Christmas Concert for a Corporate Evening
About a week ago, the quartet were booked to be part of an unusual alternative to the traditional office Christmas Party. The company had organised an evening for their staff in which a concert of Christmas music and carols was given at a venue in Soho, after which the group were going off to dinner. [...]
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 [...]
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 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, [...]
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 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 [...]
