Category Archives: Artistrings

Chicago Rock String Quartet Plays Alive – Pearl Jam

From Matthew Agnew’s opening cello line, we know this arrangement is going to be something really special. Our Chicago pop string quartet Artistrings had a blast recording this one. From our homes, in quarantine. If rock is your thing and you’re planning a party, this is perfect cocktail hour music.

Katherine Hughes, violin

Carol Kalvonjian, violin

Benton Wedge, viola & arrangement

Matthew Agnew, cello

Chicago Rock String Quartet Plays Kashmir – Led Zeppelin

Continuing on with our Artistrings-from-home quarantine series, we decided to dive into this Led Zeppelin tune for fun. Our Chicago pop string quartet loves a challenge! As soon as we recorded it, we got three different requests from our clients to add this to their cocktail selections list. We love personalizing the wedding music for our couples. Can’t wait to play it live this weekend!

Katherine Hughes, violin

Carol Kalvonjian, violin

Benton Wedge, viola & arrangement

Matthew Agnew, cello

Chicago Rock String Quartet Plays The Man Who Sold The World – David Bowie

One of our wonderful couples asked us for this rock tune, and our Chicago string quartet just couldn’t resist! (Great idea, Michelle & Eric!) Including Michelle/Beatles for her walk down the aisle was also the best idea ever. That’s a story for another day though. Continuing on with our quarantine video series from Artistrings, here is David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World. We love it for prelude music as your guests are arriving, or for cocktail receptions. If rock string quartet tunes are your thing, stay tuned for the next several weeks. We’ve got some fun ideas coming your way!

Carol Kalvonjian – violin

Katherine Hughes, violin

Benton Wedge, viola & arrangement

Matthew Agnew – cello

Chicago Alternative Rock String Quartet Plays Tonight Tonight – The Smashing Pumpkins

So, the Artistrings Chicago string quartet has been busy recording a series of quarantine videos. It was a super challenging and very fun project to record these string quartet covers of rock and alternative tunes. We can’t wait for the day when it’s super safe to play together up close and in person again. For now, this will have to do. Here’s our tribute to The Smashing Pumpkins. Go Chicago!