Review Centre: Wedding Ceremony Musicians

"La Melomane set the perfect atmosphere for our event, relaxed and easy going and played all the songs we requested."

Reply by Les Mélomanes "The Music Lovers"
Thanks Ali, we had a great time!!

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"We would like to say a huge thanks to Roger for playing during our ceremony and drinks reception at our wedding. The tone and feel was perfect for the occasion, with guests commenting it was one of their highlights of the day. The communication with Roger was prompt and easy and he obliged us to learn an arrangement of a favourite song of ours. We would recommend him to play at any event of our friends and family. Many thanks again."

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"Thank you so much for lending your talent to our event. I would very much like to keep in contact with you to hire you for future events. You were in a word – phenomenal and so helpful to us! Here are some pictures and I will send you video soon. In the meantime, Shelid,. Please set up a lunch with Mr. Anderson and his wife and myself sometime next week or the week after when we are free. I would really like to show our appreciation."

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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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"Thank you for creating the atmosphere I envisioned, everything was perfect! Couldn’t have wished for a better musician to help us celebrate our wedding in Italy!"

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"Enjoyable performance by an excellent musician who created exactly the kind of atmosphere we were looking for. Top quality musician, everybody at the party loved the music. "

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"Mike was fantastic to work with. He made our ceremony on 11/6/21 at the please touch museum magical. Thank you !"

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"Great night from a great band, highly recommended !!"

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"Wow!!! Your performance all through the event was incomparable and melodious. I will recommend you over and over! "

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"I hired Scannura Flamenco for our small family birthday celebration and was delighted by the performance! His music was exactly what I had hoped for and he did not disappoint. I would highly recommend! "

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"Mr. Ismael Ramirez has been absolutely phenomenal! He is undeniably our go-to saxophonist and musician for all our real estate corporate events. From large-scale celebrations to intimate gatherings, Mr. Ramirez brings an unparalleled level of talent and professionalism to every occasion. Our real estate team has relied on him time and time again for events of all sizes, and he never fails to impress. If you're looking to add a touch of class and sophistication to your corporate events, look no further than Mr. Ramirez!"

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"Wow, honestly Matt made our wedding. Do not hesitate to use this service! I’m so glad we did to get Matt for our big day! Everyone has commented on how brilliant Matt was! I would highly recommend him for any event his voice and song list has everything to offer. What an amazing voice Thank you sooo much for singing me up the aisle on Sunday as a surprise to my now husband Thank you for learning our favourite song it made the ceremony that extra bit special xx"

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"Swite Duo accompanied us during the ceremony and the cocktail hour. We were clear that we wanted live music at our wedding, but we couldn't find a duet that convinced us. Until we contacted Swite Duo: two professional musicians, violin and guitar, with a lot of taste and musical sensitivity. We could choose from a long repertoire of songs and also choose the ones we wanted. They even dared to improvise to accompany a prose recited by a good friend of ours. We will always remember those moments of happiness when our favorite songs played. We had a beautiful wedding, and Swite Duo's music filled every moment with magic! Thank you Edu and Martí! Thank you for everything!"

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"Highly recommended - a true professional in every sense! Thanks for everything! "

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"Jorge was so amazing to work with. My husband and I set up several zoom meetings with him and he truly got to know us and what we were wanting for our wedding. Jorge learned all the songs we wanted, and he was absolutely incredible! He interacted with our guests and everyone loved him! Cannot recommend enough!"

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