The act
Strings through the ceremony that your guests recognise, because Animata choose music people enjoy listening to. The standard string quartet repertoire is all there, and around it sit jazz, pop, rock, themes from film and television, and arrangements of well known musicals. If the piece you want for the aisle isn't on their list, they can have a string arrangement made for it. At weddings they usually play the ceremony, or the ceremony and then straight through the drinks and canapes that follow, and they've played part or all of a reception many times. They plan around your schedule and take their breaks during the speeches and the cake cutting. Based in Melbourne, this quartet is well suited to a couple who want the classical moment and their own favourite songs from the same four players.
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What it costs
Pricing
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What to expect
The quartet plays music people actually want to listen to, which sounds obvious until you've sat through a string group working through a program that means nothing to the guests. Animata take real care over what individual clients want. The repertoire covers the classical favourites and goes well past them, into arrangements of well known musicals and popular songs.
On the day
Around 3 by 2 metres of level ground, four chairs without arms, and enough light to read music by. Outdoors they need proper shelter as well, and they mean it regardless of the forecast, because Melbourne weather does what it likes. Keeping rain and direct sun off them means they play comfortably, and comfortable players sound better.
Set List
All the standard string quartet repertoire is there, and then a much wider range on top: classical and romantic, jazz, pop, rock, and music from films and TV. The list is long. If you go through it and the piece you want isn't there, they can have a string arrangement written for it, for a small extra charge.
Performance options
For weddings the usual booking is the ceremony, or the ceremony followed straight on by pre-reception drinks and canapes. They'll also play part or all of a reception, and have done it many times. Corporate functions, conventions, trade shows, exhibitions, proposals, anniversaries, engagement parties, birthdays and Christmas parties all work the same way: they plan around your run sheet and take their breaks during speeches, guest speakers, the cake cutting or another act's spot.