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Exe Valley String Quartet at Lake View Manor

Saturday, 03 August 2019

Exe Valley String Quartet at Lake View Manor

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Fabulous wedding today at the very lovely Lakeview Manor. Our first visit to this lovely wedding venue near to Honiton. Congratulations to Bex and Scott on a beautiful day. We were asked to play our brand new arrangement today of A Million Dreams which is such a cool melody. We then went off out into the garden and played under the gazebo for the drinks reception. This is the end of a very busy but totally amazing week of gigs. Four weddings in five days. 450 miles. 4 gorgeous wedding venues in 4 beautiful parts of the lovely South West of England. Time for a short rest now! More weddings at the end of August.

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What do people say about Richard...

‘We were so lucky to have the wonderful Richard Toomer as our violinist for our elopement wedding on July 30th 2019.

From our very first correspondence with Richard, he was so warm, professional and enthusiastic. We had a good idea of what we were after, and Richard listened and was so accommodating, even learning two new pieces for us for our day. He also had a vast repertoire for us to choose the bulk of our music from.

He played the pieces so beautifully, with his rendition of Steve Earle's Galway Girl bringing me to tears - it was just so perfect! Underlining his versatility, he played a more upbeat version of the same song later on for us all to boogie along to, and it was just fantastic. He learnt Bowie’s Magic Dance for us to exit to and he completely picked up on our enthusiasm for this song and everyone, including the registrars, boogied their way down the aisle. It was wonderful!

Richard, thank you for being part of our day and making it so special, you were fantastic! ’

Jade and Pete's Wedding

‘If you need a violinist or pianist who plays everything from Coldplay to Bach then this is your man! Hugely talented but also very easy to work with. Richard already has a huge repertoire (some of which is listed on his website) but if he doesn’t know it, is super flexible and will learn any requests. It was really easy to book Richard (we dealt with Richard over email/WhatsApp) and he was quick to respond to queries. Feedback from guests was superb - I will never forget standing in the sunshine listening to Katy Perry’s ‘Firework’! A huge thank you and couldn’t recommend Richard more. ’

Leigh and Simon

‘Beautiful musician , can play classical to rock . Ideal for any occasion’

Julia

‘Wow - this man is a legend!!!’

Laura (Workshop leader)

‘He is a great musician and very professional - we recommend him highly!’

Alison (Chair person Torbay Gilbert and Sullivan Society)

‘Always dedicated and passionate about everything he does’

Sam (Choreographer)

‘Richard Toomer is simply a wonderful musician.’

Ian (Musical Director)

‘Richard is an excellent musician and a great person to work with.’

Tim (Musical Director)

‘Having witnessed with my own eyes and ears the jaw dropping talent of this musician, yes I would highly recommend him..exceptional talent and all round lovely chap.’

Kerry

‘Richard is a talented musician who has the ability to inspire those around him to perform and in doing so, grow as people! A genuine professional with a special gift that he willingly shares.’

Beverley (School Principal)

‘Richard played the Intermezzo from Mascani's Cavalleria Rusticana at our wedding with such passion and skill. It was a highlight of the service, and of the whole day!’

Judith

‘What a lovely man! Everything was perfect! Great communication, very attentive to detail in what I wanted! Fabulous! Would definitely recommend! So glad we found you!’

Stacey (A happy bride)

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