- Chicago, IL
- String Quartet
- $0 - $1200
Lydia H. said
“10/10 great experience with String Theory! Great communication throughout the planning process and they’re all so talented. They made our wedding so special! ”
Amethyst Ensemble
Andrew
Melissa
Alison
Overview
Professional musicians providing elegant and beautiful music for your wedding, cocktail hour, private party, corporate party, or special event.
Reviews
4 reviews
Lisa L.
July 25, 2022Excellent
Very professional. Thought about our event needs and adjusted accordingly.
Allison was responsive and easy to communicate with.
The playlist compiled was exactly what we were after.
Arrived on time on the day and played fantastic music.
Highly recommended.
Hired as: String Quartet
Deanna W.
July 8, 2022Played Beautifully!!!!
Amethyst Ensemble was very professional! They were on time, moved in and out quietly, and were in communication months in advance. They took my wedding to a whole new level!! Thank you so much for making it such a magical day!!
Hired as: String Quartet
Alan S.
May 29, 2021Amazing performance
We booked Amethyst Ensemble, the string quartet, for a special private event and it was an absolutely phenomenal performance.
It was a very intimate setting and the music was heavenly.
We would book them again tomorrow!
Communication with Alison was perfect down to every detail and she was very good to work with!
I highly recommend Amethyst Ensemble for any performance.
Hired as: String Quartet
Lyndsay C.
February 17, 2015Great Group!
Amethyst Ensemble performed at a recent event. They are incredibly talented! We look forward to using them again!
Hired as: String Quartet
Booking information
Price range: Contact for rates
Gig length: 45 - 120 minutes
What to expect
Clients can expect to have a friendly and professional string quartet show up early, dressed, and prepared to perform beautiful music for your event.
At a typical wedding, we will meet each client and help them choose music that is appropriate for their tastes. We specialize in traditional wedding music and classical music, but we also expertly perform other branches of music including disney, latin, jazz, ragtime, and even some popular music. We also take requests for special songs for a small fee.
About
The Amethyst Ensemble is a String Quartet specializing in performing live music at weddings, parties, ceremonies, and other special events. The artists in The Amethyst Ensemble are some of the finest musicians in the Chicago area. We have collectively performed in over 1000 special events. All musicians are professionals who have received degrees from the finest music schools in the United States. We are a friendly group of people who understand the significance of your special day, and we try to make sure all of our clients have the most beautiful and appropriate music possible. We do take requests for special songs and try to work flexibly with interested parties.
More than just a String Quartet, the Amethyst Ensemble also offers an Oboe Quartet, Flute Quartet, and even a Trumpet Quartet.
Additional booking notes
We will provide the music and can provide stands for the performance. We typically wear formal concert dress - all black, and suit and tie. However if you have a different idea we are open to discuss. Amplification is almost never necessary, as we are trained to project in almost every situation.
Outdoor weddings need to be planned carefully, with a place for musicians to perform that is out of direct sunlight, as this will damage the varnish of the highly valuable instruments.
Services offered
Past booked events
July 2022
23
Saturday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Oak Brook, IL
02
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Munster, IN
August 2021
06
Friday
Corporate Event
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Rosemont, IL
May 2021
29
Saturday
Personal Occasion
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Demotte, IN
March 2019
31
Sunday
Worship Service
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
May 2016
29
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
1:00pm - 1:45pm
•
Elgin, IL
February 2015
05
Thursday
Corporate Event
4:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Hillside, IL
Team
Jeff Padgett
Manager
Melissa Padgett
Violinist
Alison Tatum
Violinist
Sara Morrow
Viola
Andrew Bukowinski
Cellist
Set list
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Amethyst Ensemble
String Quartet Repertoire
Contents:
Wedding Ceremony p.2
Classical p.3
Opera p.4
Broadway Movies p.4
Disney p.4
Latin p.5
Dances p.5
Spirituals/Religious p.5
Jazz p.6
Pop/Rock/Folk p.6
Ragtime p.6
Christmas p.7
Holiday Jazz p.8
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Wedding Ceremony - Standard Music Selections for Weddings
Air on a G String – Orchestral Suite #3 Bach
Alleluja from “Exultate Jubilate” Mozart
“Andante”, Piano Concerto No. 21 Mozart
Aria from “Xerxes” Handel
Arioso Bach
Ave Maria Bach, Gounod
Ave Maria Schubert
Bist du bei mir Bach
Canon in D Pachelbel
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba Handel
Hornpipe in D from Water Music Handel
If with All your Hearts Mendelssohn
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Bach
Largo from Winter (4 Seasons) Vivaldi
La Rejouissance Handel
Liebestraum Schubert
Panis Angelicus Franck
Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition) Mussorgsky
Meditation from “Thais” Massenet
My Heart Ever Faithful Bach
Ode to Joy Beethoven
La Rejouissance Handel
Rondeau Mouret
Sheep may Safely Graze Bach
Suite from The Fairy Queen Purcell
Sleeping Beauty Waltz Tchaikovsky
Te Deum Charpentier
Traumerei Schumann
*Trumpet Tune Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary Clarke
Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake) Bach
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Grieg
Wedding March Mendelssohn
Wedding March (Here Comes Bride) Wagner
3
Classical Music
Bach Air on a G string from Suite #3
Bach Anna’s Minuet
Bach Arioso
Bach Badinerie
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Bach Concerto for 2 Violins
Bach Praeludium in E Major (Violin Partita 3)
Bartok Romanian Folk Dances
Beethoven Andante from Piano Sonata in Ab, Op. 26
Copland Simple Gifts
Corelli Corrente
Corelli Menuetto
Dvorak New World Theme, Largo 2 mvt
Massenet Meditation from “Thas”
Mendelssohn Quartet in D major, Mvt. 3
Mozart A Little Night Music
Mozart Ave Verum Corpus
Mozart Divertimento #1, KV. 136, presto
Mozart Divertimento #1, KV. 138, allegro
Mozart Quartet in Bb, KV. 458, Mvt. 1
Mussorgsky An Old Castle (Pics. At an Exh.)
Raff Cavatina
Rameau Gavotte
Schubert An die Musik (“To Music”)
Schubert Rosamunde – Entr’acte
Schubert Rosamunde - mvt. II, Andante
Tchaikovsky Andante Cantabile, Quartet D Major Mvt. 2
Tchaikovsky Song Without Words
Vivaldi Concerto Grosso in D Minor Op. 3, No. 11
Vivaldi Spring
Vivaldi Summer
Vivaldi Autumn
Vivaldi Winter
4
Opera
Bizet Carmen: Aragonaise
Bizet Carmen: Habanera
Bizet Carmen: Les Toreadors
Bizet L’Arlesienne: Adagietto
Handel Semele: Where'er You Walk
Offenbach Orpheus: Galop Infernal (Can-Can)
Strauss II, Johann Die Fledermaus: Adele’s laughing song
Verdi Rigoletto: La donna emobile
Wagner Faust: Soldier’s Chorus from Faust
Wagner Faust : Waltz and Chorus
Broadway Movie Music
All I Ask of You Phantom of the Opera
Chicago Chicago
I Got Rhythm Gershwin, Girl Crazy
My Heart Will Go On Titanic
Music of the Night Phantom of the Opera
One Hand, One Heart West Side Story
Palladio De Beers Diamond commercial
Schindler’s List Theme
Send in the Clowns A Little Night Music
Somewhere (There’s a Place for Us) West Side Story
‘Til There Was You Music Man
Disney
Can You Feel the Love Tonight Lion King
Circle of Life Lion King
Colors of the Wind Pocahontas
Cruella DeVil 101 Dalmations
Hakuna Matata Lion King
You’ve Got a Friend in Me Toy Story
5
Latin
Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 Villa Lobos
Calambre Piazzola
The Celebrated Czardas Monti
Moravian Dances Janacek
Spanish Dance Albeniz
Tango del Maurice Silvio Hein
Tango Por una Cabeza Gardel
Tanguedia III Piazzola
Dances
Anitra’s Dance Grieg
Hoe-Down Copland
Minuet in G Beethoven
Minuet in A Boccherini
Thunder and Lightning Polka Strauss
Religious/Spirituals
Deep River
Go Down Moses
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
6
Jazz Selections
A Day in the Life of a Fool
Blue Moon
Bye Bye Blackbird
How High the Moon
It Had to Be You
It’s Only a Paper Moon
Take Five
Pop/Rock/Folk
Irish Cradle Song Traditional
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal Roger Quilter/Tennyson
Roses of Picardy Haydn Wood
Viva la Vida Coldplay
Ragtime
The Cascades Scott Joplin
The Chrysanthemum Scott Joplin
Cleopha Scott Joplin
Country Club Scott Joplin
The Easy Winners Scott Joplin
Elite Syncopations Scott Joplin
The Entertainer Scott Joplin
The Favorite Scott Joplin
7
Christmas
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Carol of the Bells
Come All Ye Shepherds
Coventry Carol
First Noel
God Rest you Merry, Gentlemen
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Here we Come A-Caroling
Let it Snow
Listen, Lordlings, Unto Me
Lo, How a Rose
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O, Holy Night
Messiah: And the Glory of the Lord – Handel
Messiah: Hallelujah – Handel
Nutcracker: Overture
Nutcracker: March
Nutcracker: Chinese Dance
Nutcracker: Arabian Dance
Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed Flutes
Silent Night
Sleigh Ride
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
What Child is This?
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Holiday music performed with a Jazz feel
Auld Lang Syne
Coventry Carol
Deck the Halls
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Good King Wenceslas
Jingle Bells
Joy to the World
Oh Tannenbaum (Christmas Tree)
Up on the Housetop
We Three Kings
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Setup requirements
4 chairs without arms
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