Concerts in Fakenham and Norwich
Just over a week ago, the quartet went on a mini ‘tour’ with four concerts in three days, including two on the same day in Norfolk (you can read about the other two in Cheddington and Cuddington in separate blogs). One (a matinee) was in Fakenham Methodist Church and the other was for the Norfolk and Norwich [...]
I Saw Three Ships - Concert at Cuddington.
Last night we returned to play once again at St Nicholas Church in Cuddington - a village near the border between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Having given a concert back in September in this Church, we were especially keen to return to such an enthusiastic, delightful audience. It was a beautiful, clear and frosty night with [...]
O Tannenbaum (O Fir Tree).
‘O Tannenbaum’ is a beautiful Christmas carol from Germany and although it is often translated as ‘O Christmas Tree’ a more accurate definition would be ‘O Fir Tree’. This evergreen tree has inspired many songs in Germany and it seems that this particular version was written in 1824 by Ernst Anschutz, an organist, composer and teacher [...]
Concert at St Mary’s Church, Eaton Bray
Last Saturday, we were really delighted to return to the beautiful rural church of St Mary’s in Eaton Bray - a village about 7 miles away from home. The quartet had played there last year, giving a recital of music from various countries on a theme of ‘Travellers Tales’. This time, the concert was on [...]
Concert in Cuddington Church - an A-Z of Music
Next Friday the 16th we will be performing for the first time in St Nicholas Church in Cuddington. Like our concert at Cheddington in May, the theme will be ‘an A-Z of Music’, with each letter of the alphabet represented by a piece of music. The concert wil start at 7.30pm, with doors opening at [...]
Music for a Summer’s Evening - Concert at Eaton Bray
On the 10th September, the quartet will be giving our second concert in the lovely village church of St Mary the Virgin in Eaton Bray (a village between Leighton Buzzard and Dunstable). The concert will aim to raise funds for the upkeep of the church and if it goes as well as last time, ought [...]
An Alphabet of Music, Friday the 13th May, Cheddington
This Friday, we are very much looking forward to playing again in our local village church, St Giles in Cheddington. The church are splitting the profits from the concert between the ‘Cherish Your Church’ campaign and the St Giles Church Bell Restoration Appeal.
As usual, we will be presenting a programme of light and popular pieces [...]
New Years Day Viennese Gala Concert - Ivinghoe Church
On Saturday the 1st of January, we gave our first concert in St Mary’s Church, Ivinghoe - and appropriately for New Years Day, it was a recital of uplifting Viennese dance music. As this was the first time we’d played in Ivinghoe, even though it’s only 2 miles away from Cheddington we weren’t expecting a [...]
Concert in St Giles Church, Cheddington
Today we’re rehearsing for this evening’s concert in St Giles Church, Cheddington - our home village. The evening will feature lots of carols and Christmas music and we’re expecting a very full church as the concerts are always very popular. As the quartet are playing the same concert for a recital series in Essex next [...]
Invitation to the Dance - A Concert
On Friday, we gave our first concert in St Mary’s Church, Haddenham. As this was also the first time we’d performed a recital in the village, it was a real unknown in many ways - we were not sure whether we’d have a large audience or just a few people along this first time. Having [...]
