solo cello
violin and cello
string trio
Dragieva String Quartet
jazz combo

for booking information email Tom at:
Tom@TomKersey.com
or call:
813.784.4575

Tampa, Florida based cellist Tom Kersey provides beautiful classical, jazz, and other styles of music for wedding ceremonies and receptions. The warm and expressive sound of the cello is an elegant and unique choice for live wedding music, adding an unforgettable touch of sophistication. Mr. Kersey and his ensembles are available for performances mainly in and around Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, and Orlando, Florida.

Tom has years of experience performing as a soloist for concerts and special events, and he is also available with his string quartet the Dragieva Quartet or with his jazz group KELP. Also available are string trio, string duo, and various smaller jazz combos.

In addition to being a fine classical player, Mr. Kersey is a versatile musician who offers music in styles such as jazz and pop, and he is also an improvisor of unique and beautiful music inspired by jazz, rock and world music.

If you have a special request for a song you would love to have for your wedding, don't hesitate to ask. Tom takes special requests in virtually any style. Consider, for example, the bride who chose to walk down the ailse to a Tori Amos song, the couple who requested "La Vie en Rose", or the clients who wanted to dance to "I Swear" for their ceremony, all specially arranged for solo cello and performed by Mr. Kersey.

The kind words of one recent client are a testament to the quality of Mr. Kersey's services: "Tom was wonderful! I can't believe that I ever considered not having music. His music MADE the ceremony. He is very talented, extremely professional, and the cost was very reasonable."

Audio Clips

Prelude from the Bach cello suite in G major:
WAV (CD quality, slower download)
MP3 (lower quality, faster download)

Allemande from the Bach cello suite in G major:
WAV (CD quality, slower download)
MP3 (lower quality, faster download)

More from the Bach cello suite in G Major:
Sarabande
Minuet I
Gigue

from the Bach cello suite in C Major:
Prelude
Bouree I
Gigue

Saint-Saens's "The Swan":
MP3


Solo Cello Repertoire

Mr. Kersey's repertoire includes wedding standards such as:
Bridal Chorus ("here comes the bride...") - Wagner
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke
Air on the G String - J.S. Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze - J.S. Bach
Ave Maria - J.S. Bach, arr. Gounod
Ode to Joy -Beethoven
La Rejouissance from "Royal Fireworks" - Handel
Hornpipe from Water Music - Handel
Ave Maria - Schubert
Meditation from "Thais" - Massenet
Rondeau from "Premiere Suite" - Mouret
Alleluia from "Exsultate, Jubilate" - Mozart
Arioso from Cantata no. 156 - Bach

Other classical pieces in Mr. Kersey's repertoire include:
The Swan and selections from both the Bach Cello Suites and the Vivaldi cello sonatas:
Vivaldi - cello Sonata no. 2, first movement
Vivaldi - cello Sonata no. 2, third movement

In addition to classical pieces, Tom also performs
jazz tunes including:
'Round Midnight
Lullabye of Birdland
The Girl From Ipanema
Days of Wine and Roses
Like Someone in Love
Blue Moon
Misty

Beatles songs:
Can't Buy Me Love
All My Loving
And I Love Her
Ticket to Ride
Yesterday
Lady Madonna
Eleanor Rigby
Come Together
Oh! Darling
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
The Long And Winding Road


String Duo Repertoire

classical pieces -
Adagio from Octet in F Major - Schubert
Air on the G String - J.S. Bach
Allegro from Sonata in F Major - Handel
Arioso from Cantata #156 - J.S. Bach
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod
Ave Maria - Schubert
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Concerto Grosso in D Minor - Vivaldi
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Elegie - Massenet
Gavotte - Gossec
Gigue from Suite #3 in D Major - J.S. Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
Largo from Xerxes - Handel
Minuet in G - Beethoven
Moment Musical - Schubert
Ode to Joy - Beethoven
Presto from Sonatina in F Major - Telemann
Presto from String Quartet in F Major, Op. 74, #2 - Haydn
Rondeau from Sinfonies de Fanfares - Mouret
Sheep May Safely Graze - J.S. Bach
Traumerei from Kinderscenen - Schumann
Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke
Waltz from Waves of the Danube, #1 - J. Ivanovici
Water Music Suite - Handel
Wedding March - Mendelssohn

pop/rock songs -
All You Need is Love - the Beatles
Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone
Hymne - Vangelis
Love Reign O'er Me - the Who/Pearl Jam


String trio repertoire:

classical pieces -
Adagio from Octet in F Major - Schubert
Air on the G String - J.S. Bach
Allegro from Sonata in F Major - Handel
All You Need is Love - the Beatles
Arioso from Cantata #156 - J.S. Bach
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Concerto Grosso in D Minor - Vivaldi
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Elegie - Massenet
Gavotte - Gossec
Gigue from Suite #3 in D Major - J.S. Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
Largo from Xerxes - Handel
Minuet in G - Beethoven
Moment Musical - Schubert
Ode to Joy - Beethoven
Presto from Sonatina in F Major - Telemann
Presto from String Quartet in F Major, Op. 74, #2 - Haydn
Rondeau from Sinfonies de Fanfares - Mouret
Sheep May Safely Graze - J.S. Bach
Traumerei from Kinderscenen - Schumann
Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke
Waltz from Waves of the Danube, #1 - J. Ivanovici
Water Music Suite - Handel


This site is a great resource if you want to hear audio samples
of many of the pieces listed above.


String Quartet repertoire:
Dragieva String Quartet


for booking information email Tom at:
Tom@TomKersey.com
or call:
813.784.4575


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