Archive for May, 2012
Summer is A’Coming In – Ivinghoe Church
On Saturday 26th May we performed a string quartet concert entitled ‘Summer Is A’ Coming In’ (after the title of the well known English traditional song). We had promoted the concert by leafleting around about 200 houses in the nearby vicinity. The concert also had prominent adverts in two village newsletters, as well as appearing [...]
Wedding at St Mary’s Church, Haddenham
On Saturday, myself and Emma (viola) played for a wedding ceremony at St. Mary’s Church in Haddenham, situated on the Buckinghamshire / Oxfordshire border. It was pleasant to return to this lovely church as we had performed two recitals here as a string quartet a couple of years ago. We arrived early to rehearse as [...]
Wedding in Newbury
On Saturday we performed as a string quartet for a wedding near Newbury in Berkshire. I arrived earlier than usual as there were quite a few things about the ceremony itself that needed careful co-ordination. The bride’s father had kindly sent me copies of all the hymns, so I checked how many verses were needed for each [...]
Wedding Reception at the Wapping Project
Last Saturday, the quartet were booked to perform during a wedding reception held at the Wapping Project. This unique space (a converted hydraulic power station) is normally home to art and cinematic installations as well as other artforms such as dance. As such it is rarely opened up for use as a wedding venue. The [...]
String Quartet Wedding in Chesham, Buckinghamshire
Last Sunday we played for a very local wedding at the Chartridge Conference Centre on the outskirts of Chesham in Buckinghamshire. We’ve performed here on several occasions so are familiar with the layout of the venue and always get a warm welcome from the friendly staff there. We started by providing some gentle music as [...]
Wedding at the Grove, Hertfordshire
On a Saturday in May we played for an evening wedding breakfast at The Grove Hotel on the outskirts of Watford. As the event started at 5pm we were able to comfortably travel up from our earlier wedding in Surrey. We set up on the dance floor in front of the top table and despite the [...]
Wedding at Botleys Mansion in Surrey
On Saturday, Nancy (viola) and myself on violin played for a wedding held at Botleys Mansion which is situated near Chertsey in Surrey. The string duo was perfectly suited to this occasion as the number of guests all but filled the ceremony room and it may have been a very tight squeeze for a string [...]
Wedding at the Olde Bell, Hurley, Berkshire
On Friday we played in the combination of a violin and cello duo for a wedding at The Olde Bell in Hurley, Berkshire. The ceremony and drinks reception took place in the barn (and surrounding buildings) opposite the main inn. We played as all the guests were seated and settled in and then performed for the [...]
Wedding at Great Fosters, Surrey
Last Monday we played for a wedding at the wonderful location of Great Fosters, near Egham in Surrey. Although Monday weddings used to be a rarity, they are now slightly more common and this one was graced with the most glorious sunny weather in what has been quite a rainy month! We performed as a [...]
