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Santa Barbara String Quartet is a wedding entertainment ensemble situated in Santa Barbara, California. The SBSQ have an extensive repertoire from traditional wedding music to contemporary renditions of covers. They are a flexible group and can perform as a mini-orchestra, trio, duo or solo instrumentalists. To give you a tailored entertainment experience, The SBSQ are happy to fulfil special requests.

Services Offered

Santa Barbara String Quartet can perform at any stage of your wedding celebration, from ceremony to cocktail hour and reception. The group also offers their services for the rehearsal dinners for your peace of mind. The instruments played between the members of The SBSQ are two violins, a viola and a cello.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Rehearsal Dinner Music

What ceremony music arrangements can you provide?

Instrumental - Solo
Instrumental - Duo
Instrumental - Trio
String - Trio
String - Quartet
Soloist / Vocalist

How many musicians are in your band(s)?

4 - 6

What instruments does your group play?

Cello
Viola
Violin

What services do you provide?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Learn New Songs
Liability Insurance
Reception Music
Rehearsal Dinner Music
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Reviews of Santa Barbara String Quartet

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Rebecca Sent on 11/19/2022
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Beautiful addition to our ceremony

So grateful for Santa Barbara String Quartet for playing during our ceremony. Such a beautiful and elegant addition to our ceremony and they really enhanced our ceremony. We received so many compliments from our guests! Emily was so great to work with during the ceremony planning process, making sure we knew all of the song options and ensuring our wedding ceremony ran smoothly with our song selections. Highly recommend booking Santa Barbara String Quartet!!!
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Elizabeth C. Sent on 08/16/2023
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My heart goes on for the SB String Quartet!

I'm embarrassed to be writing this review is SO late, but we had a strings trio play at our wedding in October 2022 and they were absolutely perfect!! I had several particular/borderline weird special requests and Emily was so wonderful to work with every step along the way. She went out of her way to figure out how to find the music for a fairly random/obscure song I love from Titanic, and even sent me a sample of her playing the specific stanza (also from Titanic) I wanted played while I walked down the aisle. I love strings music so much and I could cry tears of joy just remembering what a beautiful addition they were to our special day. You will not regret hiring them for any special occasion!!
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Lizzie F. Sent on 03/18/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Unbelievable - Created an Unforgettable Experience for our ceremony!

Emily was a dream to work with! We hired a duet, violin and cello, to play during our ceremony at the Santa Barbara Courthouse. They played several songs for guests arrivals and our ceremony of course and the music was phenomenal. Such gorgeous players and made the space swell with sound like it was filled with a 40 person string section. I can't recommend Emily enough - she was flexible and helped guide our choices while agreeing to play a few favorites of mine not on a typical string ensemble repertoire :)
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Team

Emily Sommermann
Emily Sommermann
Violinist/Manager

Meet Emily. She will handle all your requests with the Santa Barbara String Quartet. Emily has been performing with the SBSQ for 30 years, and knows the ins and outs of serving clients on their special day!

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