- Mary Kay -

Accompanist / Pianist

​Mary Kay grew up in a family who valued music and the arts, inspiring her to love music from an early age and to begin taking dance at age four. At the age of eight, she developed an interest in piano and began piano lessons. In middle school, Mary Kay's chorus teacher asked her to begin accompanying the school choir and soon after she was asked to play with the organist at her church regularly. She joined the church youth ensemble (what would now be called a praise band) and she loved every minute! Now Mary Kay has been playing for church for 45 years!

She continued accompanying the chorus all through high school. It was during this time she decided she wanted to teach piano but it would be a number of years and some life experiences before she would start a private studio. Mary Kay graduated with an A.A. in Fine Arts from Darton College in Albany, Georgia, and then transferred to Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia, where she graduated with a B.S. in Music Education. In addition to her work with Lowcountry Pianist, she also provides private piano lessons with our sister company, SC Music Lessons!

Mary Kay serves as the Music Director at Bethany UMC on James Island. She oversees the music ministry, conducts and accompanies the adult choir, directs the handbell and children’s choir, and plays for the worship service. She is also collaborating with her husband, Reid, in music composition for his lyrics and they want to pursue that together further this year. 

​In her free time, Mary Kay enjoys painting, the beach and the mountains. She enjoys nature photography and looks forward to traveling with Reid in their search for butterflies and birds! She still loves to dance and she is an avid reader of historical fiction and music training books.

Piano Samples:
0:00 - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Paul Simon
1:22 - Going Home - Michael Fischer
2:30 - Joshua Fought the Battle - arr. Phillip Keveren
3:25 - Softly and Tenderly - Traditional Hymn, arr. Michael Fischer
4:25 - House of the Rising Sun - Alan Price
4:57 - Air on the G String - Bach

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Mary Kay's Sample Song List

​Note: This is not a comprehensive list. Many selections available upon request. 
Contact us to customize music for your special event!

PIANO SELECTIONS

BROADWAY & FILM
A Whole New World from Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast
Can You Feel the Love Tonight? from The Lion King
Candle on the Water from Pete’s Dragon
I Believe in You and Me from The Preacher’s Wife
Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s
My Funny Valentine from Babes in Arms
Rewrite the Stars from The Greatest Showman
Some Day my Prince will Come from Snow White
Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific
Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of OZ
Till There was You from The Music Man
Wedding Processional from The Sound of Music

CLASSICAL  
Air from (Water Music) - Handel
Air on the G String - Bach
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Clair de Lune (Abridged) - Debussy
Fur Elise - Beethoven
Hornpipe (from Water Music) - Handel
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - Bach
Largo - Handel
Ode to Joy - Beethoven
The Swan - Camille Saint-Saens
Trumpet Tune - Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
Wedding March (Traditional “Here Comes the Bride”) - Wagner
Wedding March (Traditional Bridal Recessional) 

JAZZ
All of Me - Dean Martin
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
Call Me Irresponsible - Frank Sinatra
Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra
Fly me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
I’ll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday 
I’ve Got My Love to Keep me Warm - Tony Bennett
I’ve Got You Under my Skin - Frank Sinatra
La Vie en Rose - Louis Armstrong
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
More - Frank Sinatra
That’s Amore - Dean Martin
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
What a Difference a Day Made - Dinah Washington
When I Fall in Love  - Nat King Cole

NEW AGE
Part of My Heart - Jim Brickman
The River Flows In You - Yiruma 
The Velocity of Love - Suzanne Ciani
The Wedding Song - Kenny G

OLDIES
All My Loving - The Beatles
Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Close to You - The Carpenters
Dream a Little Dream of Me - The Mamas and the Papas
Earth Angel - The Penguins
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Bing Crosby
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Loving You - Elvis Presley
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
We’ve Only Just Begun to Live - The Carpenters
What a Wonderful World  - Louis Armstrong

POP / ROCK
All of Me - John Legend
 A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Beautiful in my Eyes - Joshua Kadison
Fields of Gold - Sting
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Hallo - Beyonce
I Get to Love You - Ruelle
I’ll Be - Edwin McCain
Luckiest - Ben Folds
Lucky - Jason Mraz
More Than Words - Extreme
One Call Away - Charlie Puth
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
The Gift - Jim Brickman
Samson - Regina Spektor
Save the Best for Last - Vanessa Williams
Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur
Sky Full of Stars - Coldplay
Wonderful Tonight  - Eric Clapton
Your Song  - Elton John

R&B / SOUL
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye
Endless Love - Lionel Richie
For Once in my Life - Stevie Wonder
How Sweet it is to be Loved by You - Marvin Gaye
I Swear - All For One
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) - Natalie Cole

* SACRED 
Amazing Grace
Ave Maria - Charles Gounod
Ave Maria - Schubert
Be Thou My Vision
For the Beauty of the Earth
How Beautiful - Twila Paris
I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman
Take My Life and Let It Be
The Lord’s Prayer - Albert Malotte
The Prayer - Andrea Bocelli
*Many Traditional Hymn Options Available by Request

TRADITIONAl
Many Available by Request 

* Many traditional hymn requests can be honored. 

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