Kings of the keys

One-handed, two-handed, three-handed, four…  Upside down, back to front and so much more! 

A Spectacular Evening of Piano Fireworks!

Expect the unexpected as two outstanding pianists, composers and musical mavericks – Andrew D. Brewis and Gareth Giles – team up for an evening of pianoforte pyrotechnics. The piano is perhaps the most versatile instrument we have, and has been used to make us  laugh, cry and ponder by artists as diverse as Paganini, Victor Borge and Elton John. Now, Andrew and Gareth marry their experience and virtuosity to take you on a magical  musical tour of all the greats, ancient and modern. So whether you’re longing to hear Grieg’s  Piano Concerto played the way it should be, Chopin as it really shouldn’t, or you just want to  rock out to Jerry Lee Lewis or turkey-trot with Winifred Atwell, this is the night out for you. From Mozart to Motown, from Rachmaninov to Rock ’n’ Roll, prepare to celebrate the kings  (and unsung queens) of the piano keyboard with two of its undisputed masters. 

Future dates

8 Oct 2021  Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold, Suffolk

     https://southwoldartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/king-of-keys

Andrew D. Brewis is one of Britain’s most experienced jazz pianists. In a career of more than  30 years, he’s played for events at The Ivy, The Savoy, The Café Royal and The Ritz,  performed in cabaret in London, New York and Cape Town, and served as resident pianist at  the prestigious Wentworth Club for 14 years. As a singer-songwriter he draws particular  inspiration from the likes of Cole Porter, Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Rodgers and Hart; at  the moment he is working on material for two musical theatre productions and his sixth  album of Christian music. When not fooling around on the piano with Gareth, he also plays  pianist William Blezard in a national tour of Choice Grenfell with his theatre company, Kick In  The Head Productions. 

Gareth Giles is a classically trained pianist and organist who studied at the Royal College of  Music. Like Andrew, he’s entertained celebrities as a function pianist, including Henry  Mancini, Johnny Mathis and Tony Curtis. As an expert accompanist, he’s worked with John  Rutter, Sir David Willcocks and Sir Richard Stilgoe in some of London’s biggest concert halls,  and he’s played the organ in 17 different UK cathedrals. He’s also a composer, with seven  children’s cantatas and over 40 other works – including carols, sacred and secular music and  orchestral pieces – to his name. Gareth has also been a music teacher and is passionate  about the role of music in the education of children and young adults with special needs.