Manor House Music String Quartet Weblog

Wedding in Gloucestershire

On Saturday, the quartet were booked to perform at a wedding in rural Gloucestershire. The event took place in a barn with the quartet setting up at the back to provide music as the guests arrived for the ceremony. We co-ordinated the timing of the music with the registrar so that we began as the [...]

Wedding at the Kingscote Barn, Tetbury

For the third time, last Sunday we returned to play at the Kingscote Barn in Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Although this venue is not especially local to us we always enjoy playing there as it’s set in such idyllic countryside, the journey there is always a pleasure and venue make us very welcome.
On arrival, we played half [...]

Wedding at the Bear of Rodborough Hotel

On Thursday, Ali (cellist) and I travelled across to Gloucestershire to perform as a violin and cello duo for a wedding held at the Bear of Rodborough Hotel.
Thursday weddings are becoming increasingly popular and we have several booked in for both 2010 and 2011 - perhaps by getting away from peak Saturdays, there is a [...]

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. [...]