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Ken Holdt, Conservatory-Trained Pianist, Organist and Officiant
Ken Holdt, Conservatory-Trained Pianist, Organist and Officiant
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About

Ken Holdt is a conservatory-trained and versatile pianist, vocalist, organist, and officiant who focuses on bringing the highest-quality wedding ceremony experiences to his clients possible. Well-versed in Catholic Mass traditions, as well weddings of all types and sizes, Ken strives to bring your ceremony vision to life, making it wholly yours!

Now offering choirs! For a perfect addition to your ceremony, sure to make it unique, consider adding a choral group. The choir sings in English or a foreign language, accompanied or a cappella, in any style you might like and would be made up of 10-20 (based upon your request) sophisticated and professional high school- and/or college-aged singers.

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"From the moment of his initial contact with me, the officiant, Ken has been stellar with communications and in his desire to make the service as personal as possible. When I met Ken at the wedding rehearsal, it was like I've known him my entire life. He is professional, accomplished, personal, amicable, and a pleasure to work with. Hope to work again with him in the future!" Father Gerry Waterman, officiant

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Learn New Songs
Rehearsal Dinner Music
Sample Music

What ceremony music arrangements can you provide?

Acapella
Instrumental - Solo
Soloist / Vocalist

How many musicians are in your band(s)?

1 - 3

What instruments does your group play?

Organ
Piano

What services do you provide?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Instrumentals
Learn New Songs
Reception Music
Rehearsal Dinner Music
Sample Performances
Vocals

Reviews of Ken Holdt, Conservatory-Trained Pianist, Organist and Officiant

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Natalie Sent on 07/21/2023
5 out of 5 rating

SO talented and professional!

Ken not only was extremely professional (meeting with us and our priest, quick to respond to emails/texts) but was also so talented. Our wedding ceremony was beautiful with Ken on Organ. He learned a new piece for us and had our ceremony feel warm! We could not recommend Ken enough!
Janet
Janet Sent on 04/28/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Talented, kind, above and beyond

Ken met with us, played lots of options and helped us plan the organ music for my daughter's wedding. He is talented, accomodating, funny and went out of his way to coordinate with the church and make sure their organ and sound system was in great shape for the day of. He also talked to our priest to make sure everything flowed. I appreciated his attention to detail as the mass was very important to all of us. We were also looking for a vocalist. He understood exactly the style we were looking for when he recommended Meaghan Richardson. She has a gorgeous voice. Again, the two of them met to practice and prepare for my daughter's wedding. We had many people who commented how beautiful the music and vocals were. Thank you so much Ken and Meaghan. Do not hesitate to hire Ken!
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Ralph Sent on 10/25/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Performance!

Ken's performance during our daughter's wedding added such perfect professionalism as our organist. He worked closely with our church and basically directed the entire musical part of the ceremony. We are so happy to recommend Ken for your wedding.
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Melissa Sent on 11/30/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Ken was GREAT to work with

Although I was not in the wedding, I was the Wedding Coordinator for the church. Ken was very easy to work with and flexible to make sure everyone was at ease. His music on the organ was beautiful!
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Ross Sent on 11/23/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Stress free and very talented

Ken is amazing musician and he took care of everything after our first meeting. Zero stress and helped make it a day neither of us will forget!
William
William Sent on 11/01/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Best in the Business

Working with Ken could not have been a more pleasant experience. He is extremely professional, exceptionally thorough and very detail-oriented. Not to mention, he is an incredibly talented individual on the organ, piano and vocals. Leading up to the wedding, Ken took the time to play through a variety of music options for us until we had a playlist that we were thrilled with, and visited our church to verify the organ was performing up to spec. He communicated well leading up to, and through, the wedding day with us, our wedding coordinator at the church, and the deacon. As our wedding day approached, our level of confidence in him could not have been higher. All came together well, and his music really added to the overall wedding ceremony. I highly recommend Ken.
Jenny
Jenny Sent on 08/09/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Ken was excellent to work with.

Ken was wonderful in helping us select just the perfect music for the ceremony. He was professional and played the pipe organ beautifully. His music really helped make the ceremony awesome!
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Amanda Sent on 07/02/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful ceremony music and great to work with

I highly recommend Ken for any of your musical needs, especially if you are looking for ceremony music. We actually got his name from a list of preferred musicians from our chapel venue. Upon looking at his reviews and website, we contacted Ken. He was great to work with and very accommodating. Ken was super responsive via email, getting back to us quickly with the initial inquiry and hearing back about his availability within an acceptable amount of time. He shared samples of his music, which demonstrated a range of his abilities. My husband and I both live out of town and we were able to set up a meeting that worked for our schedule. At the meeting, he played for us and helped us pick our songs. Afterward, we were sent a detailed plan for the ceremony. He checked in periodically to see if we needed anything but was also available for any questions we had. We truly had nothing to worry about in terms of music because Ken made everything run so smoothly from his end. I cannot rave enough about his services. He made our day a very special one and we cannot thank him enough.
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Rick Sent on 06/15/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Deacon Rick Reder

He did a very good job. Music was beautiful and he was very professional.
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User2570083 Sent on 10/26/2020
5 out of 5 rating

A Consummate Professional

What can be said about Ken? First off, he is truly a master of his craft. I had the pleasure of working alongside of him (I am a videographer) for a wedding a few weeks back. He and I touched base prior to the wedding day, and we met up at the wedding rehearsal. We brainstormed and figured out the best approach for audio (having found out only a couple of days in advance that the church's organ was out of order).
On the wedding day, Ken took his role very seriously, yet he was still cheerful, pleasant, friendly, and well prepared to deliver for this wedding ceremony.
Ken's professionalism is top-notch. I absolutely recommend him to any couple needing his musical prowess for their big day. You will not regret it.
I look forward to the next time that Ken and I have the pleasure to work together once again.
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