The SweetBeats
Falmouth String Quartet & Ensemble
Bring live strings to your Falmouth wedding with music for the ceremony and cocktail hour, from classical favorites to pop arrangements.
Live Strings for Your Falmouth Celebration
Looking for a Falmouth String Quartet for your wedding or event? I bring The SweetBeats String Ensemble from Boston to Cape Cod, with musicians from the New England Conservatory and the Boston Conservatory. For a celebration in Falmouth, live strings offer a warm welcome before the ceremony and a joyful send-off afterward.
Our line-ups include solo violin, a violin and cello duo, a trio of two violins and cello, and a quartet of two violins, viola and cello. Whether you picture a small gathering or a fuller ensemble sound, we can talk through the options with your setting and music in mind.
A Family Favorite, Heard Anew
A wedding often brings several generations together, and your music can reflect that. You might choose a classical piece that means something to your parents, a rock song you grew up with, or a pop melody connected to your relationship. Our repertoire includes baroque, classical, jazz, rock and pop arrangements.
If a particular song belongs in your Falmouth celebration, ask me about it while we plan. The musicians can learn most songs on request. We can discuss where that song will have the most meaning, whether it welcomes guests, accompanies an entrance or celebrates your first moments after the ceremony.
Strings’ Packages for Ceremony and Cocktail
Booking Made Simple: 4 Steps to a Flawless Event
Reach out to see if your date is open.
We’ll respond quickly to confirm and answer any initial questions.
Talk directly with our team — no middlemen.
We’ll help you choose the right band and provide honest advice tailored to your event.
Once you're ready, we’ll finalize the booking with a simple contract and deposit to lock in your date.
Once booked, you’ll receive a personalized planning form.
This covers your timeline, music preferences, names, and any special requests — making sure everything is perfectly customized.
On the big day, we arrive early, fully prepared, and ready to perform.
Every song, cue, and moment is handled so you can relax and enjoy.
Village Quiet Meets Cape Cod Hospitality
Falmouth offers more than a beach setting. Its village churches, inns and private gardens give couples ways to celebrate close to the coast without making the shoreline the whole story. Around the Falmouth Village Green, the historic streetscape suggests a different mood from the working waterfront and harbor activity of Woods Hole.
Strings sit comfortably in either atmosphere. A violin and cello can bring warmth to a small indoor gathering, while a quartet adds layered harmonies to a church ceremony or an inn celebration. Baroque and classical pieces can echo a traditional setting; a pop arrangement can make that same space feel distinctly yours.
Falmouth String Ensemble Song List
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Air on G-String (Bach)
Water Music Suites (Handel)
Arioso (Bach)
Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach)
Ode to Joy (Beethoven)
“Air” from Water Music Suite (Handel)
Xerxes.Largo (Handel)
St. Anthony Chorale (Haydn)
“One Hand, One Heart” (Bernstein)
“Nocturne” from Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mendelssohn)
Wachet Auf (Bach)
“Winter” from Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
Ave Maria ( Schubert)
“Waltz” (Tchaikovsky)
“Pavane”( Faure)
Messiah. Hallelujah Chorus (Handel)
Over The Rainbow (Harburg)
You Raise Me Up (Lovland)
What a Wonderful World (Weiss)
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart)
Andante from String Quartet in A minor (Schubert)
Largo in D (Handel)
Amazing Grace (Traditional)
The Heavens Are Telling (Haydn)
Be Thou My Vision (Traditional Irish Melody)
Children’s Prayer ( Humperdinck)
Deep River ( Spiritual)
Go Tell it on the Mountain ( Spiritual)
He’s Got the Whole World ( Spiritual)
Meditation from Thais (Massenet)
My Heart Ever Faithful (Bach)
On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn)
Te Deum (Charpentier)
Bridal Chorus “Here Comes the Bride” (Wagner)
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Ave Verum Corpus ( Mozart)
Flower Duet (Delibes)
Panis Angelicus (Franck)
Ave Maria ( Bach)
I can’t stop falling in love (Presley)
All you need is Love ( McCartney)
Tenderly ( Gross)
Only You (The Platters)
Erev Shel Shoshanim (Processional)
Simon Tov and Chosen Kalle Mazel Tov (Recessional)
Od Yeshoma
“Sunrise, Sunset”
Oif’n Pripetshok
Hatikva ( The Hope)
Bashana (Traditional Jewish)
Yedid Nefesh ( Wedding Processional)
Have Nagila
Tsena Tsena
Jerusalem of Gold ( Traditional Jewish)
Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
La Rejouissance from Royal Fireworks Music (Handel)
Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Bach)
“Spring” from Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
Entrance of Queen of Sheba (Handel)
I can’t stop falling in love (Presley)
All you need is Love (McCartney)
Tenderly (Gross)
Only You (The Platters)
Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You
Yellow (Coldplay)
Palladio (Jenkins)
Rocky Top (Osborne Brothers)
“Rondeau”-Theme from Masterpiece Theatre (Mouret)
Meditation from “Thais” (Massenet)
All I Ask of You (Webber)
Ashokan Farewell (Ungar)
Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Bach)
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart)
Minuet in G (Beethoven)
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni)
Divertimenti (Mozart)
Shaker Melody “Simple Gifts” (Copland)
Ave Maria (Gounod-Bach)
Humoresque (Dvorak)
Salut d’ Amore (Elgar)
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy)
Nocturne in E flat Major (Chopin)
Finale from Sonatina in g (Dvorak)
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
Greensleeves (Traditional)
Pierre a Notre-Dame (Boellman)
Vivaldi. Concerti from L’Estro Armonico
Make the Indoor Option Part of the Plan
For an outdoor Falmouth ceremony, I encourage couples to think about the musicians' location alongside the guest seating. A water view can also mean exposure to wind and damp air. Strings need a shaded, covered spot, protected from direct sun and rain, rather than an uncovered position chosen only for the view.
Build an indoor backup into the plan from the beginning. Cape Cod's summer sun can be strong, and spring or fall celebrations can bring cool conditions even on a bright day. A tent may provide shade, but it does not necessarily protect instruments from cold or damp air, so discuss the actual setup before settling on it.
Keep Celebrating With The SweetBeats Band
You can book The SweetBeats String Ensemble together with The SweetBeats Band for your reception. Ask me about including ceremony strings and the reception band in your Falmouth wedding plans.
Yes. The SweetBeats String Ensemble is based in Boston and performs throughout Massachusetts, including Falmouth. Share your venue, date and planned performance times so we can discuss your celebration.
An outdoor ceremony needs a shaded, covered place for the musicians and a suitable backup plan. For a waterfront setting in Falmouth, consider exposure to rain, direct sun, damp air and cold before deciding where the ensemble will sit.
Our trio has two violins and cello; the quartet adds a viola. The viola brings another inner voice to the harmony, giving the quartet a fuller texture.
Yes. Strings can accompany the prelude as guests arrive, the processional, the bride's entrance and the recessional, then continue into cocktail hour. If those parts of your Falmouth wedding use different spaces, mention that when we discuss the plan.
The musicians can learn most songs on request. Send the song title and artist when you get in touch so we can discuss it for your chosen line-up.
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