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Overview
Jonathan is a classical guitarist based out of the Niagara area, Ontario, who specializes in solo finger-style and classical guitar music with a repertoire that is wedding specific. Jonathan is able to play a wide range of genres, from classical music to pop and rock songs which he arranges himself for the solo instrumental guitar. If you want a little Adele, Sting, Eric Clapton or traditional classical music to play in the background at your wedding, contact Jonathan.
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Price range: $500-900
Languages: English
About
Jonathan has been playing the guitar for over 35 years. He studied music at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK, where he was awarded a Bachelors Degree with Honours in Music and later a Masters Degree in Music.
Teaching, performing, and composing has been his full-time profession for over 25 years. Jonathan has taught, in the Niagara region, to all ages and abilities in a myriad of styles and technique. Accumulating to hundreds of students and thousands of lessons over the years.
Jonathan composes original music, 600 and counting, that has been used in over 100 TV shows to date. His composition 'Carillon Bell Tower' was chosen to be performed at the Peace Tower, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, as part of the House of Commons Summer Live Festival 2014.
Jonathan has recorded four albums as a solo artist. 'Spiral', (instrumental rock) 'Solar Dance' (finger-style acoustic), 'First Waltz (classical guitar), and 'Through the other side' (instrumental rock).
Since 2018 Jonathan has been composing original music for Down The Rabbit Hole Theatre Company.
Additional booking notes
What style of music do you play?
Solo guitar arrangements for popular songs.
Classical guitar music.
I can play either genre or a combination of both.
What parts of the ceremony do you play for?
Prelude (whilst the guests are waiting) - I play various songs for 30 minutes.
Bridesmaids - Usually one song for all the Bridesmaids to walk down the isle.
Processional - One song for when the Bride walks down the isle.
Signing of the Register - A song lasting approximately 5 minutes or so.
Recessional - One song that I suggest has a happy/triumphant. sound to it.
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Set list
Pop/Rock Arrangements
You Are So Beautiful - J Cocker
Your Song - E John
Someone Like You - Adele
Fields Of Gold - Sting
Every Breath You Take – Sting
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Wonderful Tonight – E Clapton
Tears in Heaven - E Clapton
God Only Knows - Beach Boys
Wild Horses - Stones
Have I Told You Lately - R Stewart
Here Comes The Sun - Beatles
When I'm 64 - Beatles
Something - Beatles
The Long And Winding Road - Beatles
Yesterday - Beatles
Love Me Do - Beatles
Michelle - Beatles
In my Life - Beatles
Eight Day a Week - Beatles
And I Love Her - Beatles
Here, There, & Everywhere - Beatles
All you need is love - Beatles
My Love - Paul McCarteny
We've Got Tonight - B Seger
Best Of My Love - Eagles
Desperado - Eagles
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - H Arlen
Unchained Melody – The Everly Brothers
What A Wonderful World - L Armstrong
Love Me Tender - Elvis
Always on my mind - Elvis
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis
Stand by Me - B King
Hallelujah - L Cohen
Classical Music
Bridal Chorus - R Wagner
Wedding March – F Mendelssohn
Ave Maria - F Shubert
Canon In D – J Pachelbel
Fur Elise - L Beethoven
Ode to Joy - L Beethoven
Minuet in G - J S Bach
Jesu Joy Of Mans Desiring – J S Bach
Air on a G string – J S Bach
Cello Suite no.1 - JS Bach
Gymnopodie – E Satie
Romance - Anonymous
Lagrima - F Tarrega
Adelita - F Tarrega
Sons de Carrilhoes - J Pernambuco
El Noy da la Mare - Spanish folk song
My repertoire list constantly gets up dated with new songs.
If there is one ‘must have’ song that you want for your wedding ceremony that’s not on my current repertoire list then I will try and arrange it for solo guitar. However, not all songs arrange well for solo guitar but I will try for you.
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