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"Mark came and played for a Christening here at Stoke. He made the occasion truly wonderful! Brilliant organ playing, having to get here by 9.00am on a Sunday morning, his music lifted the whole service. Mark was helpful with the choice of music for before and after the service and played the hymns at exactly the right pace for the congregation to sing. He can be thoroughly be recommended. He has a really joyful character too. We look forward to welcoming him again!"

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"Hey Mark, we just got back from the honeymoon this week, and as things are starting to calm down I've had a little more time to reflect. I just wanted to say a massive thank you for all your hard work on our wedding a couple weeks ago! Your playing was beautiful, the songs sounded amazing and I kept hearing tunes I love throughout the dinner. It was the perfect, classic addition to our special day. You absolutely knocked it out of the park, thank you. I feel so honored that you were a part of our special day! Genuinely, thank you so much for everything. "

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"Gareth we cannot thank you enough for your amazing playing at our wedding last month. You were so accommodating to all our requests and the advice helped us so much. It was so kind of you to drive for 1.5 hours to meet and chat over coffee and we laughed and had so much fun in that planning meeting. All our family and friends commented on your amazing playing which really made our day special. Thank you for sneaking in 'Beauty and the Beast' into the signing of the registers music...even though the vicar said "no" ! That was so sweet of you and made us smile when we heard 'our tune'!! Any wedding couples MUST book this wonderful, superb musician and incredibly personable witty man His playing is out of this world. Thanks and keep on touch x"

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"Mark, thank you for playing the piano so beautifully last night, it was just perfect."

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"Gareth played for my wedding at very short notice. He is very professional, easy to work with and an excellent organ player. He played some difficult organ music, accompanied a singer and also learnt a piece of music for me at about 48 hours notice then played it brilliantly. Guests at the wedding commented on how good his organ playing was. Highly recommended!"

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"Stunning - Gareth Giles is an outstanding ORGANIST and utterly professional virtuoso. Thanks you Mr Giles - you make music breathe with your excellence and sensitivity."

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"Working with Gareth for the second time was even more of a pleasure than the first. He played for our morning service at St Matthew's Surbiton and was totally professional and reliable, with an exuberance to his playing that really livened up the service! He has a fluency and apparent ease at the instrument which would be the envy of many a church organist. He coped expertly with a tricky organ part in a piece of my own which I can't play myself! As always Gareth was meticulously prepared, and is a joy to make music with. I look forward to working with him again in a few weeks' time."

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"Once again Laurence provided musical direction for my show and was absolutely fabulous. Excellent arrangements, extremely hard-working and always helpful and friendly. I`ll be using him again on my next show."

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"We hired Shean to play the organ for our wedding ceremony and he was just wonderful, both on the day and when deciding which music to have. Shean suggested some lovely pieces and played everything, including our hymn choices perfectly. We would really recommend him and thank you again Shean! Kind regards, Beth"

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"Gareth you are an amazing organist. Thank you so much for your fantastic accompaniment of our choir crops and service. You are truly outstanding and inventive - we must work again. All the best."

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"Thoroughly enjoyed listening to Mark play in the Gilbert Scott tonight. A fabulous range of music and especially liked the Adele cover. Thanks for making a great dinner magical, Highly recommended Carla"

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"Mark is a fantastic professional and went above and beyond for our wedding! The music he played throughout our ceremony was beautiful and it all went so smoothly. We cannot thank him enough for all his hard work, he made our ceremony so special. Thank you, Mark! "

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you for your lovely comments Georgia. It was a beautiful Ceremony at Hengrave Hall in the beautiful setting of the Church. You looked a stunning Bride, so beautiful. I wish you a long and happy life together x

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"This Concert was absolutely amazing. Gareth was entertaining and informative whilst happy to answer questions between each piece and involve the audience. He is so very skilful in what he does and appears to have a vast repertoire to suit all tastes and genres. I am going to keenly look out for Gareth's other Performances and will definitely be recommending him to all I speak to. I even purchased one of his CDs and it is fabulous!"

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"We are still recovering from Saturday’s wedding but I wanted to thank you for all you did. The service was both happy and moving, the trio was brilliant and the secret performance is still being talked of. It was a truly wonderful day for us. "

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"Sebastian played at our wedding October 2024 in West Sussex and provided a repertoire of chosen hymns and music for us. His experience, qualifications and background of the organ instrument was the reason why we chose him and we were not disappointed. I would highly recommend him for any type of service requiring a professional organist as his ability to bring happiness and joy to our wedding was appreciated by my husband and I along with our many guests."

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