Central Ohio Wedding String Ensembles is a group of professional musicians in Columbus, Ohio. This talented group of instrumentalists provide couples with an extensive repertoire of classical and modern music, providing a cheerful, soothing backdrop for you and your guests. We are a network of professional musicians that provide string quartet, trio or duo ensemble performances in the Columbus and surrounding regions. From classical and jazz to tango and pop music, these talented, passionate and experienced musicians can accommodate a variety of musical styles. We offer musical services for a variety of budgets and a simple booking experience for your event.
6 reviews
Gayle L.
December 25, 2025Very enjoyable
Added the perfect touch to my holidaynnual brunch
Hired as: Cellist
Steven B.
May 18, 2025Jill, Elise, Juan and Chris were highly skilled musicians who provided the perfect musical accompaniment to my wife's 60th Birthday Party. Jill herself was very accommodating in the formulation of the program, including specific requests of pieces to be performed that evening, as well as letting me put the ensemble on the calendar way, way,way in advance of the actual event date.
Hired as: String Quartet
Jesse L.
August 13, 2024Jill and her string quartet were an absolutely wonderful addition to our wedding. Jill was a pleasure to work with and was always flexible. No detail was overlooked. Our day went flawlessly and we could not have had a better experience. We highly recommend!
Hired as: String Quartet
Carrie F.
June 26, 2021I hired the duo for an outdoor anniversary event and they were just absolutely lovely. Would hire again!
Hired as: Cellist
Jill Crist, cellist
Thank you Carrie for the kind words and letting us be a part of your lovely event. It was a pleasure and best to your whole family.
Victor T. A.
June 7, 2021Amazing musicians, friendly, prompt and knowledgeable performers. Very highly recommend!!
Hired as: String Quartet
Price range: $100+
Languages: English
Gig length: 30 - 420 minutes
Unions: AFM
Central Ohio Wedding String Ensembles offers anywhere from one to six musicians for your special day. Whether you want a duo for just your ceremony, or a cocktail hour quartet, Wedding String Ensembles will give your wedding the elegant score it deserves. Other services provided by Wedding String Ensembles include:
Receptions
Instrumentals
Ceremony
Cocktail hour
Learn new songs
Funerals
Willing to travel for a fee
Musical Interludes
Learning new Songs
Jill Wright Crist is cello professor at Otterbein University and Columbus Cello School, LLC, as well as an ensemble coach for Chamber Music Connection. Jill is also a member of the Bryden String Quartet. She has a masters and undergraduate degree in cello performance, and holds a full registration in the Suzuki Cello Method. Jill directed Suzuki Cello at Capital University and Suzuki Music Columbus. Jill is an active freelance and symphony musician, chamber music coach, and frequent guest teacher for workshops, institutes, and clinics across the nation. Jill has studied chamber music with The DaVinci String Quartet and Turtle Island String Quartet. She has toured through Japan with the Logos String Quartet in 2006 and 2007, and in 2008 and 2009 toured and soloed through Burgenland and Vienna, Austria with the Classical Music Festival. Jill performs regularly with several symphonies throughout Central Ohio and West Virginia. She holds memberships with The American String Teachers Association, The Suzuki Association of the Americas, and The American Federation of Musicians.
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If the event is to be held outdoors, a rain site or adequate shelter must be provided in the case of inclement weather, due to the fragile nature of the instruments. Musicians should be shaded due to the instruments going out of tune in direct sunlight. Musicians will not play in rain and must have shade. If the temperature is under 62 degrees, heaters and shelter must be provided so that the instruments stay in tune and fingers can move.
Musicians will need a well-lit place to perform, including chairs and adequate room to play without intruding on the guests.
Saturday
Dinner Party
12:00pm - 12:45pm
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Canal Winchester, OH
Friday
Birthday Party
7:30pm - 8:30pm
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New Albany, OH
Friday
Surprise
7:00pm - 7:30pm
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Columbus, OH
Saturday
Wedding
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sunday
Wedding
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday
Wedding
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Friday
Wedding
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Friday
Wedding
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Saturday
Wedding
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Classical, Pop and Latin. Request specific names if there is something you do not see:
Air on a G String (Bach)
All I ask of You (Webber)
All You Need is Love (Beatles)
Alleluia from "Exultate Jubilate" (Mozart)
And I Love Her (Beatles)
Arioso (Bach)
At Last (Warren)
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
Ashokan Farewell (Ungar)
At Last (Warren/Gordon)
Ave Maria (Schubert or Bach-Gounod version)
Balackbird (Beatles)
Be Thou My Vision (Traditional)
Bist du bei Mir (Bach)
Brandenburg Concertos- Selections (Bach)
Bridal Chorus (Wagner)
Beautiful Day (U2)
Carmen Ohio (Cornell)
Cavalliera Rustican Intermezzo (Mascagni)
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Chasing Cars
Concerning Hobbits (Shore)
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Quartet (Mozart)
Eleanor Rigby (Beatles)
Flower Duet from "Lakme" (Delibes)
Four Seasons-Selections (Vivaldi)
Game of Thrones (Djawadi)
Glasglow Love Theme (Armstrong)
Hallalujah (Cohen)
Have I Told you Lately (Morrison)
Halo (Beyonce)
Here Comes the Sun (Beatles)
Home (Sharpe)
Hornpipe from “Water Music” (Handel)
If With All Your Hearts (Mendelssohn)
I'm Yours (Mraz)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)
Just the Way You Are (Mars)
La Rejouissance from "Royal Fireworks" (Handel)
Largo for "Winter" (Vivaldi)
Make you Feel my Love (Adele)
Married Life from Up (Giacchino)
Marry You (Mars)
Mozart String Quartet-Selections
Meditation from “Thais” (Massenet)
My Heart Ever Faithful (Bach)
Ode to Joy (Beethoven)
On Top of the World (Imagine Dragons)
Over the Rainbow (Wizard of Oz)
Piano Man (Billy Joel)
River Flows in You (Yiruma)
Rondeau (Mouret)
Rolling in the Deep (Adele)
Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach)
Sleeping Beauty Waltz (Tchaikovsky)
Spring from “The Four Seasons” (Vivaldi)
Story Book Love (Knopfler)
Sunrise, Sunset (from "Fiddler on the Roof")
The Swan (Saint-Saens)
Te Deum (Charptentier)
Till There Was You (Wilson)
Thinking Out Loud (Sheeran)
Thousand Years (Perri)
Transatlanticism (Gibbard)
Traumeri (Schumann)
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
Trumpet Voluntary (Clark)
Viva La Vida (Berryman)
Vocalise (Rachmaninoff)
Wachet auf (Bach)
Water Music (Handel)
Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
What a Wonderful World (Weiss & Thiele)
Wonderful Tonight (Clapton)
Wouldnt It Be Nice (Wilson)
XO (Beyonce)
I am classically trained, but know how to improvise and can read anything you put in from of me.
Chair and light
String Quartet
