BOOKING INFORMATION

Booking Information

• A $250 non-refundable deposit (included in above fees) is required by by credit card or EFT to secure your booking within 3 days of receiving the booking agreement• 75 min bookings are recommended for civil wedding ceremonies
• 90 min bookings are recommended for nuptial mass ceremonies

• Bookings beyond a 30km radius of the a city centre (Sydney / Newcastle) may incur additional fees for travel.

• Hunter Valley venues – E.G. Pokolbin, Broke & Wollombi – will incur an additional charge.

Booking Requirements

• Provide one armless chair per musician, adequate light, protection from sun, rain & wind

• include information about any sound checks, inductions, or any other activities that would require the musicians to arrive earlier than 15 minutes before the booking begins.

• For bookings 2 hours or longer musicians take 10 minute breaks each hour after the first 90 minutes. This may be timed with the DJ or during speeches

• crew meals should be provided for musicians for bookings 3.5 hours or longer

• Pay a deposit (part of the fee) by Credit Card or EFT

String Trio / String Quartet Price list 2026:

All prices include 10% GST

Booking Length	Trio	Quartet
up to 60 min	1000	1240
1 hr 15 min	1075	1340
1 hr 30 min	1150	1440
1 hr 45 min	1225	1540
2 hr	1300	1640
2 hr 15 min	1375	1740
2 hr 30 min	1450	1840
2 hr 45 min	1525	1940
3 hr	1600	2040
3 hr 15 min	1675	2140
3 hr 30 min	1750	2240
3 hr 45 min	1825	2340
4 hr	1900	2440
Additional 15 min	75	100
Additional 60 min	300	400
Enquire for solo musicians, stage shows, feature performances, collaborations, recordings & TV
Bookings do not include rehearsals, meetings, inductions or sound checks

Wedding Music Agenda (75 minute booking)

We arrive 30 minutes before the service to set up and discuss the queues for the music with the celebrant. 15 minutes before the wedding is due to begin, we will perform as your guests arrive and await your entrance. We then play at selected times throughout the service including the processional, signing of the register and recessional. There may also be other opportunities for us to play, depending on your type of service. After your ceremony we will continue to perform for the remaining booking time while you and your guests are having photographs taken, exchanging congratulations and departing for the wedding reception. During this time we can quickly relocate to another setting if required.

Example for a 2pm wedding (75 minute booking)

1.30pm: Arrive, setup, discuss cues with celebrant

1.45pm: begin playing for the arrival of guests

2pm: wedding begins – we perform the processional, signing of the register, and recessional

2.45pm: wedding concludes – we perform the recessional & continue playing as photos are being taken

3pm: booking finishes (your booking can be extended for entertainment of guests while you have photos taken)

Musician Attire

We are always professionally and appropriately dressed for your event. Males normally wear all black, or a black suit with tie, and females all black. We are also flexible so that we can dress accordingly if you are having a themed colour or dress code.

Booking Procedure

Complete the online enquiry form here.

Please provide the following information when making contact:
• Your name/s, contact telephone numbers
• Date, time/s and venue locations & addresses
• Overtime playing – If your event unexpectedly runs overtime and would like us to continue playing, if musicians are available.

(for weddings, all available musicians will remain until the recessional has been performed. If the recessional music has not been performed within the booked time you will be charged an overtime rate. Charges are set out on the booking agreement and website.)
• Any special requirements (repertoire/music cues/dress code, etc.)
• If you would like musicians to bring their own chairs.

1. After we have received your booking details, we will prepare an Entertainment Services Agreement & Schedule with invoice and email it to you. The paying of the deposit binds the agreement (this is due within 7 days of receiving the invoice). The 2nd payment is for the remaining balance in cash due on the day of the event.
2. Payment options and bank details are on the invoice. Please notify us by email of any EFT payments.
3. After a deposit has been received a receipt will be emailed and your booking confirmed.
4. Any changes to the booking agreement must be received by us in writing at least 48 hours prior to the engagement, and will be at the discretion of Sydney Ensemble.
5. Repertoire and/or requests should be finalised 21 days prior to the event.