- Rachel -

Pianist & Vocalist

​Rachel began playing piano professionally and competitively when she was thirteen years old. She spent her high school years accompanying for various vocal competitions, church worship services, and choral ensembles. In high school, Rachel also participated in numerous piano competitions with other aspiring artists in the Charleston area, and was selected as the winner of multiple scholarships, including the Louise Mathis Scholarship and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra League College Scholarship. Rachel was privileged in high school to study under former CMTA president Jacqueline Jones and respected long-time Charleston Southern University keyboard department head Eugene Koester.

Rachel received her Bachelors of Music Education (Vocal/Choral) from Anderson University in May of 2015. During her time at Anderson University, she was able to study piano under Dr. Howard Kim, and received multiple performance-related honors and scholarships, including the Festival of Keys Scholarship. She was selected to perform twice in the Music Department Honors Recital for the South Carolina School of the Arts, and was a featured guest soloist with the Anderson Symphony Orchestra, playing Beethoven's "Third Piano Concerto in C Minor."

​Rachel was privileged to be one of the founding members of the breakthrough piano ensemble, Noteworthy, while attending Anderson. The Noteworthy performers have become an integral part of the annual Festival of Keys and President's Gala performances in Anderson and incorporate a blend of Classical, Pop, Showtunes, Jazz, and Soundtrack music in their unique, exciting keyboard ensemble sound. While in college, Rachel arranged two compositions which she publicly performed with Noteworthy.
Rachel was also actively involved with the Theater and Musical Theater degree programs at Anderson University, and was able to serve as an accompanist and music director for multiple collegiate performances, including Barnum, Mary Poppins, and The Corn Is Green. She accompanied many of the Theater students in performance recordings and preparation rehearsals for SETC auditions. Rachel also began her ventures as a special event pianist while in college, playing for weddings, dinner parties, club gatherings, and graduation ceremonies.

Since graduating college, Rachel has become an entrepreneur in the world of vocal and keyboard music education. She has over thirty private voice and piano students, ranging from young elementary through high school. She also teaches for multiple homeschool partnership programs, including the Home Educators Learning Partnership and the Summerville Home Educators Enrichment Program. Her duties with these partnerships include director of a middle school and high school chorus, as well as music director, vocal coach, and accompanist for an annual high school production of a full-length Broadway musical. Rachel alternatively employs her piano skills in accompanying for various vocal competitions and performances all over the state of South Carolina, and is currently the lead worship pianist at her home church. She is currently active as a vocalist with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the Taylor Festival Choir.

Rachel is happily married to Craig Premo, who is a middle school teacher and coach at James Island Christian School. They enjoy long evening walks, eating homemade pizza, seeing new movies together, and spending quality time with their families. Rachel is extremely passionate about piano and loves the thrill of serving others through her playing. She is extremely thankful to be on staff with Lowcountry Pianist & Co.

Rachel'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  - Aladdin
All I Ask of You - Phantom of the Opera
Beauty and the Beast - Beauty and the Beast
Bewitched - Pal Joey
Can You Feel the Love Tonight? - The Lion King
Candle on the Water - Pete’s Dragon
Cheek to Cheek - Top Hat
Come Rain or Come Shine - St. Louis Woman
I Believe in You and Me - The Preacher’s Wife
Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany’s
My Funny Valentine - Babes in Arms
Some Day my Prince will Come - Snow White
Some Enchanted Evening - South Pacific
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - The Wizard of OZ
Till There was You- The Music Man
Wedding Processional - The Sound of Music
*Many Broadway and Disney Options Available by Request

CLASSICAL  
Air from (Water Music) - Handel
Air on the G String - Bach
Allegro Maestoso (from Water Music) - Handel
Bist Du Bei Mir (You Are with Me) - 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) - Mendelssohn

COUNTRY
Amazed - Lonestar
Breathe - Faith Hill
Can I Have This Dance? - Anne Murray
Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
The Keeper of the Stars - Tracy Byrd
Valentine - Martina McBride
When You Say Nothing at All - Alison Krauss

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
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
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
 A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Beautiful in my Eyes - Joshua Kadison
Fields of Gold - Sting
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
I’ll Be - Edwin McCain
More Than Words - Extreme
The Gift - Jim Brickman
​Perfect - Ed Sheeran
The Power of Love - Celine Dion
Save the Best for Last - Vanessa Williams
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
Entreat Me Not To Leave Thee - Charles Gounod
For the Beauty of the Earth
How Beautiful - Twila Paris
I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman
Panis Angelicus (O Lord Most Holy) - Cesar Franck
Take My Life and Let It Be
The Lord’s Prayer - Albert Malotte
Wedding Prayer (Lord Take Our Lives) - Mary Rice Hopkins
*Many Traditional Hymn Options Available by Request

TRADITIONAL
Oh, Promise Me - Clement Scott & Reginald de Koven
The Irish Wedding Song by Ian Betteridge

VOCAL SELECTIONS
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
How Beautiful - Twila Paris
The Lord’s Prayer - Albert Malotte
*Many traditional hymn, broadway, and disney requests can be honored. For other specific vocal selections, just ask!

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