Archive for Functions and Events
String Quartet for a Corporate Event at Trinity House, London
On Thursday evening, our string quartet were hired to play for a corporate hospitality event held at Trinity House in Tower Hill, London. Although we are not a London string quartet, all of the players in the group work in the capital and we are frequently asked to perform there. We played our first set [...]
String duo for Corporate Event in the Bloomsbury Hotel, London
On Thursday evening, Reaid and I performed as a string duo for a corporate event held at the historic Bloomsbury Hotel, near Covent Garden in London. As the number of guests was 80 strong, a violin and viola duo was ideally suited to the occasion as a string quartet might have taken up too much [...]
String Duo Music for a military dinner
Last night (Thursday), we performed as a violin and viola string duo for a dinner to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The event was held at Chicksands Officers’ mess where we have played a number of times for similar functions. As on previous occasions, we played as guests assembled downstairs for pre-dinner [...]
Music for a Military Dinner at Chicksands
On Saturday evening (after performing for the wedding reception in Richmond), Ali and myself drove up to play for a military dinner held at the Priory at Chicksands in Bedfordshire. This is a venue where we have performed several times before, mostly to accompany formal dinners or commemorative occasions. As usual, we were welcomed warmly and guests [...]
Party at the Red Lion, Henley on Thames
Yesterday, myself and Emma (cello) played at a surprise 70th birthday party at the Red Lion Hotel in Henley on Thames. The hotel is situated on the banks of the river Thames and the rooms where the celebration took place were spacious and ideally suited for a string duo (in the circumstances, a string quartet [...]
Playing for a short period…..
This week, we received a telephone enquiry from a potential client who wanted to hire a string quartet for a wedding. When we spoke further, it emerged that she really only wanted 4 pieces of music playing for the event itself and after this, the quartet would have no further role in the day. In the vast majority [...]
Party at The Grand Union, Farringdon
On Wednesday evening, the quartet were engaged to perform for a corporate function held at the Grand Union Pub in Farringdon. The event was a masked ball to celebrate the anniversary of a well known public relations company and being December had a festive theme to it, with plenty of pieces from our Christmas repertoire [...]
Music for the Battle of Britain Dinner
On the 15th September, we were delighted to be asked to return to a local Military Barracks to perform for their annual dinner to commemorate the Battle of Britain. The combination of violin and cello were specifically asked for as space was limited and the range provided by these two instruments is considerable. The event started at [...]
Charity Event at One Mayfair, London
On Wednesday 14th September the quartet played for a charity event held at the prestigious One Mayfair venue in central London. The evening started with guests assembling in the upper gallery to enjoy canapes and drinks. As they did so, we performed on the front stage with our sound being projected by speakers and a [...]
String Quartet – Playing aboard the Naticia
Last night the string quartet were booked to provide music for a retirement party held aboard the boat ‘Naticia’ as it cruised up the Thames in London. The gentleman who was retiring was a company director and most of the guests were his work colleagues who enjoyed the cruise starting at Embankment and passing many [...]
