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!
Cavatina was hired for my vow renewal. They were wonderful and well enjoyed by our guests. I highly recommend them.
Response from 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
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!
Response from 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
The string Quartet really provided that extra romance and class to our ceremony as well as our cocktail hour! I would 100% book them again for any wedding ceremony.
Response from Cavatina String Quartet:
Jill,
Thank you for the kind words! We all had a great time playing for you, it was a beautiful ceremony.
Best wishes to you both,
Jim
Cavatina String Quartet
Beautiful music. Rave reviews from our guests. Set the mood for the whole day.
We absolutely loved the Cavatina String Quartet. Their music was dynamic and fit our occasion beautifully. They were also very accommodating to our outdoor space. Would highly recommend!
outstanding! We received many compliments! Do not hesitate to hire them!
Response from Cavatina String Quartet:
Mary,
It was our pleasure to play for your daughter's ceremony. It's great to hear that we were well received. Thank you so much for the nice review and best wished to Amanda!
Jim
We knew right away we wanted to go with Cavatina because they were so quick with communication, competitively priced, and also had listening tracks and repertoire lists readily available on their page. Everyone loved their playing! We had them do 30 minutes before the ceremony, all of the ceremony music, and 30 minutes after. They played beautifully and were 100% self sufficient. I would highly recommend Cavatina to any couple getting married to make your ceremony extra special.
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They were on time, prepared and appreciated. Thank you!
I would have appreciated a little more time before requests for reviews. It was a very busy weekend!
I absolutely cannot thank Cavatina String Quartet for playing at our outdoor wedding ceremony despite the less than perfect conditions. It was the perfect touch, they sounded incredible, and people spoke of them in the highest regard all evening. They were extremely easy to communicate and work with, and they even learned a new song that was incredibly meaningful to my new husband and I. Please consider CSQ for your next event!
We hired Cavatina to play for a special Christmas service at our church. They showed up on time, were well prepared and willing to do whatever was needed to make for a great service.
They arrived early and were playing when we arrived at our event. They sounded beautiful and made the event so special without taking away from main event. They were easy to work with, flexible and a great value ! We would recommend them in a heartbeat and use them again!!! Thank you!
Price Range: Contact for rates
| December 15, 2024 • 8:00am - 12:00pm | Festival Of Carols |
| December 24, 2024 • 3:00pm - 5:30pm | Christmas Eve Services |
| January 18, 2025 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 14, 2025 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Cocktail Hour |
| November 02, 2024 • 3:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Reception |
| October 05, 2024 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| June 22, 2024 • 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| June 16, 2024 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| June 15, 2024 • 2:00pm - 2:45pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| June 08, 2024 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| June 01, 2024 • 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Reception |
| December 17, 2023 • 8:30am - 12:00pm | Festival of Carols |
| October 14, 2023 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| September 30, 2023 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| September 09, 2023 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 19, 2023 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 11, 2023 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 05, 2023 • 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Wedding Reception |
| July 22, 2023 • 9:00am - 10:00am | Wedding Ceremony |
| July 15, 2023 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Ceremony & Cocktail Hour |
| June 17, 2023 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| December 18, 2022 • 8:00am - 12:00pm | Festival of Carols |
| December 17, 2022 • 3:30pm - 7:30pm | Wedding Reception |
| September 17, 2022 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| September 03, 2022 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 19, 2022 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 06, 2022 • 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| July 30, 2022 • 12:30pm - 2:30pm | Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour |
| June 18, 2022 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| September 25, 2021 • 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony & Cocktail Hour |
| September 19, 2021 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| September 18, 2021 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony & Cocktail Hour |
| August 08, 2021 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour |
| June 05, 2021 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| December 20, 2020 • 8:30am - 12:00pm | Festival of Carols - Word of Peace Lutheran Church |
| August 29, 2020 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 07, 2020 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| June 13, 2020 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| December 24, 2019 • 10:00pm - 11:00pm | Christmas Eve Service |
| December 24, 2019 • 3:00pm - 5:30pm | Christmas Eve Services |
| December 15, 2019 • 8:30am - 12:00pm | Festival of Carols - Word of Peace Lutheran Church |
| October 13, 2019 • 8:30am - 10:30am | Church Service |
| October 12, 2019 • 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Wedding Ceremony - First Baptist Church, Hudson, WI |
| September 28, 2019 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony - The Bachelor Farmer |
| September 21, 2019 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Ceremony - Aster Cafe |
| September 14, 2019 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony - St Paul College Club |
| August 10, 2019 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 03, 2019 • 10:30am - 12:00pm | Memorial Service - Word of Peace Lutheran Church |
| July 13, 2019 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| June 29, 2019 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Ceremony & Cocktail Hour |
| December 24, 2018 • 10:00pm - 11:00pm | Christmas Eve Service, Wooddale, Lutheran Church, St. Louis Park, MN |
| December 23, 2018 • 10:00am - 11:00am | Christmas Service, Forest Hills Church, Forest Lake, MN |
| December 16, 2018 • 8:30am - 12:00pm | Festival Of Carols - Word of Peace Lutheran Church |
| November 10, 2018 • 3:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| November 04, 2018 • 4:30pm - 6:00pm | Church Gala Dinner |
| October 13, 2018 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony - Majestic Oaks Golf Club |
| October 07, 2018 • 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| September 22, 2018 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony - Dellwood Country Club |
| September 15, 2018 • 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Wedding Ceremony - Glenwood City, WI |
| September 01, 2018 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Wedding Ceremony - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church |
| August 11, 2018 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Reception |
| June 30, 2018 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony - Apple Valley |
| June 10, 2018 • 11:00am - 3:00pm | Wedding & Reception - Villa Bellezza |
| June 02, 2018 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Wedding Reception - The St. Paul Hotel |
| June 02, 2018 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| March 25, 2018 • 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony - Danish American Center |
| February 17, 2018 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony - Mystic Lake Event Center |
| January 06, 2018 • 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| December 30, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony & Cocktail Hour |
| December 24, 2017 • 9:00pm - 10:00pm | Church Christmas Service |
| December 17, 2017 • 8:30am - 11:45am | Festival Of Carols Word of Peace Lutheran Church |
| December 16, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| December 02, 2017 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding - Loring Social |
| November 25, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| October 21, 2017 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| October 15, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| October 13, 2017 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Wedding and Dinner Hour |
| October 07, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| September 16, 2017 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| September 10, 2017 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding and Cocktail Hour |
| September 03, 2017 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding - Minnesota Boat Club |
| September 02, 2017 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Wedding - The Gardens of Castle Rock |
| September 01, 2017 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 26, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 05, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| July 29, 2017 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| July 08, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| June 17, 2017 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Wedding - Kilkarney Hills Golf Course |
| June 10, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| June 04, 2017 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Fundraiser |
| June 03, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| May 26, 2017 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| May 21, 2017 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| April 30, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| January 22, 2017 • 3:00pm - 4:30pm | 80th Birthday Party |
| January 14, 2017 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| December 30, 2016 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| December 11, 2016 • 10:00am - 11:30am | Worship Service |
| October 23, 2016 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| October 16, 2016 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| September 17, 2016 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony and Social Hour |
| September 16, 2016 • 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Dinner Party |
| September 03, 2016 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony and Social Hour |
| August 26, 2016 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 20, 2016 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony - Violin and Cello |
| August 13, 2016 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| July 23, 2016 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| July 03, 2016 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| May 28, 2016 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| May 14, 2016 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| April 30, 2016 • 10:35am - 11:30am | Funeral |
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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