Plan Your Event
Ready to plan music for your event? You've come to the right place. We think you'll find the process is quicker and easier than expected!
You have two main decisions to make, but you don't need to make them right away... just keep them in mind as you review our info:
We'll take care of everything else! We'll get you started here with some helpful information and then we'll continue to work with you over the phone and through email until you are satisfied with your decisions. We'll help as much as you'd like.
After reviewing the info on this page, the next step is to visit our Contact page. Tell us about yourself and your event... the more we know the better we'll be able to offer helpful suggestions. Put our 25+ years of experience to work for you and Let Our Music Tell Your Story.
You have two main decisions to make, but you don't need to make them right away... just keep them in mind as you review our info:
- Which ensemble?
- What music will they play?
We'll take care of everything else! We'll get you started here with some helpful information and then we'll continue to work with you over the phone and through email until you are satisfied with your decisions. We'll help as much as you'd like.
After reviewing the info on this page, the next step is to visit our Contact page. Tell us about yourself and your event... the more we know the better we'll be able to offer helpful suggestions. Put our 25+ years of experience to work for you and Let Our Music Tell Your Story.
Musicians & Ensembles
The Brass String Chamber Ensemble is a consortium of many of the finest musicians in Chicagoland who have performed with:
The Chicago Symphony / Lyric Opera Orchestra / Grant Park Symphony / Elgin Symphony / Rockford Symphony / Northwest Indiana Symphony / New Philharmonic / Milwaukee Symphony / Music of the Baroque / Chicago Jazz Philharmonic / Ravinia Festival Orchestra / many others
The Chicago Symphony / Lyric Opera Orchestra / Grant Park Symphony / Elgin Symphony / Rockford Symphony / Northwest Indiana Symphony / New Philharmonic / Milwaukee Symphony / Music of the Baroque / Chicago Jazz Philharmonic / Ravinia Festival Orchestra / many others
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Which ensemble?
As our name implies, we specialize in brass and/or string ensembles, however we also offer a Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra (which includes woodwinds and percussion). There are many wonderful combinations available - here are some of our most popular: Brass + Strings
Strings Only
Orchestra
Note that when there are less than 4 musicians we strongly encourage that you include a keyboard (organ or piano) to complete the ensemble. |
Here are some things to keep in mind when selecting your ensemble (grouped by type of event).
Wedding Ceremony We recommend our signature ensemble: a String Quartet with 1 or 2 Trumpets. This combination of instruments is perfect for all parts of your ceremony from prelude to processional to recessional and everything in between. A Brass Quintet is a wonderful ensemble if your wedding is in a large venue and your wedding style is grand and majestic. It's also perfect for outdoor weddings. A String Quartet by itself is great for small venues or if your wedding style is more subtle and intimate. Larger and smaller combinations are available... let us help you select the best ensemble for your wedding. For church weddings - we can work with your organist/pianist and/or vocalist, or we can provide one for you. If there is no keyboard then we suggest a minimum of 4 musicians. If you will be using an organist/pianist then you can select any size ensemble. Wedding Reception If you are looking for beautiful music during your cocktail hour and/or dinner then a String Quartet is the perfect choice. Our String Quartet plays classical music (Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Debussy, + many others) and we also play Jazz, Pop, Rock, Hollywood, Bollywood and Broadway selections that we know your guests will love. You can add a trumpet or piano or string bass or drum set to the String Quartet for even more variety. |
The size of the ensemble may be influenced by your music budget or your venue size so the more info you can share with us the better recommendation we will be able to make.
Music LibraryWhat Music Will They Play?
If you are planning a wedding ceremony here are two documents for you to download and use as a guide as you plan your ceremony music. One is blank for your notes, and the other has a few of our comments and suggestions.
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Our Music Library contains well over 1500 titles. Here are some of the most popular selections for String Quartet, String Quartet with Trumpet(s) and Brass Quintet. Use the search box to find a specific title, and if you don't see it here please contact us. If we do not have your request in our library we will write an arrangement for you.
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STRING QUARTET (purple = recently added to this list)
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Classical (includes Baroque, Romantic, etc.)
Air from Suite No. 2 (Bach) Air from Water Music (Handel) Alleluia from "Exsultate Jubilate" (Mozart) Arioso (Bach) Badinerie from Suite No. 2 (Bach) Brandenburg No. 3 (Bach) Bridal Chorus (Wagner) Canon in D (Pachelbel) Clair de Lune (Debussy) Concerto for Two Trumpets (Vivaldi) Concerto Grosso in d minor (Vivaldi) Crown Imperial (Walton) Divertimenti (Mozart) Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy) The Four Seasons (Vivaldi) Hornpipe (Handel) Humoresque No 7 (Dvorak) Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach) La Grace (Telemann) La Rejouissance (Handel) Nimrod from "Enigma Variations" (Elgar) Ode to Joy / Joyful, Joyful (Beethoven) Prelude to Te Deum (Charpentier) Prelude from "The Virtuous Wife" (Purcell) Promenade (Moussorgsky) Rondeau (Mouret) Royal Fireworks Music (Handel) Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) Sonata for Trumpet (Telemann) String Quartet Collection (Mozart) Symphony No. 1 (Boyce) - played at the 2018 Royal Wedding Theme from Scheherezade (Rimsky-Korsakov) Trumpet Voluntary / Prince of Denmark's March (Clarke) Wedding March (Mendelssohn) and many more... Opera Favorites Aria / Largo from "Xerses" (Handel) Brindisi from "La Traviata" (Verdi) Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from "Solomon" (Handel) Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana" (Mascagni) Flower Duet from "Lakme" (Delibes) March from "Marriage of Figaro" (Mozart) Meditation from “Thais” (Massenet) Nessum Dorma from "Turandot" (Puccini) Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor" (Borodin) Selections from “Carmen” (Bizet) Un Bel Di from "Madama Butterfly" (Puccini) and many more... Sacred Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) Ave Maria (Schubert) Be Thou My Vision (Irish traditional) Blest Are Those (Haugen) Celtic Alleluia (O'Carroll and Walker) Covenant Hymn (Cooney) Every Morning in Your Eyes (Cooney) The Gift of Love (Hopson) Hail Mary, Full of Grace Here I Am Lord (Schutte) How Beautiful (Paris) In Christ Alone (Getty and Townsend) I Have Loved You (Joncas) I Will Be There (Chapman) I Will Praise Your Name (Haas) The Lord’s Prayer (Malotte) Mass of Creation and other versions of the Mass The Messiah (Handel) On Eagle's Wings (Joncas) One Bread, One Body (Foley) Panis Angelicus (Franck) Simple Gifts (traditional) This is the Day (numerous composers) Hundreds of Hymns (traditional and contemporary) and many more... |
Jazz Standards / Classics
As Time Goes By (Hupfeld) Begin the Beguine (Porter) Blue Tango (Anderson) Embraceable You (Gershwin) Fly Me to the Moon (Howard) It Had To Be You (Jones) It’s Only a Paper Moon (Arlen) La Vie En Rose (Piaf) Night and Day (Porter) Say a Little Prayer (Bacharach) Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwin) Summertime (Gershwin) The Man I Love (Gershwin) When I Fall in Love (Young) What a Wonderful World (Weiss/Thiele) and many more... Stage & Screen All I Ask of You from “Phantom of the Opera” (Webber) Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Eric Idle) Ashokan Farewell from Ken Burns' "The Civil War" (Ungar) As Time Goes By from “Casablanca” (Hupfeld) Can You Feel the Love Tonight from “Lion King” (Elton John) City of Stars from "La La Land" (Hurwitz) Edelweiss from “Sound of Music” (Rodgers) Feather Theme from “Forest Gump” (Silvestri) Fireworks from "Harry Potter OofP" (Hooper) For the Love of a Princess from "Braveheart" (Horner) Gabriel’s Oboe from “The Mission” (Morricone) Harry Potter Medley (Williams) How Far I'll Go from "Moana" (Miranda) I'll Be There For You - theme from "Friends" (Rembrandts) In Dreams from "Lord of the Rings" (Shore) John Dunbar Theme from "Dances With Wolves" (Barry) Jurassic Park (John Williams) Love Theme from “Somewhere in Time” (Rachmaninoff) “The King and I” Highlights (Rodgers) My Favorite Things from “The Sound of Music” (Rodgers) Now I See The Light from "Tangled" (Menken) One Day More from “Les Miserables” (Schönberg) Over the Rainbow from “Wizard of Oz” (Arlen) Por Una Cabeza from “Scent of a Woman” (Gardel) Portuguese Love Theme from "Love Actually" (Armstrong) Selections from “West Side Story” (Bernstein) Simpson's Theme (Elfman) So This is Love from “Cinderella” (Hoffman) Somewhere in Time (Barry) Sound of Music Medley (Rodgers) Storybook Love from “Princess Bride” (Knopfler) Sunrise, Sunset from “Fiddler on the Roof” (Bock) Tale As Old As Time from "Beauty and the Beast" Theme from "Up" (Giacchino) Tonight from "West Side Story" (Bernstein) Whole New World from "Aladdin" (Menken) You'll Be In My Heart from "Tarzan" (Collins) You've Got a Friend in Me from "Toy Story" (Newman) and many more... Bollywood Aye Ho Meri Zindagi Me Chura Liya Dheere Dheere (Paheli) Ghar Aaya Sonja Haule Haule Humko Humise Churalo Jai Ho from “Slumdog Millionaire” Kabootar Ja Ja Ja Kal Ho Na Ho Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Mere Rang Mein Pehli Nazar Mein Sachi Sachi Suraj Hua Maddham Tere Liye Teri Hone Laga Hoon Teri Meri Prem Kahani Teri Ore Tujhe Deka To Tujhme Mein Rab Dikhta Hai Tum Hi Ho Video Games Final Fantasy - Ru'Lude Gardens XI - Terra's Theme VI - Victory Fanfare VI |
Pop/Rock
A Thousand Years (Peri) Accidentally in Love (Counting Crows) Africa (Toto) All My Love (Page & Plant) All My Loving (Lennon & McCartney) All You Need is Love (Lennon & McCartney) Another One Bites the Dust (Queen) Ants Marching (Dave Matthews) Bad Romance (Lady Gaga) Beautiful Day (U2) Best Day of My Life (American Authors) Bittersweet Symphony (Verve) Black Widow (Izalea) Bless the Broken Road (Rascal Flatts) Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis) Can't Stop the Feeling! (Justin Timberlake) Come Sail Away (Dennis DeYoung) Die a Happy Man (Thomas Rhett) Don't Stop Believing (Perry) Don't Stop Me Now (Freddie Mercury) Everything I Do I Do It For You (Bryan Adams) Feel It Still (Portugal the Man) Fields of Gold (Sting) God Only Knows (Brian Wilson/Beach Boys) A Groovy Kind of Love (Wine) Hallelujah (Cohen) Happy (Pharrell Williams) Happy Together (Turtles) Halo (Beyoncé) Haste to the Wedding (style of the Corrs) Havana (Cabello) Here Comes the Sun (Harrison) Here, There and Everywhere (Lennon & McCartney) Hey Jude (Lennon & McCartney) Home (Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros) Hotel California (Eagles) I Choose You (Bareilles) I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing (Aerosmith) I Finally Found Someone (Streisand, Hamlisch...) I’m Yours (Mraz) In My Life (Lennon and McCartney) I Want To Hold Your Hand (Lennon and McCartney) I Want to Know What Love Is (Foreigner) Just a Kiss (Lady Antebellum) Just Dance (Lady Gaga) Let It Be (Lennon and McCartney) Maybe I’m Amazed (McCartney) My Love (McCartney) Nights in White Satin (Hayward) Norwegian Wood (Lennon & McCartney) Only Time (Enya) Open Arms (Perry) Orinco Flow / Sail Away (Enya) Perfect (Sheeran) Poker Face (Lady Gaga) The Prayer (Foster / Sager) Rolling in the Deep (Adele) Rather Be (Clean Bandit) River Flows in You (Yiruma) Sara Smile (Hall & Oates) Secrets (OneRepublic) September (Earth, Wind & Fire) Shape of You (Ed Sheeran) Shut Up and Dance (Walk the Moon) Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours (Stevie Wonder) Smooth Criminal (Jackson) Somebody to Love (Mercury) Something (Harrison) Something in the Way She Moves (James Taylor) Sonderho Bridal Trilogy Pt 2 (traditional) Stand By Me (Ben King) Stairway to Heaven (Page & Plant) Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns n Roses) Tenerife Sea (Sheeran) Thinking Out Loud (Sheeran) This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) (Cole) Turning Page (O’Neal) Viva la Vida (Coldplay) The Way You Look Tonight (Kern) What a Wonderful World (Weiss, Thiele) When I Fall In Love (Heyman/Young) When I’m 64 (Lennon & McCartney) When You Say Nothing At All (Schlitz) Wild Child (Enya) Wonderful Tonight (Clapton) You Are The Best Thing (Ray LaMontagne) You Raise Me Up (Lovland) You’re the Inspiration (Foster) Your Song (Elton John) and many more... |
STRING QUARTET with 1 or 2 TRUMPETS
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Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
Balletti a 6 (Biber) Bist Du Bir Mir (Bach) Bridal Chorus (Wagner) Concert in D (Torelli) Concerto for Two Trumpets (Vivaldi) Concerto No 11 (Molter) Crown Imperial (Walton) Entree (Purcell) Gloria in Excelsis (Vivaldi) Great C Major (Schubert) The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (Marcello) Heroic Music Suite (Telemann) Contemporary Arrangements for Trumpet and Strings... A Thousand Years (Peri) Begin the Beguine (Porter) Best Day of My Life (American Authors) Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis) Edelweiss from “Sound of Music” (Rodgers) Embraceable You (Gershwin) Fields of Gold (Sting) Fly Me to the Moon (Howard) Gabriel’s Oboe from “The Mission” (Morricone) |
Hornpipe (Handel)
Intrada (Vejvanovsky) Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach) La Grace (Telemann) La Rejouissance (Handel) Ode to Joy / Joyful, Joyful (Beethoven) Prayer of St Gregory (Hovhaness) Prelude to Te Deum (Charpentier) Promenade (Moussorgsky) Rhosymedre (Vaughn-Williams) Rondeau (Mouret) Royal Fireworks Music (Handel) Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) A Groovy Kind of Love (Wine) Hallelujah (Cohen) Happy Together (Turtles) Havana (Cabello) It Had To Be You (Jones) It’s Only a Paper Moon (Arlen) Let It Be (Lennon and McCartney) The Man I Love (Gershwin) Night and Day (Porter) |
Sinfonia con Tromba (Purcell)
Sonata a 6 (Lazzari) Sonata in D (Telemann) Suite in D (Handel) Trumpet Concerto - Andante (Haydn) The Trumpet Shall Sounds from Messiah (Handel) Trumpet Tune (Purcell) Trumpet Voluntary (Boyce) Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) Trumpet Voluntary (Stanley) Wedding March (Mendelssohn) and many more... Over the Rainbow from “Wizard of Oz” (Arlen) Say a Little Prayer (Bacharach) Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwin) Stand By Me (King) Summertime (Gershwin) When I Fall in Love (Young) What a Wonderful World (Weiss/Thiele) When I'm Sixty-Four (Lennon & McCartney) You Are The Best Thing (LaMontagne) and many more... |
BRASS QUINTET
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Air (Bach)
Air from Water Music (Handel) Alleluia Exsultate Jubilate (Mozart) Ave Maria (Schubert) Bist Du Bir Mir (Bach) Bridal Chorus (Wagner) Canon in D (Pachelbel) Canzon Duodecimi Toni (Gabrieli) – with organ Canzona per Sonare No. 1-4 (Gabrieli) Concerto for Two Trumpets (Vivaldi) Contrapunctus 1 (Bach) Deus in Adjutorium (Monteverdi) Galliarda Battaglia (Scheidt) Grand Choer Dialogue (Gigout) – with organ Grand March from Aida (Verdi) |
Hallelujah Chorus (Handel)
Hornpipe (Handel) Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) Jubilate Deo (Aichinger) Jupiter Chorale (Holst) La Grace (Telemann) La Rejouissance (Handel) Largo from Xerses (Handel) Music for Brass Instruments (Dahl) My Spirit Be Joyful (Bach) Ode to Joy (Beethoven) Prelude to Te Deum (Charpentier) Prelude to Te Deum (Charpentier) Promenade (Moussorgsky) Rigaudon (Campra) |
Rondeau (Mouret)
Royal Fireworks Music (Handel) Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) Simple Gifts (Shaker Hymn) Solemn Entry (R. Strauss) – with organ Sonata from Die Bankelsangerlieder (Anonymous) Toccata (Martini) Trumpet Tune (Purcell) Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) Trumpet Voluntary (Stanley) Two Pieces (Holborne) Virga Jesse (Bruckner) Voluntary on Old 100th (Purcell) Wedding March (Mendelssohn) and many more... |
Venues
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The Brass String Chamber Ensemble performs throughout Chicago and the suburbs as well as neighboring states and in all types of venues:
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Here's a partial list of the venues where we have played. (It's 2 pages... scroll down.)
If your venue is not already on this list we'd love to add it! |
Events
The Brass String Chamber Ensemble provides beautiful music for many special events including:
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The Brass String Chamber Ensemble (BSCE) plays beautiful live music for your wedding (ceremony, cocktails, reception), church service, graduation, holiday party, corporate event or other special event. Musicians include (but are not limited to): String Quartet, String Trio, Brass Quintet, Brass Quartet, Violin, Trumpet, Viola, Cello, Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Organ, Piano and Vocal. We perform throughout the Chicago area including (but not limited to): Aurora, Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook, Burr Ridge, Downers Grove, Geneva, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, Homer Glen, Joliet, La Grange, Lemont, Lisle, Lockport, Lombard, Medinah, Montgomery, Naperville, New Lenox, North Aurora, Oak Brook, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Orland Park, Oswego, Plainfield, Romeoville, Shorewood, St. Charles, Tinley Park, Warrenville, Wayne, Western Springs, Westmont, Wheaton, Willow Springs, Willowbrook, Winfield, Woodridge and more.
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