Wedding at St. Mary and St. Joseph’s, Boxmoor
On Friday, the string duo (violin and cello) played for a Catholic wedding ceremony at the Church of St. Mary and St. Joseph in Boxmoor, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. This was an ideal event for a string duo as we fit neatly to the left hand side of the altar (a string quartet would [...]
Party at the Red Lion, Henley on Thames
Yesterday, myself and Emma (cello) played at a surprise 70th birthday party at the Red Lion Hotel in Henley on Thames. The hotel is situated on the banks of the river Thames and the rooms where the celebration took place were spacious and ideally suited for a string duo (in the circumstances, a string quartet [...]
String Duo for a wedding Reception at the Three Horseshoes, Radnage
Yesterday, Julia and I performed as a violin / cello string duo for a wedding reception held at the Three Horseshoes in Radnage. It was a warm, sunny day and we were positioned in an enclave within the marquee which was perfect both for the drinks reception and the wedding breakfast. We mainly played a [...]
String Duo for a Wedding at Friern Manor Country House
Yesterday, Emma (cellist) and myself played as a string duo for a wedding held at Friern Manor Country House in Essex. We started playing as guests assembled for the ceremony at the front of the building. The corner of the room held a piano and we positioned ourselves in front of this, in an open [...]
String duo for a Birthday Party at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons
On Saturday evening, Becky (cellist) and myself provided music for a special 21st Birthday celebration, held at Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons at Great Milton in Oxfordshire. We have performed at this venue several times as it is quite local to us and ideally suited for a string duo. The function was held in the [...]
String Quartet for a Wedding at Wasing Park, Berkshire.
Yesterday we played for a wedding at Wasing Park, near Aldermaston in Berkshire. Due to a shortage of space we played as a string duo before and during the ceremony, later being joined by two of our colleagues to play as a full string quartet during the drinks reception. Wasing Park has its own church [...]
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 [...]
