Cavatina String Quartet

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Minneapolis, MN

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Travels up to 90 miles

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Overview

Cavatina String Quartet is a professional Twin Cities-based string quartet available to perform at weddings, receptions, banquets, funerals, and other important life occasions.

We boast an expansive repertoire in a number of genres, affordable and flexible packages, and above all, a passion for music! We understand how important music can be in changing the tone and tenor of life gatherings. Whether you choose the elegance of classical, or the nostalgic delight of Broadway and pop standards, our music will add that special, elegant ambiance to make your event memorable.

For us, nothing is more rewarding than sharing the beauty, joy, and tenderness of music!


Reviews

14 reviews

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Holly M.

October 25, 2025
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Exceptional and perfect for our event

They were flexible and the music set was perfect for our event

Hired as: String Quartet


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Austin B.

January 19, 2025
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Fantastic!

It was such a perfect event! Thank you so much!

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John M.

June 6, 2024
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Best day ever

They did an excellent job

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Assata D.

August 12, 2023
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Great band.

Cavatina was hired for my vow renewal. They were wonderful and well enjoyed by our guests. I highly recommend them.

Hired as: String Quartet

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Cavatina String Quartet

Assata,
We are happy to hear it! What a great event you had, we were glad to be a part of it
Thanks again,
Jim


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Rebecca V. H.

June 18, 2023
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Guests LOVED them and we did too!

String quartet was early for set-up, did an incredible job playing throughout the ceremony and even stayed extra time during cocktail hour. Communication before the wedding was also perfect and very timely - something we didn’t find with all our vendors! Our crowd adored them and it definitely added a special touch to our day!

Hired as: String Quartet

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Cavatina String Quartet

Rebecca,
Thank you for your kind words! It was a beautiful ceremony and we especially had fun playing the cocktail hour for you and your guests.
Best wishes to you both,
Jim

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Booking information

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Upcoming booked events

July 2026

23

Thursday

Fundraiser

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Welch, MN

August 2026

22

Saturday

Wedding, Cocktail Hour & Dinner

4:00pm - 7:30pm

Past booked events

April 2026

05

Sunday

Church Services

8:00am - 12:00pm

04

Saturday

Church Service

6:30pm - 7:30pm

December 2025

24

Wednesday

Christmas Eve Services

3:00pm - 6:00pm

October 2025

23

Thursday

Nonprofit Event

6:00pm - 7:30pm

St Paul, MN

August 2025

23

Saturday

Woodbury Lakes Sounds of Summer Concert Series

1:00pm - 3:00pm

14

Thursday

Cocktail Hour Almquist Farm

6:00pm - 7:30pm

July 2025

06

Sunday

Cocktail Hour Interlachen Country Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm

May 2025

19

Monday

Wedding Ceremony

5:00pm - 6:00pm

January 2025

18

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Prescott, WI

December 2024

24

Tuesday

Christmas Eve Services

3:00pm - 5:30pm

15

Sunday

Festival Of Carols

8:00am - 12:00pm

November 2024

02

Saturday

Wedding Reception

3:30pm - 6:30pm

Avon, MN

October 2024

05

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

2:00pm - 3:00pm

June 2024

22

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 6:00pm

St Paul, MN

16

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Welch, MN

15

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

2:00pm - 2:45pm

Minneapolis, MN

08

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Minneapolis, MN

01

Saturday

Wedding Reception

3:30pm - 5:30pm

Howard Lake, MN

December 2023

17

Sunday

Festival of Carols

8:30am - 12:00pm

October 2023

14

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

5:00pm - 6:00pm

September 2023

30

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

5:00pm - 6:00pm

09

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

August 2023

19

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

11

Friday

Wedding Ceremony

3:30pm - 4:30pm

05

Saturday

Wedding Reception

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Minneapolis, MN

July 2023

22

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

9:00am - 10:00am

15

Saturday

Ceremony & Cocktail Hour

3:00pm - 5:00pm

June 2023

17

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:30pm

St Paul, MN

December 2022

18

Sunday

Festival of Carols

8:00am - 12:00pm

17

Saturday

Wedding Reception

3:30pm - 7:30pm

September 2022

17

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Danbury, WI

03

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Hudson, WI

August 2022

19

Friday

Wedding Ceremony

3:30pm - 4:30pm

06

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Chippewa Falls, WI

July 2022

30

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour

12:30pm - 2:30pm

June 2022

18

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

September 2021

25

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony & Cocktail Hour

3:30pm - 5:30pm

19

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

2:00pm - 3:00pm

18

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony & Cocktail Hour

4:00pm - 5:00pm

August 2021

08

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour

4:00pm - 6:00pm

June 2021

05

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

1:00pm - 2:00pm

December 2020

20

Sunday

Festival of Carols - Word of Peace Lutheran Church

8:30am - 12:00pm

August 2020

29

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 5:30pm

07

Friday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 5:30pm

June 2020

13

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 5:30pm

December 2019

24

Tuesday

Christmas Eve Service

10:00pm - 11:00pm

24

Tuesday

Christmas Eve Services

3:00pm - 5:30pm

15

Sunday

Festival of Carols - Word of Peace Lutheran Church

8:30am - 12:00pm

October 2019

13

Sunday

Church Service

8:30am - 10:30am

12

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony - First Baptist Church, Hudson, WI

2:30pm - 3:30pm

September 2019

28

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony - The Bachelor Farmer

5:00pm - 6:00pm

21

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony - Aster Cafe

5:30pm - 6:30pm

14

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony - St Paul College Club

5:00pm - 6:00pm

August 2019

10

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Victoria, MN

03

Saturday

Memorial Service - Word of Peace Lutheran Church

10:30am - 12:00pm

July 2019

13

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

5:30pm - 6:30pm

St Paul, MN

June 2019

29

Saturday

Ceremony & Cocktail Hour

4:00pm - 6:00pm

December 2018

24

Monday

Christmas Eve Service, Wooddale, Lutheran Church, St. Louis Park, MN

10:00pm - 11:00pm

23

Sunday

Christmas Service, Forest Hills Church, Forest Lake, MN

10:00am - 11:00am

16

Sunday

Festival Of Carols - Word of Peace Lutheran Church

8:30am - 12:00pm

November 2018

10

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

3:30pm - 6:30pm

Minneapolis, MN

04

Sunday

Church Gala Dinner

4:30pm - 6:00pm

October 2018

13

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony - Majestic Oaks Golf Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm

07

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Stillwater, MN

September 2018

22

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony - Dellwood Country Club

5:00pm - 6:00pm

15

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony - Glenwood City, WI

2:00pm - 3:30pm

01

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

2:00pm - 3:00pm

August 2018

11

Saturday

Wedding Reception

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Minneapolis, MN

June 2018

30

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony - Apple Valley

4:00pm - 5:00pm

10

Sunday

Wedding & Reception - Villa Bellezza

11:00am - 3:00pm

02

Saturday

Wedding Reception - The St. Paul Hotel

6:00pm - 10:00pm

02

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:30pm

St Paul, MN

March 2018

25

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony - Danish American Center

3:30pm - 5:00pm

February 2018

17

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony - Mystic Lake Event Center

4:30pm - 5:30pm

January 2018

06

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

2:30pm - 4:00pm

St Paul, MN

December 2017

30

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony & Cocktail Hour

4:00pm - 5:30pm

24

Sunday

Church Christmas Service

9:00pm - 10:00pm

17

Sunday

Festival Of Carols Word of Peace Lutheran Church

8:30am - 11:45am

16

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

02

Saturday

Wedding - Loring Social

5:00pm - 6:00pm

November 2017

25

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Burnsville, MN

October 2017

21

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

1:00pm - 2:00pm

15

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

13

Friday

Wedding and Dinner Hour

5:00pm - 8:00pm

07

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

September 2017

16

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Plymouth, MN

10

Sunday

Wedding and Cocktail Hour

4:00pm - 6:00pm

03

Sunday

Wedding - Minnesota Boat Club

5:30pm - 6:30pm

02

Saturday

Wedding - The Gardens of Castle Rock

12:00pm - 1:00pm

01

Friday

Wedding Ceremony

5:30pm - 6:30pm

August 2017

26

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

05

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

July 2017

29

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

3:30pm - 4:30pm

08

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

June 2017

17

Saturday

Wedding - Kilkarney Hills Golf Course

3:30pm - 4:30pm

10

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Lake City, MN

04

Sunday

Fundraiser

6:00pm - 7:00pm

03

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

May 2017

26

Friday

Wedding Ceremony

5:00pm - 6:00pm

21

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

3:00pm - 4:00pm

April 2017

30

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Minneapolis, MN

January 2017

22

Sunday

80th Birthday Party

3:00pm - 4:30pm

14

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

December 2016

30

Friday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 5:30pm

11

Sunday

Worship Service

10:00am - 11:30am

Forest Lake, MN

October 2016

23

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

16

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

3:00pm - 4:00pm

September 2016

17

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony and Social Hour

3:00pm - 5:00pm

16

Friday

Dinner Party

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Excelsior, MN

03

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony and Social Hour

3:00pm - 5:00pm

August 2016

26

Friday

Wedding Ceremony

5:30pm - 6:30pm

20

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony - Violin and Cello

5:00pm - 6:00pm

13

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

July 2016

23

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 5:00pm

03

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

3:00pm - 4:00pm

May 2016

28

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

3:00pm - 4:00pm

14

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

4:30pm - 5:30pm

April 2016

30

Saturday

Funeral

10:35am - 11:30am

Set list

Our Repertoire List

A Groovy Kind of Love - Toni Wine & Carole Bayer Sager
A Hard Day's Night - Lennon & McCartney
A Thousand Years - Christina Perry
A Time for Us - Nino Rota
A Walk In The Woods - Shao Ying LOW
A Whole New World - Alan Menkin
Across The Universe - Lennon & McCartney
Adagio - Tomaso Albinoni
Adagio Cantabile from Pathetique Sonata - Beethoven
Air (from Suite No. 3 in D) - J.S. Bach
All I Ask of You - Andrew Lloyd Webber
All I Want Is You - U2
All Of Me - John Legend
All You Need Is Love - Lennon & McCartney
Amazing Grace - Traditional
Andante (from String Quartet, Op. 29 “Rosamunde”) - Franz Schubert
Appalachia Waltz - Mark O'Connor
Aria - J.S. Bach
Arioso from Cantata 156 - J.S. Bach
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
As Time Goes By - Herman Hupfeld
Ashokan Farewell - Jay Ungar
Ave Maria - J.S. Bach
Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent
Be Thou My Vision - Old Irish Melody
Beauty and the Beast - Alan Menken
Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
Blue Moon - Richard Rogers
Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson
Brandenburg Concerto, No. 3 - J.S. Bach
Brazil - Ary Barroso
Bridal Chorus (from Lohengrin) - Richard Wagner
Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
Can't Help Falling In Love - Weiss
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - Crewe & Gaudio
Clair De Lune - Claude Debussy
Close To You (The Carpenters) - Burt Bacharach
Clocks - Coldplay
Come Back to Sorrento - De Curtis
Con te partiro - Santori/Quarantotto
Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore
Concerto Grosso Op.6, No.8 (Christmas Concerto) - Corelli
Crazy Little Thing Calles Love - Queen
Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Webber & Rice
Don't Know Why - Nora Jones
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Edelweiss - Rogers & Hammerstein
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 - W.A. Mozart
Eleanor Rigby - Lennon & McCartney
Everlong - Foo Fighters
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Michael Kamen
Falling Slowly - from the motion picture "Once"
Fascination - F. D. Marchetti
Fly Me To The Moon
For Your Eyes Only - Bill Conti
From a Distance - Julie Gold
Fugue - Johann Pachelbel
Game of Thrones Theme - Ramin Djawadi
God Bless America
God Only Knows - Brian Wilson
Gymnopedie No. 1 - Erik Satie
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Happy Together - The Turtles
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
Help! - Lennon & McCartney
Home - Edward Sharp & the Magnetic Zeros
Here Comes The Sun - Lennon & McCartney
Here There and Everywhere - Lennon & McCartney
Hoppipolla - Sigur Ross
Hornpipe from "Water Music" - Handel
I Get To Love You - Ruelle
I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Douglass Cross
I Say A Little Prayer For You - Burt Bacharach
I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
If Ever I Would Leave You - Frederick Loewe
Imagine - John Lennon
In A Little Spanish Town - Mabel Wayne
In My Life - The Beatles
Intermezzo - Mascagni
It Must Be Love - Madness
Jeanine - L. Wolfe Gilbert
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - Bach
La Rejouissance - Handel
La Vie en Rose - Louguy
Lara's Theme from Doctor Zhivago - Maurice Jarre
Larghetto from Pastoral Symphony - Handel
Largo from "Winter" - A. Vivaldi
Largo from "Xerxes" - Handel
Leibesfreud (Loves Joy) - Fritz Kreisler
Let It Be - Lennon & McCartney
Liebesleid (Loves Sorrow) - Fritz Kreisler
Love Story - Tatlor Swift
Lullaby - William Hofeldt
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) - Billy Joel
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
Marry Me - Train
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Meditation from Thais - Jules Massenet
Memory - Andrew Llyod Weber
Minuet - J.S. Bach
Moon River - Henry Mancini
My Heart Ever Faithful - Bach
My Heart Will Go On - James Horner
Nightswimming - REM
Nimrod (from Enigma Variations, Op. 36) - Edward Elgar
Norwegian Wood - Lennon & McCartney
Nocturne (from String Quartet #2 in D Major) - Borodin
O Perfect Love
Oblivion - Astor Piazzolla
Ode to Joy (from Symphony #9) - Beethoven
Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Once In A While - Bud Green
One Hand, One Heart - Leonard Bernstein
One Note Samba (Samba de uma nota só) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Only Hope - Switchfoot
Palladio - Karl Jenkins
Panis Angelicus - Cesar Franck
Pavane - Maurice Ravel
Penny Lane - Lennon & McCartney
Por Una Cabeza (Tango from "Scent of a Woman") - Carlos Gardel
Quartet No. 6 in Bb Major, K. 159 - W.A. Mozart
Rhosymedre, Prelude on a Welsh Hymn Tune - R. Vaughan Williams
River Flows In You - Yurima
Rondeau (from Sinfonies de Fanfares) - Mouret
Salut d' Amour - Edward Elgar
Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
Siboney - Dolly Morse
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Sleeping Beauty Waltz - Tchaikovsky
Something - Lennon & McCartney
Somewhere Out There - James Horner
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Harold Arlen
Song From Moulin Rouge - George Auric
Strawberry Fields Forever - Lennon & McCartney
Summertime - George Gershwin
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
The Book of Love - Peter Gabriel
The Gift Of Love - Hal Hopson
The Lord's Prayer - Albert Hay Malotte
The Lovers’ Waltz - Jay Unger Molly Mason
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
The Ludlows - James Horner
The Music Of The Night - Andrew Llyod Weber
The Prayer - Sager & Foster
The Rose - Amanda McBroom
The Star-Spangled Banner - John Stafford Smith
Traumerei - Robert Schumann
Try To Remember - Harvey Schmidt
Two of Us - Lennon & McCartney
Unchained Melody - North
Unconditionally - Katie Perri
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
Up (Married Life) Theme From The Movie Up - Michael Giacchino
Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) - Don McLean
Viva la Vida - Cold Play
Wedding Processional (from Sound of Music) - Rogers & Hammerstein
What a Wonderful World - Weiss & Thiele
When I Grow Too Old To Dream - Sigmond Romberg
Windy - Ruthann Friedman
With a Little Help from My Friends - Lennon & McCartney
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Yellow - Coldplay
Yesterday - Lennon & McCartney
You Found Me - The Fray
Your Song - Elton John

Wedding Ceremony Tunes

Air from Suite No. 3 - J.S. Bach
Air from the Water Music Suite - G. F. Handel
Amazing Grace - Traditional
Arioso from Cantata No. 156 - J.S. Bach
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod
Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin - Richard Wagner
Hornpipe from the Water Music Suite - G. F. Handel
“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” - J.S. Bach
The Lord’s Prayer - A. H. Malotte
Minuet from the Water Music Suite - G. F. Handel
Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 - Ludwig van Beethoven
Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel
Panis Angelicus - César Franck
Trumpet Tune (attributed to Henry Purcell) - Jeremiah Clarke
Trumpet Voluntary in D "The Prince of Denmark's March" - Jeremiah Clarke
Cantata No. 140 (Wachet Auf) Sinfonia - J.S. Bach
Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Felix Mendelssohn
Sinfonia "Entrance of the Queen of Sheba" from Solomon - G. F. Handel
Rondeau from Sinfonies des fanfares - Jean Joseph Mouret
Sheep May Safely Graze (Aria from Cantata No. 208) - J. S. Bach
La Réjouissance from the Music for the Royal Fireworks - G. F. Handel 2023

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