Wedding At St Edward’s School, Oxford
Last Saturday the string quartet played for a wedding at the tasteful setting of St. Edward’s School in Oxford. We have been having a late burst of good weather so despite being in October, this was one of the finest Saturdays of the year.
The whole event was enclosed within the school grounds with it’s picturesque [...]
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 at St Edith’s Church, Monks Kirby
On Saturday, the quartet performed for a wedding service held at St Edith’s Church, in the picturesque village of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire. We provided music for half an hour before the ceremony started, the bridal entrance, signing of the register and exit of the married couple. We also accompanied three hymns: Lord of All Hopefulness, [...]
Wedding at Fanhams Hall, Ware
On Sunday, we returned once again to a regular venue of ours - Fanhams Hall in Ware, Hertfordshire. This time, the wedding took place indoors (as the weather was changeable and rain seemed to be in the air) but as a string duo it was easy for us to move around to various locations within the [...]
Wedding at Wasing Park, Berkshire
On Saturday, the string quartet played for a very special couple at the beautiful location of Wasing Park near Aldermaston in Berkshire. The couple really valued the musical contribution for their wedding and had searched us out for the amount of repertoire we had to offer (the groom had gone through our entire classical selection [...]
Wedding at Caxton, Cambridgeshire
Last Saturday, the quartet played for a wedding in Caxton, Cambridgeshire. We started in St Andrew’s Church and played music as guests entered the church and took their seats. The bride entered to Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba with the Massenet Meditation played during the signing of the register. The couple exited to [...]
Wedding at Gaynes Park, Essex
Last Sunday, the quartet played for a wedding at Gaynes Park near Epping in Essex. It was a very hot day and as a result, much ’setting up’ time was spent attempting to find a shady place in the ceremony room which was exposed to the full glare of the sun. Once we had draped [...]
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.
Our [...]
Wedding at Orsett Hall, Essex
Yesterday the quartet were asked to play for a wedding held at Orsett Hall, near Grays in Essex.
We started by playing a handful of pieces as guests waited in the ceremony room before launching into Pachelbel’s Canon in D for the entrance of the bride. After the ceremony itself, guests assembled in the adjacent bar [...]
Wedding at Yaxley Hall, Suffolk
On Friday, the quartet played at the Elizabethan Manor House in Yaxley. Although this venue is not exactly on our doorstep (being a 250 mile round trip), it was nevertheless a beautiful venue to play at.
We started by playing beneath a gazebo as the guests arrived and were seated. The Pachelbel Canon in D was [...]
