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Wired! Pop / Contemporary

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Wired! (the Pop/Contemporary division of MVSJ) sits on the cutting edge of 21st Century live string music entertainment and adds a sophisticated groove and energy to contemporary wedding ceremonies, receptions, and corporate events. With an ever-expanding set list, our music selection matches or surpasses that of any peer company in the South Texas region, and will always be performed with the famous MVSJ string sound. Please note: For those who prefer a mixture of styles and sounds, Wired! will gladly combine classical/traditional repertoire with popular/contemporary hits.

San Antonio/Austin Wedding & Special Event Music
Firework, Katy Perry

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monteVistaStrings_WiredWired! Pop/ Contemporary Strings music list includes many of the most requested popular hits from the 1960’s to the present, while our ROCKTET list focuses on popular, though less commonly requested rock and other pop titles in our collection. During busy periods, ROCKTET repertoire may require a 2-hour minimum contract. Please inquire for availability.

Custom requests (music not already on our repertoire lists) can almost always be accommodated by our in-house sheet music arranger for a nominal fee.

For high-energy corporate events or large parties and receptions, MVSJ can enhance any Wired! ensemble with a rhythm section or electronic media.

Wired! String Trio (Two Violins and One Cello) also available. Priced from $700.

We invite you to take your time, listen carefully, and explore the wide range of musical styles and entertainment available to you through MVSJ. With MVSJ, the musicians and/or the caliber of performance you hear online are exactly what you will hear at your event.

All MVSJ audio and video samples are performed by ensembles from Monte Vista Strings and Jazz, and all accurately reflect the sound you can expect from MVSJ. Please be advised that some local companies utilize commercial recordings on their audio pages. Always look or ask for a source reference.

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Wired! String Quartet: Priced from $850
Monte Vista Strings & Jazz — San Antonio-Austin Wedding Music, Special Event Music.

Two Violins, Viola, Cello, Optional Rhythm Section or Electronic Backup

A new take on the string quartet, always a hit; modern rhythmic beat and play list with classic sophistication; ideal for any size event indoor or out.

Please note: These samples represent only a small portion of our extensive music collection.
A Thousand Years, Christina Perri
(String Quartet)

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Master of Puppets, Metallica
Paradise, Coldplay
Crazy in Love, Beyonce
Paparazzi, Lady Gaga

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Game of Thrones Theme
Bittersweet Symphony, The Verve
Poker Face, Lady Gaga
Chasing Cars, Snow Patrol
All You Need Is Love, The Beatles
Clocks, Coldplay
Don’t Stop Believing, Journey
Viva la Vida, Coldplay
Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye), Sartori
Hey Jude, The Beatles
In My Life, The Beatles
Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles
Wired! Violin & Piano Duo: Priced from $550
Monte Vista Strings & Jazz — San Antonio-Austin Wedding Music, Special Event Music.
A Thousand Years, Christina Perri

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Violin and Piano

One of our most versatile combinations, this duo offers classic elegance with contemporary flare appropriate for any size event.

Please note: These samples represent only a small portion of our extensive music collection.
All of Me, John Legend
Marry You, Bruno Mars
All I Ask of You, A. L. Webber
A Thousand Years (Cello Solo), Christina Perri

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Wired! Violin & Guitar: Priced from $550
Monte Vista Strings & Jazz — San Antonio-Austin Wedding Music, Special Event Music.

Violin and Guitar
(Optional Rhythm Section)

All the energy and style of our other Wired! groups, yet perfectly suited to small- and medium-sized events indoors or out.

Please note: These samples represent only a small portion of our extensive music collection.
Thousand Years – Christina Perri
Killing Me Softly, Fugees

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All You Need Is Love, The Beatles (Violin/Guitar)
Cuando, Cuando, Cuando
Fix You, Coldplay
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You, Elvis Presley
Wired! Cocktail Piano: Priced from $350
Monte Vista Strings & Jazz — San Antonio-Austin Wedding Music, Special Event Music.

Wired! Cocktail Piano

Elegant contemporary background music.

Please note: These samples represent only a small portion of our extensive music collection.
Yesterday, The Beatles
Lara’s Theme from Dr. Zhivago
La Paloma

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Wired! Pop/Contemporary Strings Repertoire List

Wired! /Contemporary Strings Repertoire List

(Also see bottom of list for Broadway, Latin, and other light popular music selections.)

All music on this list (except where otherwise noted) is available for performance by Wired! String Quartet and most can be performed by Wired! String Trio. However, at this time the Wired! Violin/Guitar Duo only performs selections marked with a (+). Wired! Solo Guitar also performs only selections marked with (+).

Titles marked with an asterisk (*) are available exclusively to our Wired! customers.

Custom sheet music arrangements (titles not already in our collections) can usually be produced for a nominal fee by our in house arranger.

Optional rhythm section (drummer) can be added to enhance any Wired! ensemble.

Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)*+
The Rose* (Bette Midler)
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Elton John)*
My Heart Will Go On, Love Theme from “Titanic” (James Horner)*
For Just a Moment, Love Theme from “St. Elmo’s Fire” (David Foster)*
Theme from “Somewhere in Time” (Rachmaninoff-Paganini)
Hymne (Vangelis)*
The Prayer (David Foster, popularized by Andrea Bocelli)*+
Con te Partiro (Sartori, popularized by Andrea Bocelli)*+
Unforgettable (Natalie and Nat King Cole)*+
Tonight Tonight (Smashing Pumpkins)*+

Blackeyed Peas*:
a. I Gotta Feeling*+
b. The Time (of My Life)*+

The Wind Beneath My Wings from “Beaches”*
Stand By Me*
Everything I Do, I Do it For You (Bryan Adams)*
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing (Aerosmith)*+
When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge)*+
Crazy for You (Madonna)*+
The Way You Look Tonight (Tony Bennet)*+
I Just Called to Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder)*+
My Girl (Temptations)*+

Lady Gaga:
a. Poker Face*
b. Bad Romance*
c. Just Dance*
d. Paparazzi*+

Coldplay:
a. Clocks
b. Viva la Vida+
c. Fix You*+
d. Paradise*

Beatles:
a. Day Tripper (quartet only)*
b. A Hard Day’s Night*
c. Eleanor Rigby (quartet only)*
d. Yellow Submarine*
e. Yesterday*
f. When I’m Sixty-Four*
g. Back in the USSR*
h. All You Need is Love+
i. Hey Jude*+
j. Imagine*+
k. Michelle*
l. In My Life+
m. Let it Be*
n. I Want to Hold Your Hand*
o. Here Comes the Sun*+

U2:
a. Beautiful Day*
b. All I Want Is You*
c. With or Without You

Flora’s Secret *(Enya)
Sweet Child O’ Mine* (Guns N’ Roses)
Beat It (Michael Jackson)*+
Surfin’ USA (Beach Boys)*+
All the Single Ladies (Beyonce)*+
Hey Ya (Outkast)*+
Don’t Stop Believing (Journey)*+
I Will Survive
(Gloria Gaynor)*+
Every Breath You Take (The Police)*+
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)*+
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)*+
From This Moment (Shania Twain)
You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban)
The Ludlows from “Legends of the Fall”
I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You (Elvis Presley)*+
Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)*
Copacabana (Barry Manilow)*
Marry Me (Train)*+
Killing Me Softly *+ (Violin and Guitar only)
Annie’s Song (John Denver) *+

In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)*
Cinema Paradiso Love Theme – Enya*
Crazy – Willie Nelson/ Patsy Cline*
Crazy In Love – Beyonce*
Firework – Katy Perry*
Hotel California – The Eagles*
It Had To Be You –Harry Connick Jr.*
Lean On Me – Bill Withers*
Right Here Waiting for You – Richard Marx*
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong*
Love Story – Taylor Swift*+
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri*+
YMCA – Village People
Purple Haze-J. Hendrix*
Hoppipola- Sigur Ros*
Time After Time- Cyndi Lauper*
Master of Puppets – Metallica*
Star Wars Theme – John Williams*
Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart*
Crazy Love – Van Morrison*
Take My Breath Away – Berlin*+

BROADWAY, LATIN, AND OTHER LIGHT POPULAR REPERTOIRE:
Sunrise, Sunset from “Fiddler on the Roof”
Main Theme from “Fiddler on the Roof”
Embraceable You
An American In Paris
Edelweiss from “The Sound of Music”*
Matchmaker from “Fiddler on the Roof”
Lara’s Theme from “Doctor Zhivago”*
Somewhere Out There from “An American Tail”*
Unchained Melody*
The Music of the Night from “Phantom of the Opera”
All I Ask of You from “Phantom of the Opera”*
The John Dunbar Theme from “Dances With Wolves”
Ashokan Farewell from “The Civil War”*
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina from “Evita”*
Somewhere Over the Rainbow*+
Love Theme from “The Godfather”*+
Memory from “Cats”*
Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington)*
He Loves and She Loves (Gershwin)*
Theme from “Rhapsody in Blue”* (Gershwin)

Tangos:
a. “Por Una Cabeza” from “Scent of a Woman”
b. La Paloma
c. La Cumparsita*
d. Blue Tango (Leroy Anderson)*
e. Spanish Dance in D Major (Albeniz)

Other Latin Repertoire*:
a. Zacatecas March
b. El Choclo
c. Malaguena
d. Espana Waltz (Waldteufel)
e. Mexican Hat Dance
f. Besame Mucho
g. Adios Muchachos
h. Danzon Almendra
i. Silencio

Numerous other Latin tunes are available for violin and guitar duo.
Cole Porter*:
a. Night and Day
b. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
c. I Concentrate on You
d. Begin the Beguine
e. I Get A Kick Out of You
f. All of You
g. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
h. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
i. I Love You
j. What Is This Thing Called Love?
k. True Love (only for Violin and Guitar Duo)+

Scott Joplin Ragtime:
a. The Entertainer*
b. Country Club
c. Maple Leaf Rag*
d. Paragon Rag*
e. Scott Joplin’s New Rag*

Rocktet Music List

ROCKTET Music List

Our ROCKTET list picks up where the Wired! Pop/Contemporary Strings list leaves off!  ROCKTET repertoire (listed below) may require 2-hour minimum contract during busy periods. Please inquire for availability.

“Without You” David Guetta
“Falling Slowly” Glen Hansard
“Forever” Ben Harper
“Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
“Mr. Brightside” The Killers
“Love” John Lennon
“When I Was Your Man” Bruno Mars
“Maybe I’m Amazed” Paul McCartney
“Beauty and the Beast”Alan Menken
“Kids” MGMT
“The Way I Am” Ingrid Michaelson
“Cutty Love” Milo Greene
“Like a Child Again” The Mission UK
“Caravan”  Van Morrison
“These Are the Days” Van Morrison
“I Won’t Give Up” Jason Mraz
“Lucky” Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
“Starlight” Muse
“Shine On You Crazy Diamond” Pink Floyd
“Here ComesYour Man” Pixies
“Somebody to Love” Queen
“You’re My Best Friend” Queen
“Bless the Broken Road” Rascal Flatts
“Your Guardian Angel” The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
“As Tears Go By” The Rolling Stones
“Don’t Know Much” Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
“I Wanna Grow Old with You” Adam Sandler
“Summer Wind” Frank Sinatra
“Turning Page” Sleeping at Last
“AgnusDei / Holy, Holy, Holy” Michael W. Smith
“Fields of Gold” Sting
“Don’t You Worry Child” Swedish House Mafia
“Today Was a Fairytale” Taylor Swift
“Toxicity” System of a Down
“So in Love with You” Texas
“Flashing Lights” Kanye West
“We’re Going to Be Friends” The White Stripes
“E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Theme” John Williams
“River Flows in You” Yiruma
“Free/Into the Mystic” Zac Brown Band
Oasis: Whatever
Irene Cara: What a Feeling
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Coldplay: Fix You
Somebody to Love
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You
Beautiful Life (Ace of Base)
Ruby Tuesday
Wake Me Up When Sept. Ends
Hysteric
Rolling Stones: Paint It Black
Intensity
Theme from The Incredibles
Medley of Themes from Star Trek
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
“Take a Chance on Me” ABBA
“Back in Black” AC/DC
“Set Fire to the Rain” Adele
“Skyfall” Adele
“Forever Young” Alphaville
“PM’s Love Theme” Craig Armstrong
“She” Charles Aznavour
“If I Had $1,000,000” Barenaked Ladies
“And I Love Her” The Beatles
“Eight Days a Week” The Beatles
“The Rock Show” Blink-182
“Holocene” Bon Iver
“Skinny Love” Bon Iver
“Song to the Siren” This Mortal Coil
“Hallelujah” Leonard Cohen
“Reign of Love” Coldplay
“Wonderful World” Sam Cooke
“You Send Me” Sam Cooke
“Just Like Heaven” The Cure
“Digital Love” Daft Punk
“The Best of What’s Around” Dave Matthews Band
“Sweet” Dave Matthews Band
“The Winner Is” De Votch Ka
“Home” Edward Sharpe
“One Day Like This” Elbow
“May It Be” Enya
“Only Time” Enya
“It’s Like Love” Dewayne Everett Smith
“1234” Feist
“Everlong” Foo Fighters
“You Found Me” The Fray
“The Book of Love” The Magnetic Fields
“GoodRiddance” Green Day
“Lights” Ellie Goulding

Every Musician… Every Instrument… Every Event.

MVSJ explicitly guarantees the professional credentials of EVERY MUSICIAN on EVERY INSTRUMENT at EVERY EVENT we perform.
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