Zest String Quartet offers an ambience of effortless elegance. Versatile, dynamic and sophisticated, their music helps you craft an intimate experience which will echo in the memories of you and your guests long after you’ve said your farewells.
Zest has performed for Weddings, Functions and Events at venues such as Auckland Art Gallery, SkyCity Events Centre, The Heritage Hotel, Helena Bay Lodge, Bracu, private homes and gardens, and even beaches.
If you're running a zero waste or climate positive event, look no further than Zest! Their commitment to creating meaningful change in their communities through positive climate action means that in response to the unavoidable Co2 emissions from their travel they support the award-winning food rescue organisation Fair Food.
They perform in a wide range of styles – from Mozart to Moon River, Bach to Bollywood, choose the mood or mix that fits your event best! And if there's a particular favourite you’d like to hear, please ask us as they’d love to help.
As an acoustic group, a string quartet is easy and efficient to organise, and in addition to quartet (their most popular and versatile option) Zest also offer Duet and Trio options to fit every event size and budget.
Behind the scenes, they work with you in the leadup to make sure everythings organised so that on the day, you too can be carried away by the music.
Ideal for: background music for corporate function, private party, wedding, bollywood event
Zest Repertoire (indicative)
Zest String Quartet performs in a wide range of styles – from Mozart to Moon River, Bach to Bollywood, choose the mood or mix that fits your event best!
Lists of representative pieces from their most popular styles are below but if you have a particular favourite you’d like to hear, please ask as they’d love to help.
Classical Elegance
Water Music – Handel
Suite in D – Bach
Theme from Pride and Prejudice – Davis
Quartet in G – Mozart
A Little Night Music – Mozart
Spring – Vivaldi
Autumn – Vivaldi
Winter – Vivaldi
Valses Nobles – Schubert
And many other light classical works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schubert and others
Lyrical Charm
Come Back to Sorrento – Curtis
Moon River – Mancini
O Mio Babbino Caro – Puccini
O Sole Mio – Capua
Liebesleid – Kriesler
Duet from the Pearl Fishers – Bizet
Canzonetta from Carmen – Bizet
Habanera from Carmen – Bizet
Game of Thrones theme ‘Winter is Coming’ – Ramin Djawadi
My Heart Will Go On – from Titanic
Flower Duet from Lakmé – Delibes
I’m Falling in Love with Someone – Victor Herbert
Londonderry Air
Summertime – Gershwin
Hushabye Mountain (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Hedwig’s Theme (Harry Potter)
Playful Glamour
Tango – Albeniz
El Choclo – Villodo
La Cumparsita – Rodriguez
Tú: Habanera – de Feuntes
Brindisi – Verdi
Ragtime Dance – Joplin
Country Club- Joplin
Funiculi-Funicula – Denza
Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
The Throne Room (Star Wars)
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
I Got Rhythm – Gershwin
Traditional Wedding Favourites
Canon – Pachelbel
Bridal Chorus – Wagner
Trumpet Tune – Clarke
Wedding March – Mendelssohn
Air on the G String – Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
Serenade – Schubert
Ave Maria – Bach-Gounoud
Ave Maria – Schubert
Hornpipe from Water Music – Handel
Contemporary Wedding Favourites
‘Married Life’ – theme from Up – Michael Giacchino
La Vie en Rose – Edith Piaf
You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
Stand by Me – Ben E King
Halo – Beyonce
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
The Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
Evergreen – Barbara Streisand
Can’t Help Falling in Love with You – Elvis Presley
Marry You – Bruno Mars
TRIO wedding favourites
Moon River (Mancini)
La Vie en Rose (Edif Piaf)
You Raise Me Up (Groban)
Yellow (Coldplay)
All You Need is Love (Beatles)
A Whole New World (Aladdin)
Tenerife Sea (Ed Sheeran)
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Mendelssohn: Wedding March
Wagner: Bridal Chorus
Pachelbel: Canon
Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
Clarke: Trumpet Tune
Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Bach: Air
Handel: Hornpipe from Water music
Plus much more background music to set a tone of classical elegance
DUO wedding favourites
Bach: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Bach: Air from Suite in G
Pachelbel: Canon
Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
Clarke: Trumpet Tune
Handel: Hornpipe from water music
Mendelssohn: Wedding March
Wagner: Bridal Chorus
Vivaldi: Spring
Vivaldi: Winter
Plus much more background music to set a tone of classical elegance
Bollywood Favourites
Latika’s Theme (Slumdog Millionaire)
Monsoon Wedding Theme
Tera Mere Pyar Mein
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Jai Ho (Slumdog Millionaire)
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha
Tere Liye
We just wanted to say a huge thank you to you for playing at our wedding last Saturday!!.
It was so perfect walking down the aisle to canon in D, and everybody absolutely raved about how amazing you were!!
Classical music has always been an important part of my life. Having a string quartet at my wedding was a dream come true!
Thank you again for the beautiful music and making our ceremony so perfect.
Have a lovely Easter.
Kind regards
Jaclyn and Aaron
David
Many thanks and compliments to the Quartet
Brilliant musicians
Richard Krebs
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