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?’ We’ve seen all kinds of aisle entrances, fast, slow, emotional, happy, reluctantly shy, confident – but one thing is the same, the […]
We often get asked the question, ‘What Does A String Quartet Need At An Event?’ Compared to function bands, which have lengthy set-up times and lots of equipment, we REALLY don’t need much. That’s why booking acoustic live musicians for your wedding is such a great idea, with minimal faff. So, in a nutshell…. […]
We must confess to having pinched this blog article from “16 Strings” but thought they did a pretty good job of summing it up! Why is the Pachelbel Canon so popular at weddings? Why Is Canon In D Such A Popular Wedding Song? The Canon in D by Pachelbel is perhaps one of the most […]
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 piece that has some meaning to you. Regardless of what it is, something that you love, and that you know you like. In fact, we’ve read some blogs and wedding articles that […]
Want to know how to involve your guests in the live music ? Want something to really make people talk about your event ? We have the perfect solution ; TBQ Jukebox. This is a novel way to ensure your guests get to hear the music they’d like. TBQ Jukebox is our innovative […]
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 answer! We’ve been scratching our heads over this one. We’re pretty versatile and like to think there is nothing that we can’t adapt for string quartet. I mean, we’ve got Nirvana and […]
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 […]
If you are considering having a string quartet at your wedding, here is some information about when you might like to have the string quartet playing. Read on for 4 Ways To Use A String Quartet At Your Wedding 1) Your Wedding Ceremony The serious bit. Your guests are gathered. The Groom is Nervous. […]
Read our blog about 10 Songs to walk down the aisle to. Why? You may have spent ages chatting about your first dance song with your partner, but don’t neglect other important pieces of music you’ll need on your day! For your wedding ceremony songs, you’ll need to make at least three choices – your […]
Hiring a string quartet for your wedding can add a touch of something special to your big day. Here are 5 Tips For Booking A Wedding String Quartet 1. Book Early In the excitement of booking all of the other elements for your wedding, from the venue, and caterers, through to the photographer, don’t forget to […]
We are totally, unashamedly, completely biased, but we think everyone should have a string quartet at your wedding. It is an awesome thing to do. In our books, no wedding is complete without a string quartet, and here are five reasons why: 1. We Give Your Guests Something To Talk About While they are waiting […]
The Bossard Quartet pride ourselves on being flexible and tailoring our music to our clients We love creating string quartet arrangements. So, we were quite excited to get a request by our recent bride to mix two pieces of music together. She wanted to mix together Mendelssohn’s Wedding March and the theme tune to Match […]
Once you’ve said ‘yes’ you’d like to book us, good news, the rest is easy from there! We ask for a deposit which secures your date and means we don’t give out any other quotes for that date. Then we will give you a form to complete which outlines all of the information that we […]
We were delighted to be asked to play at a 40th birthday party recently. In fact, it was a joint birthday party for father and son who were both reaching ‘significant’ milestones. A great day for the Taggert family and the first time we used our TBQ Jukebox It was a real family affair and we […]
We are often asked to about whether we’ll provide our string quartet on Isle of Wight. There are some really great venues and weddings over there that we get asked to play at. Read about how The Bossard Quartet are available to provide string quartet music for events on the Island. Southsea isn’t that […]
We know that musically minded friends often want to contribute something personal to your wedding ceremony. This is great, and we welcome this! Find out how you can ask your musical friends to join forces with us, and some things to watch out for. We have accompanied vocalists, flautists, pianists and guitarists who have been […]
We love playing a church wedding ceremonies. Strings sound great in a church with the building’s natural acoustics perfectly complimenting our sound. Many couples choose to hire us to provide music for the bride’s walk-in, signing of the register and the walk-out.If you are having hymns as part of your service, we sometimes get asked […]
We are going to be playing at our first ever wedding fair, how exciting! Come along to the Portsmouth Guildhall’s wedding fair on Sunday 19th February 2012. We will be playing from 10.30-12pm – come along and request a song and we’ll do our best to play it! Our repertoire list will be available for you […]
Why Does A String Quartet Need Shade At A Wedding? In our FAQs (if anyone reads these!) we have put a note about needing some shade to play under if we’re playing outside. You may ask yourself, “Why Does A String Quartet Need Shade At A Wedding?” We’re not prima-donnas who can’t play in sunlight, […]
Booking a string quartet for your wedding is an exciting part of wedding planning. We aim to make it as easy as possible and are very transparent about our pricing to keep it simple. A question we sometimes get asked is, ‘How long do we need a string quartet for if we just want music […]