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"Thoroughly enjoyed listening to Mark play in the Gilbert Scott tonight. A fabulous range of music and especially liked the Adele cover. Thanks for making a great dinner magical, Highly recommended Carla"

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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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"Laurence played at our Golden Wedding Anniversary and his lovely music made it a fantastic evening. He included many of my favourite songs and was really friendly and approachable...well done, Laurence!"

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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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"Great range of music provided, and I especially liked the clarinet and saxophone pieces. For me the volume was about right and provided the right ambience for the event."

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"What an amazing organist! Words cannot portray the mastery this superb musician has over the multi faceted colours of the organ. A phenomenal technique that is a joy to watch and listen to. Thank you Gareth for the pleasure you bring to so many with your delightful playing."

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"I just wish to thank you for last night. You were a star! You got me out of a jam and I'm so grateful. Yesterday was so stressful for me but if I'd known the quality of the accompanist that I would end up with I could have relaxed. You were really awesome! I conducted without having to worry about what was going on to my right. That's better than normal and you'd only seen the music a few minutes earlier. On top of that you called in Mantovani! Wow! Mark, I can't thank you enough, you really did make my evening, thank you. On top of that, it was a pleasure to see you practise your musicianship with such enjoyment. The joy of music! That's what it's all about. Well done. Gren"

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"Des played piano at our Church for our marriage ceremony, we gave him modern music to learn and play and he did so brilliantly, and was also happy to undertake some (very) last minute changes. Des is a fantastic chap and no job was too big or too small. Cannot recommend Des enough!!"

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"Mark was brilliant from the moment we contacted him right the way through to the end of the event. We could not have chosen a better pianist for our wedding! He was so catering towards the songs we wanted to be played, he also went above and beyond to learn a particular bollywood song that we wanted. Given that we were a covid bride and groom, Mark constantly reassured our stresses and supported us throughout. When some things did not run on time, Mark used his initiative and played such lovely music to “fill the gaps”. Not only is Mark an amazing pianist but a very kindhearted man too! We received so many compliments about the Bollywood pieces that Mark played during our canapes, everyone absolutely loved him. Mark you are so talented! Thank you so much for playing at our wedding, you made the day that much more special. We are so happy you were a part of it!"

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"Mark, thank you for playing the piano so beautifully last night, it was just perfect."

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"Mark's repertoire during our wedding breakfast was amazing. We Cannot thank him enough for the musical accompaniment to our special day. He is very warm and friendly, and communication was excellent. Andy and I can't recommend him highly enough - he played our favourite songs on request with gusto and our guests loved every minute! A great addition to our venue at Stratton Court Barn, Oxfordshire."

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"Gareth was incredibly helpful - he found the music we wanted and met us a few months before the wedding at the Church to go through things. He played the organ beautifully during the wedding service. We would not hesitate to recommend him."

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"Mark came to play for my husband's 40th Birthday and he was absolutely incredible! A true gentleman and a one of the best pianists I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He was so professional from the moment he arrived, he took into account all of our requests and even allowed my husband to get up and have a sing along. I now cannot wait to have more parties and will be sure to book Mark every time as he really made the party go with a bang. Mark, thank you so much, everyone loved you!"

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"We needed a keyboard player to play at my son and daughter in law's wedding. I had no hesitation in asking Des. He was able to play the tunes that they had asked perfectly. Des blended the music perfectly to match the occasion and created a perfect atmosphere."

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"Mark was amazing, we contacted him with only a few weeks to go, and gave him a bunch of requests for him to play organ and piano solo plus accompanying cello. He had to practice some pieces he’d not come across before, and he totally delivered. He was a wealth of advice of what would work, but equally he listened to what we wanted and went out of his way to make sure we got the music that worked for us. Very accommodating and very accomplished, very glad to have had him there for our big day and to have made his acquaintance. Wish him all the best of luck in future."

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