| Description | Price |
| Wedding ceremony | £350 (GBP) |
| Drinks reception (2 x 45 min sets) | £400 (GBP) |
| Wedding ceremony + drinks reception | £650 (GBP) |
| Dry hire of white piano shell | £150 (GBP) |
Sue is a pianist and organist who specialises in performing stylish music to create the perfect ambience for luxury weddings, memorials and other events. She can provide her own stunning portable white baby grand, or use the piano or organ in your chosen venue. Sue can supply a PA to suit your venue, and perform inside or outdoors, as required. Based in South Wales, she covers events within a radius of approximately 150 miles from home.
A freelance musician, Sue combines work as a gigging pianist and organist with teaching, consultancy and writing. She enjoys performing at weddings and other private events, as well as accompanying choirs and supporting soloists and ensembles. She works regularly with the Adams Chorale, Côr Aduniad, Lleisiau Voices Torfaen, and St Cybi Consort. She also plays for several Come and Sing workshops, the Forget-me-not-Chorus, and supports local schools with their music-making.
= areas covered (up to 150 miles)
= free travel (up to 50 miles)
Choose from gentle well-known classical pieces, contemporary pop ballads, songs from films and musicals, or jazz standards. This list is just a guide, and I am always happy to learn new songs if you have particular favourites in mind!
Classical:
Air on a G String // Bach
Ave Maria // Schubert
Butterfly // Grieg
Canon in D // Pachelbel
Clair de Lune // Debussy
Deux Arabesques // Debussy
Eliza Aria // Kats-Chernin
Farewell to Stromness // Peter Maxwell Davies
Fantasie in D minor KV397 // Mozart
Flower Duet // Delibes
Gymnopedies and Gnossiennes // Satie
Je Te Veux // Satie
Nefeli / Einaudi
Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4 // Chopin
Prelude in B minor Op 28 No 6 // Chopin
Prelude in A Op28 No 7 // Chopin
Salut D'Amour (Liebesgruss) // Elgar
Scenes of Childhood // Schumann
Sheep may Safely Graze // Bach
Prelude in Db Op 28 No 15 // Chopin
Three Sonatas for Young People Op 18 // Schumann
Wedding Day // Grieg
Wedding March (Lohengrin) // Wagner
Wedding March // Mendelssohn
Pop Ballads:
Amazed // Lonestar
Beautiful // Linda Perry
Be Mine // David Gray
Can't Help Falling in Love // Presley
Endless Love // Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross
Especially for You // Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Fields of Gold // Sting
Fix You // Coldplay
Here Comes the Sun // George Harrison
How Deep is Your Love // The Bee Gees
How Long Will I Love You // Ellie Goulding
Iris // Goo Goo Dolls
I Can't Help Falling in Love With You // Presley
I Took a Pill in Ibiza // Mike Posner
Imagine // John Lennon
Just the Way you Are // Billy Joel
Killing Me Softly // Charles Fox
Love on Top // Beyonce
Loving can Hurt (Photograph) // Ed Sheeran
Make you Feel my Love // Adele
My Cherie Amore // Stevie Wonder
Perfect // Ed Sheeran
Put your Records On // Corinne Bailey Rae
Rewrite the Stars // Zac Efron & Zendaya
Say a Little Prayer // Aretha Franklin
Tears in Heaven // Eric Clapton
The Closest Thing to Crazy // Mike Batt
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) // Natalie Cole
Thinking Out Loud // Ed Sheeran
True Colours // Cyndi Lauper
Vincent // Don McLean
Wasn't Expecting That // Jamie Lawson
We Don't Have to Take our Clothes Off // Ella Eyre
We've Only Just Begun // Roger Nichols
What the World Needs Now // Bacharach
When I was your Man // Bruno Mars
Wherever You Will Go // Charlene Soraia
Wonderful Tonight // Eric Clapton
You're Beautiful // James Blunt
Yesterday // Lennon & McCartney
Your Song // Elton John
Songs from Musicals and Films:
A Whole New World // Alan Menken
All I Ask of You // Andrew Lloyd Webber
As Long as He Needs Me // Lionel Bart
As Time Goes By // Herman Hupfeld
Beauty and the Beast // Alan Menken
Best that You Can Do (Arthur's Theme) // Bacharach
Bring Him Home // Schönberg
Can You Feel the Love Tonight // Elton John
Falling Slowly (Once) // Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
Glasgow Love Theme (Love Actually) // Craig Armstrong
He Sleeps (Love Theme - Pretty Woman) // James Newton Howard
I Can Hear the Bells // Marc Shaiman
I Dreamed a Dream // Schönberg
Love Changes Everything // Andrew Lloyd Webber
Memory // Andrew Lloyd Webber
My Favourite Things // Richard Rodgers
On My Own // Schönberg
Somewhere Over The Rainbow // Harold Arlen
Songs from 'The Piano' // Nyman
There is a Castle on a Cloud // Schönberg
True Love // Lopez
Bollywood:
Aaj Mai Upar
Baahon Ke Darmiyaan
Chhann Chhann
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
Kehna Hi Kya
Mausam Ke Sargam
Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka
Tera Saath Hai Kitna Pyara
Tu Hi Re
Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai
Jazz Standards:
A Sunday Kind of Love // Etta James
Ain't Misbehavin' // Fats Waller
At Last // Etta James
Autumn Leaves // Joseph Kosma
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered // Richard Rodgers
Blue Moon // Hart & Rodgers
Can't Help Falling in Love // George Weiss
Cry me a River // Arthur Hamilton
Danny Boy // Trad
Fly me to the Moon // Bart Howard
Have you Met Miss Jones? // Hart & Rodgers
Here's That Rainy Day // Jimmy Van Heusen
I Left my Heart in San Francisco //George Cory
I Loves You Porgy // George Gershwin
Let There Be Love //Lionel Rand
Misty // Erroll Garner
Moon River // Henry Mancini
My Baby Just Cares for Me // Walter Donaldson
My Funny Valentine // Richard Rodgers & Hart
My Way // Paul Anka
September Song // Kurt Weill
Skylark // Johnny Mercer
Someone To Watch Over Me // George Gershwin
Smile // Chaplin
Stormy Weather // Koehler & Arlen
Summertime // George Gershwin
The Girl from Ipanema // Antônio Carlos Jobim
They Can't Take that Away from Me // Gershwin
What a Difference a Day Makes // Grever & Adams
What a Wonderful World // George David Weiss & Bob Thiele
Christmas:
Blue Christmas
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting… )
Feliz Navidad
Frosty the Snowman
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
I’ll be Home for Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle Bells (trad)
Last Christmas
Let it Snow
O Holy Night
Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
Santa Baby
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
White Christmas
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
... and many, many more!!
I can provide a PA to amplify the piano for larger venues. For outdoor events without electricity, I can provide a very large battery for amplification.
Other than the address (and any particular quirks in finding the venue!), it's good to know about parking, access and egress.
Yes, I provide everything that's needed. It's good to know the number of guests expected so I know what size speakers to provide.
Yes, I'm happy to use a Spotify playlist before and between sets.
One wedding is particularly memorable. I started playing the couple's favourite song as the bride walked up the aisle, and the groom burst into floods of tears. He thanked me after for making 'their' song work for solo piano, and told all the guests I'd made their dream come true! I love performing in iconic venues such as Cardiff Castle and the National Museum, but am equally happy playing in a church hall!
My favourite events are definitely weddings, but I also find it very rewarding to play for memorial services.
I can barely remember a time when I didn't play the piano! I was the kid who accompanied singing in school assemblies and was always expected to entertain visitors. One of my first regular gigs was as a cocktail pianist in the Park Hotel in Cardiff, where I played several times a week.
Too many to mention!
45 mins if providing a baby grand piano shell and PA. No set-up if using an acoustic piano owned by the venue.
Yes, as long as there is a flat level surface and cover in case of rain!
I usually ask clients to suggest a few of their favourite songs, then I add to this by selecting songs in a similar genre. I am always very happy to learn new songs as this helps to keep my repertoire fresh and up-to-date.
Clients always comment on how my playing helps guests to mingle and relax.
Yes, I can play the organ, but do please check whether it is in good working order, has recently been tuned, and that someone in the church has the key for it! If not, I will bring in a digital instrument and large speakers, and use this to recreate the sound of an organ.
Yes! I am renowned for arranging songs for solo piano and will always find a way to make a piece work. So far, the most unusual request I have had for a processional is Darth Vader’s Theme to be played in the style of Beethoven, but if you think you can beat this, bring it on!
I always take my own piano in case the one supplied by the venue hasn’t been tuned for a while or is not in good working order, but I’m very happy to use the venue’s piano if it sounds good.
Countless private clients including:
Brides and grooms
Brides and brides
Grooms and grooms
Many corporates including:
Admiral Money
Tenovus Cancer
Cardiff Castle
Celtic Manor Resort Hotel
Clearwell Castle
Congress Theatre
Drybridge House
Headland Hotel
Llandaff Cathedral
Park Hotel
Blaina Wharf Pub and Restaurant
Eastnor Castle
Eynsham Hall
Llangoed Hall
Margam Park
Morgans Hotel
National Museum
Newport Cathedral
Newport Golf Club
Old Barn
Old Hall Hotel
Pickfords Gallery
Sant Ffraed House
St Audries Park
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Wedding Proposal
Concert
Religious Event
Recording Session
Cruise
Virtual Event
Charity Event
Theatre Show
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
Classical
Film / TV
Musical Theatre
1920s Music
1930s Music
1940s Music
1950s Music
1960s Music
1970s Music
1980s Music
1990s Music
2000s+ Music
Jazz
Christmas
Church Music
Easy Listening
Background Music
Pop
PAT tested
Lighting system included
Instrumental
100% acoustic (no power)
Can provide battery amplifier
Public liability insurance
DJ / background music options
Will travel internationally
PA / sound system included
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