Archive for Functions and Events
Music for a birthday party
On Saturday we were engaged to play for a 70th birthday celebration which involved a service of thanksgiving followed by a banquet in Walthamstow Town Hall. For the ceremony, we were required to accompany 8 members of the BBC singers in the opening of Vivaldi’s Gloria. It was a real joy to listen to such accomplished [...]
Last Minute String Quartet
Early on Monday morning, we received an urgent phonecall from a professional colleague asking for help. Their quartet had been booked by the European Business Assembly for a corporate function in Oxford Town Hall that evening, but due to sudden illness, their principle violinist had been taken into hospital and the group were trying to find another string [...]
Christmas Party Ideas - String Quartet?
For some of us, it’s rather alarming to see tinsel and packs of Christmas cards appearing in the shops by late October, but for those planning Christmas parties or Corporate Hospitality over the festive season, this is about the time that attention starts to focus on booking entertainers and other suppliers.
For people looking to hire [...]
String Quartet for a Corporate Breakfast
Last week, we were engaged to play for a very early function - a Corporate Breakfast to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Oracle Shopping Centre in Reading. We began playing at 8.30am as various employees enjoyed a buffet breakfast before a film presentation. Later in the morning, we had two more slots of playing [...]
Music for a military function
This week we were privileged to be asked back to a local military barracks to provide music for a dinner to commemorate the Battle of Britain. As live music was needed before, during and after the meal with guests spreading out across two rooms, we suggested a string duo (with violin/ viola combination) as this [...]
Engagement Party Music
Although most people would think of hiring a string quartet for their wedding itself, on Sunday evening the quartet were asked to provide music for an engagement party in a London hotel. The couple who were getting engaged had invited about 200 guests and hired us to provide music throughout dinner with a bespoke playlist of music [...]
Music for University Graduation Ceremonies
One of our most rewarding regular engagements is playing for a series of graduation ceremonies at Oxford and this is the third year in which we have been invited to provide music. As we’re usually booked for a whole block of playing work over several days, we give a special ‘tied rate’ to the University so that it’s [...]
Music for a military dinner
This week we had another chance to play for a military function - this time at a barracks in Bedfordshire. We usually play for several of these events a year at various barracks, either providing music during a formal officers dinner, or during a drinks reception in the absence of a military band.
As usual, we [...]