HAMPSHIRE WEDDING STRING QUARTET - 4STRINGS QUARTET

Earlier this month our string duo played for the wedding of Elaine and Philip in the Lady Chapel at Winchester Cathedral. It was a great privilege to be able to play in the Cathedral which offers one of the finest examples of Norman Gothic architecture in the country. We played a programme of baroque and classical pieces and welcomed the bridal party in to the service with Vivaldi's Gloria in D. Between the two reading we performed 'Méditation from Thais' by Massenet and duri

The sun was shinning the venue grounds were perfect and we had a very appreciative audience for the wedding of Katherine and John at The Barn at Bury Court in Hampshire on Sunday afternoon. We started the afternoon playing for the guests and then the wedding ceremony. Katherine entered the ceremony to 'Beethoven's 5 Secrets' the Piano Guys version of the song 'Secrets' by OneRepublic, for the signing of the register we played 'Home' by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and

On Saturday the string quartet was at yet another new wedding venue for us The Great Barn at Titchfield. Built between 1409 to 1411 as part of Titchfield Abbey this medieval gem is the largest timber framed barn in Hampshire and one of the largest in England. Yesterday it provided the venue for Kirsty and Jame's wedding reception. We set up near the entrance to the barn and provided music for the guests as they had their drinks and nibbles and then provided music during the w

On Sunday the string quartet was back in the New Forest for a wedding at the Elmers Court Hotel and Resort in Lymington. It was our first visit to the this hotel which is beautifully situated on the banks of Lymington Harbour. We set up in a small gazebo on the manicured lawns of the hotel. Here we played for the wedding guests prior to the ceremony. For the arrival of the bride we played 'Canon in D' by Pachelbel, for the signing of the register 'Kiss from a Rose' by Seal an

Yesterday the string quartet had the pleasure of playing for the wedding of Chris and Rosa amongst the vines at The Three Choirs Vineyard in Shedfield Hampshire. The string quartet set up next to the wedding pavilion right in the heart of the vineyard where we played for the guests arrival. Chris had requested that we play extracts from the Handel's Water Music suite which fortunately wasn't an omen for the weather as the rain held off and the sun even paid us fleeting visits

The string quartet was back at the lovely converted Tithe Barn in Ditcham near Petersfield yesterday for the first of our two visits this year to this beautiful wedding venue. The wedding ceremony took place beneath the fantastic timber vaulted ceiling of the barn to the following music requested by Natalie and David the bride and bridegroom. Natalie entered the ceremony to 'Canon in D' by Pachelbel, during the signing of the register we played 'Your Song' by Elton John and '

Last night the string quartet was invited to play for the private viewing of the Winchester Portrait Exhibition which was held in the magnificent 13th century Great Hall in Winchester. The string quartet was very pleased to give it's support to the exhibition which was organised to raise funds for three local charities one of which The Friends of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in Southampton General Hospital the string quartet supports. The one hundred or so portra

This Easter has been a busy period for both the string quartet and string duo with both ensembles performing at a trio of weddings in three different counties. We started on Wednesday 12th April with our string quartet at one of our favourite venues Goodwood House in West Sussex. Here we played for the wedding reception of Tina and Luke in the opulence of this beautiful period house. We started by entertaining the guests on the grand portico entrance to the house before movin

60 years of wedding bliss were celebrated last night at The Jervis Gallery in St Vincent's College in Gosport. It was a privilege to join Eilean's and John's family and friends to celebrate this momentous occasion. Even Her Majesty The Queen had a sent the couple a celebratory card!! The occasion gave us the opportunity to include some of our golden oldies in our playlist so we enjoyed performing 'God Only Knows' and 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' by The Beach Boys, 'You'll Never Walk