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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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"Gareth transposed/re-arranged/jazzed up some music for me to play in a soul band at very short notice. The music he produced was spot on despite having no knowledge of the band or how they played - amazing! Thank you."

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"Sebastian was so helpful, friendly and professional, advising on hymn and music choices, and playing beautifully on the day at my mother's funeral mass. It was such a relief to find someone so capable when I was told the church didn't have an organist! Thoroughly recommended! "

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"Des played at a school event, set in an Orchard, I recently attended. The music was perfect for the occasion and created a lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend."

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"Des played a wonderful selection of music for my parent's diamond wedding anniversary. Aside from being a talented pianist, he was able to provide just the right tone for the mixture of ages among the guests. He is both professional (all set-up well in advance of the party start time) and a pleasure to work with. He helped make the evening memorable for everyone. I highly recommend him."

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"Sebastian directed a group of four singers and a trumpeter for my daughter's wedding, as well as playing the organ. He could not have delivered a better recital for the occasion, indeed his musical contribution was a real highlight for our 200 guests. He invited a group of first class musicians to join him and every thing was performed to the highest standard. Highlights were the bridal entry to the church to Trumpet Voluntary in D, by John Stanley and the finale procession to Wider's Toccata. The anthems were also wonderful, with a superb female vocalist taking the lead for Goodall's The Lord is my Shepherd and Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus. We cannot thank Sebastian enough for the part he played in a very special family day. He was a pleasure to work with and delivered the most perfect performance."

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