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River String Duo
String Duo
String duo for weddings and events
The River String Duo are talented, professional musicians, dedicated to providing the perfect string music for your wedding or special event.
Offering a stunning combination of cello and violin, the duo take pride in captivating and entertaining their audiences, with their profound love for performance shining through each and every event they play.
Whether you desire subtle background music or lively, upbeat pop classics, River String Duo offer an extensive and diverse music repertoire which allows them to curate bespoke entertainment for your event.
Although both musicians possess elite classical training, ensuring a refined performance, their specialty lies in creating captivating musical arrangements. From modern and classical Pop and Rock, to film and TV soundtracks, Broadway hits and Jazz, there is something for everyone – and should you have a special song request, the duo are more than happy to discuss creating a unique arrangement specifically for you.
If you are looking to book professional string musicians for your wedding, corporate event or private party, you won’t be disappointed with the River String Duo! Expect an unforgettable musical experience of the highest quality!
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Classical
| COMPOSER | TITLE |
|---|---|
| A. Dvorak | Humouresque |
| A. Vivaldi | Spring |
| F. Schubert | Ständchen |
| G. Bizet | Habanera |
| G. Fauré | Sicilienne |
| R. Schumann | Melody |
| A. G. Viloldo | El Choclo |
| A. Vivaldi | Largo From Winter |
| C. Debussy | Clair De Lune |
| C. Franck | Panis Angelicus |
| C. Gounod | Ave Maria |
| C. Saint-Saëns | Danse Macabre |
| C. Saint-Saëns | The Swan |
| E. Elgar | Ave Verum |
| E. Elgar | Serenade for String Orchestra |
| E. Grieg | In the Hall Of The Mountain King (Peer Gynt) |
| F. Mendelssohn | Theme from Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’ |
| F. Mendelssohn | Wedding March |
| F. Schubert | Ave Maria |
| F. Schubert | Theme from Symphony No.5 |
| G. Holst | Jupiter From The Planets |
| G. Puccini | Nessun Dorma (Turandot) |
| G. Verdi | Libiamo From Traviata |
| G.F. Händel | Entrance Of The Queen Of Sheba |
| G.F. Händel | Largo From Xerxes |
| G.F. Händel | Royal Fireworks Music |
| G.F. Händel | Royal Fireworks Music: La Paix |
| G.F. Händel | Royal Fireworks Music: La Rejouissance |
| G.F. Händel | Royal Fireworks Music: Menuet In D |
| G.F. Händel | Royal Fireworks Music: Menuet In D Minor |
| G.F. Händel | Royal Fireworks Music: Overture |
| G.F. Händel | Water Music: Air In D |
| G.F. Händel | Water Music: Air In F |
| G.F. Händel | Water Music: Bourree In F |
| G.F. Händel | Water Music: Coro |
| G.F. Händel | Water Music: Hornpipe In D |
| G.F. Händel | Water Music: Hornpipe In F |
| G.F. Händel | Water Music: Menuet In G Minor |
| G.F. Händel | Zadok The Priest |
| H. Purcell | Rondo In D Minor (Abdelazer) |
| J. Brahms | Hungarian Dance No. 5 |
| J. Brahms | Symphony No. 1: Finale Theme |
| J. Clarke | Trumpet Tune |
| J. Clarke | Trumpet Voluntary |
| J. Massenet | Meditation From Thaïs |
| J. Offenbach | Can Can |
| J. Pachelbel | Canon in D |
| J.J. Mouret | Rondeau |
| J.S. Bach | Air from Suite in D |
| J.S. Bach | Arioso |
| J.S. Bach | Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring |
| J.S. Bach | Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Chorale |
| J.S. Bach | Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Marche |
| J.S. Bach | Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Menuet In A Minor |
| J.S. Bach | Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Menuet In D Minor |
| J.S. Bach | Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Menuet In G Minor |
| J.S. Bach | Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Menuet In G No. 1 |
| J.S. Bach | Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Menuet In G No. 2 |
| J.S. Bach | Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Musette |
| J.S. Bach | Sheep |
| J.S. Bach | Various Inventions |
| J.S. Bach | The English Suites - Various |
| J.S. Bach | The French Suites - Various |
| J.S. Bach | The Well Tempered Klavier I - Various |
| J.S. Bach | Wachet Auf |
| L. Delibes | Flower Duet |
| L. Van Beethoven | Ode To Joy |
| L. Van Beethoven | Symphony No. 7: Finale Theme |
| N. Rimsky-Korsakov | Princess of Stories (Scheherazade) |
| P.I. Tchaikovsky | Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker) |
| P.I. Tchaikovsky | Waltz (Sleeping Beauty) |
| R. Schumann | Cradle Song |
| R. Wagner | Wedding March |
| T. Albinoni | Adagio |
| T. Arne | Rule Britannia |
| W.A. Mozart | Ave Verum Corpus, K.618 |
| W.A. Mozart | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik |
| Yiruma | River Flows In You |
Modern Pop & Rock
| ARTIST | TITLE |
|---|---|
| Adele | Easy On Me |
| Alicia Keys | If I Ain’t Got You |
| American Authors | Best Day Of My Life |
| Arctic Monkeys | 505 |
| Ariana Grande | Positions |
| Ariana Grande | POV |
| Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next |
| Aviciii | Wake Me Up |
| Beyonce | Halo |
| Billie Eilish | Bad Guy |
| Billie Eilish | Ocean Eyes |
| Bruno Mars | Marry You |
| Bruno Mars | Uptown Funk |
| BTS | Epiphany |
| Calum Scott | You Are The Reason |
| Calvin Harris | We Found Love |
| Camila Cabello | Havana |
| Chris Stapleton | Tennessee Whiskey |
| Clean Bandit | Rather Be |
| Coldplay | A Sky Full Of Stars |
| Coldplay | Paradise |
| Coldplay | Viva La Vida |
| Coldplay | Yellow |
| Daft Punk | Get Lucky |
| Dan + Shay | Speechless |
| Ed Sheeran | Perfect |
| Ed Sheeran | Thinking Out Loud |
| Edwin McCain | I’ll Be |
| Eilish feat. Khalid | Lovely |
| Ellie Goulding | How Long Will I Love You |
| Harry Styles | Adore You |
| Harry Styles | Sign Of The Times |
| Israel Kamakawiwo'ole | Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
| James Arthur | Say You Won’t Let Go |
| Jessie J | Flashlight |
| John Legend | All Of Me |
| John Legend | Never A Break |
| Jonas Brothers | Sucker |
| José Gonzalez | Hearbeats |
| Justin Beiber | Holy |
| Justin Beiber feat. Quavo | Intentions |
| Justin Bieber | Anyone |
| Justin Bieber | I Don’t Care |
| Justin Timberlake | Can’t Stop The Feeling |
| Kanye West | All Of The Lights |
| Kanye West | Father Stretch My Hands Part 1 |
| Kanye West | Runaway |
| Kelly Clarkson | A Moment Like This |
| Kings of Leon | Use Somebody |
| Lady Gaga | Bad Romance |
| Lil Nas X Feat. Billy Ray Cyrus | Old Town Road |
| Lizzy McAlpine | Ceilings |
| Luke Combs | Better Together |
| Major | Why I Love You |
| Maren Morris | The Bones |
| Maroon 5 | Girls Like You |
| McFly | It’s All About You |
| Meghan Trainor | Made You Look |
| Miley Cyrus | Flowers |
| OneRepublic | Secrets |
| Owl City | Fireflies |
| Pink | What About Us |
| Post Malone & Swae Lee | Sunflower |
| Radiohead | No Surprises |
| Rema | Calm Down |
| Rihanna | Love On The Brain |
| Ruelle | I Get To Love You |
| Shane Filan | Beautiful In White |
| Shawn Mendes | If I Can’t Have You |
| Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello | Senorita |
| Take That | Rule The World |
| Taylor Swift | Love Story |
| Taylor Swift | Lover |
| Taylor Swift | Wildest Dreams |
| Walk The Moon | Shut Up And Dance |
Classical Pop & Rock
| ARTIST | TITLE |
|---|---|
| ABBA | Mamma Mia |
| Al Green | Let’s Stay Together |
| Annie Lennox | Stay By Me |
| Backstreet Boys | I Want It That Way |
| Ben E. King | Stand By Me |
| Black Sabbath | Paranoid |
| Bon Jovi | Livin' On A Prayer |
| Chris Isaac | Wicked Game |
| David Bowie | Man Who Sold The World |
| Edith Piaf | La Vie En Rose |
| Electric Light Orchestra | Mr Blue Sky |
| Elton John | Your Song |
| Elvis Presley | Can't Help Falling In Love With You |
| Enya | Orinoco Flow |
| Etta James | At Last |
| Fleetwood Mac | Songbird |
| Frank Sinatra | Fly Me To The Moon |
| Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You |
| John Lennon & Yoko Ono | Grow Old With Me |
| Johnny Cash | Ring Of Fire |
| Johnny Rivers | Baby I Need Your Lovin' |
| Journey | Don't Stop Believing |
| Leonard Cohen | Hallelujah |
| Lighthouse Family | High |
| Louis Armstrong | What A Wonderful World |
| Lumiers | Flowers In Your Hair |
| Luther Vandross | Here And Now |
| Madonna | Like A Prayer |
| Madonna | Material Girl |
| Michael Jackson | Billie Jean |
| N Sync | (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You |
| N Sync | Tearing Up My Heart |
| N Sync | This I Promise You |
| Nirvana | Smells Like Teen Spirit |
| Oasis | Wonderwall |
| Queen | Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
| Queen & Bowie | Under Pressure |
| Ronan Keating | When You Say Nothing At All |
| Seal | Kiss From A Rose |
| Shaggy | Angel |
| Sting | Every Breath You Take |
| The Beach Boys | God Only Knows |
| The Beatles | All You Need Is Love |
| The Beatles | Can't Buy Me Love |
| The Beatles | Eight Days A Week |
| The Beatles | Eleanor Rigby |
| The Beatles | Here Comes The Sun |
| The Beatles | I Want To Hold Your Hand |
| The Beatles | If I Fell |
| The Beatles | I'll Follow The Sun |
| The Beatles | I'm Happy Just To Dance With You |
| The Beatles | Let It Be |
| The Beatles | Something |
| The Beatles | Twist & Shout |
| The Beatles | When I'm Sixty-Four |
| The Beatles | Yesterday |
| The Cure | Just Like Heaven |
| The Eagles | Hotel California |
| The Police | Message In A Bottle |
| The Ramones | Blitzkreig Bop |
| The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody |
| Tom Jones | Delilah |
| U2 | Beautiful Day |
| U2 | Pride (In The Name Of Love) |
| Van Morrison | Brown Eyed Girl |
Jazz
| COMPOSER/ARTIST | TITLE |
|---|---|
| G. Gershwin | Summertime |
| Nat King Cole | L-O-V-E |
| S. Joplin | Maple Leaf Rag |
Film, TV, Musicals & Games
| COMPOSER/ARTIST | TITLE |
|---|---|
| Aerosmith | I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing |
| Arrietty | Arrietty’s Song |
| Arrival | On The Nature Of Daylight (Arrival) |
| Beauty & the Beast | Be Our Guest |
| Beauty & the Beast | Main Theme |
| Celine Dion | My Heart Will Go On |
| Christina Perri | A Thousand Years |
| Des'ree | Kissing You |
| Ellie Goulding | Love Me Like You Do |
| Encanto | We Don’t Talk About Bruno |
| Enya | May It Be |
| Final Fantasy X | To Zanarkand |
| Frozen | Frozen |
| H. Mancini | Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) |
| Howl's Moving Castle | Main Theme |
| Kiki’s Delivery Service | On A Clear Day (Kiki’s Delivery Service) |
| Kurt Farquhar | Theme From Kings and Queens |
| L. Boccherini | La Music Notturna Delle Strade Di Madrid (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) |
| La La Land | City Of Stars |
| Lady Gaga | Always Remember Us This Way |
| Lady Gage & Bradley Cooper | Shallow |
| Lion King | Can You Feel The Love Tonight |
| Lord Of The Rings | Concerning Hobbits |
| Love Actually | Glasgow Love Theme |
| Mary Poppins | Chim Chim Cher-ee |
| Moana | How Far I’ll Go |
| Monty Norman | James Bond Theme |
| Monty Python | Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life |
| Mulan | Reflections |
| Ramin Djawadi | Main Theme |
| Rihanna | Lift Me Up (Wakanda Forever) |
| Rodgers & Hammerstein | Carousel (You’ll Never Walk Alone) |
| Spirited Away | One Summer’s Day (Spirited Away) |
| The Greatest Showman | A Million Dreams |
| The Greatest Showman | Never Enough |
| The Little Mermaid | Under The Sea |
| The Sound Of Music | Medley |
| The Wizard Of Oz | Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
| Toy Story | You’ve Got A Friend In Me |
| Vic Mizzy | The Addams Family Theme |
Folk & Traditional
| COMPOSER | TITLE |
|---|---|
| Trad. | British National Anthem |
| Trad. | Danny Boy |
| Trad. | Greensleeves |
| Trad. | House of the Rising Sun |
| Trad. | Irish Jig Medley |
| Trad. | Mexican Hat Dance |
| Trad. | Scarborough Fair |
| Trad. | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot |
| Trad. | Wellerman Sea Shanty |
| Trad. | Whiskey In The Jar |
Christmas & Seasonal
| COMPOSER/ARTIST | TITLE |
|---|---|
| Adolphe Adam | O Holy Night |
| C. Wood | Angels We Have Heard On High |
| Clay Walker | Feliz Navidad |
| Edward Pola & George Wyle | It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year |
| Frank Sinatra | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town |
| George Scheck, Rod Parker & Al Greiner | Mamacita Donde Esta Santa Claus |
| Hugh Martin | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
| Irving Berlin | White Christmas |
| James Pierpoint | Jingle Bells |
| Joe Beale & Jim Boothe | Jingle Bell Rock |
| Johnny Marks | Holly Jolly Christmas |
| Johnny Marks | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer |
| Jule Styne | Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! |
| M. Leontovych | Carol of the Bells |
| Richard Smith & Felix Bernard | Winter Wonderland |
| T. Helmore | Good King Wenceslas |
| Trad. | Auld Lang Syne |
| Trad. | Coventry Carol |
| Walter Kent & Buck Ram | I’ll Be Home For Christmas |
| Walter Rollins & Steve Nelson | Frosty The Snowman |
Hymns
| COMPOSER | TITLE |
|---|---|
| E. Elgar | Land Of Hope And Glory |
| G. Holst | I Vow To Thee My Country |
| H. Parry | Jerusalem |
| Trad. | Amazing Grace |
| Trad. | Be Thou My Vision |
| Trad. | Great Is Thy Faithfulness |
| Trad. | Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven |