Secular Music 

Funeral Pianist

Pianist Avery Ray Finlinson

Servicing the Utah County and Salt Lake County Areas

The cities of Utah County: Orem, Provo, Vineyard, Pleasant Grove, Lindon, Lehi, Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain, American Fork, Highland, Cedar Hills, Alpine, Springville, Spanish Fork, Salem, Payson, and Santaquin

The cities of Salt Lake County: Bluffdale, Herriman, Riverton, Draper, South Jordan, West Jordan, Kearns, Taylorsville, West Valley City, Magna, Sandy, Midvale, Murray, Cottonwood Heights, Holladay, South Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, Alta, and Brighton

Beautiful, meditative, gentle, and somber piano music for your loved one’s funeral or memorial service, with no religious undertones. Allow me to mourn with you and bring in a spirit of release through live piano music.

My set list is mostly by my favorite composter—the contemporary French composer, Yann Tiersen.

While my music set is secular, I am happy to perform for any type of funeral service, of any religious or spiritual viewpoint.

Pricing

3 hour service

$300

I will attend for up to 3 hours and provide music as needed.

5 hour service

$500

I will attend for up to 5 hours and provide music as needed.

Special Arrangements

To be decided

Chat with me and discuss what you have in mind

By default, I expect to provide intro music for 45-60 minutes while the service is set up and people enter, and outro music for another 45-60 minutes at the end of the memorial service.

I can also provide music during a viewing, or provide a musical number during the service, upon request.

Let know know your vision and I’ll try to accommodate it.

My set list is approximately 90 minutes long. If I complete it, I’ll just repeat it. I usually read off sheet music as I play.

Terms:

  • Please schedule at least 4 days in advance.
  • A working piano must be provided by the venue or client.
  • I take payment in cash, check, Venmo, and Paypal.
  • I take payment upon my arrival at your venue, or at time of booking.
  • I’ll provide my own transport to and from the event.

I like to bring and light a small candle while I play in these mournful settings. Let me know if this is unacceptable to your venue. 

 

Text or call me for availability:

435-244-1865

Listen to music samples:

A photo of Avery Ray Finlinson, a pianist who provides music to Utah funerals.

About Avery:

I am a nonbinary musician based in the Utah Valley Area. They/them pronouns are preferred. I was taught classical piano by my late grandmother Edith and have played for 26 years now. While I served as my LDS congregation’s organist for three years during high school, I am now deeply spiritual but nonreligious and openly queer. I still appreciate the power of music to bring peace and emotional release during hard times, and I still desire to serve my community through music.