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Concert at Cheddington Church, 9th December

Last night we returned once more to play a concert in St Giles Church, Cheddington. Half the proceeds from the concert were to go towards the upkeep of the Church, with the remainder going towards the Church Bell Restoration Appeal. As always, the atmosphere in the church was magical with a smell of mulled wine [...]

Friday the 13th May - Concert in St Giles Church

On Friday, we gave our summer concert in our local village Church (St Giles, Cheddington). It was once again a real highlight of our musical year with such a warm and appreciative audience of around 70 people, many of whom are our friends and neighbours and some who come from further afield.
The theme of the [...]

Panis Angelicus by Cesar Franck - for String Quartet arr. Vaughan Jones

Recorded in the Church of St Giles, Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

The Bells of St Giles

String players are accustomed to looking after extremely old, valuable instruments - and with some members of the Manor House String Quartet owning violins, violas or cellos that are centuries old, we’re all extremely conscious of how carefully they need to be treated if these instruments are to survive and play music for generations to come. Talking to [...]