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Classically trained at Birmingham Conservatoire (Grade 8 Distinction 1992)
Professional Music-Coordinator, Choir Director and performer since 1997
Every style and genre offered:
jazz, pop, classical, ballads, blues, rock, cocktail piano and improvisation
All the popular standards
Requests welcomed
Wedding Ceremony and Wedding Breakfast
Civil and Church Services
Sensitive performances to suit all requirements
Personal, friendly and professional service
Individually tailored performances
Fully portable PA system and Roland RS-9 piano available
Classical and jazz vocalists available for functions
Quotes include piano hire for venues that do not have a piano on site
Classical pianist Joe George trained at the Birmingham Conservatoire to achieve a Distinction at grade 8. As a professional music coordinator Choir Director and performer since 1997 Joe can tailor his performance to suit the atmosphere of any wedding ceremony evening reception private party or corporate dinner.
Covering every style and genre from blues and jazz right through to rock ballads Joe is the perfect cocktail piano player and improviser. Joe is well versed in all the popular standards and requests are welcomed
Joe gives a sensitive performance to suit all requirements and, with his friendly and professional attitude, this pianist will make all of your guests feel welcome and relaxed.
In addition, Joe is now also available as a duo option with the fantastic female vocalist Colette Todd.
Colette is an experienced singer and able to turn her hand to any style of music. Her classical training brings a touch of class to any wedding service or formal event, whilst her toe-tapping jazz and upbeat numbers are ideal for a wedding party or corporate event.
Colette has been singing professionally since 1999 after receiving her training and a BA (hons) degree in music at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She spent six years touring as the lead singer in Lord Of The Dance and Riverdance, appearing in 27 countries and featuring on the "Live in Geneva" DVD
Joe is also available as a duo with talented violinist Joanne Lucas
Jo began to study violin with Heidi Nixon in November 1999 and attained her Grade 8 in March 2008. Since September 2007 she has enjoyed leading the Sandwell Youth Orchestra and co-leading the Worcestershire Youth Orchestra and has successfully auditioned for her 4th year with the CBSO Youth Orchestra. She is a former holder of the prestigious title “Worcestershire Young Musician of the Year” and has performed for the British Suzuki Institute at St. John’s Smith Square in London. Jo has also played at many other superb venues such as Ragley Hall and Throckmorton Chapelry.
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Repertoire
A Beautiful Friendship - Styne/Kahn
A Foggy Day - Gershwin
A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square - Maschwitz/Sherwin
A Woman In Love - Frank Loesser
A Woman Is A Sometime Thing - Gershwin
Ain’t Misbehavin’ - Razaf/Waller/Brooks
As Time Goes By - Herman Hupfeld
Bess You Is My Woman - Gershwin
Black Coffee - Webster/Burke
Blue Moon - Hart/Rodgers
Blue Skies Are Round The Corner - Parker/Charles
But Not For Me - Gershwin
Chances Are - Stillman/Allen
Come Fly With Me - Kahn/Van Heusen
Do Something - Green/Stept
East Of The Sun - Brooks Bowman
Embraceable You - Gershwin
Every Time We Say Goodbye - Cole Porter
Fly Me To The Moon - Bart Howard
Georgia On My Mind - Gorrell/Carmichael
Harlem Nocturn - Rogers/Hagen
I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ - Gershwin
I Know Him So Well - Andersson/Ulvaeus
I Should Have Known You Years Ago - Hoagy Carmichael
I Wish You Love - Charles Trenet
I’ll Remember April - Raye/de Paul/Johnson
I’m Beginning To See The Light - Duke Ellington et al.
I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Cole Porter
In The Mood - Razaf/Garland
It Ain’t Necessarily So - Gershwin
It Was A Very Good Year - Ervin Drake
It’s Only A Paper Moon - Arlen/Harburg/Rose
Let There Be Love - Murray/Grant/Rand
Love Is Here To Stay - Gershwin
Lover Man Oh Where Can You Be - Davis/Ramirez/Sherman
Lullaby Of Birdland - Shearing/Weiss
Mack The Knife - Brecht/Weill
Misty - Garner/Burke
Mona Lisa - Livingston/Evans
Moonlight Serenade - Miller/Parish
More Than You Know - Rose/Eliscu/Youmans
My Man's Gone Now - Gershwin
My Way - Francois/Revaux
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Gershwin
One Morning In May - Parish/Carmichael
Over The Rainbow - Harburg/Arlen
Pennies From Heaven - Burke/Johnston
Promenade - Gershwin
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Harbach/Kern
Someone To Watch Over Me - Gershwin
Stars Fell On Alabama - Parish/Perkins
Strangers In The Night - Singleton/Kaempfert
Summertime - Gershwin
The Girl From Ipanema - Gimbel/Jobim
The Lady Is A Tramp - Hart/Rodgers
The Man I Love - Gershwin
The Moon Got In My Eyes - Burke/Johnson
The Way We Were - Bergman/Hamlisch
The Way You Look Tonight - Kern/Fields
These Foolish Things - Maschwitz/Strachey
They Can't Take That Away From Me - Gershwin
This Masquerade - Leon Russell
Try A Little Tenderness - Woods/Campbell/Connelly
Valmouth Songs - Sandy Wilson
What I Did For Love - Kleban/Hamlisch
Classical
Adagio from Spartacus - Khachaturian
Air (Water Music) - Handel
Air On The G String - Bach, J C
Blue Danube Waltz - Strauss
Bridal Chorus (Lohengrin) - Wagner
Canon - Pachelbel
Cello Concerto (1stmvt - Elgar)
Chanson de Matin - Elgar
Clair de Lune - Debussy
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Tchaikovsky
Gymnopédie no. 1 (Satie)
Hornpipe (Water Music) - Handel
Jupiter (The Planets) - Holst
Largo (New World Symphony - Dvořák)
Meditation (Thaïs - Massenet)
Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven
Nimrod (Enigma Variations) - Elgar
Orpheus (flute melody) - Gluck
Pathetique Sonata (2ndmvt - Beethoven)
Pavane (Fauré)
Prelude for Piano (no.2) -Gershwin
Prelude no.1 in C - Bach, J C
Preludes in A, E, Cm - Chopin
Promenade - Gershwin
Raindrop Prelude - Chopin
Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin
Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture) - Tchaikovsky
Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach, J C
Sleepers, Wake - Bach, J C
Valse Brillante - Chopin
Wedding March (Midsummer Night's Dream) - Mendelssohn
Songs
A Hard Day’s Night - Beatles
A Sunday Kind Of Love - Prima/Leonard
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Reid/Brooker
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
All I Have To Do Is Dream - Boudleaux Bryant
All My Loving - Beatles
All The Way - Van Heusen/Cahn
All You Need Is Love - Beatles
Always On My Mind - Thompson/James/ Christopher
American Pie - Don McLean
And I love Her - Beatles
Angela (Taxi) - Bob James
Angels - Robbie Williams
Any Dream Will Do - Webber/Rice
Billy Jean - Michael Jackson
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Paul Simon
Can’t Buy Me Love - Beatles
Can’t Fight The Moonlight (Coyote Ugly) - Diane Warren
Candle In The Wind - Elton John
Careless Whisper - George Michael
Cavatina - Stanley Myers
Chattanooga Choo-Choo - Harry Warren
Circle Of Life (The Lion King) - Elton John/Tim Rice
Colours Of The Wind - Menken/Schwartz
Come Together - Beatles
Come What May - David Baerwald
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Freddy Mercury
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Dancing Queen - Andersson/Ulvaeus
Day Tripper - Beatles
Daydream Believer - Monkees (John Stewart)
Do You Want To Know A Secret? - Beatles
Don’t Cry For Me Argentina - Webber/Rice
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing - Stevie Wonder
Earth Song - Michael Jackson
Easy - Lionel Richie
Eight Days A Week - Beatles
Eleanor Rigby - Beatles
Evergreen - Barbra Streisand
Every Breath You Take - Sting
Everything I Do, I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
Frasier (Main theme) - Phinnessee/Miller
From Me To You - Beatles
Get Back - Beatles
He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother - Russell/Scott
Hello Goodbye - Beatles
Help - Beatles
Hey Jude - Beatles
Honesty - Billy Joel
I Dreamed A Dream - Boublil/Schönberg
I Get A Kick Out Of You - Cole Porter
I Got Rhythm - Gershwin
I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles
I Want To Hold Your Hand - Beatles
I Will Survive - Fekaris/Perren
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Taylor/Dallas (Film ’86)
I Write The Songs - Bruce Johnston
I’ll Be There For You (Friends) - David Crane et al.
Imagine - Beatles
Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
It Had To Be You - Jones/Kahn
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Killing Me Softly - Gimbel/Fox
La Isla Bonita - Madonna
Lady - Lionel Richie
Lady Madonna - Beatles
Let It Be - Beatles
Let's Do It - Cole Porter
Little Brown Jug - R Eastburn
Love and Marriage - Van Heusen/Cahn
Love Is All Around - Reg Presley
Love Me Do - Beatles
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Beatles
Macavity The Mystery Cat - Webber/Eliot
Magical Mystery Tour - Beatles
Maria - Leonard Bernstein
Masonic Grace - Trad
Masonic Ladies Song - Trad
Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Beatles
Michelle - Beatles
Moon River - Mercer/Mancini
Mr Mistoffelees - Webber/Eliot
Mull Of Kintyre - Paul McCartney
My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) - Jennings/Horner
New York New York - Ebb/Kander
Nobody Does It Better (The Spy Who Loved Me) - Sager/Hamlisch
Norwegian Wood - Beatles
Nowhere Man - Beatles
Ob-La-Di - Beatles
Octopus's Garden - Beatles
One Day I'll Fly Away - Joe Sample
Penny Lane - Beatles
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Pillar To Post - Flanders/Swan
Please Please Me - Beatles
Sailing - Gavin Sutherand
Saving All My Love For You - Gofin/Masser
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles
She Loves You - Beatles
She's The One - Robbie Williams
Something Stupid - Carston Parks
Song For Guy - Elton John
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Elton John
Stand By Me - King/Leiber/Stoller
Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles
Take My Breath Away - Moroder/Whitlock
Take The 'A' Train - Billy Strayhorn
Thank You For The Music - Andersson/Ulvaeus
The Fool On The Hill - Beatles
The Godfather - Nino Rota
The Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
The Long And Winding Road - Beatles
The Muppet Show - Henson/Pottle
The White Cliffs Of Dover - Burton/Kent
They Long To Be Close To You - Burt Bacherach
This Boy - Beatles
Ticket To Ride - Beatles
Toxic - Britney Spears (Dennis et al.)
Truly - Lionel Richie
Unchained Melody - Zaret/North
Underneath The Arches - Bud Flanagan
Unforgettable - Irving Gordon
We Can Work It Out - Beatles
We'll Meet Again - Parker/Charles
When I'm Sixty Four - Beatles
Where Do I Begin (Love Story) - Lai/Sigman
With A Little Help From My Friends - Beatles
Without You - Ham/Evans
Yellow Submarine - Beatles
Yes It Is - Beatles
Yesterday - Beatles
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
You'll Never Walk Alone - Rodgers/Hammerstein
Your Song - Elton John
You've Got A Friend - Carole King
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Previous Venues/Clients
Some Previous Venues
Adrian Boult Hall - Birmingham
Ardencote Manor - Claverdon
Beach Ballroom - Aberdeen
Beachcroft House Hotel - Wiltshire
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Birmingham Town Hall
Brantwood House
Brussels Cathedral
Buxted Park Hotel
Café Craycombe - Fladbury
Clearwell Castle
Colwall Village Hall
Concept Saab - Coventry
Coombe Abbey Hotel – Coventry
Copthorne Hotel - Dudley
Cotford Hotel - Malvern
Falcon Hotel - Stratford
Flanders Hall - Hurley
Georgetown Restaurant - Stratford
Grieg Hall - Alcester
Guildhall - London
Hanbury Manor Marriot Hotel
Highbury Hall
Hilton Hotel - Bromsgrove
Hotel Du Vin - Birmingham
Leamington & County Golf Club
Lennoxlove House - Edinburgh
Lower Slaughter Manor
Market Bar and Dining Room - Marlow
Menzies Welcombe Hotel - Stratford
Middleton Hall
Mollington Banastre- Chester
Newbury Racecourse
New Hall Hotel - Sutton Coldfield
Notre Dame Cathedral
Palace Theatre - Redditch
Park Hall Hotel - Wolverhampton
Pendley Manor - Tring
Ragley Hall - Alcester
Ramada Hotel - Sutton Coldfield
St John's Hotel – Solihull
St Martins Hockley
Studley Castle
Symphony Hall - Birmingham
The Elms - Abberley
The Jinney Ring
The Lygon Arms - Broadway
The Manor Hotel - Moreton-in-Marsh
The Manor House - Dronfield
The Manor of Groves Hotel - High Wych
The Nags Head - Malvern
The Olde Rectory - Whitbourne
The Red Hart - Kingston
The Vine Hotel - Skegness
Throckmorton Chapelry
Tissington Hall – Derbyshire
Weston Park - Weston-Under-Lizard
Whately Hall Hotel - Banbury
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Testimonials
Hi Joe
Thank you so much for making the trip down to Tring, it was great to meet you. The music you played was 'spot-on'. It was exactly what we envisioned for our day, from the light jazz during the reception drinks to more modern pieces during the meal. Everyone has commented how they thoroughly enjoyed listening to you and how you added a special atmosphere to the whole event. The level you played at was perfect so everyone could hear you but was not overwhelming. I would have no hesitation to recommend you to anyone. Thanks again for all your help and professionalism to help make our day perfect.
H.S. Tring
Joe
Just a quick note to say a HUGE thank you for your amazing playing on Saturday! You really made the ceremony special and I cannot thank you enough! Please can you also forward on our thanks to Joanne for her amazing violin playing! I just wish I had got to hear more of you when we were whisked away for photos after! You made the day for us and we shall be sure to be putting your recommendation to others in the future. Many thanks and kind regards,
S.H. Wiltshire
Hello Joe!!
Thank you so much for helping to make our day so very special – your music was perfect and created the atmosphere that I wanted. I am so glad that you recommended having a violinist – it really did finish it off to perfection. So many people complimented both your talents. Please can you forward my thanks to her. As for throughout the meal – they loved you!! My mum was in her element when you played Clare de Lune – it brought a tear to her eye! We all thoroughly enjoyed every minute – thank you so much.
R.L. Warwick
Dear Joe,
We were extremely pleased with every aspect of your contribution to our wedding. Your playing was superb for both the ceremony and the drinks reception and set exactly the atmosphere we wanted for both. As you said in your email, there were people dancing during the reception so our guests obviously enjoyed your performance too! Most of all, though, we would like to thank you for being so helpful, flexible and accommodating with regard to rehearsing with Kat and accompanying her singing on the day. You were very generous with your time and the end result was stunning - really the highlight of our ceremony. Your very open and friendly attitude meant she felt very comfortable performing with you and we found making all the arrangements with you a pleasure. Overall, enormous thanks for helping make our day go so very well!
E.R. & D.R. Shropshire
We have just returned from our honeymoon and have purposefully made it one of our first jobs to write a testimonial for Joe:
"Joe played piano at our wedding and was professional, approachable and incredibly helpful. There are a few pieces of music that are special to us and, although Joe did not have them in his (extensive!) playlist, he made every effort to get hold of the music and rehearse it, ready to perform.
And what a performance! Joe discretely positioned himself in the rose garden (with his own portable instrument) and ensured our guests were greeted at the reception with melodies fitting with the occasion and surroundings. Not only did we thoroughly enjoy and appreciate the background music but received comments from almost every guest on the atmosphere that Joe’s music created.
Moving inside, Joe continued to play for us during the wedding breakfast with a mixture of classics and jazz and again provided the perfect ambience for our celebrations.
We cannot praise Joe enough for his approach to our booking request, both in preparation and performance. He exceeded all our expectations and helped make a special day very memorable.
H.H. & D.H. Warwick
Joe,
You were highly professional from the minute I contacted you. All of the suppliers for our wedding were fantastic, but you were outstanding. Nothing was too much trouble for you, and I couldn't have made all of those little decisions which made the day so perfect without your help and guidance. I would, and will be, recommending you to anyone who needs your type of service. I really cannot thank you enough for being so friendly and responsive to all of my incessant pestering. I hope that I shall meet you again in the future.
P. J. Halesowen
Hi Joe,
The music was just brilliant - it was wonderful walking up to the reception and hearing the soft sounds of the piano - it complimented our afternoon tea beautifully. It just made it perfect. Your service is excellent - it couldn't have been better - so easy to contact you and arrange everything! I couldn't have been happier with my choice of pianist!
C.W. Belbroughton
Dear Joe
Wow - what a day we had. Thanks for your help in making it such a happy one. We would recommend anyone to book you for their entertainment. We had some very musical people at our party who were most complimentary about you. You played just the right kind of music. Thanks again for helping us make our day such a success.
Kind regards
M.D & N.D Gloucester
We booked Joe George to play at our wedding both during the reception drinks and then throughout the wedding breakfast. He played a great variety of music in a very professional and unobtrusive way. Joe was just what we wanted and he received a lot of compliments from our guests. In advance of the day Joe was also very good at suggesting music for certain times, e.g. when we entered the marquee, and as most people know it is these little touches that make the day special. His music created a great atmosphere and brightened up a very wet and windy day!! Thanks again Joe.
C.G. Duffield
First of all I would like to thank James from Alive Network for suggesting Joe George. Needless to say, if he had not, the wedding would not have been as beautiful as it was. Joe brought to the day an extra special touch that simply completed the event. He personally made me extremely proud. Joe handled the pressure of the day with the utmost professionalism. He was not booked to play during the actual ceremony; nevertheless, when asked if he could possibly play with just a few minutes notice, as the DJ had not yet arrived, he did not hesitate. He continued throughout the day to play a beautiful variety of songs ranging from classical to contemporary tunes. His friendly and approachable attitude put me at ease immediately when I got up to sing a couple of numbers with him which proved to be a huge success on the night.
Thank you so much for being so flexible and for keeping your cool all day long, you were awesome.
I am sure I will be calling you in the near future to play for me again.
V. A. Loughborough
Hello Joe,
My wife and I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and gratitude for last Saturday. YOU MADE OUR DAY! Words can't convey how much we want to thank you. You were a true pro! Thanks again and all the best.
D.A. Hertfordshire
Dear Joe,
Thank you ever so much for your contribution to our Ladies Festival evening last Saturday. I can say on behalf of the Brethren, ladies and guests of Cedars Park Lodge that you played a large part in making the evening as successful as it was. Thank you again for all of your help.
M.G. Cheshunt
We were really impressed by the quality of your playing at our daughter's wedding. It really added something to a very special day. Thank you so much.
S.G. Birmingham
I really enjoyed your 2 hours of brilliant playing at my birthday party. A number of people passed comment on how well you played and what a good selection of music there was.
L.J. Worcester
Many many thanks for your beautiful playing everyone was thrilled with the evening. We didn't realise that we knew so many wonderful tunes! My husband was most impressed by your sensitivity - supreme talent without ever being intrusive.
Mrs F Warren. Redditch
Cheers Joe - A rare talent!
B.H. Evesham
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