Archive for Functions and Events
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 [...]
String Duo for a 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, a client had hired the string quartet 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 [...]
Music for a surprise party…..
Last week, we were asked to perform music at a 50th birthday party, held in a back garden – and although the person with the birthday knew about the party, he wasn’t aware that his wife had booked our string duo to entertain all the guests. Keeping us a secret was quite hard work as [...]
Law Society Dinner
A week ago, we were delighted to be asked to play for a formal dinner at the Law Society in Chancery Lane, London. The event was organised by some law students and they took great pleasure in hiring a string quartet where they were able to choose every single piece themselves. Some quartets with smaller [...]
Music for a 90th Birthday Party
On Sunday, Nancy (Viola) and I were excited to be playing for a 90th birthday party at a venue down in Surrey. The music we had been asked to play was of a popular classical and light in nature with a few carols as we were getting near to Christmas. The lady whose birthday it [...]
