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Massachusetts

Occasional Brass & Strings provides a vibrant and fun set of ensembles, ranging from duo to quintet. Based in Boston, we are as comfortable playing Bach, Handel, and Mozart as we are Scott Joplin, Count Basie, The Beatles, Coldplay, and more!

String and Brass ensembles provide the perfect music for weddings, receptions, cocktail parties, corporate events, religious services, graduations, etc. We specialize in trios, quartets, and quintets for outdoor weddings and cocktail hours. Need a custom ensemble? We can provide a soloist, duo, trio, quartet, or quintet with just about any combination of trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, cello, piano, flute, harp, sax...the possibilities are endless.

Contemporary arrangements include Coldplay (Viva La Vida, Fix You), U2 (All I Want Is You, Beautiful Day), Queen (Somebody To Love, Bohemian Rhapsody), Rascal Flatts (Bless The Broken Road), Taylor Swift (You Belong With Me), Journey (Don't Stop Believin'), Pearl Jam (Even Flow), AC/DC (You Shook Me All Night Long), Madonna (Like A Prayer, Rain), Michael Bouble (Haven't Met You Yet), Harry Connick (It Had To Be You), Van Morrison (Brown-Eyed Girl), The Beatles (All You Need Is Love, When I'm 64, Hey Jude, Ob La Di), Shania Twain (From This Moment On), and so much more.

We have musicians in and around Boston, Worcester, Cape Cod (MA), Newport (RI), Portland (ME), and Hartford (CT) - this cuts down on travel fees! Call or email today for a free price quote.

We used Occasional Brass & Strings for our ceremony music. Bryan was so easy to communicate with, and very accommodating of my special request including a specific arrangement I wanted. The musicians' large library of songs made putting together a playlist easy and fun. Would highly recommend OB&S for any wedding or special event! 

We booked Occasional Brass & Strings for our wedding ceremony and they completed our vision perfectly. They were easy to communicate with, had a vast repertoire to choose songs from, and the string trio was incredible. I truly am so satisfied and overjoyed with their professionalism, flexibility and talent. I would 1000% recommend Occasional Brass & Strings for any event!! Thank you for being a part of our day!

Occasional brass and strings were great! They were quick in responses leading up to the wedding and answered all questions we had. The music they played during the wedding was beautiful and all our guests loved them.

All You Need Is Love (Beatles)

Brown- Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)

You Belong With Me (Taylor Swift)

Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Flute/ Harp)

Mendelssohn's Wedding March

Pachelbel's Canon in D

Fats Waller's Ain't Misbehavin'

Basie's Satin Doll

Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary

Copland's Simple Gifts

String Quartet

Woodwind Ensemble

Acoustic Duo

Classical Duo

Jazz Duo

Acoustic Trio

Classical Trio

Jazz Trio

Pop Trio

Chamber Music Trio

Jazz Quartet

Jazz Ensemble

Classical Quartet

A Day in the Life of a Fool

Accidentally in Love

Across The Universe

After You've Gone

Ain't Misbehavin'

Air from Water Music

Air on the G String

All I Ask Of You

All I Want Is You

All of You

All You Need Is Love

Amazing Grace

Annie's Song

Arioso in D

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Autumn Leaves

Ave Maria

Basin Street Blues

Beale Street Blues

Beautiful Day

Begin the Beguine

Bess You Is My Woman Now

Beyond The Sea

Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)

Blackbird

Bless The Broken Road

Blue Moon

Bourbon Street Parade

Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin

Brown Eyed Girl

Butterfly Kisses

Bye Bye Blackbird

Canon in D

Come Together

Dirty Water

Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

Dog Gone Blues

Don't Stop Believin'

Dynamite

Eleanor Rigby

Enchanted

Even Flow

Everlong

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Fanfare from Orfeo

Finale from Water Music

Fix You

Fly Me To The Moon

From This Moment On

Funky McFunkerson and the Groovetacular Stank

Georgia on My Mind

Grand March from Aida

Hey Jude

How High The Moon

I Am The Walrus

I Can See Clearly Now

I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Baby)

I Concentrate On You

I Found A New Baby

I Get a Kick Out of You

I Love You

I Miss You

I Only Want To Be With You

I Want To Hold Your Hand

If It's Magic

I'm A Believer

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

In A Sentimental Mood

In Your Eyes

Isn't She Lovely

It Don't Mean A Thing

It Had To Be You

It's Alright with Me

It's Only A Paper Moon

I've Got You Under My Skin

Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

Joe Avery's Piece

Jump

Just A Closer Walk With Thee

La Rejouissance

Largo from Xerxes

Like A Prayer

Lil' Darlin

Lullaby of Birdland

Malaguena

Maple Leaf Rag

May The Circle Be Unbroken

Michelle

Moon River

Mr. Brightside

Need You Now

Night and Day

ObLaDi

Over in the Gloryland

Paragon Rag

Penny Lane

Pinball Wizard

Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

Prayer from Hansel and Gretel

Occasional Brass & Strings were terrific!! They exceeded my expectations for my wedding.

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