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The Triforce Quartet plays all genres of music from Pop to Classical to Jazz to Waltzes to Showtunes and everything in between. In addition to playing standard wedding repetoire, the Triforce Quartet specializes in Video Game Music. The Triforce Quartet has played in hundreds of weddings and has played at events such as MAGFest, PAX, Dragon Con, Momocon, iDIG Music Festival, Video Games Live, and more! The Triforce Quartet began innocently as a short Zelda medley for an encore of a recital in early 2007, but the video of using traditional string quartet instruments to play music from classic games gained viral popularity later that summer. Thanks to this, cellist Chad Schwartz was able to combine his love for video games, along with years of classical training, to arrange a variety of video game themes that even non-gamers can recognize and enjoy.

Our video game selections offer a variety of different themes from many different games. If we don't happen to have your favorite theme available, let us know and we can arrange a special theme just for you!

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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
Travel Expenses

What ceremony music arrangements can you provide?

Instrumental - Solo
Instrumental - Duo
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
Music During Breaks
Reception Music
Rehearsal Dinner Music
Sample Performances

Reviews of Triforce Quartet

Madison
Madison Sent on 11/30/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Quartet, Amazing Music!

After being a fan of The Triforce Quartet for almost a decade, it was truly a dream come true to have them at our wedding! My husband and I are huge video game nerds, and the moment we decided we were going to have a classy-nerdy wedding, we knew we had to reach out to TTQ. Not only was Chad, the founder, arranger, and celest, so excited to get the ball rolling, but he immediately agreed to custom-arrange a song for our first dance. That was, of course, magical on its own! He was so communicative throughout the whole wedding process and made figuring out our song timeline a breeze. The group worked so well with our venue coordinator, MC/DJ, and Officiant the day of to make sure all timing was spot on for the ceremony, cocktail hour, intros, and dinner. They sounded amazing (as always), and our guests could not have been more complimentary of their performance. Even if you're not a nerd like us, they have a huge collection of non-VGM music to choose from, from classical to theater, pop, and everything in between. We cannot recommend The Triforce Quartet enough!!!
Kalak&Shinx
Kalak&Shinx Sent on 05/21/2024
5 out of 5 rating

They truly made our dream wedding perfect!

My wife and I had been longtime fans of the Triforce Quartet, and had always dreamed of having them perform at our wedding. On top of that, as a composer myself, I had always wanted to write the composition for our first dance, which they were not only accommodating of, but enthusiastic when they heard about. I had also commissioned 2 other pieces for Chad to arrange and he did an incredible job! Hearing my arrangement come to life on their strings was an absolute pleasure, and despite the short notice I had given in regard to the other arrangements, they were able to get everything done and sounding fantastic!

They performed during our ceremony, cocktail hour, and part of the reception, and our guests had nothing but great things to say about them. There had also been a complication with our bank processing the payment for them, which they handled very professionally and patiently as we worked to resolve it within a few days of the wedding.

Overall we couldn't be more pleased, and they truly helped make our dream wedding just as we had envisioned!
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Yeffrey Sent on 04/27/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Chad is the man! Literally the best musician I’ve ever come across. Saw the group perform a few years back in Harrisonburg and they killed it. If you love video games, there is no better group!
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Dana Sent on 11/14/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Triforce Quartet was an amazing choice for our ceremony. We are not traditional video game music fans, but we love their Game of Thrones arrangements. The guys are all classically trained musicians and were able to play everything we requested with ease, including modern and Jewish music. They even made sure to time the songs so that the correct parts were playing as we walked down the aisle. We would highly recommend Chad and the quartet!
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User2608737 Sent on 05/15/2016
5 out of 5 rating
I highly recommend TQ for your wedding! They were absolutely amazing. There is something to be said about having actual live musicians performing your processional, your first dance, recessional and your cocktail hour music- I was in awe. They are all well educated in music and classically trained musicians. I admire how accommodating they are and they were truly wonderful and easy to work with.

The best part: They had me in tears when they surprised us with a song they arranged specifically for OUR wedding.
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Dan Sent on 06/18/2015
5 out of 5 rating
I played at a wedding May 16th. Triforce was playing as well. Heavy rain delayed the wedding and ultimately forced it indoors. Triforce didn't waste anytime and set-up and started entertaining the crowd as they sat at their reception tables, playing select pieces of video game music, beautifully. One of the songs I was slotted to play and sing during the ceremony was Ave Maria (which was a first for me). Since everything was delayed and I had time, I asked Triforce if they would want to join me on it and they said yes without hesitation. When it came time to perform it, Jacob and Chad crowded around the one copy of sheet music I had (which I can't read anyway - I had a chord chart for myself) while Stanley turned the pages for them. These guys killed it and enhanced the experience far more than if I had done it by myself. And as if that wasn't enough, they where extremely humble and all around cool people. Hope to run into them again sometime.
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D Sent on 06/06/2015
5 out of 5 rating
We contracted with Chad to play solo at our wedding and it turned out great! He was easy to work with and able to do exactly what we wanted for the ceremony. The guests loved the music!
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Jenny Sent on 11/24/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Huge fan of Triforce. They were able to come and play for us in a pinch, and our guests are still raving about them. Nothing can compare to live music at an outdoor ceremony. Of course, Triforce completely won over the crowd with their video game music during cocktail hour. We heard so many people say, "Is that Mario Brothers???" It was fantastic.
Chad is easy to work with and super accommodating. I highly recommend!
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User1462382 Sent on 12/04/2013
5 out of 5 rating
This quartet played at our wedding. They did a great job. They were pretty flexible and willing to work with us to do the ceremony the way we wanted. All the guests loved them.
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User1355934 Sent on 09/30/2013
5 out of 5 rating
The Triforce Quartet was a fantastic choice for our wedding - they were recommended to me by a friend and I couldn't be happier with how they fit into the overall event. The combination of traditional wedding music for the ceremony itself and the option to incorporate string arrangements of popular video game theme music into the cocktail hour was great -- my video-gaming friends were surprised and delighted to hear a string arrangement of the Super Mario Bros. theme in particular. I can't recommend the Triforce Quartet enough -- book them for your event and you'll be happy you did.
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This quartet can do it all. Classical, pop, and even music from video games, TV shows, and movies! Not only that, but Chad Schwartz manages this business with the highest degree of professionalism. He has literally walked miles through the snow to show up for a wedding. Triforce is our number one recommendation for string quartets.

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