Archive for August, 2010
Wedding at the Great House, Sonning on Thames
Last Saturday we provided music for the reception drinks and wedding breakfast at the Great House Hotel in Sonning on Thames, Berkshire. As the bride had actually booked us before (for a corporate event last year), we had met before so were particularly looking forward to playing for her big day. The ceremony had taken [...]
Wedding at the Kingscote Barn, Tetbury
For the third time, last Sunday we returned to play at the Kingscote Barn in Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Although this venue is not especially local to us we always enjoy playing there as it’s set in such idyllic countryside, the journey there is always a pleasure and venue make us very welcome.
On arrival, we played half [...]
Wedding at the Milton Hill House Hotel, Oxfordshire
Another wedding that required a string duo and this time it was myself and Becky (cellist) who provided the music for around 90 guests. As the weather wasn’t particularly dry, we played indoors after the ceremony - in a room just adjacent to the bar area. We entertained the wedding party with a varied selection [...]
Wedding at the Bear of Rodborough Hotel
On Thursday, Ali (cellist) and I travelled across to Gloucestershire to perform as a violin and cello duo for a wedding held at the Bear of Rodborough Hotel.
Thursday weddings are becoming increasingly popular and we have several booked in for both 2010 and 2011 - perhaps by getting away from peak Saturdays, there is a [...]
Wedding in Leicestershire
On Sunday, we travelled up to Leicestershire as a quartet to perform at a wedding breakfast. The event was taking place later on in the day between 5pm and 7.30pm and the bride and groom had carefully hand picked a selection of all their favourite pieces to be performed during the meal and as usual, [...]
Wedding in the Sculpture Gallery at Woburn
Yesterday, we returned once more to another local venue to us - the Sculpture Gallery at Woburn Abbey. It is always a pleasure to play there as the staff are so hospitable and the venue is so suited to a string quartet.
We were asked to provide music for the drinks reception and the bride and [...]
Concert at St Pancras Church, London
Yesterday, Reiad and I performed a lunchtime concert as part of the Thursday series at the Church of St Pancras opposite Euston station in London. As we specialise in Violin / Viola repertoire it was difficult choosing just 45 minutes worth of chamber music to include in this short programme.
We decided to start with a [...]
Wedding at the Barbican Centre
Although all the members of the quartet have played many times in the Barbican Hall as part of orchestral concerts, this time we were booked as a group to perform at a wedding in the Conservatory on the third level. It is a large area containing lots of tropical foliage and has an airy quality [...]
Wedding at Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire
On Saturday, we were booked to play for a wedding held at Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire. Despite being ou the outskirts of Luton, the venue is surrounded by impressive gardens and has a ‘countryside’ feel to it with lake, grounds and mature trees - so it was a perfect setting for the elegance of a [...]
Wedding at the Church of the Holy Family, Luton
On Friday we were asked to play as a string duo for a church wedding held in Luton. The name of the church was the ‘Church of the Holy Family’ and the ceremony included holy communion, hymns and music provided both before and after the service itself.
The most unusual aspect was us accompanying three hymns [...]
