Richard began playing brass at the age of 9 and transferred my skills at the age of 16. He was working as a professional musician 5 years later. He studied the Organ in Tauranga New Zealand with different musicians around the country, where he learned his skills as a church organist. He is also going to study under trinity and ABRSM to continue with musical academic qualifications to grade 8 during this time and he moved to return home to England to play music in Southport and York, where he held the post of college organist for 6 years.
As an organist, pianist and keyboard player, Richard is now a leading wedding musician performing all over Northern England and Yorkshire, playing in churches and civic venues for Wedding Ceremonies and Breakfasts. as well as saying that final goodbye and making your final goodbye that little bit easier. He plays for all types of events, Drinks Receptions, Summer and Christmas Balls, Birthday and Anniversary parties etc. All styles of music are covered, from classical to jazz, pop and rock. Regular wedding venues include, St Pauls Evenwood where I hold director of music and also director of music in Tow Law. and also play in Cockfield and Lynesack as well as around Liverpool and the North East
He also performs regularly as a resident Entertainer at Kingswood Manor Rest home in Liverpool.
As well as being a traditional wedding organist, Richard offers the option of taking his Korg PA50SD keyboard into church to enhance the pipe organ. This option is often used in small village churches when the organ is too small to play the requested music, or no organ is present. The keyboard are programmed to tastefully reproduce cathedral organ, piano and orchestral sounds - to be used side by side with the main organ. This means that any requested music, in any style, using any instruments, can be performed in any church or civic venue - in grand style.
Brides have recently walked down the aisle to 'Bridal Chorus' from Lohengrin (Organ) 'Canon in D' (Organ and Strings) 'March from Scipio (Handel) 'All you need is love (Beatles)
Exit music includes - 'One Moment in time (Whitney Houston) ' Wedding March' (Mendelssohn) Greatest day (Take that) Happy (Pharell Williams) plus many more choices for coming in and going out!
Look forward to hearing from you soon
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Music Festival for performers and guests Our 10th
18-06-2022 01:30PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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Jazz Musivc in the UK Jazz in the UK is a form of music derived from jazz in the deep south of the USA. It arrived in the UK on records and Jazz performers who visited the country while it was a relatively new genre, soon after the end of World War I. Jazz began to be played by British musicians from the 1930s many in the south of England and became popular in the rest of the UK by 1940s, often within dance bands.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club opened in London, in 1959. Zoot Sims Jazz saxophonist was the club's first American visitor in 1962 Many famous Jaz artists have played there, including: Earl "Fatha" Hines, Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day, Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield, Blossom Dearie, Dianne Reeves, Stacey Kent, Katie Melua, Jamie Cullum, Bobby Broom, Wynton Marsalis, Madeleine Peyroux, Prince, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, George Benson and Cassandra Wilson. Also, in 1970 Jimi Hendrix's last public performance was at Ronnie Scott's.