Meet Wayne

Wayne Gorner is a professional pianist, teacher and composer based in the Northwest of England.

A former Director of music for St. Joseph’s Players (Leigh). Wayne studied piano under various teachers including Stephen Reynolds and Havilland Willshire from the Royal Northern College of Music. He later went on to study his music degree at Manchester University where he specialised in Piano Performance, History, Notation, Music Analysis, Editing and Composition.

He now maintains an established and busy teaching practice of over 20 years and regularly plays the piano for weddings and other special occasions.

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Pianist & Composer

In April 2008 he acted as Musical Director for a Variety Show staged at the Theatre Royal, St. Helens, performed by local scout and girl guide organisations.

Wayne is a member of the ISM (Incorporated Society of Musicians) and has full public liability insurance.

Wayne also composes music for special occasions on request, and has also composed music for a film project called ‘Echoes’; filmed and directed by the crew at NagnagProductions, it took 4 years to complete, and it has just recently had its premier at Leigh CineView.

Educated at Cansfield High School, Wayne has a Bachelor of Music Degree with Honors from Manchester University.

Listen to Wayne Play

Below is a selection of popular songs as played by Wayne. This is only a very small sample of Wayne’s full repertoire and of course specific requests are more than welcome.

Testimonials

“To Wayne, Thank you for playing an important part in making our wedding day perfect, your skills as a musician are awesome, everybody loved your piano playing.”

Kieran & Jayne

“Just wanted to say thank you again for making our day so special. It meant a lot to us that you could play”

Chris & Collette

“It’s great to find a piano teacher who is into the same music as me, can’t wait to start learning Viva la vida! See you next week.”

J Porter

“Thank you for making our wedding day magical, memorable and musically unforgettable with your piano playing.”

Laina & Dave

“We wanted to thank you for your fantastic performance at our wedding and for making our day extra special. The guests were very impressed with your talent and we were very lucky to have found you!”

Ana & Allan

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Booking Enquiry

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