Archive for Functions and Events
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 [...]
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 booking 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 [...]
Music for a Corporate Dinner
December is always a full month for string quartets when it comes to Christmas parties and corporate events. Last week, we had the pleasure of playing for a company who had booked us previously in the year and invited us back again for their Christmas party. The event was held in the Royal Berkshire Conference [...]
Music for an Office Party
On Tuesday last week, we were invited back to a travel management company based near Liverpool Street in London to provide music for their annual Christmas party, held for staff and regular customers. This was the second time we’d played for this particular event and both times a string duo was perfect for the occasion, [...]
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 [...]
