Maple Rose Strings, or MRS, was formed in 2017 by veteran freelance violinist Gillian Mott. With her Canadian and British heritage, it only made sense to call the ensemble Maple Rose!
With over 20 years freelancing and 24 years of organizing wedding music between Canada and Europe, you are sure to get the best arrangements and musicians at your event. The core members have studied at top universities and conservatoires in North America and the UK.
Pulling from a global pool of talented musicians and arrangers, Maple Rose musicians are active in the London freelancing scene as well as educating the next generation of budding musicians.
With a large repertoire spanning classical to current hits, the group also has access to some of the top arrangers in London for a bespoke service should you have a special song you would like for your event. MRS can perform as solo, duo, trio, quartet or larger. Want an orchestra? We can do that too!
The MRS musicians have played with some pretty cool people! some of our favourites have been...
A.R. Rahman, Transiberian Orchestra, Mariana's Trench, 54-40, Ottawa Symphony, Vancouver Symphony Video Games Live, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony, Men in Motion ballet tour, The Hip Hop Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra, Street Orchestra London, Anchorsong, Josh Savage, Britains Got Talent, XFactor, Lazy Habits, Big Zuu
in some iconic places...
BBC Studios, Cadogen Hall, London Coliseum, KOKO, Palladium Theatre, Princess Cruise Lines, Rich Mix, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Roundhouse, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, The 02, Ozora Festival (Hungary), Tanglewood (USA), Wilderness Festival
just to name a few!
The musicians in Maple Rose are passionate in what they do and love to bring that special touch to events they perform for!
We mostly play music for weddings but we also perform on stage with bands and for corporate events.
We'll play for as long as you book us! We do however need to take a 10 minute break every hour.
We carry liability insurance through our Musician's Union membership. Because we don't generally use a PA system, we don't have need to PAT test our acoustic instruments.
We need roughly a 4x5 foot area. Because of our bows and need of chairs, we do need more space than you might think!
Most likely! We have an incredible in house arranger that can make most songs work for string quartet. But like most things, there are exceptions. The good news is, we've yet to come across one!
For every hour of playing, we will l take a 5 to 10 minute break. This ensures we can stay hydrated and give our arms a little breather.
With an extensive range of repertoire, Maple Rose Strings has got you covered.
We have all the light classics, moving through to some of the most popular toe tapping show tunes and jazz and film all the way up to todays chart topping hits. We're constantly updating the list but if you have a special song that you'd like but don't see, do let us know as we have access to a number of fabulous arrangers who can make your request a reality! If you want help or suggestions to your soundtrack, just ask and we are happy to make suggestions.
Classical:
Adagio (Albinoni)
Air (Bach)
Air (Handel)
Allegro Grazioso (Grétry)
Aria (Bach)
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart)
Badinerie (Bach)
Balada and Barkarola (J. Suk)
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 (Bach)
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Chanson de Matin (Elgar)
Chanson de Nuit (Elgar)
Christmas Concerto (Corelli)
Concerto in D major (Bach)
Corrente in F and C (Corelli)
Divertimenti in D and F (Mozart)
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart)
Emperor Variations (Haydn)
Für Elise (Beethoven)
Gavotte (Rameau)
Gigue (Telemann)
Gigue (Handel)
Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy)
Greensleeves (Traditional)
Humoreske (Dvorak)
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach)
La Rejouissance (Handel)
Largo (Handel)
Largo from Winter (Vivaldi)
Liebestraum (Liszt)
Liebertango (Piazzolla)
Masterpiece Theatre theme (Mouret)
Menuetto (Corelli)
Minuet (Boccherini)
Moment Musical (Schubert)
Morning from Peer Gynt* (Grieg)
Nimord (Elgar)
Palladio (Jenkins)
Panis Angelicus (Franck)
Passacaile (Handel)
Pathétique Sonata (Beethoven)
Pavane (Fauré)
Pavane pour une infante défunte (Ravel)
Pizzicato Polka (J Strauss)
Pomp & Circumstance* (Elgar)
Prelude in B minor (Chopin)
Prelude from Carmen* (Bizet)
Rondo Alla Turca* (Mozart)
Salut D'Amour (Elgar)
Serenade (Schubert)
Serenade (Haydn)
String Quartet selection (Mozart)
Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
Vocalise (Rachmaninoff)
Water Music Suite (Handel)
Wedding March (entrance) (Wagner)
Wedding March (exit) (Mendelssohn)
Zadok the Priest* (Handel)
Pop and Film/TV and Disney:
A Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay)
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
A Whole New World (Aladdin)
All Of Me (John Legend)
All You Need is Love (Beatles )
Angels (Robbie Williams)
Baby I Love Your Way* (Peter Frampton)
Beautiful Day (U2)
Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)
Bohemian Rhapsody * (Queen)
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Lion King)
Canon from Royal Tenenbaums (Mothersbaugh)
Cantina Band (Star Wars)* (John Williams)
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
Clocks * (Coldplay)
Comptine d'un autre été (Amelie) (Yann Tiersen)
Crazy (Gnarls Barckly)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)
Dancing Queen (ABBA)
Don't Stop Believing (Journey)
El Perdon (Nicky Jam ft Enrique Inglesias)
Every Breath You Take (The Police)
Fernando (ABBA)
Fields of Gold (Sting/The Police)
Fireworks * (Katy Perry)
Flying without Wings (Westlife)
Forget What I Said (Noora Noor)
Forget You* (Cee Lo Green)
Games of Thrones* (Ramin Djawadi)
Get Back (Beatles )
Get Lucky (Pharrell Williams)
Good Day Sunshine (Beatles )
... and many more!
Jazz and Latin and Musicals:
A day in the life of a fool (Ligon)
Adios Muchachos (Sanders)
All I Ask of You (Lloyd Webber)
An Affair to Remember (Warren)
As Time Goes By (Hupfield)
At Last (Etta James)
Autumn Leaves (Mercer/Kosma)
Begin the Beguine (Porter)
Besame Mucho (Trad Spanish)
Blue Moon (Rodgers/Hart)
Blue Tango (Anderson)
Bring Him Home (C Schoenberg)
Cabaret* (Kander)
Can't Help Falling in Love (Priestly)
Chattanooga Choo Choo (Gordon/Warren)
Copacabana (Manilo)
Country Club (Joplin)
Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Webber)
El Choclo (Villoldo)
Fly Me To The Moon (Howard/Sinatra)
Girl from Impanema (Jobim)
In the Mood (Miller)
It Don't Mean a Thing (Duke Ellington)
It Had To Be You (Kahn/Jones)
Jalousie (Gade/Bloom)
La Cumparsita (Rodriguez)
La Paloma (Trad Spanish)
... and many more!