4.9 out of 5 stars and 18 reviews
4.9
(18)Pittsburgh, PA and the Tri-State area (Western PA, Ohio, WV)
About this vendor
Based out of Pittsburgh, PA, Hot Metal Strings is an all-female quartet that provides music for weddings and other milestone occasions. Each member is professionally trained and has an active performing career. With over 20 years of experience, these musicians understand how to expertly deliver heartfelt performances for some of life's most special moments.
Hot Metal Strings specializes in providing superb string soundtracks for rehearsal dinners, ceremonies, cocktail hours, and receptions. These passionate performers delight in bringing high-quality music to add to the ambiences of their clients' celebrations. They are also happy to add non-string instruments such as harps, trumpets, flutes, and more to their sets.
Hot Metal Strings can be hired as a soloist, a duet, a trio, or a quartet. Their repertoire consists of a number of musical styles but they specialize in the classical, Latin, and Celtic genres. To personalize any performance, they are happy to learn new songs upon request.
Details
Business Attributes
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
Instruments
- Cello
- Flute
- Guitar
- Harp
- Keyboard
- Organ
Music Genres
- Celtic
- Classical
- Latin
Music Services
- Live Music
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
Awards and Affiliations
2023 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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4.9
out of 5.018 reviews
I have always dreamt of having a string quartet at our wedding. Working with Hot Metal Strings was amazing. Maureen is so easy to communicate with and she made the wedding planning...
process less stressful.
Our wedding was unfortunately a bit cold and windy, but the quartet was very accommodating - they played our prelude and ceremony music outside warmed by heat lamps.
They played inside the lobby during cocktail hour and guests were immediately drawn to them.
Everything they played sounded incredible. We wish we weren’t so busy so we could have heard them play more. Overall I would 100% recommend them!
Hot Metal Strings were amazing to work with and flexible as we wanted to increase the group size from a trio to a quartet. Also, they are flexible with music style as they have man...
y options to choose from! The day of the music sounded so lovely in the chapel. I would recommend anyone to this group in a heartbeat.
Hot Metal Strings was fantastic to work with, Maureen is responsive and provided great recommendations for all my questions. I am incredibly grateful they were part of my wedding d...
ay!
We highly recommend this ensemble group for any wedding. They have a large repertoire of both classical and pop music to choose from. We specifically worked with Maureen who was ex...
cellent in terms communication and helping us select songs that would work well with the duet we hired for our ceremony at Heinz Chapel. They provided an intimate and unique experience for our wedding guests, and the music was incredible!
These amazing musicians performed for my son and daughter-in-law's wedding in July 2022. I requested a cello/piano duo. The songs we requested were all performed beautifully. Ma...
ureen was so easy to work with and answered all my emails so quickly!
My daughter and son-in-law just had their wedding this past weekend and we requested a quartet this time! Every song we requested was played and our guests were so impressed by how beautiful the music was. I can't thank Maureen and the other musicians enough for how perfect they made my children's special day!! I highly recommend Hot Metal Strings! The timing and special attention to detail was so impressive. Thanks again Maureen!
This group was amazing to work with! They were very timely in their response and helped me come up with the best song choices for our wedding day. Everyone loved the live music dur...
ing our ceremony.
These guys are so talented and anyone would be lucky to have them perform at their wedding (or other event!). My fiance and I are both musicians. I have a bachelor’s degree in musi...
c. The music was the most important part of our wedding for my husband and myself. We had been to too many wedding’s where we cringed at poor musicianship. That is not something you have to worry about with Hot Metal Strings. They are the real deal. They are well trained, professional, kind, and all around wonderful to work with. When we wanted specific songs, they tracked down the music for us and made our dreams come true. Listening to them play is one of my favorite parts of watching our wedding video.
I was dead set on having a string quartet for our ceremony, it was my only non negotiable. My now husband said to me immediately after: “they were worth every penny.” We were both...
so so happy with them! Maureen was wonderful to work with and accommodated all of our unusual song requests. Thank you all so much for making such beautiful musical memories for us!
Hot Metal Strings was an amazing addition to our wedding! We hired a quartet for our ceremony and it was one of my favorite touches. They were excellent at suggesting classical m...
usic, they showed up on time, worked with our other vendors well, and sounded excellent. Timing was great and they were very talented. The price was very acceptable as well. I wish I had chosen them to play during the cocktail hour as well, but we had already booked the DJ for that. Would choose them again in a heartbeat.
Our ceremony was especially beautiful with the talented strings played by Tanya and Jeanne. Their music and timing was perfect, and walking down the aisle to their beautiful perfor...
mance was the best moment of my life.
Maureen is easy to work with, and helped us select the perfect repertoire for our day. Everyone loved our selections!! She’s professional, responsive and kind. Also, it’s great to support a woman-owned business!
Highly recommend Hot Metal Strings! Maureen’s communication before the wedding was fantastic, and I appreciated that they have a robust list of music to choose from, but were also ...
open to special requests. We had a small room and the string duo was perfect. Can’t say enough good things!
Hot Metal Strings had an absolutely brilliant performance for our ceremony!! Communication was swift and easy, their song selection is elite, and they were easily able to customize...
partial songs for us for important entrances. Highly recommended to all!!!
Maureen and the other cellist was awesome! The music was perfect. Everyone thought it was just beautiful. Thank you!
We loved working with Hot Metal Strings! The process to book was so easy, and Maureen was super prompt in her email responses to all of our questions. We had so much fun choosing f...
rom their many modern/ pop songs in their repertoire for both our ceremony prelude and our cocktail hour. We had a string trio for our party of 70 and it was an absolute hit with our guests. Having Hot Metal Strings ended up being one of the best decisions we made for our wedding!
We hired a string trio to play for our outdoor ceremony. The ladies were responsive and flexible to my music requests. They were also thankfully able to accommodate a weather-relat...
ed schedule change. I would have loved to include them in the rehearsal but I don't believe that service is offered.
We absolutely loved having Hot Metal Strings play for our wedding ceremony! We opted for the more modern/pop music and every song was fantastic - our guests have raved about them! ...
I will never forget the feeling of walking down the aisle with their beautiful music playing -- absolutely perfect! Maureen was so easy to work with and very professional as well. Book them for your wedding, you will be thrilled with the value that's added to your special day!
It was easy to communicate with Maureen and were an amazing part of our ceremony. I would recommend them to anyone that is looking for a string quartet.
These women are incredible! They played during our ceremony and cocktail hour this NYE, and everyone was so impressed. They were willing to add a specific song to their repertoire...
for me, as I always dreamed of walking down the aisle to Moon River. It was beautiful! Thank you for a memorable night!
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Pittsburgh, PA and the Tri-State area (Western PA, Ohio, WV)
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