Archive for Weddings
Wedding at Great Fosters Hotel, Egham
Last Friday we were asked to perform at a wedding held at the Great Fosters Hotel in Egham, Surrey. Whereas the evening before we had played as a string duo consisting of a violin with cello, this time it was a violin with viola that had been requested.
Almost all of our repertoire is arranged for [...]
Blessing at Sharnbrook House
Following on from the Masonic Function earlier on Sunday morning, we drove to Sharnbrook in Bedfordshire to play for a Blessing Ceremony by a couple who met and married in Indonesia. It is not uncommon to have two bookings during one day on peak weekend dates over the summer as plenty of people host garden [...]
Wedding at Kingscote Park House
Last Saturday we travelled across to Gloucestershire to play for a wedding that started off in St Mary’s Church, Painswick with the reception moving to Kingscote Park House afterwards. As the couple had engaged the services of an organist, we were only required to play before the ceremony and during the signing of the register. [...]
Wedding at the Bull Hotel, Gerrards Cross
Last Friday, Rachel (viola) and I played at a civil wedding at the Bull Hotel in Gerrards Cross. As this is quite a local venue to us, the amount of travelling time was minimal and it made a pleasant change to driving vast distances!
It was a lovely warm day and the venue lent itself perfectly [...]
Wedding at Flitwick Manor
Last week, Nancy (viola) and I played for a wedding at Menzies Flitwick Manor in Bedfordshire. As this venue is quite intimate, a string quartet would have taken up too much space in the wedding ceremony room so we recommended a string duo which the couple were delighted with as it also helped them to [...]
Wedding at Crockwell Farm
Last week we had another glorious sunny Saturday afternoon and were fortunate enough to spend it playing for a wedding at the lovely location of Crockwell Farm in rural Northamptonshire. The wedding room is a delightful area and the quartet fit quite easily to the right hand side of the registrars desk, allowing the couple [...]
Wedding at the Priory Barn, Little Wymondley
Last Saturday afternoon, we returned once again to another venue which is quite local to us - the Priory Barn in Little Wymondley, near Ware in Hertfordshire. As we had an evening concert to perform in Eaton Bray, all the material for the evening had been thoroughly rehearsed beforehand so that we were able to [...]
Wedding at Chartridge Conference Centre
Sunday was a beautiful June day and we returned to the Chartridge Conference Centre (just outside Chesham) as a string duo to perform at a wedding. The conference centre is set inside 25 acres of beautiful countryside and hosts many corporate hospitality events as well as conferences, birthday parties, anniversaries and weddings. The venue is [...]
Wedding at Fawsley Hall
On a beautiful sunny Friday in May, we arrived at Fawsley Hall about an hour before we were due to play as there were several items which were to be rehearsed with a wonderful singer called Gemma Turner. Gemma combined a real professionalism with approachability and was very easy to work with. As we couldn’t [...]
When the music suddenly stops….
As a professional string quartet with many years of training, one of the things we particularly pride ourselves on are our ‘ensemble skills’. This is having an awareness of what each of us is playing and responding immediately to that. It’s also having an idea of the external goings on whilst concentrating fully on the [...]