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The Bossard Quartet is a Regional Finalist in The Wedding Industry Awards
The Bossard Quartet wants a win at The Wedding Industry Awards 2025 and has been announced as a Regional Finalist in the hotly fought...
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Having live music at your wedding
Your wedding day is a magical celebration of love, a day when hearts unite, promises are made, and memories are created. It's a day that...
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Why is the Pachelbel Canon so popular at weddings? (Particularly for string quartet)
The Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel is arguably one of the most recognised and beloved pieces of music for wedding ceremonies across the UK and beyond. While some critics argue it’s overused, to the point where listeners might feel jaded, we respectfully disagree. For The Bossard Quartet, the Canon in D simply sounds like a wedding, it is the quintessential soundtrack for that momentous walk down the aisle. Originally a small, intimate piece of Baroque chamber music, t
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Elevate Your Wedding Entertainment: Introducing The TBQ Jukebox
Are you dreaming of wedding entertainment that's truly personal and unforgettable? As you plan the soundtrack to your special day, you don't just want background noise, you want a luxury string quartet that creates buzz. That’s why we’ve completely re-imagined the role of live music at weddings with the innovative TBQ Jukebox . Stop Stressing Over Your Playlist, Start Making Memories! Choosing the music for your ceremony and reception can be one of the biggest, most time-
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5 Reasons You Need To Have A String Quartet At Your Wedding
We are totally, unashamedly, completely biased, but we think everyone should have a string quartet at your wedding. It is an awesome...
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What happens to the music when brides get to the end of the aisle?
The Bossard Quartet have played at so many weddings, and yet one question that often gets asked is ‘What happens to the music when brides get to the end of the aisle?’ The moment you step onto the aisle is huge. Over the years, The Bossard Quartet has provided the soundtrack for every kind of entrance imaginable: fast, slow, emotional, happy, and yes, sometimes a little nervously shy! But through it all, one thing remains constant: the music is one detail you absolutely don
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What Does A String Quartet Need At An Event?
We often get asked the question, ‘What Does A String Quartet Need At An Event?’ Compared to function bands, which have lengthy set-up...
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4 Ways To Use A String Quartet At Your Wedding
If you are considering having a string quartet at your wedding, here is some information about when you might like to have the string...
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What wedding music should you choose
We are often asked, “what wedding music should you choose at a wedding”? We have one simple (or not so simple) answer to this. Choose a...
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What can’t you ask a string quartet to play?
Have you seen our string quartet repertoire ? We’ve sometimes wondered what can’t you ask a string quartet to play? Well here’s our...
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8 Creative Ways to Use A String Quartet At Your Wedding
We have enjoyed all of the different requests we’ve received over the years. From custom arrangements to incorporating other instrumentation, we’ve seen a lot of different requests from brides and grooms. Here are 8 Creative Ways to Use A String Quartet At Your Wedding 1. Customised Arrangements We can arrange our own music, exactly how you would like it. For example, one couple were big football fans and asked us to arrange a ‘Wedding March Match of the Day Mash-Up’, so we
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The String Quartet music from Bridgerton
If you are a fan of Netflix’s Bridgerton you will have noticed the fantastic background music that is present in many scenes. String...
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The Bell Inn – New Forest
We had a lovely time on Saturday performing at The Bell Inn in the New Forest. It’s perfectly placed, as it’s just off the M27 but really...
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Winchester Guildhall Wedding Music
We had a lovely (hot) Saturday this week, providing Winchester Guildhall wedding music for the nuptials of Calum and Richard. We’d been...
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Bignor Park
We enjoyed discovering a venue we’d not played in before. AFter 10 years of weddings around Hampshire, we love the fact that we are still...
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Stanwell House, Lymington
We had a lovely time playing at Lucy and Scott’s wedding at Stanwell House in Lymington recently. We really enjoyed playing for their...
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Spitbank Fort Wedding Ceremony
We had a fantastic time playing for a Spitbank Fort Wedding Ceremony today. Olivia and William had booked us a while back, and we always...
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Taplins Place
We kicked off September with a lovely wedding at the intimate Taplins Place on Saturday. Taplins is a lovely garden that is part of a...
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Aynhoe Park
We had a fun day last week playing at Luke and Kirsty’s wedding at Aynhoe Park. Aynhoe Park, is a Grade I listed 17th-century country...
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WarriorFest
We were delighted to be asked to return to the WarriorFest this year – a superb pirate and dinosaur themed beer festival onboard HMS Warrior. Organised by Staggeringly Good Beer, it’s a hedonistic night of beer, folk, eye patches and striped tops. We played last year and enjoyed the festive atmosphere, and this year we entertained for two nights in a row. We enjoyed the kareoke style of singing along to our tunes. We set up and went through some of our favourites e.g. Bohemi
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