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Elegant, classical music adds the finishing touch to any special occasion. Based in Baltimore, Canterbury Strings offers a string trio or quartet of Peabody Conservatory-trained musicians to perform at your wedding ceremony, cocktail hour, party, or other event. Our talented musicians perform in major orchestras in the area but also specialize and look forward to playing chamber music. Our repertoire consists mainly of classical music favorites, selected popular music, and jazz standards, but we can also arrange any piece that is desired and are always open to expanding our collection. We offer the most competitive prices in the area and strive to provide the most professional service. Please contact canterburystrings@gmail.com for more information.
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Frequently asked questions

What ceremony music arrangements can you provide?

Instrumental - Trio
String - Trio
String - Quartet

How many musicians are in your band(s)?

1 - 3
4 - 6

What instruments does your group play?

Cello
Viola
Violin

What services do you provide?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Learn New Songs
Reception Music

Reviews of Canterbury Strings

Braxton
Braxton Sent on 04/27/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Elevating the Musical Experience of Our Wedding

So thankful to Canterbury Strings for elevating our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour with their beautiful music. Throughout the process they were communicative and offered a wide array of classical and contemporary arrangements. Working with them was easy, affordable, and value-add with the talent they delivered.
Dan
Dan Sent on 04/03/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Canterbury Trio

We hired the Canterbury Strings Trio for our wedding church service and it was absolutely lovely. They highly skilled musicians. Kate incorporated all of our requests and the music was exactly what we were hoping for. It truly elevated our wedding ceremony.
Tali-Ilana
Tali Sent on 06/13/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Canterbury Sets The Tone

We had Canterbury strings play for my wife and me at our wedding on May 11, 2024 and were very pleased! We primarily worked with them through our wedding planner. We greatly appreciated their communication, can-do attitude, and appropriate timetables in the run-up to the event. They already have a very broad repertoire of songs they can play, which is great to see. For our processional, my wife and I each selected songs that were not in their typical repertoire, but that was not a problem at all for Kate and her musicians. We gave them our desired songs in YouTube form, the cues for when we desired to come to the chuppah, and Canterbury made it happen. Our wedding party loved the touch of the particular processional songs being played by a string trio.

We had given Canterbury some music selections to play while guests were seated. But one group was late in arriving at the hotel. The trio was able to vamp and keep playing through that delay. They filled the time and were ready to play our requested music when all of our guests were seated. Everything they played sounded brilliant!
Fiorella
Fiorella Sent on 07/20/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing- Book them!

Book them! They were quick to respond, easy to work with, offered song choices, and performed beautifully the day of! Highly recommend!
Christine
Christine Sent on 10/15/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful music for intimate wedding

Canterbury Strings was a pleasure to work with. We booked them prior to changing our wedding into a family micro-wedding, and they were very accommodating with the change in plans and following social distancing guidelines. Kate is very responsive, gave excellent recommendations, and they have an extensive repertoire. Their music was beautiful and it made our intimate ceremony and family cocktail hour feel very special.
Olivia
Olivia Sent on 01/13/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Communicative and Helpful!

Our contact was communicative via email, timely, and respected my requests. She was also very eager to recommend pieces that would suit what I was going for.

Canterbury Strings' musical selection is vast and varied. We were happy to find many pieces we recognized and loved among their repertoire. My guests also had a fun time identifying the pieces they were playing.

When things were running late, our musicians were very flexible. Thank you so much!
E
Emily Sent on 12/04/2019
5 out of 5 rating

November 2019 wedding

I hired Canterbury strings for my Saturday night wedding to play during the ceremony and cocktail hour. Leading up to the wedding, it was easy to communicate with Kate and relay exactly what I wanted for my wedding day. The music was beautiful and made the wedding elegant, fun, and a great addition to the day!
C
Campbell Sent on 11/25/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Loved working with them!

I worked with Canterbury Strings for my October 2019 wedding and had a great experience! I had a family member write a special arrangement for our ceremony and they were so great about accommodating our request. They were always very prompt, professional and kind in all of our communication. And of course, their music was beautiful and they are all so talented! I would highly recommend working with them for your wedding!
Maggie
Maggie Sent on 05/27/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Performance for Intimate Garden Ceremony

We cannot say enough great things about the Canterbury Strings. From the beginning Kate was incredibly responsive and shared their repertoire and suggestions for our intimate garden ceremony. They arrived on time, were set up in a beautiful formation, and perfectly played the routine we decided on. Our ceremony was a bit non-traditional and we walked in (together) to "All You Need Is Love" and recessed to "Here Comes the Sun". They have a huge list of pieces they play, and we were drawn to the selection of Beatles love songs, and classics from the 60s and 70s. Their pricing was in line with other groups and we are extremely happy with their contribution to our important day.
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Lauren Sent on 08/30/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Kate and her colleagues were fantastic! Very easy to book, and they had great suggestions for the music for the ceremony and cocktail hour. The day of the wedding, everyone showed up on time, took their places, and played beautifully! I would recommend them to all of my friends!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
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We loved working with Canterbury Strings! They did an excellent job for our clients and everything sounded wonderful! thanks!

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