM, TV & MUSICAL

A Whole New World - Aladdin

Upstairs Downstairs - Alexander Faris

Fairytale - Alexander Rybeck

La Valse d’Amelie - Amelie

Shallow - A Star is Born

Tale As Old As Time - Beauty and the Beast

My Heart Will Go On - Titanic

Rise Like A Phoenix - Conchita Wurst

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Danny Elfman

Simpsons – Main Theme - Danny Elfman

Somewhere, My Love (Lara’s Theme) - Doctor Zhivago

Cinema Paradiso – Love Theme - Ennio Morrecone

Sunrise Sunset - Fiddler On The Roof

Let It Go - Frozen

Pirates of the Caribbean – Main Theme - Hans Zimmer

The Maestro (from The Holiday) - Hans Zimmer

Lord of the Dance - Hardiman

Pink Panther – Main Theme - Henry Mancini

Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore

Skyfall - James Bond

Braveheart – Main Theme - James Horner

For The Love of a Princess (Braveheart) - James Horner

Ashokan Farewell - Jay Ungar

The Merry Go Round of Life - Joe Hisaishi

Across The Stars – Star Wars episode II - John Williams

Hedwig’s Theme - John Williams

Indiana Jones - John Williams

Jurassic Park - John Williams

Schindlers List - John Williams

Star Wars - John Williams

Bare Necessities - Jungle Book

Legend of Zelda Theme - Koji Kondo

Super Mario Theme - Koji Kondo

Another Day of Sun - La la Land

City of Stars - La La Land

Carrying You - Laputa: Castle in the Sky

Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Lion King

As Long As He Needs Me - Oliver!

All I Ask Of You - Phantom of the Opera

Come What May - Moulin Rouge

Godfather - Main Theme - Nino Rota

Speak Softly - Nino Rota

Food Glorious Food - Oliver!

Consider Yourself/I’d Do Anything Medley - Oliver!

Food, Glorious Food - Oliver!

When You Wish Upon a Star - Pinnochio

Colours of the Wind - Pocahontas

Game of Thrones – Main Theme - Ramin Djawadi

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Main Theme - Robert Sherman

Kissing You - Romeo & Juliette

Miss Marple Theme - Ron Goodwin

Forrest Gump – Feather Theme - Silvestri

Cantina Band - Star Wars

I See The Light - Tangled

Rewrite The Stars - The Greatest Showman

Edelweiss - The Sound of Music

Married Life - Up

Somewhere - West Side Story

I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You - Zorro

CLASSICAL

Nearer, my God to Thee - Adams

Konzert - Bach

Air from Suite in D - Bach

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - Bach

Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach

Arioso - Bach

Prelude from English Suite No. 3 - Bach

Ode To Joy - Beethoven

Menuett aus dem Septett - Beethoven

Pastoral Symphony Main Theme - Beethoven

Fur Elise - Beethoven

Habanera - Bizet

Minuett - Boccerini

Hungarian Dance No.5 - Brahms

Theme from Brahmns First Symphony - Brahms

The Prayer (TRIO) - Celine Dion

Nocturne in Eb Major - Chopin

Trumpet Tune - Clarke

Clair de Lune - Debussy

Flower Duet - Delibes

Humoresque - Dvorak

I Giorni - Einaudi

Salut d’Amour - Elgar

Cinema Paradiso - Ennio Morecone

Panis Angelicus - Franck

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen - Grieg

Waltz - Grieg

Hornpipe - Handel

Largo from Xerxes - Handel

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel

Hornpipe in F - Handel

Bourree in F - Handel

La Paix - Handel

La Rejouissance - Handel

The Maestro (from The Holiday) - Hans Zimmer

Serenade - Haydn

Evening Prayer - Humperdinck

Meditation from Thais - Massenet

Mendelssohn Wedding March - Mendelssohn

Abide With Me - Monk

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart

Divertimento in D - Mozart

Canon in D - Pachelbel

Nessun Dorma - Puccini

Overture - Purcell

Rondeau - Purcell

Time To Say Goodbye - Quarantotto, Sarton, Peterson

For The Beauty of the Earth (TRIO) - Rutter

Le Cygne - Saint-Saens

Gymnopedie No.1 - Satie

Ave Maria - Schubert

Traumerei - Schumann

Pizz Polka - Strauss

Three Little Maids from the Mikado - Sullivan

Sleeping Beauty Waltz - Tchaikovsky

Fantastia on Greensleves - Vaughan-Williams

Fireside (from Winter) - Vivaldi

Spring - Vivaldi

Here Comes The Bride - Wagner

OTHER

Theme from Z Cars - Johnny Keating & The Z-Men

Palladio - Karl Jenkins

Saman - Olafur Arnalds

Hoppopolla - Sigur Ros

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

4 chairs.
Parking for 2 cars


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

No it is an acoustic act


What information do you require about a venue?

If there is free parking


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

No

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

We played at a spectacular wedding for an actress from Emmerdale at Peckforton Castle which was featured in OK magazine which was incredible! We also played on Channel 4 Hollyoaks 3 times as the wedding string quartet in the show.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

We loved the Vitamins String Quartet. Favourite artist is Lindsay Stirling and greatest song of all time has to be Let It Be by the Beatles!


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

We have been performing at weddings for 9 years. We started gigging after the quartet was formed in Liverpool in 2013 by Lara Simpson and we collating our repertoire list which now has over 200 songs.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

We love playing at intimate wedding ceremonies - we love playing bespoke arrangements for our clients as we know these moments are always extra special for them.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

We arrive 45 mins before we start playing to set up our stands, tune etc.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes as long as there is cover if there is direct sunlight or rain.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

The client can choose any song which is not on our list. We might have it for free (sometimes we have songs which we have not added to our agency listing yet) or it might be free to buy online. If not we can purchase it for a small price online (usually around £12-£15). If it is not available online we can do a bespoke arrangement of it which is £50.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Gorgeous, captivating, beautiful and perfect for their wedding.

Recent Clients

Hope String Quartet has performed for these clients:

Liverpool Football Club

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

St George's Hall

The Metropolitan Cathedral

The Exhibition Centre

Telegraph Cruise & Travel Show

Venues

Hope String Quartet has performed at these venues:

Sefton Park Palm House

Inglewood Manor

Peckforton Castle

Tower Hill Barns

Burtonfields Hall

....these are just some of the venues. We have performed at 100's of wedding venues throughout the UK.

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