Highly Strung String Quartet http://www.highlystrungquartet.com String quartet (Nottingham, UK) with a wide repertoire of classical and popular music. Available for weddings, functions, events, special occasions, garden parties, dinner parties. Tue, 15 May 2012 19:40:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Best Wedding Fayre in the Midlands – Save the Date in Nottingham http://www.highlystrungquartet.com/2012/the-best-wedding-fayre-in-the-midlands-save-the-date-in-notingham/ http://www.highlystrungquartet.com/2012/the-best-wedding-fayre-in-the-midlands-save-the-date-in-notingham/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:22:24 +0000 sarah http://www.highlystrungquartet.com/?p=872 We’re here at the Save the Date Wedding Event in Nottingham with fellow musicians ‘Just Ben’ and Ritchie Muir.

Find us at the entrance – come and make a request on our ‘Jukebox’.

Special prices for brides and grooms who book us today.

 

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So many wedding suppliers are exhibiting – photographers, caterers, wedding planners – come along for some wedding planning fun!

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A red theme, fire dancers and lots of very happy law students gathered in the Lakeside Pavillion for a very successful ball.

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(and it has just started to snow – hope the guests get home OK!)

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We’ll be there……

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Sarah Huson, the cellist from Highly Strung String Quartet played in the crossing whilst inspired artists drew her.

For further details visit www.southwellartists.co.uk or

www.thebigdraw.org.uk

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They opened the first half with a Mozart Divertimento followed by Dvorak’s 5th Quartet in F minor.

In the second half, the quartet accompanied the choir in several pieces and also performed the haunting Barber’s Adagio from the back of the Minster.

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See www.dukespecial.com

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