The Highline String Quartet is one of the most sought after musical groups for wedding ceremony music, corporate events, and parties in New York City. The group performs both classical music as well as original arrangements of popular non-classical songs by our very own in-house composer.
I hired the Highline String Quartet for my wedding over Labor Day and loved working with them! I must have listened to samples from every string quartet in the NYC area (I spent years in orchestra, so I'm picky) and these guys were my favorite. Ross was very responsive over email and I was surprised their prices were competitive.
Leading up to the big day, everything went great. I wanted to perform a song with them as accompaniment, so we scheduled a rehearsal the week before. They printed out several different arrangements of my song, worked with me to change them to my liking, and all four of them together were able to follow my lead as well as a trained piano accompanist. I'm not a professional performer, so I was initially nervous about our rehearsal, but they were so easy going that I ended up having a great time.
On the day of our wedding, they showed up early. They even risked their instruments to sit upstairs for our ceremony on the roof that we squeezed between freak rain showers! During the cocktail hour, they played fun arrangements of contemporary music, impressing everyone from my opera-going grandmother to my non-musical friends.
I am not sure when I'll ever need a string quartet again (my next voice lesson maybe ... Tuesday evening at home while drinking wine perhaps?) but these guys would be it. They also work with a much larger group so if you need to hire a big ensemble or an unusual ensemble (several cellos for example) they can make it happen. They are consummate professionals and just plain nice. And, according to several of my younger wedding guests, good looking too. So there you go! Hire these guys!
I saw Highline Chamber Ensemble play at Sleep No More over the summer, and when I found out they had a quartet available for weddings I was psyched. They are amazing! I'll always remember hearing the famous opening notes of Canon before walking down the aisle, and i'm very happy it was Highline who played them.
Highline String Quartet played the cocktail hour at our wedding. They have an extensive selection of pop songs. They brought a friendly awesome vibe and I would highly recommend them. They were prompt and professional. A+
They were fantastic! A few of my friends requested their contact info because they were THAT good.
I couldn't have asked for a better group. The music was excellent and the musicians were all very friendly and nice. The harp playing was beautiful and together with the strings it provided the perfect backdrop to such a meaningful day in our lives. The whole booking process was seamless. Ross always replied promptly to my emails and phone calls, and we felt really comfortable throughout the whole process. Hiring Highline was one of the best decisions we made for the wedding and I highly recommend them!
Highline played the ceremony music at our wedding, and I received numerous compliments from friends about how much everyone enjoyed the music. Very professional, and they sounded amazing.
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 60 - 240 minutes
Languages: Chinese, English, German, Russian
We can play both classical music as well as original arrangements of popular non-classical songs by our very own in-house composer. We are a young, sexy, energetic group of musicians.
Why We're Unique
Highline String Quartet is a project of the Highline Chamber Ensemble, a group of passionate musicians who host ticketed events in NYC at non traditional concert venues such as lofts, art galleries, and studios. We are regular performers at the Manderley Bar at Sleep No More.
CLASSICAL & POP - Like Vitamin String Quartet? We can play pop songs even better. Music is our life; your guests will love us. We're equally comfortable playing Charlie Parker and Katie Perry as we are playing Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven.
PEDIGREE - Our members have a variety of musical backgrounds, with degrees from institutions including Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Juilliard, and Manhattan School of Music, among others. Highline's vast network of musicians enables us to put together almost unlimited combinations of instrumentation; if you have a specific request – please ask and we'll work it out!
Check out the Events tab on our Highline Chamber Ensemble website to see us perform live, or like us on our Facebook page!
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