Archive for June, 2012
Wedding at Braxted Park, Essex
On Saturday, we played for a wedding held at Braxted Park in Essex. As the couple’s wedding ceremony took place at a Church within the grounds of the venue, we could hear the Church bells clearly ringing out as we awaited the arrival of the guests and wedding party. A lovely gazebo had been provided [...]
Wedding at Blake Hall, Essex
Yesterday, Reiad (viola)Â and I performed as a string duo for a wedding held at Blake Hall in Essex. Despite the weather being very windy, the ceremony and drinks reception took place outside. This scenario poses potential problems for musicians in that the wind can blow music away (despite the sturdy metal pegs we use), but [...]
Wedding at Hinchingbrooke House, Huntingdon
Yesterday we performed as both a string quartet and a string duo for a lovely wedding held at Hinchingbrooke House which is near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. The couple’s ceremony had taken place in a nearby Church and the guests entered for the reception drinks at around 3.15pm, where we were all set up and ready to [...]
Wedding at Stoke Place, Stoke Poges, Bucks
On Monday, we performed as a violin and cello duo for a wedding held at Stoke Place in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. Like the wedding on Saturday, this was another local engagement for us and it was a pleasure to return, particularly as the staff are so friendly and make us feel very welcome. We played [...]
Wedding in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire
Yesterday, Emma and myself performed as a violin and viola duo for a wedding held in the Methodist Chapel in Stewkley and then a reception held in a marquee on a farm in Dunstan which is a nearby village in Buckinghamshire. As this engagement was literally a 15 minute drive from home, it was one [...]
