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Wedding at Great Missenden Abbey

After quite a long drive down to Petersfield on Saturday, on Sunday it was nice to be playing at a somewhat more local venue to us - Great Missenden Abbey in Buckinghamshire. With a journey time of less than 20 minutes, it really is on our doorstep and a very beautiful venue.
In the wedding ceremony, [...]

Wedding at Dodmoor House

Last Thursday we returned once more to Dodmoor House - a wedding venue in Northamptonshire. We provided music for both the reception drinks and for the wedding breakfast until it was time for the speeches. Once again the couple had offered for a string duo, with the popular combination of violin with viola - these [...]

Wedding at Sundridge Park Manor

Last week we played at a wedding in Bromley down in Kent. It was a small gathering so the duo combination of violin and viola was absolutely ideal for the occasion. With in the region of 50 guests and the rooms at Sundridge having an 18th century feel, it was like playing chamber music in [...]

Music for an Autumn Wedding

With such glorious sunshine this month, many couples choosing to get married in the autumn have found that by waiting a couple of months, they can save money on the cost of their wedding venues - as peak costs for summer often don’t apply to this ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’. As the busiest [...]

Wedding at Ware Priory

On Friday we returned once again to play for a wedding at Ware Priory in Hertfordshire. With around 60 guests, the bridal couple had opted for a string duo, choosing the violin / viola combination which is extremely versatile in terms of repertoire. After playing during the ceremony itself, we moved outside with the guests onto [...]

Exploring works for String Trio

With Louise away on a much deserved holiday to India, it was the perfect opportunity to hold another informal get together to explore some lesser known chamber works - but this time concentrating on pieces written for string trio. Apart from some well loved works by Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven and Boccherini, the string trio repertoire is [...]

Concert at St Pancras Church, 30th July

Today we had the pleasure of performing at the stunning church of St Pancras on the Euston Road in London. The church has a weekly series of lunchtime recitals with a regular audience and we were particularly pleased to see at least 50 people in the church.
Having performed two duos by Mozart and Rolla on Tuesday [...]

Concert at St Michael at the North Gate - 20th July 09.

On Monday we returned to the church of St Michael at the North Gate in Oxford to give a lunchtime recital as part of their ‘Music on Mondays’ concert series.
The concerts are an opportunity for ensembles and musicians to perform works of their own choice, so we chose to give the first airing to the [...]