Classical Guitarist for Weddings and Special Events
Claudio Valentini – Playing a wide range of genres on the classical guitar. Degrees from York University, and the University of Toronto. 40 Years experience. Custom performances for your wedding or special event. Presently performing every Friday at the Cove Inn in Westport, Ontario. Will travel in the areas Peterborough to Ottawa, Pembroke to Kingston. Hourly rate including travel.
For more info see claudio valentini dot com.
Claudio provided the perfect musical accompaniment for our parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary Party! He is a highly skilled and professional musician, and with his extensive repertoire, was able to customize the play list fit the vibe of the party perfectly.
- sensitive to dynamics of the event; selected appropriate and appreciated music
- sound system provided an envelope of sound and never overwhelmed the party
- guests appreciated live music
- responded to several requests, including from children
- would definitely recommend
Claudio was amazing. Such a pro and added wonderful ambiance to our event. Thanks!
Claudio was awesome. His music and song choices were perfect
We hired Claudio to play at a garden party. Unfortunately, it rained, so 100+ guests stayed in a large tent and didn't venture out much. Claudio had a 10 x 10 tent of his own, and serenaded the guests for over 3 hours. He played lovely background music. I will find an excuse to book him again!
Claire
Price Range: $40 per hour for time and distance involved.
Gig Length: 30 - 300 minutes
Languages: English, Italian
I am always adding to my playlist, and I can accommodate you if your choice of musical selection is not on the list. (I will require some lead time to find or write an arrangement). I can also compose something unique to your event.
I bill a simple rate of $40 per hour for my time, including not only performances, but also travel time from and to my home in Ardoch, as well as rehearsals, meeting with you, required times to be at your venue, etc. I will give you an estimate after getting your requirements. A deposit may be required. I will provide my own sound system if required.
I've been playing classical guitar for over 40 years. I have degrees from York University and the University of Toronto. I was a high school music teacher for 30 years, but I am now focusing on performing. In the past, my ongoing engagements included Des Copains, The Vineyard, L'Entrecotte, Pirendello's, and the Townhouse Cafe; I am currently performing at the Cove Inn in Westport, Ontario. I have performed at venues such as C.B.C. Television and Radio, TV Ontario, York University, University of Toronto, A Space, The Music Gallery. the National Archives, Sundance Artisan Festival. I have also been the musical director for various musical theatre productions.
Of course, over the years, I have also provided the music for numerous wedding ceremonies and receptions, as well as for special events.
Please see my website for current news, details and playlist.
I provide my own sound system if necessary.
| July 15, 2023 • 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Anniversary Party |
| August 17, 2022 • 3:30pm - 6:30pm | Personal Occasion |
| August 13, 2022 • 4:00pm - 7:00pm | Dinner Party |
| August 12, 2020 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| August 08, 2020 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Anniversary Party |
| August 02, 2020 • 2:00pm - 4:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
| December 20, 2018 • 3:00pm - 5:30pm | Cocktail Party |
| May 19, 2018 • 3:00pm - 6:00pm | Birthday Party |
Playlist
I am always adding to my playlist, and I can accommodate you if your choice of musical selection is not on the list. (I will require some lead time to find or write an arrangement). I can also compose something unique to your event.
Popular - Contemporary
Andrew Lloyd Weber
Dont Cry for Me Argentina
I Dont Know How to Love Him
Beatles
Blackbird
Eleanor Rigby
Here Comes the Sun
Here There and Everywhere
Imagine
In My Life
Michelle
Norwegian Wood
When Im Sixty Four
While my Guitar Gently Weeps
Yesterda
Cat Stevens
Father and Son
Morning Has Broken
Five for Fighting
One Hundred Years
Superman
Lionel Richie
Endless Love
Hello
Simon and Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Waters
El Condor Pasa - Daniel Alomía Robles
Scott Joplin
The Entertainer
Maple Leaf Rag
Weeping Willow 1
Weeping Willow 2
Original Rag
Sting
Every Breath You Take
Fields of Gold
Other Popular
All I Have To Do Is Dream - Bryant (Everly Brothers)
Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
Brahms Lullaby
Can't Help Falling in Love - Martini (Elvis Presley)
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Con Te Partiro – (Andrea Bocelli) Francesco Sartori and Lucio Quarantotto
El Condor Pasa - Robles
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Halleluiah – Leonard Cohen
Happy Birthday - M and P Hill
If it's Magic - Stevie Wonder
I Think it’s Going to Rain Today - Randy Newman
Kiss From a Rose - Seal
Lean on Me -Bill Withers
Let it Be Me - Becaud
Oh Danny Boy - Weatherly
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Perhaps Love - John Denver
Petite Etude - Rik Emmett (Triumph)
Return to Sorento - Ernesto De Curtis and Giambattista De Curtiss
Stairway to Heaven-Robert Plant & Jimmy Page
Stand by Me - King, Leiber, Stoller
Tears in Heaven- Eric Clapton
Tennessee Waltz - Stewart/King
The Rose - Mcbroom
Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
Unchained Melody - (Righteous Brothers) Alex North, Hy Zaret
Vincent - Don Maclean
When a Man Loves a Woman - Lewis/Wright
When you Say Nothing at All - Ronan Keating (Alison Krauss)
Whiter Shade of Pale - (Procol Harem) - Gary Brooker, K. Reid and (link hidden)sher
Who by Fire - Leonard Cohen
Will the Circle be Unbroken - Gabriel
You've Got a Friend - Carole King
Your Song - Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Traditional
Abide With Me - Lyte
Amazing Grace Blues - Trad.
America the Beautiful - Katharine Lee Bates and Samuel Augustus Ward
Auralee (Love me Tender) - W. W. Fosdickand and George R. Poulton
Due Guitar - Anonymous
God Save the Queen
Scarborough Fair - Anonymous
Star Spangled Banner – Keys
Waters of Babylon - Hayes
Event Music
i.e. Wedding Music, Happy Birthday, Christmas Carols
Jazz - Film
Always With Me - Miyazaki (Spirited Away)
Amapola - Lacalle (Once Upon a Time in America)
As Time Goes By - Hepfeld (Casablanca)
Autumn Leaves - Johnny Mercer
Besame Mucho - Consuelo Velazquez
Blue Moon - Rodgers and Hart
Deborah’s Theme – Morricone (Once Upon a Time in America)
Dream a Little Dream of Me - Andre, Kahn, Schwandt
Georgia on my Mind - Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell
Gladiator Battle - Zimmer, Gerrard
In the Mood - Glen Miller, Garland
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Felicidade - (Black Orpheus)
Solidao
Wave
James Horner
My Heart Will Go On - (Titanic)
Somewhere Out There - (An American Tail)
Les Champs-Elysees - Wilshaw/ Deighan
Manha De Carneval - Louis Bonfa (Black Orpheus)
My Funny Valentine - Rodgers and Hart (Babes in Arms)
Nino Rota
Godfather Waltz
Time for Us (Romeo and Juliet)
Speak Softly Love (The Godfather)
Godfather II Theme
O Che Sera - Chico Barque (The Foreigner)
Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen and Edgar Harburg (Wizard of Oz)
Perfidia - Albert Dominguez (Multiple films)
Playing Love - Morricone (Legend of 1900)
Por Una Cabeza - Carlos Gardel (Scent of a Woman, True Lies)
Send in the Clowns - Seven Sondheim (A Little Night Music)
Someone to Watch Over Me - Gershwin (Oh Kay)
Summertime -George Gershwin and Edwin DuBose Heyward (Porgy and Bess)
Smile - Charlie Chaplin (Modern Times)
Smiling - Harry Gregson-Williams (Man on Fire and Omega Watch Commercial)
Smiling Variations - Valentini
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Jerome Kern (Roberta)
Sonata in A Major Rondo - Franz Schubert (Theme from ‘Wings’)
Spanish Guitar Blues - Charlie Byrd
Spanish Romance - Anonymous (Forbidden Games)
Sunrise Sunset - Jerry Bock (Fiddler on the Roof)
Take Five - Paul Desmond
This Masquerade - Leon Russell
What a Wonderful World - George David Weiss and Bob Thiele
What’ll I Do - Irving Berlin (Great Gatsby, Butcher’s Wife)
When I Fall In Love - Victor Young and Edward Heyman
When You Wish Upon a Star - Washington and Harline (Pinocchio)
Brazilian - Spanish - Cuban
Albeniz - Asturias (Leyenda)
Brower - Une Dia de Noviembre
Lauro - Venezuelan Waltz #2
Malaguena
Rodrigo - Concerto Aranjuez (Solo Transcription)
Spanish Medley Improvisation (Various)
Schwertberger – Bossa Nova Breeze
Tarrega
Capricho Arabe
Receurdos D’Alhambra
Prelude VI
Villa Lobos
Choros Typicos #1
Concerto 1st Movement Excerpt
Concerto 2nd Movement - A
Concerto 2nd Movement - B
Prelude 1
Prelude 2
Prelude 3
Prelude 4
Prelude 5
See above for more included in 'Film'
Classical - Baroque - Romantic
Albinoni - Adagio
Beethoven
Fur Elise
Joyful Joyful
Pathetique
Brahms
Lullaby
Waltz Op39
Carulli - Slur Study
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Delibes - Flower Duet
Faure - Pavane
Guiliani - Alegretto
Handel - Sarabande
Haydn - Austrian Hymn
Mozart
Minuet - KV525
Piano Sonata In A
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade
Pachelbel - Canon
Purcell - Requiem
Satie - Gymnopedies #1
Scarlatti - Sonata
Franz Schubert
Sonata in A Major Rondo
Ave Maria
Ferdinand Sor
Etude - A minor
Etude - A minor 2
Andantino
Etude - B minor
Etude - B minor (Prol)
Etude - D major
Etude - E minor
Etude - E minor 2
Stanley - Invenzione
Vivaldi
Four Seasons - Autumn
Four Seasons - Spring
D+ Concerto
Rennaissance -Anonymous - Traditional
Auld Lang Syne
Coventry Carol
Greensleeves
House of the Rising Sun
Huron Carol
Pezzo Tedesco
Rennaissance Pavane 1
Rennaissance Pavane 2
Rennaissance Pavane 3
Russian Etude
Saltarello
Skye Boat Song - Traditional Celtic
Wild Mountain Thyme - Traditional Scottish
Milan
Pavanne
Pavanne 2
Pavanne 3
Bach
Air on a G String
Bouree in A minor
Cello Suite 1
Allemande
Courante
Gigue
Minuet 1
Minuet 2
Prelude
Sarabande
Cello Suite 3 Bourre
Cello Suite 5
Gavotte I
Gavotte II
Cello Suite 6
Gavotte I
Gavotte II
Sarabande
Chaconne - Excerpt
Chorales
244 O Sacred Head Now Wounded
508 Be Thou with Me
748 God the Father Dwell with Us
756 Now All the Forest Are At Rest
76 May God Be Merciful To Us
Goldberg Variations
Aria
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Lute Suite 1
Allemande
Bouree
Minuet in G minor
Minuet in G major
Prelude C major
Prelude C minor
Sheep May Safely Graze
Sleepers Awake
Violin Suite 3 Gavotte and Rondo
Valentini
Various original compositions
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