Review Centre: Organists

"We can highly recommend Ann for any of your events - her wonderful harp playing delighted our visitors over the festive period. We can't wait to invite her back to play for us in the future."

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"An exceptionally fine keyboardist. Dependable, highly musical and a lovely person!"

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"Lester played classical piano at our church wedding ceremony, alongside an operatic vocalist. The pieces of music that Lester played blew our guests away and was one of the highlights of our big day. Lester even went to the effort of independently communicating with the vocalist in advance of the wedding day and they met for a rehearsal on the morning of the wedding. My wife and I really appreciated the efforts that Lester went to in order to make the ceremony so special. Everyone loved the pieces of music so much and it really contributed to the joyful atmosphere in the church. A hugely talented pianist, complete professional and a lovely guy. Couldn't recommend more highly!"

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"Mark played in the bar at the Christmas Ball at RAF Wyton. The music was great, he played lots of Christmas music as requested, and we had lots of positive feedback. This is the second time we had booked him, as he also played at our Summer Ball earlier in the year. Mark was very friendly, flexible, easy to book, and really added to the atmosphere. We would recommend!"

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thanks for your lovely review Alex, I had a great time too, and I look forward to the next one!

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"On 5 August 2015, Anthony Rudd came to play for my wedding at St Andrews, Bothal. Needless to say, his performance was perfect. St Andrews is a wonderfully renovated medieval church that once belonged to the castle and estate next door. The pristine church organ is small, manufactured in the late 19th century. It takes some skills to make that organ sound for the pieces that we had chosen, among them Bach and Widor. Anthony came to try out the organ two months before the date, so we had a chance to go over the repertoire and choose a range of pieces that might be suitable for both, the event and the organ. In short, his playing had a significant impact on the service and made the event to what it was, a powerful and exciting celebration of our entry into a new stage of our lives. Thanks so much! "

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"My husband and I are so fortunate to have had Mark be our pianist. He was incredibly friendly, knowledgable and flexible. He has a broad repertoire of music and was able to play all the songs we requested for our church ceremony without any issues. In addition, he was able to keep our guests hugely entertained whilst playing at our reception drinks. Would highly recommend him. "

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"Mark was a fantastic addition to our wedding reception at Westminster College, Cambridge. He is very friendly and helpful and attentive to requests. But most importantly he is a very fine pianist. We were lucky that Westminster College has a Steinway (apparently one of the best he's played) and he truly made it sing. Mark played a very well curated set, mixing classical music and more contemporary songs (The theme to The Godfather received a number of appreciative nods from guests). Beautiful playing, but never intrusive, it was the perfect accompaniment to our wedding breakfast. He even received his own round of applause from the guests when he finished! We cannot recommend him highly enough."

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"I don't know the Revd. David Morris but having known Des at my own church and listened to him play in church and privately I would endorse everything Revd. Morris has said. From his playing ability over all styles to his quiet dependable honest character. Highly recommended."

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"Really great musician and knew exactly what we would like. Played his key board and a baby grand in the church but could have also played the organ. A number of my guests were very impressed with his playing, and were actively taking about it, which was a surprise and is really great. Thanks "

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"I still remember the day I first met him at church, when he stood in for our organist and played the most incredible piece. Since then he has shown me the widest repertoire i have ever seen! He can play almost anything you can think of. He also has done many things like helping me pass my grade 5 bass exam with distinction and get grade 5 theory over with, to helping me get a scholarship. Gareth is an amazing man with an unforgettable personality. His arrangements are always amazing and his compositions even more so. I will never forget the jazz rendition of Für Elise he wrote for my thirteenth. He is an fantastic man and i would never hesitate to recommend him to anyone."

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"Thank you so much for playing at my 21st afternoon tea birthday party. You really added that extra touch! I loved all the Disney songs, they were great!"

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"Shean was absolutely brilliant at our wedding. He arranged a stunning choir whose voices filled the church with the most incredible sound and created such a special atmosphere. His organ playing was exceptional, and despite our church organ not being 100% functional, he made everything work seamlessly. We had so many compliments from our guests about the music throughout the ceremony. It was exactly as we had imagined – beautiful, moving and perfectly suited to the occasion. We can’t thank Shean enough for his talent, professionalism and all the care he put into making our ceremony so memorable. We would recommend him without hesitation."

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"Robert really made our party swing, he played exactly what we had asked for, which was great. He has a lovely easy going personality. He arrived on time and set himself up with complete ease and no fuss. Our guests commented on how good his playing was. Would definitely recommend Robert and book him again."

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"Gareth, stepped into the breach at short notice, after the church organist pulled out of our wedding. From the first meeting, his excellence was clear. He was reassuring, attentive, and above all very reliable. He liaised brilliantly with my uncle who performed a solo during the church service. We could not fault his organ performance, and he received numerous compliments from members of the congregation. We would recommend him to others without hesitation."

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"We booked Anthony to accompany 8 singers from the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge who were coming to sing at my father's Memorial Service. Their own Organ Scholar was unable to attend and we needed to find a competent organist quickly. Anthony's credentials fitted the bill perfectly and he was extremely efficient with all communications and also gave us a lot of help with choices of music and the preparation of the Order of Service. He made a huge effort to be there in time to practice with the choir on the day as well as travelling for many hours. I think he even hired a car at one point when a train was cancelled so as not to let us down. Anthony played wonderfully throughout the whole service and the choir were very happy with his accompaniment - not missing their own Organ Scholar at all! When I spoke to the Church Warden after the service he particularly asked me where our organist had come from - he said he had never heard the organ played so well and apparently they have had some very eminent organists there. He said it had never sounded better and that Anthony had truly made it 'sing'. In summing up I simply couldn't recommend Anthony more - I think you would be hard pressed to find an organist for your event who is more competent or reliable and if we ever need an organist in the future he would be my very first port of call. "

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