PERFORMERS

Pianist or Organist

A live, experienced and professional pianist can elegantly perform at your event or wedding (during cocktail/dinner music) or during your wedding ceremony.

This pianist obtained his A.R.C.T. from the Royal Conservatory of Music, and graduated from the University of Calgary with a BMus. in Piano Performance. While studying there, he had the opportunity to work with such artists as Paul Badura-Skoda and Emanuel Krasovsky, and to attend the Académie Musicale Internationale “Barbara Krakauer” in Vaison-la-Romaine, France. More recently, he was featured as a soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.

Guitarist

This guitarist studied classical/Spanish guitar with the Victoria Conservatory of Music, the Royal Conservatory of Music, and Vancouver Island University for Jazz studies. He was fortunate enough to play some venues including Flamenco guitar for the Musical “Man of the La mancha” in Nanaimo, Kiss me Kate and 100 years of Broadway. Also played with Arnold Chycoski (lead trumpet for Canadian Boss Brass), Hugh Fraser, Brian Stovall (Diana Krall’s previous teacher) and many other fantastic west coast jazz artists.

Other Stringed Performers

For the classical and elegant atmosphere during cocktails or dinner, or as a wedding ceremony service, we are able to provide a number of stringed performers (Violin, Cello, Viola, and Harpist) individually or as String Duos (two violin, violin with classical guitar, violin wth cello), a String Trio (violin with viola and cello), and String Quartet (two violins, viola, and Cello). All of these insrumental performers are current or former performers with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.

Dance Instruction and Party Dancers

Dance instruction as a group lesson is a great way to help get the crowd up and moving on the dancefloor (line dance, salsa, electric slide, ballroom or others). This instruction is not offered as in depth dance training, but rather as a fun way to get people up and started on the dance floor. (combinations are geared towards the general public). Our dance instructor has trained in jazz, hip-hop, line-dance, ballroom and others for nearly a decade and has performed for crowds of nearly 20 000 people in the Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show.

We can also provide young and vibrant outgoing “party guests” for part of the dance that are very social, upbeat, and fun dancers. These dancers would be up on the dancefloor getting things started and enticing your guests to get up and dance (this can be especially helpful at corporate or social events if you have a difficult dancing crowd or shy guests that need that little extra boost to get out there).