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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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"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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"Mark was fantastic, spent a lot of time in advance of the wedding helping us decide song choices and ordering, right through to the ceremony itself where the music was simply incredible. I’d always dreamed of having an organ in the church and Mark enabled us to achieve exactly that. He played a mix of classic and more modern songs which gave the perfect balance. Mark then stayed and played the piano in our wedding breakfast, this was a fantastic set where lots of guests commented on the wonderful songs he played. Mark was fantastic, a true professional and would highly recommend. "

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"I invited Gareth to play the organ for us at our 9.15 service having not heard him play before, and I was certainly not disappointed! The congregation and choir were delighted by his playing, with lovely improvisation before the service and a splendid Wesley Choral Song at the end. I had particularly asked Gareth to accompany a special item in the service, a festive Te Deum setting (by a relative of one of our congregation) which hadn't been performed for 60 years. His playing was extremely accurate, sensitive and thoroughly musicianly, with tasteful backing for the 'unaccompanied' choir moments when it was needed! Gareth is a complete pleasure to work with and took time and trouble to consult with me about the anthem weeks in advance. His calm, generous manner and quirky sense of humour made what could have been a stressful service into a breeze. I would not hesitate to ask Gareth to play for us 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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"Michael was great. Very able, pleasant, capable and made what could have been a stressful situation, very easy. He is a very good organist and I would recommend him highly."

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"Thank you Gareth for making our wedding PERFECT in every way We really enjoyed meeting you at the consultation and your knowledge sense of humour and amazing skills on the organ provided us with a service we shall never forget We HIGHLY recccomend Gareth to any wedding couples reading rhis"

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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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"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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"Our decision to book Tony was very last minute (literally the week before our wedding) because we felt that we really needed musical accompaniment to our hymns. We were planning to have all other music on an MP3 player. Tony was great to deal with - came back quickly and was very professional in his communications. We arranged to meet at the church the day before and Tony brought all four additional songs that were going to be on the MP3 to see if we liked how they sounded on the organ. He then played them for us. I cant tell you how much better the music sounded on the organ. Tony, you were easily the 'icing on the cake' and the best last minute decision we made. Many of our guests commented on your playing and you were brilliant to deal with. We cannot recommend you highly enough. We're only sorry that it has taken us this long to put up a review. Thanks for helping to make our day perfect. "

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"Dear Gareth Giles Thank you for the wonderful organ playing at the Funeral the other day. You played with such sensitivity and didn't let the hymns drag at all. Beautiful music"

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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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"Mark, thank you for making our evening so special at the Gilbert Scott. We loved your music - superb piano playing!"

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"Dear Mark, thank you so much for your lovely music at my Mum's funeral on the 18th of July. The congregation and family all appreciated it greatly, it was a fitting tribute. My only regret was that we only heard a little of the 'Lark Ascending' the request for the undertaker to wait a few minutes at the end didn't work out. However, thank you again from all the family, the organ sounded amazing."

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"Gareth Giles is an amazing musician. Thank you for coming to our church and leading the hymnody with such musicality and regard for the liturgy within. Your idea to end the service by switching to the Piano and playing Debussy's 'Clair de Lune' was truly inspired. As the evening sun set and the evocative music filled our church there was not ONE whisper - every member sat riveted in their seats to this extraordinary musical treat. This was such a fitting end to the worship and I think a 'first' that all our members sat and listtened and applauded. Gareth is also an extremely nice person to work with - self-effacing, reserved, a wicked sense of humour but UTTERLY professional in every way. Anyone reading this should book him asap ! WONDERFUL. George "

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