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Enigma

Based in Melbourne

About this act

Enigma is a Melbourne string quartet with repertoire extending from classical music into jazz and rock. The ensemble has performed in concert settings as well as at weddings and corporate functions. Recording work includes string backing for bands. Its broad song selection lets a traditional four-player string sound carry several different musical styles through an event.

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Albeniz Malaguena Avison Concerto in E minor Bach Air Bach Arie (Andante) Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Mvts 1 and 2 Bach Brandenberg Concerto No. 6 Bach Double Concerto (Concerto for two violins) Bach Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring Bach Sheep May Safely Graze Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique: Movement 2: Un Bal Bizet Prelude to Carmen Bizet Carmen Fantasy Boccherini Minuett Borodin Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2 Borodin Polovtsian Dance No. 1 Capua O Sole Mio Chopin Minute Waltz Corelli Christmas Concerto Corelli Suite in F major Delibes Flower Duet from “Lakme” Dittersdorf Minuet from String Quartet in Eb Major Dvorak Largo Theme from “New World” Symphony Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 7 Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 8 Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 10 Elgar ‘Nimrod’ from the Enigma Variations Fiocco Fiocco Allegro Frank Panis Angelicus Grieg Holberg Suite (1st Mvt) Grieg Norwegian Dance No. 2 Grieg Waltz (from Opus 12) Grieg Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba Handel Firework Suite Handel Hallelujah Chorus Handel Largo Handel Water Music Suite Haydn Andantino Grazioso (from String Quartet Op. 3, No. 1) Haydn Serenade Holst St Paul’s Suite Lully Ceremonie Turque Martini Gavotte Massenet Meditation Mendelssohn Allegretto from Children’s Pieces Op. 72 Mendelssohn Wedding March from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Mozart Ave Verum Corpus Mozart Divertimento No. 1 in D major Mozart Divertimento No. 2 in Bb major Mozart Divertimento No. 3 in F major Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Mozart Magic Flute Overture Mozart March from “The Magic Flute” Mozart Marriage of Figaro Overture Mozart Rondo Alla Turca Mozart String Quartet No. 22 in Bb major Mozart String Quartet K. 159 in G major Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor (Mvts 1 and 3) Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor (Mvts 1, 2, 3 and 4) Offenbach Barcarolle Pachabel Kanon in D Ponchielli Dance of the Hours Pucchini Musetta’s Waltz Purcell Chaconne from King Arthur Purcell Chacony in G minor for Strings Purcell Trumpet Tune Rachmaninov Vocalise Rossini String Sonata No. 1 (Mvts 1 and 3) Rossini The Barber of Seville – Overture Rossini William Tell Overture Satie Gymnopedie No. 1 Schubert Ave Maria Schubert March Militaire Schubert Serenade Schubert Waltzes Schumann Traumerai aus Kinderscenen Schumann Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood Op. 15) Smetana Moldau Theme from “My Country” Strauss Blue Danube Waltzes Strauss Die Fledermaus Strauss Fledermaus Waltzes Strauss Radetzkey March Tchaikovsky ‘Danse Des Mirlitons’ from the Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker – Overture Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty – Waltz Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers Toselli Neopolitan Serenade Traditional English Irish Tune from County Derry Traditional English Greensleeves Vivaldi Sinfonia Alla Rustica Vivaldi The Four Seasons: -Spring -Summer -Autumn -Winter Wagner Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (Here Comes The Bride) JAZZ AND POPULAR Arlen Somewhere Over The Rainbow Ascher The Rainbow Connection Berlin White Christmas Bernstein ‘America’ from West Side Story Bernstein ‘Maria’ from West Side Story Bernstein New York, New York Bernstein ‘Tonight’ from West Side Story Bock Sunrise, Sunset Bock ‘To Life’ from Fiddler on the Roof Arr. Broadfoot My Heart Belongs To Daddy Coleman Big Spender Arr. Davies My Baby Just Cares for Me Arr. Davies Theme from “First Contact” Arr. Davies Unforgettable Desmond Take Five Gay Leaning on a Lamppost Gershwin The Man I Love Gershwin Summertime Jobim The Girl from Ipanema Johnson Pennies From Heaven Joplin Ragtime Dance – A Stop Time Two-Step Joplin The Entertainer Jones Soul Bossa Nova Kavas Harry Lime Theme Kern The Folks Who Live On The Hill Kosma Autumn Leaves Lemare Moonlight and Roses Lennon / McCartney Eleanor Rigby Lennon / McCartney Lady Madonna Lennon / McCartney Let it Be Lennon Imagine Mancini Moon River (from Breakfast At Tiffany’s) Morrison Have I Told You Lately Morrison Jackie Wilson Said Morrison Moondance North Unchained Melody Porter Anything Goes Porter Every Time We Say Goodbye Porter Night and Day Popular If You Knew Suzie Rodgers My Funny Valentine Schonberg I Dreamed A Dream Sherwin A Nightingale Sang in Berkely Square Silvestri Forest Gump Suite Strayhorn Take the ‘A’ Train Whitfield / Strong I Heard It Through The Grapevine Williams Schindler’s List TANGOS , GYPSY DANCES Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 6 De Falla Danse Espagnol De Falla The Three Cornered Hat Kreisler Liebesfreud Gardel Por una Cabeza (Tango) Monti Czardas Ravel Bolero Theodorakis Zorba’s Dance Trad. Dark Eyes Trad. La Bamba Trad. Latin American Tango – ‘El Tordo’ (The Thrush) Trad. Latin American Argentine Tango – ‘El Mirlo’ (The Blackbird) Trad. Latin American Cha Cha Cha – ‘El Gorrion’ (The Sparrow) Trad. Latin American Beguine – ‘El Ruise?or’ (The Nightingale) Trad. Latin American Bossa Nova – ‘La Tortola’ (The Turtle-Dove) Trad. Latin American The Dove Villoldo Two South Amerian Tangos: El Choco and La Comparsita CHRISTMAS CAROLS Angels, From The Realms Of Glory Angels We Have Heard On High Deck The Halls God Rest You Merry Gentlemen Good King Wenceslas Hark The Herald Angels Sing Joy To The World! O Christmas Tree O Come, All Ye Faithful O Holy Night Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem Once In Royal David City Silent Night! Holy Night! The Coventry Carol The First Noel We Three Kings White Christmas SONGS FOR YOUR WEDDING CEREMONY Walk-in: Pachelbel Canon Bach Air Vivaldi “Spring” from the 4 seasons Signing: Bach Air Walk-out: Vivaldi “Spring” from the Four Seasons Walk-in: Wagner – Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (commonly known as Here Comes the Bride) Signing: Pachelbel Canon Walk-out: Mendelssohn – Wedding March from a Midsummer Night’s Dream. POPULAR SONGS FOR YOUR CEREMONY Walk-in: Pachelbel Canon Walk-out: Vivaldi “Spring” from the 4 seasons

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