Hire Gordon Cooper | Pianist in Aberdeen City

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Purple Heather

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About Gordon

Gordon is a music graduate from the University of Aberdeen, working as an educator in piano, and as a performer in jazz and classical genres

Pianist

Aberdeen

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Music (Hons) degree, Aberdeen 2011 with First Class Honours Licentiate of Trinity College London: Piano Recital (2022) Associate of Trinity College London: Piano Recital (2014) Grade 8 ABRSM in Pianoforte (2000) and Music Theory (2018) Grade 7 ABRSM in Percussion (2009) Teaching experience since 2005, and full-time since 2011. Wide performing experience as piano soloist, as piano accompanist, orchestral musician in the percussion section, and as organist for church services, weddings and funerals. Jazz musician, playing with local bands Sideline Quartet (resident at University of Aberdeen), and with the Sidewinder Quartet and MacSwing. Accredited musician with charity Music in Hospitals and Care. Retained Collaborative Pianist with the University of Aberdeen Choral Society. Experienced improvising pianist. Wide experience in playing background music in restaurants, and at wedding receptions. Experience of piano accompanying for ABRSM Music Exams in all instruments and at all levels. One of the team of piano accompanists utilised by the University of Aberdeen to play for end-of-term student recital exams.

Gordon

5 out of 5

6 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Gordon's Reviews

5 out of 5

Very quick to reply. Great pianist and did everything i needed for our special day. Thank you

Reply from Gordon

3 months ago

Thank you Lauren for inviting me to play music for your wedding, I had a great time and am happy you appreciated it,

5 out of 5

Very good

Reply from Gordon

3 months ago

Thank you and this was an enjoyable concert to play in, despite the small audience, the organ is an interesting instrument and deserves wide use.

5 out of 5

Gordon made our wedding ceremony so special! He was great!

Reply from Gordon

2 years ago

Hi Melissa, I'm really happy that you enjoyed the music I played. It was such a great experience for me and the piano at the Cathedral is so beautiful. I am glad I could be part of your wedding day, and that the music added to the enjoyment of the occasion for you and your guests. Congratulations again on your wedding! Gordon

5 out of 5

Excellent addition to our canapé reception at our wedding. Gordon was brilliant to deal with and executed our Top Gun request beautifully for our arrival at the venue too!

Reply from Gordon

2 years ago

Thank you Eilidh. It was a pleasure to play music at your wedding and I am so pleased that you appreciated it! I wish you a very happy married life together.

5 out of 5

We were delighted to have Gordon play piano during the ceremony of our wedding at Maryculter House. All of our guests commented on how talented Gordon was & he helped make our day that bit extra special. A very good musician & I would highly recommend.

5 out of 5

Jon and I wanted to say a huge thank you for playing the organ and piano at our wedding 🙂. It was absolutely perfect and all our guests mentioned how beautifully you played in both the church and also the Gold Room at Drumtochty.

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Gordon's Song list

Classical:

JS Bach – various Preludes and Fugues

Air on the G String

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Beethoven – Pathetique Sonata

Brahms – Piano Pieces op. 117, op. 118

Chopin – Nocturnes, Mazurkas and Waltzes

Debussy – Suite Bergamasque

Deux Arabesques

Children’s Corner

Granados – Cuentos de la Juventud

Grieg – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

Holberg’s Suite

Haydn – Sonata in A flat major Hob. XVI:46

Ireland – April

The Holy Boy

In a May Morning

Mozart – Piano Sonatas

Jazz:

Christopher Norton – various Preludes

Scott Joplin – rags

Oscar Peterson – jazz

Aaron Copland – Four Piano Blues

Standards:

Cole Porter – Night and Day

Every Time we say Goodbye

George Gershwin – various tunes

Hoagy Carmichael – The Nearness of You

Billy Taylor – I wish I knew how it would feel to be free

Miles Davis – All Blues

Freddie Freeloader

Pop:

Billy Joel - Piano Man

And So it Goes

Just the Way You Are

Elton John - Your Song

Can you Feel the Love Tonight?

Circle of Life

Taylor Swift - Love Story

Coldplay - Trouble

Paradise

Princess of China

Sheerin - Tenerife Sea

Bruno Mars - Marry You

Just the Way you Are

Yiruma - River Flows in You

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now

Ben Folds - The Luckiest

Musicals:

Selections from Wicked

La La Land

Memory from Cats

Send in the Clowns from a Little Night Music

Selections from Les Miserables

The Phantom of the Opera

Folk:

Will ye no Come Back Again?

Annie Laurie

Purple Heather (Will ye go, lassie, go?)

Bonnie Dundee

A Rosebud by my early walk

Gordon's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£75
Up to 1 hour	£162.50
Up to 2 hours	£325
Up to 3 hours	£500

Customer questions

How much time do you need to set up?

If I’m bringing a stage piano with me to the event, I’d want about 15 minutes to get set up and have a quick sound check in the performance space.

If I have a piano at my venue, are you happy to perform on that?

Yes, of course - provided that the piano is in working order, in tune, and I have a chance to try it out in advance of the gig, then I'm happy to play it.

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

Yes, I have a stage piano, stool, stand and portable amp that I can bring with me for venues that do not have a piano in place.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Of course - this is taken into account when negotiating my fee for the event.

Musicianship

Genres:

Jazz, Classical, Blues, Pop, Traditional church music, Contemporary Christian, Christmas, Baroque, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Swing

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Instruments:

Piano, Organ, Percussion, Harpsichord, Guitar

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show

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Other skills:

Accompanist

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