Manor House Music String Quartet Weblog

Wedding in Newbury

On Saturday we performed as a string quartet for a wedding near Newbury in Berkshire. I arrived earlier than usual as there were quite a few things about the ceremony itself that needed careful co-ordination. The bride’s father had kindly sent me copies of all the hymns, so I checked how many verses were needed for each [...]

String Quartet For A Wedding at the Limewood Hotel Hampshire

Last Thursday the string quartet played for a wedding at the picturesque Limewood Hotel near Lyndhurst in the New Forest. We performed some much loved classical pieces for an appreciative selection of guests as they took their seats in the ceremony room. After the ceremony, we moved to a central courtyard (which was sheltered from the [...]

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 [...]

Wedding at Hedsor House

Hedsor house is an impressive Tudor building near Taplow in South Buckinghamshire and on Saturday the string quartet were booked to play for a wedding there. The venue has a stunning central hall with a circular gallery which is ideal for a string quartet to project music from. Before the wedding, the string quartet played [...]