Archive for Functions and Events
String Quartet for the Bicentenary of Lloyds of London
On Monday the 16th of May, the string quartet were engaged to provide a very special kind of background music for a corporate function at Lloyds of London in Lime Street. The party was to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lloyds and this specific event was associated with the maritime insurance division, with members of [...]
String Duo for A Birthday Party at Le Gothique
Last Saturday, Adrian and I performed as a string duo at the interesting location of Le Gothique restaurant and bar which is part of the Royal Victoria Patriotic building in Wandsworth common. The courtyard was partly covered by a canvas which allows guests to mingle outdoors regardless of the weather. This also meant that we [...]
String Quartet for a Corporate Dinner – University of Warwick
On Tuesday evening, the string quartet was engaged to play for a conference dinner at Scarman House which is part of the University of Warwick. The first hour of the evening involved playing on a raised area whilst the delegates enjoyed pre-dinner conversation and drinks. The selection of music we played was varied with many [...]
String duo for a Birthday Party at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons
On Saturday evening, Becky (cellist) and myself provided music for a special 21st Birthday celebration, held at Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons at Great Milton in Oxfordshire. We have performed at this venue several times as it is quite local to us and ideally suited for a string duo. The function was held in the [...]
Christmas Concert for a Corporate Evening
About a week ago, our string quartet was booked to be part of an unusual alternative to the traditional office Christmas Party. The company had organised an evening for their staff in which a concert of Christmas music and carols was given at a venue in Soho, after which the group were going off to [...]
String Quartet for a Corporate Event at the Belfry, near Sutton Coldfield
Just received this photograph of our string quartet playing at the Belfry near Sutton Coldfield, courtesy of the lovely people at Above and Beyond Events who hired us for the occasion. This was a corporate function for a brewery and we provided music for them before dinner.
Trafalgar Day – String Duo for a military dinner
Last night we returned once again to play for a military dinner at a barracks in Bedfordshire. This time, the dinner was to commemorate Trafalgar Day and we had a list of specially requested pieces that were to be performed at the event. As with all military functions, we were required to play the National [...]
String duo for a Surprise Party
Occasionally we are booked for a ‘surprise’ event where the client wishes to keep us a secret until moments before we are due to play and on Sunday we had a good example of this where we were engaged as a string duo (violin and viola) for a 50th wedding anniversary party held at Chesham [...]
Music for a Golden Wedding Anniversary, Reform Club, Pall Mall
On last Saturday evening, the string quartet were engaged to play for a very special occasion at the Reform Club in Pall Mall, London. It was to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary with around 80 guests present. The club is housed in a most impressive Victorian building with a real sense of history and elegance. [...]
String Quartet for a Corporate Function in the Belfry, near Sutton Coldfield
On Friday, after we finished playing for the wedding at Hitchin Priory, our string duo was joined by two colleagues to perform as a string quartet for a corporate function in the Belfry near Sutton Coldfield. We were booked to play for an event held by a major brewery to celebrate long service awards for [...]
