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About Mark

Mark is an acoustic and electric violinist with 15 years performing experience. Wide variety of music. No event is too big or small!

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Chichester

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Mark is an award-winning acoustic and electric violinist with over 15 years performing experience. He can play a variety of styles of music to suit your occasion from classical to contemporary. He has his own sound system he uses which plays his high quality backing tracks as well as his electric violin if the electric violin is desired. Mark has played all around the south of England as a soloist and as part of groups and orchestras, as well as abroad in France, Romania and the USA. Big UK venues Mark has played in with orchestras include the Poole Lighthouse Concert Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall and Royal Albert Hall and as soloist Mark has performed in prestigious venues such as The Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre and the O2 Academy, Bournemouth. Mark also leads a string quartet which performs for weddings and corporate events, including at Goodwood House.

Mark

5 out of 5

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Communication

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Punctuality

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5 out of 5

Mark from the minute I booked him was very helpful and organised. He learnt songs for me to perform on the day.. really lovely guy would definitely book him again..

5 out of 5

Mark is an excellent communicator. Very helpful and organised. Beautiful violinist. Highly recommended!

Thank you for all you do for us

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Mark's Song list

Songs from the shows:

All I Ask Of You – The Phantom of the opera

Any Dream Will Do - Joeseph

As if we never said goodbye – Sunset Boulevard

Bring Him Home

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Circle of life – The Lion King

Don't cry for me Argentina - Evita

Edelweiss – The Sound of Music

Feed the birds – Mary Poppins

I Dreamed A Dream – Les Miserables

Jurassic Park Theme – Jurassic Park

Love changes Everything – Aspects of Love

Memory - CATS

Moon River – Breakfst at Tiffany's

The Music of the Night - The Phantom of the opera

The Phantom of the Opera - The Phantom of the opera

Stars – Les Miserables

Stay Awake – Mary Poppins

The Bare Neccessities / I Wanna Be Like You – The Jungle Book

Think of Me - The Phantom of the opera

Where Is Love - Oliver

You'll Never Walk Alone - Carousel

Pop / Jazz:

A Thousand Years – Christinna Perri

Ain't Misbehavin'

Amazed - Lonestar

Annie's Song – John Denver

Budapest – George Ezra

California Dreamin' – The Mamas and the Papas

Can't take my eyes off you – Andy Williams

Closest Thing to Crazy – Katie Melua

Come fly with me – Frank Sinatra / Michael Buble

Counting Stars – One Republic

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

Daydream Believer – The Monkees

Dellilah – Tom Jones

Down by the Riverside

Eight Days A Week – The Beatles

Everyday – Buddy Holly

Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

Fields Of Gold - Sting

Fly me to the moon – Frank Sinatra

I Have A Dream - ABBA

I'll Stand By You – The Pretenders

Human – Rag'n'bone man

Human – The Killers

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith

I just called to say I love you – Stevie Wonder

I wanna hold your hand – The Beatles

I'm A Believer- The Monkees

Isn't she lovely – Stevie Wonder

Livin' on a Prayer – Bon Jovi

Make you feel my love - Adele

Money, Money, Money - ABBA

My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion

My Way – Frank Sinatra

Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley

Next To Me – Emeli Sande

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

Pick a Bale of Cotton – Derek Ryan

The Power of Love – Gabrielle Aplin

Que Sera Sera – Doris Day

Rather Be – Clean Bandit

Rhinestone Cowboy – Glenn Cambell

Rockin' all over the World – Status Quo

Sacrifice – Elton John

Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles

Stayin' Alive – Bee Gees

Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley

Sway – Michael Buble

Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver

That's My Goal – Shayne Ward

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

We'll Meet Again – Vera Lynn

What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

White Cliffs of Dover - Vera Lynn

The Wonder of You - Elvis Presley

You were Always on my Mind - Elvis Presley

Classical / Opera:

The Blue Daube

Pachabel's Canon

Toreador's Song

Radetsky March

The Swan

Nessun Dorma

Palladio

Panis Angelicus

Mark's Prices

Last updated: 2024

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£100
Up to 1 hour	£225
Up to 2 hours	£275
Up to 3 hours	£325

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Classical crossover, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, Pop, Christmas, Musical theatre, Contemporary classical, Top 40, Disco

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Instruments:

Violin, Conductor, Piano

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Event types:

Wedding, Funeral / Memorial service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Christmas party

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Other skills:

Arranger, Orchestrator, Sound technician, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Community music worker, Music therapy

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