Scored for Strings: The Cocktail Hour
Effortless elegance. Seamless flow.
Cocktail hour is where the atmosphere begins to unfold. Live string music adds warmth, movement, and quiet sophistication while allowing conversation and celebration to flow naturally.
Parkwest Strings provides luxury live string music for wedding cocktail hours, corporate receptions, and private events throughout Chicago and the North Shore. Our string quartet, trio, and duo performances blend classical favorites, cinematic themes, and modern songs reimagined for strings with refinement and balance.
Ensemble Options
String Duo • String Trio • String Quartet • String Quintet
Each ensemble offers a distinct presence, scaled to your space and vision. We’re happy to guide you toward the option that feels right for your guest count, venue, and overall flow.
Repertoire
Popular choices include:
- Modern love songs reimagined for strings
- Romantic classics and light classical works
- Film and cinematic selections with warmth and clarity
- Elegant pop and crossover favorites guests recognize instantly
Professional Sound
We coordinate closely with planners, venues, and DJs to ensure timing, volume, and placement feel natural. From entrances to toasts to transitions between moments, everything is handled with discretion and care.
Garfield Park Conservatory Wedding Cocktail Hour Music
Featured Selections Included:
● Spring — Antonio Vivaldi
● Air on the G String — Johann Sebastian Bach
● Ave Maria — Franz Schubert
● Flower Duet — Léo Delibes
● Clair de Lune — Claude Debussy
● Meditation from Thaïs — Jules Massenet
● Canon in D — Johann Pachelbel
● Largo from Winter — Antonio Vivaldi
● Salut d’Amour — Edward Elgar
● Intermezzo — Pietro Mascagni
● Ode to Joy — Ludwig van Beethoven
The Armour House Lake Forest Academy - Cocktail Hour Music
Featured Selections Included:
Opera & Romantic Classics
- Flower Duet
- Liebestraum No. 3
- Ave Maria
- Meditation
- Habanera
- Winter
- Canon in D
- Waltz of the Flowers
- The Swan
Timeless Standards
- Fly Me to the Moon
- Moon River
The Rookery Wedding Cocktail Hour Music
Featured Selections Included:
● Clair de Lune — Claude Debussy
● God Only Knows — The Beach Boys
●At Last — Etta James
● A Sky Full of Stars — Coldplay
● Can’t Help Falling in Love — Elvis Presley
● Dreams — Fleetwood Mac
● Viva La Vida — Coldplay
● Halo — Beyoncé
● All of Me — John Legend
● Here Comes the Sun — The Beatles
● La Vie en Rose — Édith Piaf
● Perfect — Ed Sheeran
Bridgeport Art Center Wedding Cocktail Hour Music
Featured Selections Included:
● We Are Young — Fun.
● Love Yourself — Justin Bieber
● Walk the Line — Johnny Cash
● Young and Beautiful — Lana Del Rey
● The Way You Make Me Feel — Michael Jackson
● Dog Days Are Over — Florence + The Machine
● Toxic — Britney Spears
● Another Day of Sun — La La Land
● Bitter Sweet Symphony — The Verve
● Love On Top — Beyoncé
● Killing Me Softly — Lauryn Hill
● Pompeii — Bastille
● Smells Like Teen Spirit — Nirvana
● Royals — Lorde
● Friday I’m in Love — The Cure