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"This guy is so talented I'd recommend him in a heartbeat!"

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"Des played and entertained our wedding party/ reception with a key board and bass guitarist to accompany. It was intended as background music while our guests mingled both inside and outside, to create a little atmosphere before the meal. It was a triumph!!"

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"Laurence, thank you so much for all you did last night. It all went perfectly and everyone really enjoyed it; the music you played was just right. Both my parents say a big thank-you too."

Reply by Laurence Knight, Pianist for All Occasions
Thank you Suzanne for your very kind comments. Yesterday I played at a DIAMOND Wedding Anniversary, so who knows - I may be able to be of service to you in ten years` time! Best wishes, Laurence.

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"We were fortunate to have Mark play the hymns for us at our wedding ceremony in October 2016. His service was outstanding from start to finish and I would be very happy to recommend him."

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thanks Lee, it was lovely to meet you both on the day, I'm pleased that everything went so well!

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"I just wanted to say a massive thank you to Mark for playing the organ so wonderfully at our wedding this weekend (9th Jan 2016). From the moment I first spoke with Mark, I knew we were in good hands. We contact Mark fairly last minute and finalised the music for the wedding only a week before the day but there was never a moment when I felt panicked as Mark always put us at ease about the whole process. I would definitely recommend Mark for any event that requires musical talent! "

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Cara, thank you so much for a lovely review. I was very pleased with the music too, and the Haupwerk computer organ in church was a joy to play - it was like playing a cathedral organ! I wish you both all the luck in the world for the future.

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"I just wanted to say a massive thank you for Saturday. You were amazing! You really helped to set the mood for our day. All our guests commented on how much they enjoyed listening to you. Thank you so much for accompanying Georgina too. It was brilliant and made our ceremony so special. Thank you for making the whole planning process so easy too. I promise that I will recommend you to everyone."

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"Mark responded to our last-minute request to play at our wedding at Madingley Hall. He was professional, friendly and reassuring. We particularly wanted Ennio Morricone's Love Theme from 'Cinema Paradiso' and Mark was happy to learn it specially. Brilliant!"

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"Des made my mums 90th birthday party such a memorable occasion, he's professional and new just the right tunes that would fit into the event. I wouldn't hesitate to call Des again...oh, and he's a nice bloke!"

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"Thanks for your brilliant playing at our wedding Gareth. You were amazing and made our day :) Thanks for meeting us to talk it through and your sense of fun. OUTSTANDING musician !!!!!!!"

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"We cannot rate Mark highly enough, he played for us at our wedding drinks reception on our venues own baby grand piano. He is extremely talented and plays beautiful music with the greatest of ease, making it look effortless. Our guests were also very impressed with him, we recieved several lovely comments on how good and how friendly he was, playing any tunes they wanted too. I only wish I could of spent longer listening to him play! "

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you so much for your feedback Ellen, it was a lovely day at Kelmarsh Hall - and I'm pleased that you are happy with my performance. You both looked radiant on the day, and the weather played it's part too! Good luck for the future, please keep in touch x

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"We needed an organist to play at our wedding at fairly short notice at our wedding in Northamptonshire. Anthony was fantastic and even learned what was a relatively obscure piece that we had wanted to be played as my wife entered the church with her father. He played our other hymns beautifully and then played Widor's Toccata as we left the church. Anthony was a pleasure to deal with in the lead-up to the wedding - he was responsive, flexible, helpful and made great suggestions. I would have no hesitation in recommending Anthony, and indeed my wife's sister has now asked if Anthony is free to play at her wedding as well."

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"Mark really helped to make our wedding super special and set the tone with his excellent and engaging music. He was a pleasure throughout, making things easy for us and obviously put in a lot of hard work behind the scenes - his music from the church and the reception was one of the main talking points of the day - people are still talking about his atmospheric rendition of the Game of Thrones theme in the church! We couldn't recommend Mark enough - he obviously loves what he does - and that comes through in all his performances and created a wonderful atmosphere right from the start of our special day."

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you Will and Sarah for your great review! I'm really pleased that everyone present enjoyed the music in church, and after at the wedding breakfast in the barn. I particularly enjoyed using the little Victorian organ alongside my keyboard in the church, it gave me the sound variations that I needed to play all of your requested music authentically - yes, Game of Thrones was a blast, and then exiting to Dire Straits 'The Walk of Life' worked brilliantly! It was lovely to meet you finally after nearly a years planning, thank you again for choosing me, keep in touch. Mark (May 2016)

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"Gareth was a guest organist for a Sunday service when, at short notice, we needed a deputy. He took a great deal of time and trouble to familiarise himself with our order of service and conventions, played the hymns with a real ear for the congregation, and brought true musicianship to the prelude, offertory and postlude. He switched to piano for the sung solo, which he accompanied with real sensitivity to the piece and the singer. The congregation were delighted to have him play for us, and we would have him back in a heartbeat if the opportunity arose."

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"Thank you ever so much Mark. You really saved the day for me as I had to search for you last minute and you just came through all the way and calmed my nerves throughout. You did such an amazing job and played the organ so beautifully - everyone commented your music lit up the church. So thank you again for everything. I highly recommend you to anyone :) All the best."

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"Mark was brilliant from the moment we contacted him right the way through to the end of the event. We could not have chosen a better pianist for our wedding! He was so catering towards the songs we wanted to be played, he also went above and beyond to learn a particular bollywood song that we wanted. Given that we were a covid bride and groom, Mark constantly reassured our stresses and supported us throughout. When some things did not run on time, Mark used his initiative and played such lovely music to “fill the gaps”. Not only is Mark an amazing pianist but a very kindhearted man too! We received so many compliments about the Bollywood pieces that Mark played during our canapes, everyone absolutely loved him. Mark you are so talented! Thank you so much for playing at our wedding, you made the day that much more special. We are so happy you were a part of it!"

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