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Chicago Wedding Band String Pop – Imperial March from Star Wars – String Quartet

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The Imperial March from Star Wars string quartet, performed live by Artistrings, a modern string quartet in Chicago that specializes in pop and rock music. This is one of our favorite Star Wars string covers for our Chicago wedding band musicians, with a string quartet arrangement written by our talented violist, Benton Wedge! If you’re a fan of Star Wars and you want to make a statement walking down the aisle, consider this. We actually wrote this one for a little ring bearer who walked down the aisle in his Darth Vader mask and cape and could not have been more excited about his contribution to the big day. Love it!

Katherine Hughes, violin
Carol Kalvonjian, violin
Benton Wedge, viola & arranging
Matthew Agnew, cello

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Modern Pop Strings – Wedding Love Song – The Luckiest, for String Quartet

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Happy Day, everyone! This is our favorite Ben Folds string cover, with a string quartet arrangement and sheet music written by our talented violist, Benton Wedge! If you’re a fan of modern pop music and wedding love songs, this is an absolutely beautiful song for walking down the aisle, prelude music as your guests are being seated, or the first dance. Imagine floating down the aisle to The Luckiest for your wedding processional music. Our Chicago wedding band and Artistrings string quartet are partial to this song, as it’s a perfect wedding song and an exceptional choice for wedding music.

Grab our free list of the best songs for walking down the aisle. Whether your vision is classical elegance or fun and accessible pop, this quick-start guide has got you covered.

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String Pop – Fireflies (Owl City) – String Quartet Cover (with really cute baby owl!)

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A new one from Artistrings this week with a string quartet cover of Fireflies (Owl City), and the perfect little visitor that showed up a few nights ago during the mini snow fall. He tapped on our window so we went to see what was going on, and there he was. How cute is this little baby owl?! We’re naming him either Hootie or Keith (Moon), but that’s still up for discussion. This Fireflies string cover is a favorite with all of our Chicago wedding band couples, and it hits all of the bases: string pop, modern pop, and classical pop, with exciting string covers of popular songs.

The Artistrings acoustic pop string quartet is a traditional string quartet made up of four instrumentalists: 2 violins, viola, and cello. One track per instrument, and zero overdubs/stacks. If you love string quartet covers of popular songs, and especially if you’re interested in our custom arrangements of string quartet sheet music, please subscribe for our weekly updates!

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Katherine Hughes, violin
Carol Kalvonjian, violin
Benton Wedge, viola & arranging
Jill Kaeding, cello

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Photography: Jai Girard

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Cello Jazz – Black Orpheus (Manha De Carnaval) – Guitar Cello Duo – Perfect for Micro Weddings!

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As the weather shifts to winter here in Chicago, there’s nothing better than cello jazz for a cozy night at home or a micro wedding celebration. Black Orpheus (Manha de Carnaval) is one of those jazz standards perfect for improvisation and cellist Matthew Agnew’s rendition with guitarist Gabriel Datcu is excellent wedding cocktail hour music. Cello standards, cello jazz music, and cello jazz covers are a fresh take on bossa nova and a uniquely wonderful pairing with our Chicago wedding band.

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Gospel Choir Songs – Acapella Gospel Singers – Praise Music for Wedding Ceremonies

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Hey everyone! Meet the Sarlas Gospel Singers! These talented vocalists create exciting praise music for wedding ceremonies and celebrations. We recorded this back in February, just before that big COVID asteroid fell from the sky. The room was full of happiness and joy, as you can easily see how much these gospel vocalists absolutely love singing together. And those harmonies — OMG goosebumps all around.

If you’re daydreaming about your 2022 wedding (and it’s a perfect time to do that, BTW), start thinking about the things you can do to personalize your celebration. Imagine the impact of having a vocal ensemble like this one sing the music as you walk down the aisle (processional). Or, music as you exit the ceremony (recessional). Then, imagine what it would be like if these vocalists were randomly mixed in with your guests, and did a surprise pop up at the end of the ceremony, coming together to sing and catapult your celebration into cocktail hour. Lots of possibilities here! Goosebumps guaranteed.

Songs you’ll find in this video:

Praise Him – Joe Douglas & Spirit of Praise
Oh Happy Day – Edwin Hawkins
Power Belongs To God – Hezekiah Walker
More Than Anything – Lamar Campbell

The ensemble is led by vocalist Tim Johnson.