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Plum Blossom String Quartet  

The Plum Blossom String Quartet, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, adds an elegant touch to your wedding or special event.

Weddings
Weddings are our specialty. We have decades of collective experience performing music for wedding ceremonies. We work closely with you throughout the process of determining musical selection, timing, cues, logistics, etc. This ensures that there are no problems and that the music is as beautiful as your ceremony.
Cocktail Hours
Make your cocktail hour extra special by providing elegant live music. We choose music from our extensive repertoire to create the mood you want.
Special Events
Make your special event an unforgettable one. Dinner party, speaking engagement, picnic – whatever it is, we provide just the right musical atmosphere.

To listen to a sample click on one of the selections below:

Classical/Baroque
Air in D by Johann Sebastian Bach
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach
Largo, from Winter of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke
Folk/Traditional
The Ash Grove (waltz, traditional)
The Belles of Lexington (hoedown, traditional)

Repertoire
This is the Plum Blossom String Quartet's current repertoire, grouped by genre and arranged in alphabetical order of the composer's last name within each genre. Other selections by request, although an arrangement fee may be incurred.

Classical/Baroque

Johann Sebastian Bach

• Air in D
• Arioso
• Ave Maria (with Gounod)
• Bist du bei Mir
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
• My Heart Ever Faithful
• Sheep may Safely Graze
• Sinfonia from "Der Herr denket an uns"
• Wachet auf

Ludwig van Beethoven

• Ode to Joy

Marc-Antoine Charpentier

• Te Deum, Prelude and Tu Devicto

Jeremiah Clarke

• Trumpet Voluntary

César Franck

• Panis angelicus

George Frideric Handel

• Aria, from Xerxes
• Entrance of the Queen of Sheba
• Water Music Suite in F Major (entire)
• Water Music Suite in D Major (entire)

Franz Liszt

• Liebestraum

Jules Massenet

• Mediation, from Thais

Felix Mendelssohn

• If With All Your Hearts, from Elijah
• Wedding March

Jean-Joseph Mouret

• Rondeau

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Alleluja, from Exultate Jubilate
• Andante, from Piano Concerto #21
• Quartet in C, KV 157
• Quartet in G, KV 525 (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik)

Johann Pachelbel

• Canon in D

       Henry Purcell

• Suite, from the Fair Queen: Hornpipe, Air, Rondeau, Chorus
• Trumpet Tune

Franz Schubert

• Ave Maria

Robert Schumann

• Traumeri

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• Sleeping Beauty Waltz

Antonio Vivaldi

• Largo, from Winter of the Four Seasons

Richard Wagner

• Bridal Chorus

Folk/Traditional

Russ Barenberg

• Return to the Brandywine (waltz)

Pat Shaw

• Margaret's Waltz

Pete Sutherland

• North Dakota Sunrise (waltz)
• Sunday River Waltz

Luke Thomasson

• Midnight on the Water (waltz)

Traditional

• The Ash Grove (Welsh waltz)
• The Belles of Lexington (Appalachian hoedown)
• The Parson's Cap (English country dance)
• Southwind (Irish waltz)
• Utpick Waltz