Melodious Strings Quartet & Professional Ensembles

Melodious Strings is a group of professional string musicians who perform for wedding ceremonies, cocktail hours and receptions, business events, and a wide array of other types of events in the Shenandoah Valley, Richmond, Fredericksburg, Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. regions. We specialize in providing elegant and professional string quartets, trios, duets, soloists, and other types of string ensemble music for events and venues. 
Melodious Strings repeatedly satisfies clients' needs by delivering beautiful classical and contemporary music that cultivates an elegant, professional, and sophisticated atmosphere. Look through a few of our great testimonials at the bottom of this page, and feel free to check out the many other kind words and endorsements from our couples, event directors, and wedding planners on our testimonials page.

About Melodious Strings

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Do you wish for a personalized touch when it comes to your wedding's music? Do you have awesome ideas for your wedding music, but aren't sure about wedding music jargon, and how to proceed with getting all of your music organized into a formal plan? Do you have specific songs you desire that are difficult to find or even non-existent on other ensemble's repertoire lists?
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Melodious Strings Quartet & Professional Ensembles is a group of professional and experienced string musicians who perform regularily for special events all over Virginia. We are happy to guide you through every step of the way, and to get your needs met for your custom, one-of-a-kind ceremony playlist. We offer consultations whenever you wish from time of inquiry to the day of the event, and we are happy to research and brainstorm with you to create the best string ensemble playlist ever! 

With such a wide range of genres, from Classical to Oldies, to Pop and Rock, and more, creating the perfect playlist for your booked string ensemble has never been easier. Melodious Strings is also esteemed for their custom music arranging. What songs are personal to you? If they're not already on our repertoire list, we can make them happen for you!

Melodious Strings is a favorite to many venues and has met the approval of a number of preferred vendor lists at such notable venues as Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards, Upper Shirley Vineyards, Monticello, Early Mountain Vineyards, the Oatlands Historic House & Gardens, Eastwood Retreat, and Black Horse Inn. Melodious Strings has also been selected as one of Virginia Living's Top Vendors for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and just recently announced, 2024! 
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Would you like to receive a quote for your personalized string ensemble music plan for your event? Melodious Strings adores planning music with their couples, and they would be excited and thrilled to help you with your music. Contact Melodious Strings today to receive more information in a timely manner-we look forward to learning more about you and your partner, and y'all's musical tastes! 
Above image credit: Rebecca Yale Photography
Melodious Strings performed for this beautiful wedding ceremony and cocktail hour at Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards in North Garden, Virginia.
Here are a few films of weddings and events we have performed for!
Shannon's & Jono's wedding at Montalto
August 20th, 2021: We are featured in Shelby's & Scott's beautiful Clifton Inn Wedding in StyleMePretty!
Porsche Customer Appreciation Event at King Family Vineyards
Alyson & Matthew
Kristin & Kristen
William & Meredith
Wedding film: ByDesignFilms 
​​Song: "Day's End" by Kate Hummel

Kind words from our lovely couples!

"I feel extremely lucky to have found Kate to perform our wedding ceremony music. She was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. Kate was very informative and willing to help me plan out music for each part of our ceremony. She was very open to my ideas and offered her opinions which I really appreciated. Wedding planning can be so stressful and having someone like Kate to work with really helped ease my mind. She was easily my favorite vendor! We received so many compliments on the ceremony music and I could not stop singing her praises."

-Devin Gilbride, bride at Sorella Farms, in Evington, Virginia
"Katherine and her team were amazing! I had emailed them in a bit of a panic about a week or two before my wedding and they responded immediately. Booking the Melodious Strings Quartet for my wedding ceremony ended up being one of the most stress free things of my wedding. I was able to plan each piece of my ceremony, as they have a huge selection to choose from, and Katherine was very on top of things. Having them play as our guests arrived and during the processional and recessional really added something special- I would definitely recommend them!"

-Elizabeth, bride at Boathouse at Rocketts Landing in Richmond, Virginia
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"We chose Melodious Strings for our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour in Mcgaheysville, VA at The Columns at Six Penny Farm on June 4th, 2017. Kate is great to work with and makes the entire process simple. Their set list is better than any other in the area and we got so many compliments on her and Michael's violin duet performance at the ceremony and again during the cocktail hour outside on the patio. If you really want to wow your guests with amazing outdoor ceremony, you've gotta have live music and Melodious Strings is an unbeatable value. They are very experienced and very professional. I would highly recommend them to anyone getting married in the Blue Ridge Mountains."

-Craig, groom at The Columns at Six Penny Farm in Mcgaheysville, Virginia
A Melodious Strings Trio performed for Kaitlin's & Key's wedding in Penhook, Virginia. Photography by Megan Lampert Photography and featured in Elegant Wedding Magazine. 
"Professional and talented. Flawless and beautiful. 
Will call on them again."

-Frank Harvey, groom at Swannanoa Palace in Afton, Virginia
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A Melodious Strings Trio performed for Kaitlin's & Key's wedding in Penhook, Virginia. Photography by Megan Lampert Photography and featured in Elegant Wedding Magazine. ​
"Melodious Strings is a wonderful ensemble and perfect for your wedding! In fact, I had requested that they play my all time favorite song from Amelie - and even though it was originally composed for piano, they arranged that piece for violin and cello! Highly recommended!!!"

-Ashley, bride from King Family Vineyards
"Melodious Strings was great to work with from the beginning! Kate was responsive throughout the process and helped us curate the perfect set list for our ceremony and cocktail hour. The team listened to what we were looking for and perfectly executed. They even learned a new piece for us that was a special part of our day. Highly recommend!"

-Lauren Hamlett, bride at Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards

"We couldn't have been happier with the string quartet's performance at our wedding. From the start, they were incredibly responsive and displayed the utmost professionalism. Their musical talents were absolutely amazing, filling our day with beautiful melodies.
What truly set them apart was their vast repertoire of songs they could play. It was this impressive selection that initially drew us to them. When we requested a unique song, the Succession theme song, they exceeded all expectations. The quartet brought a unique and captivating ambiance to our special day, elevating it to another level. Their contribution added a touch of magic that we will always cherish and remember fondly. We couldn't have asked for a better musical experience, and we're immensely grateful for their part in making our day truly exceptional. "

-Ava Hassan, bride at Dover Hall
"The quartet with Melodious Strings performed a wonderful top-notch job for our wedding ceremony and cocktail reception. They were extremely professional in their performance and could adjust on the fly to the flow of the wedding ceremony itself. We are very pleased with their service and recommend highly."

-James Reinhold, groom at Big Spring Farm 

See even more of our great testimonials on our Testimonials Page!

    Contact us for more information and free estimates. We respond to inquiries in a timely manner.
Header Image: A video compilation of clips generously given by  @brianschornberg @h2hmedia@silverstreakweddings @emotionpicturesweddingfilms @shakinghandspro and @jenfariello of weddings and events we have performed for.