String Duo for a wedding at Alexander House Hotel, West Sussex
On a sunny afternoon in September the string duo played for a wedding at the Alexander House Hotel near East Grinstead in West Sussex. The couple had their wedding ceremony in a nearby church and arrived at the hotel for their reception drinks. We played a selection of lively and varied music under the shade [...]
Wedding at St Mary’s Church, Haddenham
On Saturday, myself and Emma (viola) played for a wedding ceremony at St. Mary’s Church in Haddenham, situated on the Buckinghamshire / Oxfordshire border. It was pleasant to return to this lovely church as we had performed two recitals here as a string quartet a couple of years ago. We arrived early to rehearse as [...]
Wedding at the Olde Bell, Hurley, Berkshire
On Friday we played in the combination of a violin and cello duo for a wedding at The Olde Bell in Hurley, Berkshire. The ceremony and drinks reception took place in the barn (and surrounding buildings) opposite the main inn. We played as all the guests were seated and settled in and then performed for the [...]
Wedding at Hylands House, Essex
On Friday, Tony and myself travelled down to Hylands House, a wedding venue near Chelmsford in Essex. We were engaged to play as a string duo (violin and cello) for a lovely wedding in this beautifully restored stately home, set in hundreds of acres of parkland. We began playing before the ceremony to create an [...]
String Quartet for a Wedding in Gloucestershire
On Saturday, the string 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 [...]
String Quartet for a Wedding in Hartshorne, Derbyshire
Yesterday, the string quartet travelled up to Derbyshire to play for a wedding held at the groom’s family farm, near Hartshorne. Overall, we played for three hours, spread across four with music covering the reception drinks, wedding breakfast and beginning of the evening as further guests arrived. The wedding was blessed with lovely sunshine, so [...]
The Volume of a String Quartet
Brides and grooms (as well as corporate clients) often ask us whether the string quartet will be loud enough for their event and the answer to this often depends on the size of room and number of guests present. If the reception drinks are to be held outside then guests are likely to be dispersed, [...]
