Using stunningly original arrangements and an eclectic mix of styles, the Marten Quartet brings high class presentation and a unique charisma to the string repertoire. With a smooth distinctive sound and elegant sophistication they have an innate ability for capturing the exact mood and atmosphere of any occasion and can brilliantly pinpoint music to lift a crowd.

Their repertoire is extensive and ranges from large scale classical works through to 1920?s jazz standards, pop covers and West End show tunes. It is rare that the quartet cannot match a style or request of clients. Placing heavy emphasis on presentation, they portray an image of sophistication, elegance and glamour and this had made the quartet a favourite with pop stars, film stars, charity and fashion show organisers.

RESIDENCIES
The Marten Quartet have held several prestigious residencies including Harrods, Selfridges and most notably a three year post in the tea room of Claridges? Hotel, where they built a substantial rapport with guests and were regularly asked to perform at additional events. During this time the quartet began to work for the Savoy group and continue to perform at the Ritz, Dorchester and Grosvenor hotels.

FUNCTIONS
Functions are a speciality of the quartet. Venues include Kensington Palace, St James Palace, Cliveden, Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons and the hospitality tent at Wimbledon. Clients include Elizabeth Taylor, Prince Phillip, Trudie Styler, Estee Lauder and The Wallace Collection. The Quartet also played for Floella Benjamin at the Woman of the Year event 2000.POP,TV AND FILM

The quartet have extensive experience in both live performances and recording pop and rock music and are in demand for their ingenious and creative string arrangements. As a glamourous and vibrant all-female quartet they are frequently asked to perform on TV and at live venues.

They have worked with such artists as Madonna, Robbie Williams, Boyzone, Gareth Gates, Appleton and Sugababes.
In addition to appearing on Top of the Pops, Parkinson, Sportaid, Ant and Dec?s Record of the Year, TFI Friday and the Big Breakfast, they recorded their own arrangements and appeared in the BBC drama "20,000 Streets Under the Sky".
Film and TV sessions include the Oscar winning Finding Neverland, The Importance of Being Earnest, Rugrats Go Wild, Cutting It, The Way We Live Now, Bleakhouse and The Forsyte Saga.

BACH
Brandenburg Concerto no.2
Brandenburg Concerto no.3
Brandenburg Concerto no.4
Air on a G string
Double Violin Concerto in d min
Jesu Joy

BEETHOVEN
Quartet op.18 no.6
Quartet op.18 no.2

BIZET
Habanera, Interlude and Pastoral from Carmen

BOCCHERINI
Minuet

BORODIN
Quartet no.2

BRAHMS
Hungarian Dance no.1
Hungarian Dance no.5

CORELLI
Christmas Concerto

DEBUSSY
Clair de Lune
Danse
Golliwog's Cakewalk

DELIBES
Flower Duet from Lakme
Pizzicato Polka

DVORAK
Humoresque
American Quartet

ELGAR
Chanson de Matin
Chanson de Nuit
Salut d'Amour
Beau Brummel
Serenade for Strings

FAURE
Pavane

FRANCK
Panis Angelicus

HANDEL
Hornpipe from Water Music
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Water Music suite in D
Water Music suite in F
Air in F
Largo
"Where'er You Walk"

HAYDN
"The Lark" op.64 no.5
Serenade

HOLST
Jupiter theme from The Planets

KREUTZER
Liebesfreud

LISZT
Hungarian Rhapsody

MASSENET
Meditation from Thais

MENDELSSOHN
Wedding March
Quartet in Eb op.12

MOZART
Divertimento no.1
Divertimento no.2
Divertimento no.3
Eine Kleine Nachtmusic
Voi Che Sapete from Marriage of Figaro
Non Piu Andrai from Marriage of Figaro
Rondo alla Turca
Overture from the Magic Flute
Overture from the Marriage of Figaro
March from the Marriage of Figaro
Adagio and Fugue
Theme from piano concerto no.21
Adagio
Allelujah from Exultate Jubilate
Flute Quartet
Quartet in G K.387
Quartet in d K.421
Quartet in Bb K.458
Quartet in Eb K.428
Quartet in A K.464
Quartet in D K.499
Quartet in D K.575
Quartet in C K.465 "The Dissonance"

OFFENBACH
Barcarolle
Can-can

PACHELBEL
Canon

PONCHIELLI
Dance of the Hours
PUCCINI
Quando m'en vo, (La Boheme)
Mio Babbino Caro, (Gianni Schicchi)
Nessum Dorma, (Turandot)

PURCELL
Chacony
Two Rondeaux
Trumpet Tune

RAVEL
Bolero

ROSSINI
Ballet Music from William Tell
Overture from Italian Girl in Algiers
Overture from William Tell
Overture from Barber of Seville
Overture from the Thieving Magpie

SAINT-SAENS
The Swan

SCHUBERT
Ave Maria

J STRAUSS
Trisch-trasch Polka
Roses from the South
Pizzicato Polka
Radetsky March
The Blue Danube

TCHAIKOVSKY
Valse des Fleurs
Dance of the Mirlitons
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
June, op.37 no.6
Romance op.5
Song Without Words
March from the Nutcracker
Waltz from Swan Lake
Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

VERDI
Brindisi, (La Traviata)
Quartet, (Rigoletto)

VIVALDI
The Four Seasons
Concerto Grosso in d min
Double Violin Concerto in a min

WALDTEUFEL
Skaters' Waltz

WAGNER
Wedding March

WEBER
Invitation to the Dance

WOLF
Prayer



OTHER REPERTOIRE



GERSHWIN
Hang on to Me
Love Walked In
Foggy Day
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Makin' Whoopee
Build Astaire Way
S'Wonderful
I Got Rhythm
Just Another Rumba
Love is Here To Stay
Someone To Watch Over Me
Nice Work
Summertime
Fascinatin' Rhythm
Somebody Loves Me
The Man I Love
An American In Paris
Slap That Bass
When Do We Dance
Swanee
That Certain Feeling
They All Laughed
Prelude

COLE PORTER
Let's Do It
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Anything Goes
STANDARDS AND OTHER POPULAR REPERTOIRE
My Funny Valentine
Folks Who Live on the Hill
Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Sq
Leaning on a Lampost
"A" Train
Fly Me to the Moon
Moon River
Pennies From Heaven
No Strings
Moonlight and Roses
Moonlight in Vermont
Satin Doll
I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside
Singing in the Rain
Spread a Little Happiness
Misty
Autumn Leaves
Stardust
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
La Vie en Rose
Let Me Try Again
When I Fall in Love
It Don't Mean a Thing (if it ain't got that swing)
Diamonds
If You Knew Susie
New York, New York
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Smoke Gets in your Eyes
Blue Moon
Love Moves in Mysterious Ways
It Had to be You
Cheek to Cheek
If

SONGS FROM MUSICALS
Close Every Door (Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat)
I Don't Know How To Love Him (Jesus Christ Superstar)
On The Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady)
America (Westside Story)
I Dreamed a Dream (Les Miserables)
Cabaret
Big Spender (Sweet Charity)
To Life (Fiddler on the Roof)
If I Were a Rich Man (Fiddler on the Roof)
Sunrise, Sunset (Fiddler on the Roof)
There's No Business Like Showbusiness (Annie Get Your Gun)
Hello Dolly
As Time Goes By (Everybody's Welcome/ Casablanca)

SCOTT JOPLIN
Roseleaf Rag
Ragtime Dance
Strenuous Life
String Along
The Entertainer
Bethena, a Concert Waltz

LEROY ANDERSON
Blue Tango
Forgotten Dreams
Penny Whistle

TANGOS/LATIN
Por Una Cabeza
Jealousy
La Vi Llegar
Cafetin de Buenos Aires
Cristal
La Calesita
Fueye
La Bamba
The Girl From Ipanema
Meditango
Pasadena
Desafinado
Noites Cariocas
El Relicario
Romanza Andalucia
Brazilian Fiddler
Spanish Dance

ANON/FOLK ARRANGEMENTS
Greensleeves
Londonderry Air
Irish Sherry

RUSSIAN TRADITIONAL
Czardas Monti
Dark Eyes
Two Guitars

LENNON/McCARTNEY
When I'm 64
Penny Lane
Eleanor Rigby
Hard Day's Night

TV & FILM THEMES
Jeeves and Wooster
Dad's Army
Fawlty Towers
Liberty Bell (Monty Python)
Lara's Theme (Dr. Zhivago)
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Lawrence of Arabia
Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man)
Dambuster's March
The Way We Were
A Whole New World (Aladdin)
Zorba the Greek

POP
The Final Countdown
Hello
Candle in the Wind
Everything I Do
Purple Haze
Bridge Over Troubled Water
My Heart Will Go On
Lady In Red
Bohemian Rhapsody

Madonna,
Robbie Williams,
Elizabeth Taylor,
Claridge's,
Kensington Palace
Top of the Pops.