What We Do
Weddings
From intimate performances during your wedding or civil partnership ceremony to more extrovert performances later in the day, the Rose Street Quartet can provide suitable music for any aspect of a day of wedding celebrations.
For information on booking procedures and other details, please see our ‘Contact & Hire’ page.
We can offer the following services:
During a wedding or civil partnership ceremony
- Entertaining guests as they take their seats
- For the procession of the bride/couple
- During the signing of the register
- In the accompaniment of hymns
- The recession of the wedding party
During the reception and/or wedding breakfast
- We can provide a tailored programme to entertain you and your guests after the ceremony and during the wedding breakfast
- Wherever possible, we will work in advance in conjunction with your Wedding Planner to make your day seamless
- We are always delighted to perform any requests you may have during the day. See our ‘Music’ page some ideas. our-music.html
- In the event that we do not have the music of your choice, high quality arrangements of almost any song or piece can be commissioned, making our performance at your wedding even more memorable.
Corporate Events
The Rose Street Quartet can provide a unique ambience to your event through the provision of live background music. With experience of event management ourselves, we understand the importance of working sympathetically with co-ordinators and staff, and being able to quickly adapt to accommodate any circumstance.
For information on booking procedures and other details, please see our ‘Contact & Hire’ page.
We can offer the following services:
- We can provide a tailored programme to entertain you and your guests after the ceremony and during the wedding breakfast
- Wherever possible, we will work in advance in conjunction with your Wedding Planner to make your day seamless
- We are always delighted to perform any requests you may have during the day. See our ‘Music’ page some ideas.
- In the event that we do not have the music of your choice, high quality arrangements of almost any song or piece can be commissioned, making our performance at your wedding even more memorable.
Private Events
The Rose Street Quartet frequently play for private parties and events, such as Birthdays, Dinners and the like, providing a unique ambience to your event through the provision of live music. With experience of event management ourselves and a friendly attitude, we can blend seamlessly into your plans.
For information on booking procedures and other details, please see our ‘Contact & Hire’ page.
We can offer the following services:
- We are equally at home performing to 10 close friends in a living room as to 200 in a function suite.
- Our microphones and P/A mean that we can play for any size of gathering without losing our ‘acoustic’ qualities.
- We can customise our playlist to your requirements. See our ‘Music’ page for an idea of our scope.
- If you are planning a period or themed event, we are more than willing to dress appropriately.
Concerts
The Rose Street Quartet and Rose Street Ensemble frequently perform to audiences in Edinburgh and across Scotland to high acclaim. Our wide repertoire covers chamber music, string orchestra repertoire, and full orchestral works
Regular Concerts
Our annual appearances at Strathmiglo Hall in Fife and the Dower House in Edinburgh consistently sell out, our programmes of songbook classics, jazz and classical favourites proving endlessly popular. We also perform music from the quartet canon (Haydn, Borodin, Shostakovich etc.), and augment to perform larger chamber works, most recently Schubert’s Trout, Brahms first Sextet, and Shostakovich and Elgar Piano Quintets.
Session Work
Members of the Rose Street Quartet work frequently in a session/studio environment. Pete recently established Pumpkinfield, a recording studio at his home near Perth.
Other Musical Services
With their varied background in music and the arts, Liz and Pete also provide a number of independent services – please get in touch with us to discuss.
Orchestral/concert management:
Liz has a vast experience in concert management, her exoerience coming from work with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and for the Edinburgh International Festival, along with myriad other groups, not least our very own Rose Street Ensemble, whose fascinating programmes have been causing a stir in the Edinburgh music scene for nearly a decade.
Fixing:
If the Rose Street Quartet or Rose Street Ensemble is not free for your event, or you would prefer an unbranded group, Liz Ford’s prolific experience in the field of fixing means that she can put any combination of musicians together for you, from soloists to orchestras.
Music arranging/type-setting:
Pete is a professional arranger, orchestrator and music setter – his arrangements make the RSQ repertoire the unique and varied array that it is. He has recently completed work on setting score and parts for Scottish Ballet’s new commission of Alice, and has worked for the likes of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Jonathan Mills, director of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Recording services:
Pete is head engineer at Pumpkinfield recording studio at his home near Perth, and is frequently to be found producing recordings for a wide variety of artists, for whom he also arranges parts and brings in session players.
Get In Touch : Use our Booking Form
or Call Liz: +44 (0)7719 702 265 or Pete: +44 (0)7979 595 919
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