Birthday Party at Le Gothique
Last Saturday, Adrian and I performed as a duo at the interesting location of Le Gothique restaurant and bar which is part of the Royal Victoria Patriotic building in Wandsworth common.
The courtyard was partly covered by a canvas which allows guests to mingle outdoors regardless of the weather. This also meant that we were able [...]
Music for a Renewal of Vows
On Saturday, it was our great pleasure to play for a ceremony where a couple chose to renew their wedding vows to celebrate ten years of marriage. They chose to do this at the Abbey Hill Golf club in Milton Keynes on a lovely spring Saturday. The ceremony took place in a light and airy [...]
Wedding at Newland Hall, Essex
Last Saturday, Reiad (viola) and myself returned to Newland Hall in Roxwell, Essex to play for a wedding on a warm spring day. It is always a pleasure to play at Newland Hall as the staff are so warm and friendly, making us extremely welcome and the venue itself is picturesque.
Before and during the ceremony, [...]
Wedding at St Ives in Cambridgeshire
Last week, Martin (viola) and myself (violin) played for a wedding ceremony and wedding breakfast in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. The ceremony took place in the spacious Methodist Chapel at The Waits in the centre of the town and the generous acoustics enabled the guests to enjoy a selection of more modern tunes before the bride [...]
String Duo for a Wedding at Dodmoor House, Northamptonshire
Today Reiad and I played for a couple who were having a blessing ceremony at Dodmoor House in Northamptonshire. We play at this venue very regularly both as a string duo and as a string quartet and it’s always a real pleasure because the staff are so welcoming with the ambiance of the venue being [...]
Wedding at the Holiday Inn, Newport Pagnell
On Saturday, Reiad (viola) and I played as a string duo for a wedding in Newport Pagnell, just outside Milton Keynes. We began with playing for the drinks reception that took place in a conservatory area just off the main bar. The range of music was very varied and we had several guests coming up [...]
String duo for a Surprise Party
Occasionally we are booked for a ’surprise’ event where the client wishes to keep us a secret until moments before we are due to play and on Sunday we had a good example of this where we were engaged as a string duo (violin and viola) for a 50th wedding anniversary party held at Chesham [...]
Wedding at Hitchin Priory, Hertfordshire
Hitchin Priory is located in the centre of Hitchin and comprises of impressive Georgian buildings with a generous lawn at the back. As this was another wedding for a string duo, we set up quickly outside in a courtyard so that we could entertain guests during the reception drinks. This was an occasion where it [...]
Wedding at Ettington Park, Warwickshire
On Sunday, Adrian and I performed as a Violin/ viola string duo for a wedding and blessing ceremony held in the historic venue of Ettington Park near Alderminster in Warwickshire.
We provided music as guests entered the ceremony room as well as music for the various points during the ceremony itself. Immediately after the civil ceremony, [...]
Concert at St Pancras Church, London
Yesterday, Reiad and I performed a lunchtime concert as part of the Thursday series at the Church of St Pancras opposite Euston station in London. As we specialise in Violin / Viola repertoire it was difficult choosing just 45 minutes worth of chamber music to include in this short programme.
We decided to start with a [...]
