Archive for July, 2012
Wedding at St. Mary and St. Joseph’s, Boxmoor
On Friday, the string duo (violin and cello) played for a Catholic wedding ceremony at the Church of St. Mary and St. Joseph in Boxmoor, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. This was an ideal event for a string duo as we fit neatly to the left hand side of the altar (a string quartet would [...]
Wedding at the Sculpture Gallery, Woburn
Last Thursday, we returned once more to a very local venue to us – the Sculpture Gallery at Woburn Abbey. Thursday weddings have become increasingly fashionable over the last year or two and the wedding party for this one were rewarded with beautiful sunny weather. We performed as guests took their seats, as well as for the [...]
Wedding at Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
Yesterday, we played for a wedding in the beautiful Church of St. Botolph’s in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire. Unusually, the bridesmaids entered to a different piece of music to the bride herself, so this required a degree of co-ordination and careful planning. As the bridesmaids reached the front of the Church, we rounded off their piece [...]
Rehearsing for a String Quartet Concert
On Tuesday, the string quartet rehearsed for a concert we’ll be playing this Saturday in Cranfield, entitled ‘Music For a Summer’s Evening’. This is a repeat of a programme we performed last month in Ivinghoe, but as the personnel in the quartet are different for this concert, it necessitated another rehearsal. The first challenge was [...]
Wedding at Newland Hall, Essex
On Saturday, we were delighted to return to one of our favourite venues – Newland Hall, near Roxwell in Essex. This time around, we weren’t required during the wedding ceremony itself (which took place in a local Church), but were on hand to provide music during the drinks reception and wedding breakfast. As the weather [...]
Wedding at Harrowden Hall, Northamptonshire
Last Saturday, we performed for a wedding held in the beautiful setting of Harrowden Hall near Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. We played as a quartet and the bride and groom on this occasion were happy for us to make extensive use of our large repertoire by hand picking a selection of favourite pieces of music for the big [...]
Wedding at Great Fosters, Surrey
Last Thursday we returned to the magnificent setting of Great Fosters near Egham in Surrey to perform at a wedding. Midweek weddings have become much more popular over the last two years and for this one we played as a string quartet as there was a large number of guests (we have also performed as a [...]
Wedding at the Old Mill, Berkshire
Last week, we performed for a wedding on a Wednesday (although this used to be rare, weekday weddings are becoming increasingly popular!). The venue was the Old Mill, near Aldermaston in Berkshire and as the wedding was a smaller occasion with around 30 guests, a string duo was the ideal choice as this is less [...]
Picnic Concert in Cheddington
Last Sunday the string quartet played what was the most local date of the year, being a three minute walk down the road in the village of Cheddington in Buckinghamshire. The event was a charity concert/picnic in a beautiful location with a stunning garden (which members of the audience enjoyed before and during the concert). There [...]
Wedding at Sturmer Hall, Suffolk
Last Saturday, we played as a string quartet at the attractive location of Sturmer Hall near Haverhill in Suffolk. As the bride and groom had their wedding ceremony in a nearby Church, our brief was to provide music for the drinks reception as well as entertain guests during the wedding breakfast. During the drinks reception, [...]
