Archive for February, 2012
String Duo for the Thaxted Festival Committee
Last Tuesday the 14th February we performed for the annual dinner of the Thaxted Music Festival committee in Thaxted, Essex. The performance took the form of a one hour recital which followed a buffet and speech outlining this year’s offerings.
The recital was for violin and cello with myself and cellist Tony Woollard. The programme was [...]
Wedding at Greyfriars House near Puttenham, Surrey
On the Saturday before Valentine’s Day, Reiad and I performed as a violin and viola duet for a wedding held in the beautiful surroundings of Greyfriars House, near Puttenham in Surrey. The day was very cold with snow on the ground, so the guests and the bridal party remained inside during the reception.
We started to play [...]
Wedding at Hedsor House, near Maidenhead
On a Saturday in January we returned to the impressive surroundings of Hedsor House for a wedding ceremony and reception. We were located in a balcony at the back of the ceremony room (which was more of a stately hall) and from here the music seemed to fill the space without effort. We played for the various points of [...]
