Wedding in Daventry United Reform Church
Last Friday we played for a wedding that took place in the United Reform Church in Daventry. This venue is tucked away in the centre of the town and is a charming 18th century chapel. The guests all arrived and took their seats very early so the string duo (consisting of a violin and viola) kept [...]
Wedding at the Falcon Hotel, Northamptonshire
Last Friday, Julia and I performed as a string duo at the Falcon Hotel in Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire. It was another occasion where the string duo made having live music possible because a string quartet would not have fit into the ceremony room or been practical during the reception drinks in the garden area. We [...]
Wedding at Rushton Hall, Northamptonshire
Last Saturday, the quartet were engaged to play for a wedding held in the impressive grounds of Rushton Hall in Northamptonshire. We began playing in the main courtyard as guests were assembling and were positioned under a gazebo, providing music for an hour before the ceremony. We then moved to the ceremony room itself to [...]
Wedding in Great Brington and Reception at Dodmoor House
Last Saturday we played for a wedding in the beautiful church of St Mary’s in the little village of Great Brington in Northamptonshire. We played as guests entered the church and performed Pachelbel’s Canon for the entrance of the bride. For the signing of the register we played Boccherini’s minuet and Bach’s Sheep May Safely [...]
Wedding at Hinwick House
Last Saturday, the quartet were delighted to be invited to play for a wedding at Hinwick House in Northamptonshire. It was an event we were particularly looking forward to as we already knew the bride Nina who (in her role as an events co-ordinator) had heard us play several times at other weddings and functions.
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Wedding at Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire
Last Wednesday 18th May the string quartet played for a wedding in the grand setting of Fawsley Hall located in the Northamptonshire countryside. As we were due to play in Knightley Hall as guests were arriving we arrived early to set up and find a place to store our cases. The venue helpfully brought us [...]
Wedding at Brampton Grange, Northamptonshire
On Saturday we performed as a string quartet for a wedding held at Brampton Grange near Chapel Brampton, Northamptonshire. We started under a gazebo as the two cream coloured wedding cars arrived and the couple stepped out to greet their guests. Over the next hour, during photographs we played a varied selection of music in [...]
Wedding in Leicestershire
On Sunday, we travelled up to Leicestershire as a quartet to perform at a wedding breakfast. The event was taking place later on in the day between 5pm and 7.30pm and the bride and groom had carefully hand picked a selection of all their favourite pieces to be performed during the meal and as usual, [...]
Wedding at Crockwell Farm
Last week we had another glorious sunny Saturday afternoon and were fortunate enough to spend it playing for a wedding at the lovely location of Crockwell Farm in rural Northamptonshire. The wedding room is a delightful area and the quartet fit quite easily to the right hand side of the registrars desk, allowing the couple [...]
