WHAT WE PLAY
Offering a unique and customized playlist, ranging from classics, Celtic and jazz through to folk, traditional and modern hit songs, each song is personally curated or arranged for the ensemble by cellist and Beaux Strings founder Sybil Shanahan. If your song is not on the list, ask about having it specially customized for your event. A .pdf file of our playlist is available upon request.
VIOLIN & CELLO
Duo Playlist
Rock & Pop
Jazz & Oldies
Classical
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Here, There and Everywhere,
All You Need is Love,
Here Comes the Sun, The Beatles,
Hey Jude, When I'm 64 - The Beatles
I Love You For Sentimental Reasons – N.K. Cole
Can't Help Falling in Love,
Green Green Grass of Home - Elvis
Embraceable You,
Someone to Watch Over Me - Gershwin
At Last - Etta James
Grow Old With Me - John Lennon
This Love Of Mine,
Strangers in the Night,
My Way,
Moon River - Sinatra
Love Me Or Leave Me,
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
My Girl - The Temptations
Happy Together - The Turtles
All I Ask of You - Phantom of the Opera
Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Let It Go - Disney's Frozen
Love Theme - Disney's Beauty and The Beast
Part of Your World - Disney's The Little Mermaid
Can You Feel The Love Tonight - The Lion King
Unchained Melody - Ghost
Hockey Song - Hockey Night in Canada Theme
Theme - Game of Thrones
Por Una Cabeza - Tango from "Scent of a Woman"
Log Drivers Waltz - National Film Board
Everwood - TV Theme
Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Twilight
Storybook Love - The Princess Bride
PM's Love Theme, Glasgow Love Theme - Love Actually
Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
Hymn - UEFA Champions League Official Theme Song
The Rising Sun - Shinsuke Nakamura Theme, WWE
Ashokan Farewell - J. Ungar
Barrett's Privateers - S. Rogers
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose - R. Burns
Stirling Castle Set (A. Fraser & N. Haas)
Skye Boat Song - trad.
Star of County Down - trad.
The Wedding Gift - D. Panting
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose - R. Burns
+50 trad. instrumental jigs, reels and waltzes
Hymns
Beaux Strings is happy to provide instrumental accompaniment to church hymns if sheet music
can be provided in advance. Please inquire.
Screen & Theme Songs
Celtic & East Coast
Aria from Goldberg Variations - Bach
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring – Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze – Bach
Prelude from the 1st Suite for Solo Cello – Bach
Arioso – J.S. Bach
Badinerie – J.S. Bach
Adagio from Pathetique Sonata – Beethoven
Beethoven – Duo in C Major
Ave Maria – Bach/Gounod
Rigaudon – Campra
Prelude from Te Deum – Charpentier
Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
Claire de Lune - Debussy
Flower Duet from Lakmé – Delibes
Panis Angelicus – Franck
Minuet (from Orpheus) – Gluck
Huit Morceaux, Op. 39 - Gliere
La Rejouissance (Royal Fireworks) -Handel
Hornpipe (from Water Music) – Handel
The Entertainer - Joplin
Intermezzo, Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Meditation of Thais – J. Massenet
Wedding March – Mendelssohn
Rondeau (from Premiere Suite) - Mouret
Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
March (from Marriage of Figaro) – Mozart
Bacarolle, Les Contes d’Hoffman – Offenbach
O mio babbino caro – Puccini
Ave Maria – Schubert
Amazing Grace – Traditional
O Sole Mio – Traditional Neapolitan Song
Largo from Winter, The 4 Seasons – Vivaldi
Spring from the 4 Seasons – Vivaldi
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) -Wagner
River Flows in You - Yiruma
Achshav, Bim Bom,
Bulbes, Dayenu,
Dee Mizinkeh,
Der Gasn Nigun (The Street Tune)
Dire Gelt, Dodi Li,
Erev Shel Shosanim
Finjan, Hatikvah,
Haida Haida, Harmonika,
Hava Nagila, Hine Ma Tov
Hop Mayne Homentashn,
Hora Shalom
I Had a Little Overcoat
In Odessa, Kol Dodi,
Mayim, Mazel Tov,
Miserlou, Modzitz
Mustafa, My Old Sieve,
Nigun Atik, Od Yeshoma,
Odessa Bulgar, Patsh Tantz
Rad Halaila, Rebbe's Waltz,
Siman Tov
Tantst, Tantst Yidelekh,
Yesh Lanu Tayish
Jewish Traditional & Wedding
Make You Feel My Love – Adele
Draw Me Nearer - Meredith Andrews
Postcards from Italy - Beirut
You’re Beautiful – James Blunt
Time to Say Goodbye – A.Bocelli/S. Brightman
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Rather Be - Clean Bandit
Fix You & Paradise – Coldplay
Viva La Vida & Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay
Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons - Demons
Marry Me - Jason Derulo
Hold On, We're Going Home - Drake
Lighters - Eminem feat. Bruno Mars
Cosmic Love – Florence and the Machine
Still - Hillsong
Over The Rainbow - IZ
Royals - Lorde
Don’t Stop Believing - Journey
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Young and Beautiful – Lana Del Rey
All of Me – John Legend
Sweet Dreams – Annie. Lennox
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynrd Skynrd
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Keep Breathing – Ingrid Michaelson
Thistle and Weeds - Mumford and Sons
Starlight - Muse
Lucky – Colbie Caillat/Jason Mraz
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
Secrets – One Direction
More Than Words - The Piano Guys
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Firework & Unconditionally – Katy Perry
Just Breathe – Pearl Jam
Other Side – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Umbrella - Rihanna
Thinking Out Loud, Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Perfect & Pachelbel's Canon - Sheeran/Hankinson
Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Every Breath You Take,
Fields of Gold – Sting
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Please...let me get what I want - The Smiths
Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
Marry Me - Train
You've Got a Way – Shania Twain
Beautiful Day – U2
Without You – Usher
We’re Going To Be Friends – White Stripes
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
HARP & CELLO
Duo Playlist
Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine
Somewhere Out There - from "An American Tail" *
The Look of Love -B. Bacharach from "Casino Royale"*
All My Loving,*
Eight Days A Week,*
In My Life - The Beatles*
Tale As Old As Time - Disney's Beauty & The Beast*
Georgia on My Mind - Hoagy Carmichael*
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen*
Clocks - Coldplay*
When I Fall In Love - N. K. Cole
Butterfly Waltz - Brian Crain
The Prayer,
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion*
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond*
Can You Feel The Love Tonight - E. John/Lion King*
Can't Help Falling In Love,*
Love Me Tender - Elvis*
Unchained Melody - from "Ghost"*
Waiting on an Angel - Ben Harper
Don't Know Why - Norah Jones*
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey*
Glasgow Love theme - Love Actually Sountrack
Like A Virgin - Madonna*
Daydream Believer - The Monkees*
Edelweiss,*
My Favourite Things,*
The Sound of Music - The Sound of Music*
Fireflies - Owl City*
Thousand Years - Christina Perri*
Hot N Cold - Katy Perry*
HARP & CELLO
Duo Playlist
La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf*
Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon and Garfunkel*
Every BreatheYou Take - Sting*
Till There Was You - from "The Music Man"*
Love Story - Taylor Swift*
My Girl - The Temptations*
Hey, Soul Sister - Train*
Isn't She Lovely,*
My Cherie Amour,*
You Are The Sunshine of My Life- Stevie Wonder*
Please inquire if you have another song in mind.
Classical
Air on the G String - Bach*
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach*
Hornpipe from Water Music - Handel*
Wedding March - Mendelssohn*
Canon - Pachelbel*
Ave Maria - Schubert *
The Emperor Waltz, *
The Blue Danube - Strauss*
The Swan - C. Saint - Saens*
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin - Wagner*
All Celtic & East Coast selections from above.*
Plus most Jazz & Oldies selections from above.*
Plus most Screen & Theatre selections from above.
Plus most Jewish Traditional & Wedding selections from above.*
SOLO CELLO
Playlist
Classical
Suites for Unaccomanied Cello - J.S. Bach
No. 1-6
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Prelude
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Allemande
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Courante
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Sarabande
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Minuets, Bourrees or Gavottes
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Gigue
Screen
Game of Thrones Theme
Selections from "Lord of the Rings"
Celtic
Carrickfergus
Boy From Ireland
Young Man's Dream
Song of the Books
Fanny Power - O'Carolan
Cape Clear
Down By The Sally Gardens
Ned of the Hill
Treasure of My Heart
Inch Strand
The solo cello is able to also perform any selections from the Harp & Cello playlist that are asterisked (*) and may be able to perform selections from the Violin & Cello playlist upon request.