Archive for September, 2009
Music for an Autumn Wedding
With such glorious sunshine this month, many couples choosing to get married in the autumn have found that by waiting a couple of months, they can save money on the cost of their wedding venues - as peak costs for summer often don’t apply to this ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’. As the busiest [...]
Wedding at Parklands
Last Thursday we returned to Parklands Quendon Hall for the third time this year, although this is not on our doorstep, we do particularly enjoy playing here. The bridal couple had chosen two pieces for the bridal entrance - one for the bridesmaids coming in, then a second piece for the entrance of the bride [...]
String Quartet for a Corporate Breakfast
Last week, we were engaged to play for a very early function - a Corporate Breakfast to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Oracle Shopping Centre in Reading. We began playing at 8.30am as various employees enjoyed a buffet breakfast before a film presentation. Later in the morning, we had two more slots of playing [...]
Wedding at Notley Abbey
It’s always a delight to return to the spacious and splendid grounds of Notley Abbey which is a wedding venue right on our doorstep here in Buckinghamshire. Notley has a long and distinguished history and everything has an understated and tasteful quality about it.
We have played here both as a duo and quartet many times [...]
Music for a Civil Partnership
On Saturday we had quite a long drive down to play at a civil partnership ceremony at the Hilltop Hotel in Kent. This delightful venue is set in lovely countryside as well as having an outdoor area which is ideal for drinks receptions when the weather is nice. The occasion was full of fun with [...]
Wedding at Dodmoor House
On a bright Friday last week, we returned to the picturesque setting of Dodmoor House which is a wedding venue conveniently situated just off the A5 near Weedon in Northamptonshire. One of the buildings is perfectly suited for ceremonies with a combination of wood and brick which helps the acoustics considerably.
As a string duo, myself [...]
Music for a military function
This week we were privileged to be asked back to a local military barracks to provide music for a dinner to commemorate the Battle of Britain. As live music was needed before, during and after the meal with guests spreading out across two rooms, we suggested a string duo (with violin/ viola combination) as this [...]
Wedding at Quendon Hall
With September proving to be almost as popular a month to get married as August, we’ve still got a full diary every weekend, with Friday’s and Sunday’s being in high demand as well as Saturdays. This weekend, we played for weddings as far afield as in Evesham (Worcestershire) and returned once more to Parklands Quendon [...]
From Beer to Bazzini….
On Friday we got together in a sunny conservatory at Louise’s house to play through some more chamber works, with a view to finding pieces for forthcoming recitals and exploring some neglected pieces. I had picked at random a selection of string quartets from the shelves and we decided to spend the morning looking at a well known work [...]