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"Mark is a fantastic professional and went above and beyond for our wedding! The music he played throughout our ceremony was beautiful and it all went so smoothly. We cannot thank him enough for all his hard work, he made our ceremony so special. Thank you, Mark! "

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you for your lovely comments Georgia. It was a beautiful Ceremony at Hengrave Hall in the beautiful setting of the Church. You looked a stunning Bride, so beautiful. I wish you a long and happy life together x

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"Gareth - thank you for making our wedding perfect with your world class organ playing. This guy has to be met and heard to be believed - anything is possible and he takes so much time to talk through the options and advise. In the end we could not choose our pre music service item so we had the lot!!!!! a mini organ recital just for our guests to get out of the rain. The hymns were lively, energetic and executed with utter dynamism, joy and empathy. Everyone sung ! Gareth switched to piano for our register signing music and showed again that he is an utter genius on piano as well as organ - making the ancient church piano sing and sound like a concert grand. Widor Toccata blew the roof off. This man stands out a mile in this site and it is a mystery why he is not an international concert performer. Make no mistakes Have no doubts Book this man for any event for organ or piano !! He is truly amazing and a wonderful, warm person as well. Thank you G and stay in touch J"

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"Ben Costello recently provided organ and piano accompaniment for the choir Auriga Capella, at a memorial concert in London. Due to the nature of the concert there was very little time for him or even some members of the choir to rehearse together before the concert, but thanks to Ben’s sensitive and expert accompaniment, no one would have known. He played with precision and flair. If the choir ever had the opportunity, we would certainly like to work with him again. "

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"Gareth - dude , man what a guy ! Thanks a bunch again. Your music was amazing. It was a really good idea of yours to Skype to discuss what we wanted as we did not have a clue so you playing so many 100's of options live for us was absolutely brilliant. It was a real shame we could not meet you live until the day as we has such fun in that long Skype call and your humour and comments had us in stitches ! On the day your playing was exquisite as my Mother put it and Louise found herself entranced when she was meant to be doing the registers as she wanted to listen to the beautiful selection of John Rutter anthems that you had arranged specially as there was no choir. We cannot recommend this musician more highly for Gareth is one cool guy, lovely to work with, knows everything and plays with command, authority and sheer joy. A lovely bloke and a real professional. Thanks Gareth for making our planning fun and our day so enjoyable - IF YOU READ THIS BOOK HIM"

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"Gareth played at our wedding in Chiswick on 20th June 2015 and we can't praise him enough. We had a church service with two choirboys, Gareth went through the options with us all and worked with the boys to make them feel comfortable. Gareth not just an accomplished musician but a lovely guy to work with. We highly recommend him. Colm and Rebecca. "

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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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"I have used Mark on numerous occasions for different events and I have always received glowing reports. Mark is very professional in his approach to every job and always delivers what is required. "

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"Mark, thank you so much for playing the organ so beautifully. We really loved both the musical renditions and the hymns you played. You're right it did sound magnificent on the new organ! Thanks again for all your help and support, you really helped make the day special and run smoothly!"

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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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"I just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to you and all the band. Suzie and I had a fab time listening and dancing with you all - it really finished off a top day. "

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"I just wanted to say a huge thank you from myself and Andrew for Saturday. I had so many guests saying how beautiful the music was and how good the song choices were, we couldn't agree more!! It was exactly as I imagined :). Honestly, thank you so much for being part of our day."

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"We had a great experience with Sebastian. From our first consultation, it was clear that he has a lot of experience and really cares about creating a memorable experience for couples on their wedding day. He was flexible and supportive, offering advice tailored to our vision. He even organised a fantastic trumpeter, which added an extra layer of pizzaz to the ceremony and made our entrance really unforgettable! I also appreciated the offer of booking the choir as well - we ended up having our family members sing for us, but Sebastian did say that he could organise singers on short notice, which would have been amazing had we not had that option. It was a no-fuss experience throughout - he took care of everything and all we had to do was turn up. Sebastian was actually recommended to us by the venue, and I can really see why. I can wholeheartedly recommend him to any couple looking for a church ceremony."

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"Gareth your organ music for our wedding was absolutely divine ! Thank you for coming to meet and advise us too - you are a real character as well as amazing musician. Thanks for making our day unforgettable x BOOK G for your wedding people you will not be disappointed!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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"Des was absolutely fantastic at our wedding. He is an extremely talented, professional pianist who created a beautiful atmosphere during our wedding breakfast. He also played wonderfully on the organ in the church. He played everything we wanted and adapted to the different types of piano styles extremely well. Thank you Des. "

Reply by Des George - smooth piano plus
Thanks Heidi and Jon. It was a real pleasure to contribute to your big day. In spite of the Covid limited guest numbers and measures in place it was a fantastic day in a beautiful setting. One of the nicest weddings I have had the privilege to play for! Congratulations and very best wishes to you both.

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"Dear Mark, we just wanted to say a massive thank you for doing such a brilliant job playing the organ at our wedding on 6th May. It was just brilliant and so many of our guests have commented on how good you were. You also did a brilliant job accompanying Chris singing, it was all just perfect! "

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