Archive for Functions and Events
Trafalgar Day - Music 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 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. We [...]
Battle of Britain Military Dinner
On Thursday, Rachel (cellist) and I were booked to perform a selection of music for string duo during a military dinner celebrating the anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
As is usual during military functions, we were asked to play the National Anthem and on this occasion, we also played the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ as there [...]
Corporate Dinner at Queens College, Oxford
On Thursday evening, it was our pleasure to return once more to play at Queens College in Oxford. Although we had performed as a string quartet last time, this time the occasion called for a string duo as it was a more intimate dinner of international delegates from a pharmaceutical company. With it’s high ceiling [...]
Corporate Hospitality Event at Highgate House
On Thursday we returned once more as a string duo (violin and cello) to play for a corporate drinks reception at Highgate House in Northamptonshire. This time we were located in the conservatory area and performed for a group of around 30 people who enjoyed music ranging from themes from ‘Swan Lake’ to renditions of [...]
Function at Stowe School
After such a long drive to Gloucestershire on Saturday, last Sunday morning we were pleased to begin the day with an engagement which was quite local to us in Stowe School, near Buckingham. The function was a Masonic event held in the school and outside in the grounds. We played in a large room with [...]
Music for a joint 60th birthday party….
At the weekend, Adrian (viola) and I were asked to play for a joint 60th birthday celebration. The party was held at the Management Development Centre which is part of Cranfield University as one of the couple who were celebrating their birthday works there. We performed a selection of classical and light music with a [...]
Corporate Hospitality Event at Highgate House
Last Wednesday, Julia (cellist) and I were engaged to play for a Corporate party in Highgate House near Creaton in Northamptonshire. Although we have performed there many times for weddings, this was the first time we’d been booked for an evening event at this venue. The clients had planned quite an intimate gathering of around [...]
Music for the Opening of a New Business
On Thursday night, we were engaged to play for the opening of a new business premises in the centre of Guildford. The space we were designated to play in was an attractive area which was full of natural light due to the many glass panels, also giving us a generous acoustic.
Our brief had been to [...]
