Hire Michael Bacon | Cellist in Cinderford

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About Michael

Versatile and experienced Bristol based cellist, passionate about performing beautiful live music for your concert, wedding or event.

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Cinderford

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Michael leads a busy and diverse performing life. His freelance work allows him to perform as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. He has performed across the UK, including Edinburgh Fringe, Southbank Centre, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury Festival, Deal Festival, Sacconi Festival, Leicester Guildhall and Trinity Arts Centre to name a few. Michael loves playing in the theatre and recently performed as part of Half a Strings ‘Boulder’ at the Edinburgh Festival and in a production of ‘The Frogs’ for House on a Hill Productions at Jermyn Street Theatre. Michael won the Christ Church Music Department Scholarship for two consecutive years and was also awarded the Canterbury Arts Council Scholarship and Lord Lieutenants Fund Grant. As well as performing, Michael is has taught cello within a wide range of institutions such as King’s Rochester, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, The Centre for Young Musicians and Junior Guildhall.

Michael

5 out of 5

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Michael's Reviews

5 out of 5

What can I say...except Michael was absolutely brilliant!! A great musician and very professional - he made my special day even more special! We spoke via text before the event and he offered suggestions based on his wedding experience, this was a great help as I wasn’t too sure what would work best for a wedding. We were lucky with the weather so everyone went outside after the ceremony, Michael joined us all outside to play some background music, he was not prompted to do this but he knew the music would entertain our guests whilst we were having pictures. I would massively recommend Michael to play at weddings and other social events! Very friendly and professional.

5 out of 5

Michael is a talented cellist. I have worked closely alongside Michael as a colleague in various orchestras, quartets and ensembles for nearly 10 years and he has always stood out as someone with a unique understanding of his instrument. Michael has a friendly, polite and professional demeanour at all times and is a joy to work alongside.

It was such a brilliant day and the guests loved the music you played. Thank you so much!

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Michael's Song list

CLASSICAL

Bach, J.S – The Six Cello Suites

Bach, J.S – Air on G

Bruch – Adagio (violin concerto no. 1)

Boccherini – Minuet from string quintet in E

Elgar – Salut d'Amour

Elgar – Chanson d'Matin

Elgar – Chanson d'Nuit

Handel – Water Music

Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Jenkins – Palladio

Mendelssohn –Wedding March

Moussorgsky – Gopak

Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Pachelbel – Canon in D

Puccini – Nessun Dorma

Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro

Purcell – Rondeau from Abdelazer Suite

Massanet – Meditation from Thais

Wagner – Wedding March

Vivaldi – Sinfonia in G

Vivaldi – Excerpts from The Four Seasons

FOLK/TRADITIONAL

Ashokan Farewell – Ungar

Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) – Irish

Wedding Reel – Irish

Skye Boat Song – Scottish

FILM/TV/MUSICALS

All I ask Of You – Phantom of the Opera

A Whole New World – Aladdin

Can You Feel The Love Tonight – The Lion King

City Of Stars – LaLa Land

Everybody's Free – Romeo and Juliet

Fawlty Towers Theme – Fawlty Towers

Gabriel's Oboe – The Mission

Game Of Thrones – Game of Thrones Theme

Hoppipolla – Sigur Ros, Planet Earth

Let it Go – Frozen

My Heart Will Go On – Titanic

Over The Rainbow – Wizard of Oz

Tale As Old as Time – Beauty and the Beast

The Music Of the Night – Phantom of the Opera

The Rose – The Rose (Midler)

This Land – The Lion King

Under The Sea – The Little Mermaid

When You Wish Upon a Star – Pinocchio

You've Got a Friend in Me – Toy Story

JAZZ/EASY LISTENING

Anything Goes – Cole Porter

At Last – Warren, arr. Cohen

Beyond the Sea – Trenet

Blue Moon – Rogers and Hart

Fly Me to the Moon – Bart Howard

I Got Rhythm – Gershwin

It Don't Mean a Thing – Ellington

La Vie en Rose – Gugliemi arr. Cohen

Lets Do It – Cole Porter

Lullaby – Gershwin

Maple Leaf Rag – Joplin

Mood Indigo– Ellington

Moon River – Mancini

Nocturne – Grappelli

Over the Rainbow – Arlen

Summer Time – Gershwin arr. Brown

What a Wonderful World – Armstrong

When I Fall in Love – Victor Young

POP/ROCK/INDIE

A Thousand Years – Christina Perri

Africa – Toto

All You Need is Love – Beatles

Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve

Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen

Can't Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley

Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

Charlie Brown – Coldplay

Clocks – Coldplay

Don't Wanna Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

Don't You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds

Don't Stop Believin' – Journey

Eleanor Rigby – Beatles

Everglow – Coldplay

Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes – Korgis

Every Teardrop is a Waterfall – Coldplay

Fireflies – Owl City

Fix You – Coldplay

From the Heart – Another Level

Fugue on a Theme of 'Michelle' – Beatles

Greatest Day – Take That

Halo – Beyoncé

Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen

Happy – Pharrell Williams

Heaven – Bryan Adams

Here Comes the Sun – Beatles

Here Comes Your Man – Pixies

Hoppipolla – Sigur Ros

Human – The Killers

How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding

I Giorni – Einaudi

I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

I'm Yours – Jason Mraz

In My Place – Coldplay

It Must Be Love – Madness

I Want To Hold Your Hand – Beatles

Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars

Just Give Me a Reason – Pink

Kissing You – Des'ree

Knights of Cydonia – Muse

Latch – Sam Smith

Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley

Make You Feel My Love – Dylan/Adele

Mamma Mia – Abba

Marry You – Bruno Mars

Mr Brightside – The Killers

One Day Like This – Elbow

Paradise – Coldplay

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

Pompeii – Bastille

Resistance – Muse

Rolling in the Deep – Adele

Send Me On My Way – Rusted Root

She's Always a Woman To Me – Billy Joel

Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson

Something – Beatles

Something Just Like This – Coldplay

Somewhere Only We Know – Keane

Songbird – Eva Cassidy

Starlight – Muse

The Rain Song – Led Zeppelin

Sweet Child O' Mine – Guns N' Roses

The Rose – Amanda McBroom

Take On Me – A-Ha

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

Titanium – David Guetta

Toxic – Britney Spears

Viva La Vida – Coldplay

Waiting For a Star to Fall – Boy Meets Girl

Whatever – Oasis

With or Without You – U2

Yellow – Coldplay

Your Song – Elton John

You Are the Reason – Callum Scott

Michael'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)	£100
Up to 1 hour	£180
Up to 2 hours	£220
Up to 3 hours	£260

Customer questions

Do you have different line-up options?

Solo Cello only, however I am also a member of the Leon String Quartet!

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I always try my best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let me know.

How much time do you need to set up?

I generally need about 30 minutes to set up.

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

My set lists are crafted from many years of performances and learning what works best. However, I’m very happy to chat through and make sure I find what works for your event.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, absolutely! I bring my own instrument to play acoustically.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance I already know it! If there is a special song you'd like me to learn I am happy to do this for you. Three new songs are included in your quote. If you would like more, there is a fee of £30 for this service to take into account rehearsal times etc.

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Pop, Acoustic, Covers, Folk, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Welsh folk, Jazz, Easy listening, Light music, Experimental, Avant garde, Klezmer, Tango, Russian music, German music, French music, Jewish music, Italian music, Polish music, Scottish music, Christmas, Traditional church music

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Instruments:

Cello

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Actor, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Community music worker, Arranger, Composer, Orchestrator, Live looping, Perfect pitch, Fluent sight-reader, Fluent improviser

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