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Mr. Kersey is available for hire as a performer, composer, arranger, recording artist, and private teacher.

Looking for musical variety? Cellist and composer Tom Kersey’s got you covered. Hire him solo or with the elegant and versatile Fibonacci Strings, a duo of violin and cello which can be expanded to a trio, quartet, or a chamber orchestra of six or more players. Want something a little more exotic? Try Harpology, a string trio with harp that sounds like chamber music had a dream about starlight. Craving groove and grit? Book KELP (from duo to full band), Tom’s ensemble serving up original compositions and jazz standards with spirit and spontaneity. And for something completely different, Tom also performs loop-pedal improvisations, a swirling mix of jazz, rock, ambient, and Indian classical influence that builds from a single line into a whole sonic universe.

demo reel for special events music:

repertoire lists for weddings and other special events

These lists are just the beginning of what Mr. Kersey can offer. Tom specializes in bringing your vision to life and is happy to take special requests, whether it’s a beloved classic, a pop favorite, or something completely unique. If the proper sheet music isn’t available, a custom arrangement will be created exclusively for you by Mr. Kersey. Additional fees may apply for custom arrangements, ensuring every detail is perfectly tailored to your event.

CELLO WITH TRACKS

Pop

All of Me - John Legend

Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley

Cornfield Chase - Hans Zimmer (from Interstellar)

Creep - Radiohead

Firework - Katy Perry

Game of Thrones Theme - Ramin Djawadi

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley

Hey Jude - The Beatles

Imagine - John Lennon

Imperial March - John Williams (from STAR WARS: The Empire Strikes Back)

In My Life - The Beatles

Golden - Huntr/x (from KPop Demon Hunters)

Let it Be - The Beatles

Let it Go (from Disney's Frozen)

Love Story - Taylor Swift

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Shape of My Heart - Sting

Something in the Way - Nirvana

One Summer's Day - Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away)

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri (from Twilight)

Viva la Vida - Coldplay

What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Classical and other

I. Adagio from Cello Sonata No. 2 in E minor - Benedetto Marcello

I. Allegro from Cello Sonata No. 1 in C major - Breval

II. Allegro ma non troppo from Cello Sonata No. 5 in E minor - Vivaldi

III. Allegretto from Duo for 2 Cellos No. 1 - Offenbach

IV. Allegro from Cello Sonata No. 5 in E minor - Vivaldi

Ave Maria - Schubert

Danny Boy - traditional

Gnossienne No. 1 - Satie

Gymnopedie No. 1 - Satie

Gymnopedie No. 2 - Satie

Libertango - Astor Piazzolla

The Moldau (from Ma vlast) - Smetana

On the Banks of The Danube - Bela Bartok

Por Una Cabeza - Gardel

The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals) - Saint-Saens

Swan Theme (from Swan Lake) - Tchaikovsky

Jazz

(I can easily accommodate almost any jazz tune, what follows are my specialties)

All of Me

All the Things You Are

Angel Eyes

Autumn Leaves

Bewitched

Beyond the Sea

Black Orpheus (“Manha de Carnaval”)

Blue Bossa

Blue Moon

Blue Skies

Coquette

Corcovado

Fly Me to the Moon

The Girl from Ipanema

Georgia

How High the Moon

How Insensitive (“Insensatez”)

Like Someone in Love

Lullaby of Birdland

My Favorite Things

My Funny Valentine

A Night in Tunisia

‘Round Midnight

Ruby, My Dear

Satin Doll

Summertime

Two Rebeccas (a Kersey original)

Wave

Well, You Needn’t

What a Wonderful World

SOLO CELLO

Classical

Suite for Solo Cello no. 1 in G Major: Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Minuets I and II, Gigue - Bach

Suite for Solo Cello no. 2 in D Minor: Prelude, Sarabande, Minuet II - Bach

Suite for Solo Cello no. 3 in C Major: Allemande, Bourées I and II, Gigue - Bach

Suite for Solo Cello no. 4 in E-flat Major: Allemande, Bourée I - Bach

Suite for Solo Cello no. 5 in C Minor: Prelude overture, Sarabande, Gigue - Bach

Arioso from Cantata no. 156 - Bach

Ave Maria - Schubert

Canon in D (Pachelbel’s Canon)

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - Bach

Ode to Joy - Beethoven

La Réjouissance - Handel

St. Anthony Chorale - Brahms

Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach

Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke

Andante from String Quartet in A Minor - Schubert

Air from Suite no. 3 in D Major - Bach

The Swan - Camille Saint-Saëns

Vocalise - Rachmaninoff

Vivaldi Sonatas

Marcello Sonatas

Pop

1, 2, 3, 4 - Plain White T’s, Tom Higgenson

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

All My Loving - The Beatles

All of Me - John Legend

Amazing Grace

Beauty and The Beast - Alan Menken

Best Day Of My Life - American Authors

Beyond The Sea - Charles Trenet, Bobby Darin

Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden

Blackbird - The Beatles

Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John, from ‘The Lion King’

Can’t Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis Presley

Clocks - Coldplay

Colors of the Wind - Alan Menkin, from ‘Pocahontas’

Every Breath You Take - Sting

Fairy Tale of New York - The Pogues

Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, from ‘Once’

Fields of Gold - Sting

Firework - Katy Perry (“astronaut”)

Forever and Always - Taylor Swift

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Here Comes the Sun - George Harrison (from The Beatles)

H.O.L.Y. - Florida Georgia Line

I Dreamed a Dream - Claude-Michel Schönberg, from ‘Les Misérables’

I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis Presley

I’m Yours - Jason Mraz

Imagine - John Lennon

Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan, Adele

The Music of The Night - from ‘Phantom of The Opera’

My Favorite Things - Rodgers and Hammerstein, from ‘The Sound of Music’

My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion, James Horner

Paparazzi - Lady Gaga

Pure Imagination - Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, from ‘Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory’

(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

A Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay

Stand By Me - Ben E. King

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri, David Hodges

Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper