Liz Craig is an award winning, Toronto-based pianist with a passion for making every event special through live music. She offers custom tailored piano performances for over 100 weddings and events each year in southern Ontario. She is the proud recipient of the Best of Weddings award from the Knot.com and the WeddingWire Couples Choice Awards. While classically trained, Liz performs a wide variety of styles of music including her own arrangements of jazz and the newest popular songs. Liz has found great success and personal satisfaction using her music to help others celebrate important milestones. Liz has performed at over 500 weddings since 2013, and she is the preferred live music vendor with some of the cities' hottest venues.
Liz had the privilege of studying with Juilliard alumnus Dr. David Moroz at the University of Manitoba where she graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance. She also holds ARCT Diplomas in both Piano Performance and Pedagogy. Along with her formal educational pursuits, she is keen on continued professional development. Liz travels and presents at conferences on piano pedagogy, music performance and entrepreneurship a few times a year at locations throughout Canada and the US. Due to her work in these areas, she has earned numerous awards including the Richardson Scholarship in Music and the Kristin and Albert Stephenson Music Scholarship from IODE Canada.
Services Offered
Liz is happy to collaborate with other musicians to create duos, trios, and other arrangements if desired. Her set up is flexible indoors or outdoors as she can provide a portable digital piano and sound equipment. She offers competitive prices for her services. Additionally, she offers a free, no-obligation consultation. In regards to her event services, Liz's most popular wedding packages include ceremony music, cocktail hour performances, reception coverage, a willingness to learn new songs, and more. She can also play music at a range of other special occasions.
Fees
$395 + HST per hour for performing at weddings & events. This includes travel fees within the GTA, Ontario, Canada. For service outside this region, a 55 cent per km fee applies. Otherwise all is included (choice of songs, equipment, etc.)