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"Mark, you did an absolutely fantastic job playing for our wedding last weekend. Everybody was talking about how beautiful your playing was. And we LOVED how you rocked up our exit song for us! You did everything we asked for and we really appreciate you learning new pieces especially for our wedding. We had great communication from you and you're a pleasant and friendly person to work with. 10/10! Recommend to anybody!"

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you so much Abi! As a wedding pianist it was just perfect for me - a lovely venue and team, the best piano that money can buy, and a wonderful couple and family. Your exit music Queen's 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' was a first - what great exit music! Thanks again for choosing me, best of luck for the future, keep in touch. Mark

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"Laurence, thank you so much for playing at George's christening. Not only was your playing excellent but I also really appreciate your patience and adaptability given l didn't give you a huge amount of information beforehand - you certainly made the process very stress free for me and we will certainly use you again in the future should we need anything else playing in the church. "

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"Amazing comments from Bridal Party Saturday... venue amazing and made even more Stunning by Mark Burton as Pianist. Thank you Mark from all of us at New Walk Museum x"

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you so much Susan for your comments, it's always a pleasure to work with you all at the Museum, here's to a great 2019 x

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"We met Mark few weeks before our wedding. He was very friendly, nice and we immediately felt like we are in good hands. His skills are truly excellent. We have picked quite an unusual style of songs for our wedding ceremony and we were concerned we won't find anyone who would be suitable to meet our expectations. Mark not only met our expectations but he made the ceremony unforgettable! Walking down the aisle felt like in a fairytale. I would definitely recommend Mark to all couples for their wedding ceremony. Mark - HUGE THANK YOU for everything! Mr & Mrs Frost ;-)"

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you for your lovely feedback Viktoria. It was a lovely ceremony, and the medieval chapel in Hengrave Hall made it all the more atmospheric, perfect! Thank you for introducing me to that lovely piano arrangement of the Bridal March, I will be recommending it to future brides! I wish you and James a long and happy marriage, keep in touch x

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"Gareth thanks for all your help and brilliant stylish playing at our wedding last Saturday You were fab! Book this man!!"

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"Gareth Giles is a superb organist who deputised for us at very short notice. His professionalism and musicality shines. I thoroughly recommend him."

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"Dez was recommended to us by Tibberton Church warden and he fitted in with all the plans for our daughter and son-in-law’s wedding in September 2021. He played the organ superbly before and during the service but also played the saxophone to accompany their exit song ‘All you need is love’ by the Beatles adding a fantastic extra vibe to this joyful fun-filled occasion. We can thoroughly recommend him. "

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"We were let down at the last minuet and lost not only our venue but our music too! I contacted Mark on the Tuesday before our party on the Friday and he was brilliant. I could only hope I had made a good decision. Mark was there when we returned from the church and proceeded to play beautiful music all evening he was truly amazing, everyone really enjoyed him playing, he was versitile, had a huge repertoire, and even played for my daughter to sing. I couldn't have asked for more a truly lovely day. Thankyou "

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you for a lovely review Lucy, I'm glad that you were happy with Friday evening. It was a pleasure spending the evening with you all, thank you for the meal! Friday 15th September 2017

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

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"We were so delighted to have Mark play at our Wedding Breakfast at Westminster College Cambridge on Saturday 1 September 2018. He has such talent and is so professional and easy to work with. We cannot recommend him enough. Many of our guests asked for his details and he got many rounds of applause. Thank you so very much Mark, you made our day very special. xx"

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you so much Helen, it was such a pleasure to play for you both at Westminster College in September. Everything just came together perfectly on the day - wonderful venue, piano and couple! It was like playing at a concert with lots of applause too. Keep in touch, and I look forward to seeing you both in the future. x

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"We hired Sam to play the accordion at my uncles 90th birthday. Sam arrived early and we discussed the plan for the session. Sam has a warming personality and was very flexible in supporting the order of songs to be played. We had a great sing-along and Sam was very entertaining. I would highly recommend Sam"

Reply by Sam on Keys
Cheers Julie! Great party.

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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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"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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"Thank you for performing online shows, you’ve inspired me to do my own music in the community, I was just a church musician "

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"Working with Gareth for the second time was even more of a pleasure than the first. He played for our morning service at St Matthew's Surbiton and was totally professional and reliable, with an exuberance to his playing that really livened up the service! He has a fluency and apparent ease at the instrument which would be the envy of many a church organist. He coped expertly with a tricky organ part in a piece of my own which I can't play myself! As always Gareth was meticulously prepared, and is a joy to make music with. I look forward to working with him again in a few weeks' time."

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