The SweetBeats
Westerly String Quartet & Ensemble
Bring live strings to your Westerly wedding with classical favorites, pop arrangements, and musicians from two of Boston’s conservatories.
Welcome Your Guests With Live Strings
Our Westerly String Quartet brings The SweetBeats String Ensemble to weddings and events in Westerly, Rhode Island. Our musicians come from the New England Conservatory and the Boston Conservatory, with a repertoire that reaches from baroque and classical music to jazz, rock, and pop arrangements.
We offer solo violin, a violin-and-cello duo, a trio of two violins and cello, and a quartet of two violins, viola, and cello. Based in Boston, we travel throughout Rhode Island and the rest of New England, as well as New York. We can talk through which line-up makes sense for your Westerly celebration.
Give Each Entrance a Clear Cue
A wedding processional rarely follows the exact timing of a recording. Before your Westerly ceremony, think through who is entering, where they will begin walking, and who will signal that everyone is ready. Sharing those details helps us plan the musical transitions with you.
A longer aisle in a church and a shorter walk across a garden call for different pacing. Separate selections for the wedding party and the bride’s entrance can mark those moments clearly, while one shared piece can keep the procession connected. A recessional with a brighter character gives the celebration a joyful change of pace.
Strings’ Packages for Ceremony and Cocktail
Westerly 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
Let the Instruments Shape the Sound
If you love a particular song, consider what you most want to hear in it: the melody, the rhythm, or the rich supporting harmonies. Solo violin puts the tune in the spotlight. A duo adds the depth of cello, while a trio or quartet provides more room for layered parts.
Our repertoire includes baroque, classical, jazz, rock, and pop arrangements, and our musicians can learn most songs on request. Tell us which selections matter to you early in the planning process so we can discuss how they could work for your chosen line-up.
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.
Keep Celebrating With The SweetBeats Band
You can book The SweetBeats String Ensemble together with The SweetBeats Band for your reception. Ask us about combining ceremony strings and reception music for your Westerly wedding.
From Watch Hill to Downtown Westerly
Westerly offers several distinct settings for a wedding: the coastal atmosphere of Watch Hill, beachside celebrations near Misquamicut, and churches and historic buildings around downtown. These are different surroundings, but each gives live strings a natural place, whether the ceremony feels formal or relaxed.
In a church or indoor room, sustained string notes can give an entrance a lovely sense of occasion. For a garden or seaside setting, a violin melody brings a clear musical focus as guests gather. The choice of music can reflect the setting without making the whole ceremony feel formal.
Yes. We are based in Boston and travel to Westerly, including Watch Hill, as part of our work throughout Rhode Island, New England, and New York.
Outdoor ceremonies need a shaded, covered playing spot and a backup plan. Around Westerly’s coast, direct sun, rain, damp air, and cold all need consideration because string instruments are sensitive to those conditions.
We offer solo violin, a duo of violin and cello, a trio of two violins and cello, and a quartet of two violins, viola, and cello. Share your ceremony setting and the sound you have in mind so we can discuss the options.
Yes, strings can continue into cocktail hour after the ceremony. Let us know whether cocktails will be in the same place or a different area so we can discuss the transition and playing location.
Yes. We play pop arrangements alongside classical, baroque, jazz, and rock selections, and our musicians can learn most songs on request. Send us your ideas early so we can discuss the arrangement for your ensemble.
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