Corporate Hospitality Event at Highgate House
On Thursday we returned once more as a string duo (violin and cello) to play for a corporate drinks reception at Highgate House in Northamptonshire. This time we were located in the conservatory area and performed for a group of around 30 people who enjoyed music ranging from themes from ‘Swan Lake’ to renditions of [...]
Wedding at the Bull Hotel, Gerrards Cross
Last Friday, Rachel (viola) and I played at a civil wedding at the Bull Hotel in Gerrards Cross. As this is quite a local venue to us, the amount of travelling time was minimal and it made a pleasant change to driving vast distances!
It was a lovely warm day and the venue lent itself perfectly [...]
When the music suddenly stops….
As a professional string quartet with many years of training, one of the things we particularly pride ourselves on are our ‘ensemble skills’. This is having an awareness of what each of us is playing and responding immediately to that. It’s also having an idea of the external goings on whilst concentrating fully on the [...]
Wedding at Hinchingbrooke House
On Friday we were presented with a slight problem. One of our viola players who was due to be playing at yesterdays wedding at Hinchingbrook House (as part of a string duo with myself on violin) called us from Northern Ireland to say that as the planes were all grounded due to volcanic ash (from [...]
Wedding at the Sculpture Gallery, Woburn
Last Friday we were delighted to return once again to a local venue - the stunning Sculpture Gallery which is part of Woburn Abbey. It is a bold and impressive place, steeped in history and perfect for string quartets in the fact that the gallery has a central area which is perfect for music as [...]
Music on Mondays - St Michael at the North Gate
On Monday we were very happy to return once more to the lovely church of St Michael at the North Gate in Oxford to perform a short recital as part of the ‘Music on Mondays’ series which takes place every Monday lunchtime. Musicians perform without charge but are able to nominate a good cause or [...]
Music for a 90th Birthday Party
On Sunday, Nancy (Viola) and I were excited to be playing for a 90th birthday party at a venue down in Surrey. The music we had been asked to play was of a popular classical and light in nature with a few carols as we were getting near to Christmas. The lady whose birthday it [...]
Music for an Office Party
On Tuesday last week, we were invited back to a travel management company based near Liverpool Street in London to provide music for their annual Christmas party, held for staff and regular customers. This was the second time we’d played for this particular event and both times a string duo was perfect for the occasion, [...]
Wedding at De Vere University Arms Hotel, Cambridge
Although the violin / viola combination is probably the most popular option people chose when booking a string duo, last week we were asked to perform as a Violin / Cello combination. The ‘cello is a beautiful instrument visually and although all the music we have arranged for duo is available for both combinations of [...]
Wedding at Dodmoor House
Last Thursday we returned once more to Dodmoor House - a wedding venue in Northamptonshire. We provided music for both the reception drinks and for the wedding breakfast until it was time for the speeches. Once again the couple had offered for a string duo, with the popular combination of violin with viola - these [...]