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Queen City Ensemble is a highly sought-after Professional String Trio based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sisters Jenny Jones and Becky Thoms are violinists who have formed this string trio with cellist Jean Beaudoin, playing for weddings and events in and around the Charlotte area. With an average of over 20 years of experience, each member is a classically trained musician. They have performed in numerous orchestras and accompanied several world-class musicians.

Why Hire Queen City Ensemble?

-Queen City Ensemble is not a group that is just put together for your wedding day or special event. Many contractors put together musicians who have never played together before your wedding day resulting in music that doesn't always sound put together which can result in disastrous wedding processionals/ recessionals.

-With over ten years of experience playing together as a trio they are able to read each other's musical cues giving you a flawless performance.

-With hundreds of weddings; rehearsal dinners; cocktail hours; and wedding receptions under our belt, the trio has mastered the precise timing for wedding processions and has developed playlists of music pieces that will work for each type of event.

-From the moment you contact us until your wedding day, we are available to answer any and all questions as we guide you through the process of setting up your wedding vision with music.

-We personally contact your venue and wedding coordinators and work with them to ensure success when dealing with everything from trio placement to musical cues for your wedding procession down the aisle.

-You will be working one on one with a trio member who will give you unlimited personal guidance in choosing your wedding music.

-We have an extensive repertoire list. There are many pieces/songs to choose from. Our list includes standard classical music, many popular contemporary songs and even some broadway hits.

-Because the trio has access to music arrangers, we can take requests for music, not on our repertoire list, to help make your musical vision come true.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Learn New Songs
Rehearsal Dinner Music

What ceremony music arrangements can you provide?

String - Trio

How many musicians are in your band(s)?

1 - 3

What instruments does your group play?

Cello
Violin

What services do you provide?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Learn New Songs
Reception Music
Rehearsal Dinner Music

Reviews of Queen City Ensemble

Lem
Lem L. Sent on 03/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Marvelous musicians

I have worked with these musicians for almost two decades and can attest that the quality of their work as well as their communication, attitude, and professionalism are simply stellar.
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Janelle Sent on 01/16/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Added Elegance

Working with Queen City Ensemble was fantastic! They were wonderful to partner with when planning ceremony music, and they added the perfect amount of elegance to our simple, whimsical, wedding, where we wanted love to be the focus. I cannot recommend them enough!
Kara
Kara Sent on 10/19/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Wow factor of the ceremony!

Our guests were absolutely blown away when they heard Queen City Ensemble start playing during our wedding ceremony. We are about a month past our wedding day and we are still receiving compliments about how beautiful the trio sounded! They were responsive, flexible to my needs, on-time, professional and most importantly played the most beautiful music. Do not hesitate with booking this group, you will not regret it!
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User6180715 Sent on 03/01/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Did not miss a beat- 5 stars

The Queen City Ensemble did not miss a beat. From the time we engaged them to their ending note, they were perfect. Not only were they timely, responsive and affordable but the music was a perfect backdrop to cocktail hour and dinner. Highly recommend!!
Jessica
Jessica Sent on 11/03/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Queen City Ensemble

Beautiful music, highly organized and patient with nervous mothers-of-the-bride. Could not be more happy with the experience. Highly recommend!
Shelby
Shelby Sent on 09/20/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing experience

I loved having this trio play for my wedding- they did an amazing job and my guests loved it! They ever arranged a special piece that I asked for, they were incredible, highly recommend!
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Ann G. Sent on 08/31/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Rehearsal Dinner

Queen City Ensemble completed out Rehearsal Dinner. Such a delight to work with. The guest loved them.
Kathy
Kathy Sent on 08/02/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Professional group of talented musicians!

QCE was wonderful to work from since day 1. They provided an extensive list of songs to choose from which allowed us to decide on every piece played for the prelude, ceremony and postlude. Our guests loved their sound and the quality it added to our beautiful wedding. They were responsive during all communication and timely as our wedding service began.
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Lisa Sent on 06/30/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful people and extremely talented

Absolutely fabulous to work with. They helped plan a beautiful ceremony. They helped us bring our vision to life and provided suggestions when we needed them. They were so helpful and accommodating when COVID made our plans change pretty last minute. I highly recommend Queen City for any musical
event.
Sarah
Sarah Sent on 04/27/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Fabulous to work with

Queen City Ensemble was so easy to work with and provided excellent music for our ceremony and cocktail hour. I very much appreciated all the guidance they gave on what songs worked best for what part of the ceremony. They also know all types of music, traditional and contemporary. I also loved how professional they were. 10/10 would recommend!
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Awards

79
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

8 Endorsements
We Tie The Knots-Charlotte We Tie The Knots-Charlotte Wedding Planners

Absolutely loved working with Queen City Ensemble! They were prompt, professional, and the music was so beautiful! They were very responsive throughout the planning process and a pleasure to work with. Look forward to working together soon!

Rev. Jim Lytle Rev. Jim Lytle Wedding Officiants

Something about live music at a wedding ceremony that sets it apart. This group has a wonderful quality and great sound!

DoubleTree by Hilton Charlotte City Center DoubleTree by Hilton Charlotte City Center Hotel Weddings

Looking forward to working with you!

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