Darlton Ensemble
Darlton Ensemble will add a touch of class to any event. With over 30 years performance experience and an extensive repertoire that ranges from classical to modern pop, Darlton Ensemble will provide the perfect backdrop for any and every occasion.
Price from £737 + travel
Set List / Repertoire
Classical
Pachelbel
Canon in D Major
Wagner
Wedding March Here comes the Bride
Mendelssohn
Wedding March
Wings of Song
Song without Words
Canzonetta E flat major quartet
2 nd Movement String Quartet in D
Bach
Air & Bouree on a G String: Suite in D
Sheep May Safely Graze
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Violin & Oboe Concerto Slow Movement
Flute Suite in B Minor
Double Violin Concerto 3 movements
Brandenburg 3
Brandenburg 5
Praeludium
Passacaglia & Fugue
Cello Bouree
Sarabande 1st French Suite
Arioso
CP Bach
Flute Quintet
Symphonie 3
Handel
Largo from Xerxes
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Zadok the Priest
La Paix Royal Fireworks
Minuet from Berenice
Water Music
Allegro
Hornpipe
Air 1 & 2
Menuet 1 2 3
Bourree
Country Dance
Coro
Hornpipe
Messiah
Hallelujah Chorus
Glory to God
Good Tidings to Zion
I know my Redeemer Cometh
Sarabande ( Levis Jeans advert)
Rejouissance
Scipio
VIvaldi
4 Seasons Spring
Autumn
Winter Slow movement
Summer
Gloria
Rustic Concerto
Adagio Goldfinch Flute Concerto
Couperin
Les Barricades Mysterieuses
Classical: Baroque-Romantic. Modern
Albinoni
Adagio
Mancini
Flute Quintet
Schubert
Ballet music Rosamunde
Ave Maria
Serenade
Sylvia
Moment Musical
Marche Militaire
Satz movement
The Trout fun version !
Brahms
Hungarian Dance
Hungarian dance 3
Hungarian dance 1
Telemann
Sonata in A
Tafelmusic
Flute Suite in A minor
Concerto in A for Flute
Sonata in F
Sinfonia Settima
Suite in D
Boccherini
Minuet
Flute & String Quintets
Cello Rondo
Night in Madrid Suite
Corelli
Christmas Concerto
Purcell
Purcell Rondo
Trumpet Tune
Dido’s Lament
Arne
Trumpet voluntary (Prince of Denmark )
Simonetti
Flute Concerto
Cruzell
Oboe Concerto
Haydn
Serenade
Andante Trumpet Concerto
Adagio String Quartet G Major
Minuet D minor Quartet
Symphony Clock
Symphony 104 London
Symphony 97
Symphony 94 Surprise
Mozart
Flute quartets C & D
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Theme Piano Concerto 21
Adagio Clarinet Concerto
Exultate Jubilate
Ave Verum Corpus
Laudate Dominum
Musical Joke Horse Show
Turkish Rondo
Bridal March Marriage of Figaro
Overture Marriage of Figaro
Overture Magic Flute
3 Divertimenti
Mussorgsky
Petite Suite Pictures at an Exhibition
Offenbach
Barcarolle
Can-Can
La Vie Parisienne
Glazunov, Liadev,Blumenfeld,
Sokolow,
Vendredis Salon Pieces
Tchaikowsky
Nutcracker Suite
Cygnets
March
Valse
Mirlitons ‘Fruit & Nut Case
Swan
Sugar Plum Fairy
Piano Concerto 1
Beethoven
Fur Elise
Ode to Joy
Moonlight Sonata
Menuet for Septet
Cavatine
Symphony 5
Saint-Saens
Swan
Franck
Panis Angelicus
Gounod
Ave Maria
Romeo & Juliette waltz
Schumann
Traumerie
From album for the young
To Sunshine
The Peasant
Borodin
Polovtsian Dance Prince Igor
Debussy
Claire de Lune
Golliwog’s Cake Walk
Reverie
Dvorak
Humoreske
Slavic Dance 1
Theme from New World Symphony
Satie
Gymnopedie 1
Jenkins
Palladio
Adiemus
Binge
Elizabethan Serenade
Sailing By (Radio 4)
Martini
Plaisir d’Amour (Elvis-Can’t Help Falling )
Vaughan Williams
Greensleeves
Lark Ascending
Elgar
Chanson de Matin
Salut d’Amour
Chanson de Nuit
Serenade for Strings
Nimrod
Pomp & Circumstance
Strauss
Pizzicato Polka
Blue Danube
Voices of Spring
Roses from the South
Wine Women & Song
Tales of the Vienna Woods
Wiener Blut
Leichtes Blut
Galopin-Polka
Viennoise Polka
Tritsch Tratsch Polka
Radetsky March
Gluck
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Waldteufel
Skaters Waltz
Lehar
Merry Widow Waltz
Mahler
Theme First Symphony very short !!
Grieg
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Student Serenade
Anitra’s Dance
Hall of Mountain King
Morning
Quantz
Flute Concerto Ravel
Bolero
Sousa
Stars & Stripes
Chopin
Minute Waltz
Prelude
E flat Nocturne
Parry
Jerusalem
Suite for Strings
Faure
Pie Jesu
Dolly Suite Listen with Mother
Pavane
Lloyd Webber
Pie Jesu
Cantaloube
Song of Auvergne
Barber
Adagio for Strings
Holst
Jupiter Rugby
Bucalossi
Grasshoppers’ Dance
Roland
Flute Serenade
Ponchielli
Dance of the Hours
Rachmaninoff
Vocalise
Piano Concerto 1
Rubinstein
Melodie in F
Bizet
Farandole
Jacob
Four Fancies Flute & Strings
Rodrigo
Adagio Guitar Concierto de Aranjuez
McDowell
To a Wild Rose
Shostakovitch
Romance Gadfly
Dukas
Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Einaudi
I Giorni
Nyman
Shepherds
PLUS 4-piece string & flute works by Haydn, Mozart, Cimarosa, Boismortier, Cannabich, Suk
Opera & Operetta
Verdi
Force of Destiny ( Stella Artois ad_)
Aida Grande March
Celeste Aida
Numi Aida
Anvil Chorus
Chorus of Hebrew Slaves
La Donna Mobile
Quand m’en Vai
Quartet
Brindisi
Prelude
Overture
Di Provenza il Mar
Sempre Libera
Caro Nome
Bella Figlia dell’Amore
Puccini
Muzetta’s Song
Un bel dia
Nessun Dorma
Mio Babbino Caro
Humming Song
Mozart
Marriage of Figaro
Non Piu Andrai
Papageno
Voi Qui Sapete
Canzonetta Don Giovanni
Duettino
Madamina
Offenbach
Can Can
La Perichole
La Vie Parisienne
Rossini
Barber of Seville
William Tell overture
Thieving Magpie Overture
Mascagni
Intermezzo
Massenet
Meditation Delibes
Flower Duet
Pizzicati Polka
Bizet
Duet Pearlfishers
Carmen -Entr’Acte
Carmen Prelude
Aragonaise
Habanera
Beethoven
Te Deum Fidelio
Donizetti
Lucia di Lammermoor Life is love
Strauss
Adele’s Laughing Song
Fledermaus Selection
Vilja
Romberg
Drink Student Prince
One Alone
One Kiss
Serenade
Waves of the Blue Danube
Gounod
Soldiers’ Chorus
Ballets 1 & 2 Faust
Waltz & Chorus
Ave Maria
Sullivan
3 little Maids from School
Mikado selection
Kreisler
Liebesfreud
Liebesleid
Schoen Rosmarin
Hart
With a Song in my Heart
Indian Love Call
Novello
Desert Song
Deep in my Heart
Jazz & 40s
Bojangles
Cry Me a River
As Time Goes By
Misty
Autumn Leaves
At Last
Satin Doll
Honeysuckle Rose
It Don’t Mean a Thing
Don’t Get Around Anymore
Thanks for the Memory
Caravan
Stardust
Pennies from Heaven
Anybody Seen My Girl
Mountain Greenery
Ain’t She Sweet
Blue Moon
Berkeley Square
When you’re Smiling
Ain’t Misbehavin’
April Showers
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Lili Marlene
Cruising Down the River
Sharmaine
Blues in the night
On top of the world
4 leaf clover
Baby face
Bells are ringing
Not for me
English Country Garden
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
Sunny Side of the Street
Birth of the Blues
Feeling Good
Miles Davis
All Jazz
Rock
Bohemian Rhapsody
Killer Queen
We are the Champions
Love of My Life
Nothing Else Matters
Don‘t Wanna Miss a Thing
Stairway to Heaven
Tainted Love
Bron-y-Aur
Sweet Child of Mine
November Rain
Maggie May
Sailing
Brown-Eyed Girl
Everlasting
Everlong
Beth
Don’t Stop Believin’
Final Countdown
Stand by Me
Back in Black AC DC
Manchester Music
10 Storey Love Song
Sally Cinnamon
A Light that never goes out
Whatever
Half a World Away
Stand by Me- Oasis
Supersonic
Wonderwall
Patience
Rule The World
The Greatest Day
One Day Like This
Something Good
Ballads
Make you Feel My Love
You look Wonderful Tonite
Unchained Melody
Have I Told You Lately
The Way We Were
1st Time that ever I Saw your Face
September Song
Autumn Leaves
Stranger in Paradise
Crazy
Halleluya
Time to Say Goodbye
How Beautiful
Only a Woman
Born Again
Our Love is Here to Stay
Moonlight Serenade
Way You Look Tonight
Wonderful World
My Way
Lady in Red
Fields of Gold
La Vie en Rose
Annie’s Song
Everything I do- I do it all for You
I will wait for you- Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Moon River
Cycles
Have I Told you Lately
My Funny Valentine
Three Times a Lady
Anniversary Waltz
Unforgettable
The very thought pf you
When I fall in love
You always hurt the one you love
Long Ago & Far Away
Lazy Old Sun
Modern Pop
Avici - 1000 years
Avici- You make me
McFly - All about you
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol - Run
Wannadies - You & Me
Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
Gaga -Paparazzi
Gaga - Shallow
Robbie Williams -Angels
Robbie Williams - Beyond the Sea
Robbie Williams - Bojangles
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Manic Street Preachers - Everlasting
Bruno Mars - Marry You
Green Day - Holiday
Westlife - Flying Without Wings
Westlife - You raise me Up
Bette Midler- The Rose
Bette Midler - From a Distance
Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight
Phil Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams
Pink - So What
John Paul Young - Love is in the Air
Coldplay - Yellow
Coldplay - Fix You
Coldplay - Viva la Vida
Coldplay - Paradise
Beyonce - Halo
Cyndy Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Maroon 5 - Sugar
Nick Cave - Into My Arms
Air - All I need
Aphex Twin - Jynweythek Ylow
Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Ellie Goulding - How Long Wil I Love you
Blunt - You’re Beautiful
Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Muse - Starlight
John Legend - All of Me
The 1975 - Robbers
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Ed Sheeran - Photograph
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran - Galway Gal
Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Phil Collins - You’ll be in my Heart
Edward Sharp - Home
Rihanna - Diamonds
Sam Smith - Stay with Me
James Mraz - I’m Yours
George Ezra - Shotgun
Clean Bandit - Rather Be
Pink - Just Give Me a Reason
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Sisqo - Thong Song
Classic Pop
Beatles
In My Life
I want to Hold Your Hand
Somewhere
Yesterday
Michelle
When I‘m 64
Eleanor Rigby
All You Need Is Love
Hey Jude
My Love
Imagine
Help from my Friends
If I fell
And I Love her
I Feel Fine
Here There & Everywhere
Here comes the Sun
Help
Long & Winding Road
Strawberry Fields Forever
She’s Leaving Home
A Hard Day’s Night
Lady Madonna
Elvis Presley
Love me Tender
Hawaian Wedding Song
Can’t Help Falling in Love
Joni Mitchell
Both Sides Now
Toto
Africa
Tom Jones
Delilah
Roy Orbison
Pretty Woman
Herman’s Hermits
Something Good
Moody Blues
Nights in White Satin
The Hollies
Air That I Breathe
Minnie Riperton
Loving You
Procol Harum
Whiter Shade of Pale
ABBA
Mama Mia
Dancing Queen
I do I do
Money Money Money
Arrival
Thank you for the Music
Elton John
Can You feel the Love
Your Song
Yellow Brick Road
Candle in the Wind
Bon Jovi
Always
Peter Gabriel
The Book of Love
Beach Boys
God Only Knows
Barry Manilow
Copacabana
Can’t Smile Without You
Rod Stewart
Sailing
Maggie May
Lionel Richie
Hello
My Destiny
Donna Summer
I will Survive
Gloria Estefan
Everlasting Love
Neil Diamond
Sweet Caroline
Michael Jackson
Ben
I’ll be there
The Way You Make Me Feel
Aretha Franklin
Say a Little Prayer
Whitney Houston
The greatest Love of all
Louis Armstrong
What a Wonderful World
All the Time In the World
David Bowie
Everyone Says Hi
U2
With or without you
Beautiful Day
Stevie Wonder
Isn’t She Lovely
Signed Sealed & Delivered
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams are Made of this
Whoopie Goldberg
I will Follow Him
Nielsen
Without You
McCartney
Warm & Beautiful
Somedays
Dixie Cups
Chapel of Love
Nana Mouskouri
Only Love
Carpenters
Yesterday Once More
Superstar
Solitaire
Close To You
Goodbye to Love
Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge over Troubled Water
Mrs Robinson
A Summer Place
Frankie Laine
I Believe
Everly Bros
Crying in the Rain
Shows/Film
The Greatest Showman
This is Me
Wizard of Oz
Over the Rainbow
Les Mis
I dreamed a Dream
On My Own
Bring Him Home
Phantom
Phantom
Music of the Night
All I ask of You
Think of Me
Wishing
Evita
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
Cats
Memory
Aspects of Love
Love Changes Everything
Memory
Moulin Rouge
Come What May
Chicago
All That Jazz
Riverdance
Stolen Kiss
West Side Story Medley
Mary Poppins
Spoonful of Sugar
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler
Sunrise Sunset
To Life
Sound of Music
Sound of Music
Do-a-deer
Edelweiss
Favourite things
Oklahoma
People will say we’re in Love
Beautiful Morning
Gonna wash that guy right out of my hair
I’m in love with a wonderful guy
Nothing like a dame
76 Trombones
My Fair Lady
I’m getting married in the morning
Wouldn’t it be loverly
Carousel
Walk through a storm
South Pacific
Some Enchanted Evening
Bali Ha’I
Hello Dolly
Hello Dolly
Mame
Oliver
Consider yourself
Food
Where is Love
I’d do Anything
Films
Westworld
Wunderbar
The Impossible Dream
The Hobbit Lord of the rings
Into the West
Hedwig’s Theme
Pink Panther
Kissing You
Star Wars
Startrek
Darth Vader
Lara’s Theme
Tara’s Theme
Ashokan Farewell
Gabriel’s Oboe
The Good,The Bad & The Ugly
Chi Mai
Nobody Does it Better
All the Time in the World
Indiana Jones
True Romance
Harry Lime Theme
Braveheart
Ladies in Lavender
Love Actually
Dam Busters
Once Upon Dream—really Tchaikovsky !!
Superman
Rocky
Last of the Mohicans
Magnificent Seven
Love theme St Elmo’s Fire
You Light Up My Life
Totoro
Kiki
The Summer Knows
North
Singing in the Rain
Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Deer Hunter- Cavatine
The Great Escape
The Italian Job
Out of Africa-Karen End Theme
This Is Me
Shallow
The Simpsons Theme
Pop Goes Bach
Disney Films
Tale as Old as Time
Some Day my Prince will Come
Let it Go
You’ll be in my Heart
Whole New World
Happy
Bare Necessities
Once Upon a Dream
Pirates of the Caribbean
Up
Spoonful of Sugar
Kiss the Girl
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Ragtime
Entertainer
Paragon Rag
Pineapple Rag
Country Club
Heliotrope Bouquet
Maple Leaf
New Rag
Euphonic Sounds
The Strenuous Life
Original Rags
Something Doing
Leola
Easy Winners
Weeping Willow
Katie’s Rag
Swing
You’re Just too good to be true
Love & Marriage
Miss Jones Hart
Manhattan
Lady is a Tramp
Making Whoopee
Moonlight in Vermont\pop gord \bsch
I Left my Heart in San Francisco
New York, New York
Love is the Sweetest Thing
Something Stupid
Strangers in the Night
The Carioca
Begin the Beguine
What is this Thing called Love
As Time Goes By
Night & Day
Anything Goes
Dream
Day of Wine & Roses
Gershwin
Embraceable You
Summertime
The Man I love
Someone to Watch Over Me
Tea for Two
Great Day
Lady Be Good
Fascinating Rhythm
Strike Up the Band
42nd Street
You & the Night & the Music
Fly me to the Moon
Time on my Hands
It might as well be Spring
Swanee
Toot-toot-tootsie
Leroy Anderson
Sleigh Ride
Belle of the Ball
Jazz Legato
Jazz Pizzicato
Forgotten Dreams
Sandpiper Ballet
Typewriter
Holiday for Strings
Plink Plank Plunk
Syncopated Clock
Trumpeter’s Lullaby
Fiddle Faddle
Waltzing Cat
Tangos & Brazilian
Tango 1 Albeniz
6 Argentinian Tangos
Cafetin de Buenos Aires etc
La Cumparasita
Por una Cabeza
One Note Samba
Girl from Ipanema
Orchids in the Moonlight
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
Blue Tango
Besame Mucho
Pina Colada
Italian
Amore
Funiculi Funicula
Come Back to Sorrento
Ah Maria
O Sole Mio
Io Te Vurria Vasa
Ciribirbin
Mattinata
Pagliacci
Be My Love
Vieni Sul Mar
Godfather
Santa Lucia
Arriverderci Roma
Tarantella
Volare
Italian Street Song
Folk Tunes
English
Cherry Ripe
Drink to Me Only
The Mill
Come Lasses & Lads
Where the bee sucks
Flowers in the valley
Strawberry Fair
Afton Water
Greensleeves
Drink to Me Only
The Mill
Vicar of Bray
Bobby Shaftoe
Early One Morning
Scarborough Fair
Scarlet Ribbons
Irish
Stolen Kiss
Danny Boy
Irish Eyes
Too-Ra-Loo-Ra -Lay
Days of Kerry Dancing
My Wild Irish Rose
Roam Through This World
Christmas in Killarney
Last Rose of Summer
Mother Machree
Wearing of the Green
Minstrel Boy
Kathleen
Scottish
Drunken Sailor
Bluebells of Scotland
Ye Bank & Braes
Lewis Bridal Song Marie’s Wedding
Skye Boat Song
My love She’s but a Lassie
Black Bear
Wee Dram
Welsh
Welcome to Wales
David the Bard
Ashgrove
Prince of Wales
Myfanwy
Calon Lan
Hungarian
3 Czardas
USA
Turkey in the straw
Cowboy Songs
Home on the Range
Yellow Rose of Texas
Coming Round the Mountain
Red River Valley
Arkansas Traveller
Australia
Waltzing Matilda
Medleys
Edwardian
Pack up your troubles
Tipperary etc 10 songs
Victorian Music Hall-
Joshua medley- 6 songs
Henry the Eight etc
Underneath the Arches etc
Love’s Old Sweet Song
La Belle Marguerita
Daisy
Lambeth Walk
Only Girl in the World
My Old Dutch
Hello Who’s Your Lady Friend
This is my lovely day
Army
Lilliburleo
Wings
Christmas Songs & Carols plus
The Snowman
White Xmas
Jingle Bells
Slade Merry Xmas
Rudolph Red Nosed Reindeer
Winter wonderland
Little Donkey plus 40 traditional carols
Jewish
Full Chupa services:
Klezmer:
50 traditional/ Israeli/Yiddish tunes
Christian
Hymns-alternative to organ
Iranian .
Wedding Song
Full Biography
Darlton Ensemble string quartet & flute offers you its distinctive and easy-listening sound and unrivalled repertoire of light & classical music. You'll hear music from Mozart to Metallica, Bach to Beatles, Ed Sheeran to Taylor Swift. Darlton's friendly professional musicians consult carefully for every event & colour match the theme of of your personal or corporate event and their repertoire can be customised to your taste.
All members are friendly professionals who have entertained major corporates & charities, brides, royalty, school children, 1000-strong conferences, a groom on bended knee, Royal Television Society & featured on BBC's North West Tonight.
Lineup
Default lineup: 5 members
Quintet: 2 x Violin, viola, cello and flute
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Prices
Price from £737 + travel from Greater Manchester
Based on 5 members performing up to 2 hours
- North West From £738
- East Midlands From £772
- Yorkshire and the Humber From £772
- Wales From £779
- West Midlands From £782
- Scotland From £884
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Keith M booked Darlton Ensemble for their event in Greater Manchester • March 2024
“I am very happy with the event. Darlton Ensemble are great. Lovely people, great musicians. Ten out of ten.”
Perfection! Absolutely fantastic musicians who I would highly recommend!
Christy D booked Darlton Ensemble for their Wedding in Lancashire
“I honestly couldn’t have asked for better. Darlton Ensemble were professional and friendly from start to finish. Nothing was too much trouble for Fay and her musicians and they set the tone perfectly for a beautiful day. A first class act I would recommend to anyone! THANK YOU!!!”
From the moment our guests entered the church to the final rendition during the ...
Amy L booked Darlton Ensemble for their Wedding
“From the moment our guests entered the church to the final rendition during the wedding breakfast, the Darlton Ensemble were excellent throughout. They have a truly astounding sound with beautifully played strings and flute, which created a magical atmosphere that was beyond our dreams. We cannot thank you enough for helping to give us the perfect day.”
A huge thank you to Fay and the gang. They played at our wedding and they were f...
Nikki M booked Darlton Ensemble for their Wedding
“A huge thank you to Fay and the gang. They played at our wedding and they were fantastic. Fay was brilliant leading up to the wedding and gave us some great advice with regards to music and more. Thank you so much. We will be back at olive and the vine soon to see them play again soon”
Fabulous, just fabulous! From start to finish, Darlton Ensemble were amazing - F...
Katherine booked Darlton Ensemble for their Wedding
“Fabulous, just fabulous! From start to finish, Darlton Ensemble were amazing - Fay catered to our every need and diverse music tastes, and was able to offer her expert advice to ensure our wedding music list was perfect. We received lots of comments about how amazing the quintet were - and our ceremony wouldn't have been as special without them and their beautiful playing. Fay is a true sweetheart - would highly recommend!”
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