About
Duo Classico is a musical duo for hire in Canberra, ACT.
If a string quartet is what you had in mind but the budget or the floor space says otherwise, Duo Classico is the two piece version of that idea. Flute and piano, playing Bach and Handel alongside Paul McCartney and Billy Joel, movie themes from Beauty And The Beast and The Lion King, Ellington and Jobim standards, and medleys from South Pacific and Phantom Of The Opera. They'd rather play a real piano, though an electric one and a small PA travel with them if the venue hasn't got one. Canberra based. Also bookable as a solo pianist playing much the same material.
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The show
Two musicians who've done this a long time, and it shows in how little fuss there is. Flute and piano, played properly, with a manner that suits a room where the music is meant to sit under the conversation rather than compete with it. Pleasant and professional is exactly what people book them for, and there's more skill in that than the phrase suggests.
On the day
A real piano is what they'd rather have, every time. If your venue has one, that's the version to book. But plenty of rooms don't, so an electric piano and a small PA system travel with them and the set goes ahead either way. Let them know in the enquiry what's already in the room and they'll bring only what's missing.
Performance options
The duo is the main booking, flute and piano together. There's also a solo pianist option covering much the same material, which suits a smaller room, a tighter budget of floor space, or a slot where you want music present without it drawing attention. Same repertoire either way, so pick the one that fits your venue and your timings.
Song list
- Well-known works by classical composers such as Bach and Handel
- Popular tunes by songwriters such as Paul McCartney and Billy Joel
- Movie themes, such as those from 'Beauty And The Beast' and the 'Lion King'
- Jazz and Latin standards, such as those by Duke Ellington and Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Medleys of music from musicals, such as 'South Pacific' and 'Phantom Of The Opera'
