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"Thank you Mark for doing such a wonderful job playing for us on our wedding day at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire. He played for us at our Wedding Drinks Reception and Wedding Breakfast on our venues own grand pianos he was truly marvellous, so many compliments came in about him too, such a nice, warm friendly gentleman. He plays wonderfully, allowing his music fluidity and space; his virtuoso outpourings are formidable he is truly excellent and I hope we have a chance to use him again, for anybody looking for a Pianist for their special event I highly recommend you book Mark."

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you for a lovely review Tola, it was a pleasure to play for you at Brocket Hall. It was a great day made even better by such a fabulous venue, and the Bechstein grand piano made my job even more enjoyable - this must be one of the best piano's I have played in a wedding venue. I look forward to returning and working with Claire and Alan again!

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"Mark is a very talented pianist and was willing to learn new pieces for our wedding. He immediately understood what we were after in terms of style and made our ceremony really great. Mark has been fantastic from meeting up for initial discussions, to communicating through email, talking over the phone and arriving early on the day to ensure everything was set up properly. We'd highly recommend him to anyone in need of a pianist."

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you for a lovely review Natalie, everything went totally to plan for the big day at Madingley Hall! I'm so pleased that you are very happy with the results of all the hard work that went into the music - Everything Was Awsome!

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"Mark was so lovely and professional, he got started straight away and didn't need any help from me! He chose a great variety of songs from French to fit my 'Night in Paris' Theme as well as well known songs for my age group, 18-21. Everyone was complimenting him all night and a lot of people asked for his details as he was so good! I would definitely recommend him to anyone as well as hiring him again myself! Also, a great price for what we received! Thank you for making the night a lovely one Mark!"

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"Mark has performed several times at the RAF Wyton Officers' Mess at major functions and I can say without hesitation that he is a consummate pianist with a very wide and varied repertoire. The equipment he uses is also first class. He is eager to please his audience and is very flexible, adapting to different circumstances as they arise. I have no hesitation in recommending him for all types of functions."

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"Stuart was absolutely amazing. In the run up to the wedding he was very easy to communicate with and worked with our music expectations. Having chosen a singer quite last minute, he also worked with her to finalise all the music with no fuss. And of course he played beautifully on the day! Highly recommended and thanks again Stuart."

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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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"Gareth is the most AMAZING musician who really made our Wedding day both at the church on the organ and throughout our reception on the piano. He played everything in every style that we asked for and was so friendly and accommodating. BOOK HIM ! You will not be disappointed :) A & M "

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"Gareth GIles is a truly amazing organist. Thank you for playing at our church - I could hardly sing with the joy of listening to this man's fluidity, colout of expression and technical, dynamic mastery of the instrument and all the liturgy played upon it. I thoroughly recommend Gareth to anyone seeking an organist You will be amazed by this man's musicality..... When you engage his services for any occasion HS and on behalf of St Matthews"

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"Gareth helped us achieve a dream. We had discovered a Victorian ancestor had had quite a bit of music published, which we had been able to copy, but not being musicians, we didn't know what to do next. I wanted to have the music recorded as an Xmas present for my husband and found Gareth's details on line. I went to him in early December so it didn't leave much time, but he still managed to learn and record one of the pieces for Colin for Christmas Day, and since then he has recorded all of the music on two CDs for us. From the start he was so helpful and accommodating - meeting with me to look at the music, giving a clear time-scale and cost, and then presenting us with two very professional CDs. His playing is just beautiful, and he explained that as some pieces were songs, he'd had to record the main melody and then dub in the soloist's part on top (that's a non-musical explanation of what I understood Gareth to say!) He went to such lengths to make everything perfect, keeping us regularly informed of how things were going, and his costs were very reasonable for the amount of work involved. If we find any more music, we'll certainly ask him again."

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"We booked Rob and Mark for our wedding reception evening 'do' and are so happy with the decision we made! Rob guided us through their repertoire, was prompt in his replies and gave us suggestions as to what order songs were done in. The evening flowed perfectly and we've had so many positive comments from guests. Lovely touches, such as some word tweaking to make it so very personal. Rob, and his band, just got on with it and are clearly professionals. We'd recommend them to anyone, for any event. There's nothing like brilliant live music!"

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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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"I hired Shean to play for a vocal exam and couldn’t have asked for a more responsive and flexible accompanist. He displayed a deep knowledge of different types/eras of literature and made some excellent recommendations regarding tempi and phrasing which positively influence the outcome of the exam. I would happily work with Shean again and highly recommend him to others."

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"Gareth is ABSOLUTELY superb in every way. "

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"Richard and I want to thank you for the beautiful music you played at our Wedding Breakfast. It was just perfect and we had so many guests comment on how 'wonderful the pianist was'. Thank you also for playing Mendlessons's Wedding March as we arrived it was such a nice touch and sparked off the occasion brilliantly. We will treasure that memory always. "

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"The Kentwood Choir has used Mark as a synth player for many years. As a member of the choir, I can certain vouch for Mark's skill and professionalism - an outstanding musician that truly adds a certain magic to our performances, in particular to large audiences at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon. If you're looking for a great musician, look no further!"

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thanks for your lovely feedback Will, I've been playing for Kentwood for 21 years now. I always look forward to the shows and 'orchestrating' the band - and it's always great to play in the Wyvern Theatre.

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