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"Over the rainbow was fantastic my 4 year old loved it! Such a sweet experience. "

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"Love listening to his playing!!! You can tell he loves to play the saxophone and he’s very good at it! The song selections were also really sweet and had me and my family singing along. Dr. Saxy is awesome!!!!"

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"Played well~!!!!👍👍👍🎶🛳 You are a great musician~~!!!"

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"Had the opportunity to have Miguel and his group playing at my wedding, and they made this day even more special. Very professional people, I am going to stay in touch with them for future events. Highly recommend!"

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"A retired doctor who is an outstanding sax player and wonderful family man"

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"You were amazing! Thank you for providing such wonderful entertainment to our guests and being delightful as ever!"

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"10/10 would recommend Roger. He is professional and welcoming and a great addition to any event! "

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"Beautiful! Absolutely had a great time eating with my family while listening to him play. He was so friendly and asked the audience what somgs we wanted him to play. Can't wait to hear him again!"

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"Dr. Saxy's music was very pleasant and we enjoyed listening while having a meal. Great performance!"

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"Even on a murky February morning (2005), the first performance in July of our new commission doesn’t seem too far away. Jane Roper tells us about the composer and the composition: Howard’s way If you ever get a chance to talk to Howard Haigh about composing, take it. He has a huge range of experience, good insights into the creative process, and he communicates his enthusiasm for his work so well, I guarantee you will be both enthralled and inspired. And now he's working for us! I thought you might like to read a bit of background to his career and to his current commission. Although Howard is happily settled up north in Lancaster he trained near us; a BA Performing Arts/Music at Middlesex Polytechnic was followed by a Masters in Music/Composition at the University of London. He studied composition with Brian Dennis and David Bedford; had tutorials with Michael Finissy, George Benjamin and John Cage, and studied flamenco guitar with Paco Pena, Juan Serrano, Manuel Granados and Titi Losada. We think of him principally as a Spanish guitarist, but he also studied mandolin, keyboards, percussion, harmonica and vocal techniques. He has written for most instrumental combinations, from solo guitar, small ensembles and string quartets to bands, girls’ choirs, large choruses, electronic scores and computer music. Howard combines composing with teaching throughout the north west. He has taught guitar at Lancaster University since 2000. He is a member of the English National Ballet's Education and Community Unit, and is engaged in outreach projects in schools throughout England. The nature of this work may range from musical accompanist to residencies in which he composes an original score for a short performance. He has done similar work for Ballet Rambert and the Royal Ballet. His work has been performed at the Barbican, the Royal Festival Hall, Sadler's Wells (for the Queen) and the Purcell Room; and at festivals in Edinburgh, Brighton, Cheltenham and WOMAD. One of his great strengths is his ability to collaborate with people from a wide range of performing disciplines. I've found out that as well as working closely with singers, dancers, and actors, he has also worked with jugglers, comedians, strippers, a skiffle group, film makers and performance artists. No problem working with us then. And then add a massive list of theatre companies, musicals, community projects and commissions and it's no wonder he's always out when I call. In the 1980's Howard composed some extraordinary pieces using unusual instruments. Body Music used claps, stamps, clicks and slaps. This was followed by Kitchen Music. I bet you didn't know that Alan Titchmarsh played the saucepan in this on Pebble Mill. There was also a pre-Prom show on Radio 3 featuring unusual percussion prior to Evelyn Glennie's performance. But by the late '80s his explorations were focusing on vocal writing. Crouch End Festival Chorus gave him an exciting opportunity when they commissioned him in 1990. I heard them perform Saeta again in the Barbican last January. It was sensational. I can't even remember what the second half standard-repertoire piece was; I was still high on Howard's piece and wanted them to sing it again. "

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"El Dr. Hinojosa hace vibrar el ambiente con su música, en cada presentación nos deleita y sorprende con nuevas melodías y hace que la gente volee a verlo boquiabiertos…a eso le llamo “pasión por la música!” …En hora buena!!!"

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"Your performance at our wedding was amazing and we can’t thank you enough. The song you performed during my walk down the aisle just made the moment so perfect. So many of our guests commented on how fantastic you were and the ambiance you created was just perfect.   All the best   Leanne & Russell"

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"A sensational blast of passion, raw, tender and sublime"

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"For our celebration of 30 years of friendship we invited Rafa for our group of 10. Very intimate, bur so great. Rafa understood very well the atmosphere we needed. During diner he played lots of known international songs, we and even our teenagers could sing along or listen to. It was background music, but also made us dance and celebrate. Rafa's contribution made it all to be a memorable evening. Love his style, Playlist and feeling for the event. Would definitely recommend!"

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"Sergio Matesanz nos regaló un maravilloso recital de guitarra flamenca, haciendo un recorrido por todos sus palos y haciendo una breve introducción en cada uno de ellos.Un lujo para los asistentes."

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