EdgeWire Music provides the highest quality live string ensemble music for all events and occasions in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. We specialize in string quartet, string trio, string duo, or string solo (violin, viola, cello) event music of all genres. Weddings, receptions, cocktail hours, parties, business/corporate events, and more!
Thank you so much, Preston, for the lovely music you and your talented trio provided this past weekend at my son's wedding!! The music simply "made" the event! You were on-time and wonderful. We received so many comments from friends and family on the string trio and the great atmosphere you lended to the ceremony! Thanks again!!
Loved it! Could not have ask for better!!!!
Price Range: $350 - $1150
Gig Length: 60 - 240 minutes
Languages: English
Proven, Professional Musicians:
Every member (4 total) of EdgeWire Music is a professional, tenured musician in the prestigious South Carolina Philharmonic and Greenville Symphony, and holds a degree in music performance.
We have played hundreds of weddings, concerts, projects and recitals together. The keyword is together: we’ve developed a sound that you and your guests will appreciate. Classically trained? Yes. Can we rock out? Absolutely.
Cutting-Edge Gear:
EdgeWire is one of the first ensembles to use iPads for sheet music. Windy weddings aren’t a problem for us – the pages on our iPads won’t fly away.
Commitment:
Music is our love and passion. We want to be at your wedding. We want to be playing for you. Your calls, texts, emails, Morse code messages (hey, we’ll give it a shot) will always be answered promptly.
A few artists that EdgeWire Music musicians have collaborated with:
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (2015, 2016)
Josh Groban (2016)
Sarah McLachlan (2016)
Al Jarreau (2016)
Bela Fleck ((phone number hidden)7)
Yo-Yo Ma (2015)
Sybarite 5 (2015)
Emerson Quartet (2014)
Joshua Bell (2014)
Angie Aparo (2014)
***Choosing Your Ensemble (We understand if you want them all)***
String Solo: 1 musician.
String Duo: 2 musicians.
String Trio (Recommended Ensemble & Most Popular): 3 musicians.
String Quartet: 4 musicians.
***Why do we recommend a String Trio? ***
A String Trio offers an elegant balance of sound. It provides all registers of pitch – high, middle, and low. Additionally, it is a cost-considerate choice. We find that a string trio provides the appropriate sound for all size weddings, though a quartet may be an appropriate choice for a larger wedding.
***What does ensemble choice affect?***
Experience: Imagine going to a coffee shop or bar that often plays live music. One week there is a band playing, and the next week there is a singer-songwriter. The band (a larger ensemble) probably makes you feel chatty and a little more social. The singer-songwriter (a soloist/1 musician) likely intrigues you directly to their singing and playing as it is a more intimate environment. The same is true with string ensembles. The larger the ensemble, the more social and active your audience will be. Less musicians creates a more intimate atmosphere which may be more appropriate for smaller spaces.
Sound: A soloist will have a more direct sound, with less volume than that of a larger ensemble. An analogy: Imagine playing 1 note on a piano, then imagine playing 2 or more notes on a piano at the same time. The 2 or more note version gives you more harmony and more sound. This is analogous to a string soloist versus a string duo, string trio, or string quartet. Both, however, are beautiful options.
Price: Simply put, price is associated with the number of musicians.
Here is a snippet of our library:
CLASSICAL:
Air - J.S. Bach
Air from Water Music - Handel
Alleluja from Exultante Jubilate - Mozart
Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 - Mozart
Arioso - J.S. Bach
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - G.F. Handel
Ave Maria - F. Schubert
Ave verum corpus - W.A. Mozart
Bolero - Ravel
Bourree from Water Music - Handel
Bridal Chorus (Wedding March) - Wagner
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: I. Allegro - W.A. Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: II. Romance - W.A. Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: III. Menuetto & Trio - W.A. Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik: IV. Rondo - W.A. Mozart
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
Flower Duet - L. Delibes
Hornpipe from Water Music - Handel
Hungarian Dance No. 5 - J. Brahms
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
La Rejouissance - Handel
Largo from The Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Largo from Xerxes - G.F. Handel
Meditation from Thaïs - J. Massenet
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Chorale - J.S. Bach
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Marche - J.S. Bach
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Menuet in a minor - J.S. Bach
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Menuet in d minor - J.S. Bach
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Menuet in g minor - J.S. Bach
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Menuet in G No. 1 - J.S. Bach
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Menuet in G No. 2 - J.S. Bach
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: Musette - J.S. Bach
Ode to Joy - Beethoven
Panis Angelicus - C. Franck
Pictures at an Exhibition - Mussorgsky
Rondeau - Mouret
Royal Fireworks Music: La Paix - G.F. Handel
Royal Fireworks Music: La Rejouissance - G.F. Handel
Royal Fireworks Music: Menuet in D - G.F. Handel
Royal Fireworks Music: Menuet in d minor - G.F. Handel
Sheep May Safely Graze - J.S. Bach
Sleeping Beauty Walts - Tchaikovsky
Spring - A. Vivaldi
Summertime - Gershwin
The Entertainer - Joplin
Theme from Symphony No. 1 - J. Brahms
Traumeri - Schumann
Trumpet Tune - Clarke
Trumpet Tune - Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
Wachet Auf - J.S. Bach
Water Music: Air in D - G.F. Handel
Water Music: Air in F - G.F. Handel
Water Music: Bourree in F - G.F. Handel
Water Music: Coro - G.F. Handel
Water Music: Hornpipe in D - G.F. Handel
Water Music: Hornpipe in F - G.F. Handel
Water Music: Menuet in g minor - G.F. Handel
Wedding March - Wagner
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Winter - A. Vivaldi
NON-CLASSICAL:
1000 Years - Christina Perry
All I Ask of You - Andrew Lloyd Webber
All of Me - John Legend
All of My Love - Led Zeppelin
All You Need is Love - John Lennon
At Last - Etta James
Awake My Soul - Mumford and Sons
Baby - Justin Bieber
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Besame Mucho - Consuelo Velazquez
Best of Queen - Queen
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Blackbird - Beatles
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Boston - Augustana
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Lion King)
Cant Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Cheerleader - OMI
Cherry Wine - Hozier
Clocks - Cold Play
Daylight - Matt and Kim
Diamonds - Rihanna
Dont Stop Believing - Journey
Edelweiss
Eleanore Rigby - Beatles
Espatodea - Nando Reis
Everything - Michael Buble
Feeling Good - Muse
Fico Assim Sem Voce - Buchecha
First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
Forest Gump Theme Song
Forever Like That - Ben Rector
From this Moment On - Shania Twain
Gabriel's Oboe - from The Mission
Get Back - Beatles
Girl from Ipanema
God Game Me You - Blake Shelton
Godfather Love Theme - Rota
Golden Slumbers - The Beatles
Good Day Sunshine - Beatles
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Happy Together - The Turtles
Head Over Heals - Tears for Fears
Hedwigs Theme
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
I Can't Help Falling in Love With You - Elvis Presley
I Say a Little Prayer - Burt Barcharac
I Was Born to Love - Queen
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
La Vie en Rose
Latch - Sam Smith
Le Petit Negre - Claude Debussy
Let It Go - Idina Menzel
Let Her Go - Passenger
Libertango - Piazolla
Love of My Life - Queen
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Michelle - Beatles
Misty - Erroll Garner
Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
My Girl
M79 Songbook (Multiple Songs)
O Sole Mio
Oblivion - Piazzolla
Once in Royal Davids City
Ordinary Day - Vanessa Carlton
Pirates of the Caribbean
Por Una Cabeza (Tango) - Piazzolla
Promise - Jose Irizarry
Pure Imagination
Rondeau - Mouret
Rosa
Saigon
Simple Gifts
Singing in the Rain
Someone Like You - Adele
Someone New - Hozier
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Spandau Ballet - True
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Stand by Me - Ben King
Storybook of Love
Submarines - The Lumineers
Summertime - Gershwin
Sunrise Sunset (Fiddler on the Roof)
Sweet Child o Mine - Guns n Roses
Talking to the Moon - Bruno Mars
Tarzan
Tatuagem
The Entertainer - Joplin
The Ludlows from Legends of the Fall
The Wedding Song - Kenny G
Theme from Schindlers List - John Williams
Thinking out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Ticket to Ride - Beatles
Tik Tak Polka - Johann Strauss
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Wave
Way Back Into Love - Hugh Grant, Haley Bennet
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
West Side Story Extracts
What a Wonderful World
Wonder Wall - Oasis
World Without Love - Beatles
Yesterday - Beatles
You are the Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
| Preston Barbare | Manager/Violist |
| Sarah Land | Violinist |
| Ryan Knott | Cellist |
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