Gold Standard Musicians

She was great, played a great variation and a lot of requested material. Everyone was pleased and impressed. Thank you.

Johanna Ballou was a true delight to work with and she played beautifully! Thank you so much for working with us. Your beautiful music was perfect for our event and I would highly recommend you.

The addition of the string trio gave us an additional and beautiful way to say ‘goodbye’ and to express our emotions and was a tremendous addition to honor and celebrate our mother’s life. They were amazing and really created a “celebration of life” atmosphere for our mother’s funeral. Highly recommend them.

Patricia Brooks

Mat was awesome!

We hired Amy to play modern pop songs during cocktail hour at my husbands 30th birthday. She arrived on time, was very professional and did a great job! It was the perfect addition to the night!

Very professional and beautiful pianist! She was willing to learn any piano song that my husband and I wanted during our ceremony.

Our violinist,Amy, was truly professional and provided the perfect selections of soothing music needed for our loved one memorial services. Our special request performed during the service was beautifully and elegantly rendered. It was a pleasant and special addition to the service that we will always remember.

Music was beautiful, on time and family was very pleased.

She did a great job! She coordinated with the wedding planner, showed up on time and played beautifully! She was amazing!

Johanna was amazing to work with! She helped us find Violinist Elizabeth for our wedding reception and we couldn't be happier with the results. Both Johanna, when organizing the details, and Elizabeth, were both so professional and wonderful to work with. All the guests just loved hearing the romantic sound of the violin while they mingled during the reception. We got lots of compliments regarding the music. I just want to thank them again for being everything I was hoping for and more! I would highly recommend their services to anyone looking for a musician for their private event.

Johanna & her violinist were exceptional! Arrived on time, very professional, and played heart out. She is the real deal!

Johanna was on time, engaging, extremely talented and flexible. She was extremely well received by our guests.
I’d highly recommend her in a heartbeat!

Johanna was outstanding and the music was exactly what was needed for our family event. She is terrific!

Johanna is an outstanding pianist! She was perfect for my event and I would highly recommend her to others who are looking for a similar service. She was very easy to work with and very professional as well.

Johanna is truly a wonderful and versatile pianist, and her music provided a wonderful ambiance for our event, with selections from ragtime to Broadway to Bohemian Rhapsody! She responded promptly and thoughtfully to all my questions, and she provided a microphone for my family to use upon request. She helpfully provided song lists to give an idea of her vast repertoire, and even learned some new songs that we especially love. We received so many compliments on the music and everyone wanted to know where we found such an incredible pianist! Thank you so much for your wonderful performance--it really was the icing on the cake for our special evening!

Johanna is a great choice for any event.

Johanna played for my daughter's wedding. She was very organized and always responded to my questions. She played everything we asked for. We got so many positive comments on how beautiful the music was at the wedding. I would highly recommend her for your event.

Johanna is one of the best pianists I have ever worked with. This summer, a soprano friend and I collaborated with her on a musical theatre project. While she hadn't played our songs before, she dutifully and cheerfully learned 22 new songs to perform. At the recital, many of the audience members commented on her ability to handle all the challenges of some very tricky music. I highly regard Johanna and always want her to play for anything I perform if possible.

I own a wedding music company, and hired Johanna to perform a wedding with one of our musicians. She was kind and pleasant, performed each song exquisitely, and epitomized punctuality and professionalism. Highly recommended!