Pianist for Events, Fred Yacono

• Fred Yacono - Piano, Portable Piano
• Nathan Wilson - Violin
• Hanno Strydom - Cello
• Robin Berry - Harp

Enhance your upcoming party or special occasion with piano music from Fred Yacono. Fred will add "pizzazz" to your event and make it an occasion to remember!

Originally from New York and more recently based in Eagan, Minnesota, Fred brings ambiance and life to any event. He is often featured as piano soloist at country clubs, weddings, anniversaries, bar mitzvahs, corporate events, graduations, fashion shows, holiday parties, private parties, and memorials throughout the Twin Cities and surrounding areas.

Fred is an accomplished song stylist and has spent his entire career as a music educator, composer, performer and conductor. Although he is classically trained, he plays a wide variety of music, including, pop, blues, Latin, Broadway and movie themes, jazz, ethnic, classical/light classical and so much more.

In addition to his solo piano performances as an event and wedding pianist, Fred can also provide additional instruments upon request, such as violin, harp, cello, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and drums.

If you don't have a piano, Fred will supply your event with one of his state of the art digital pianos and sound equipment. He also has a silent portable generator if an electricity source is an issue.

Fred is equally at home in both popular and classical arenas. His style is warm, improvisational, and enriching, with brilliant melodies, cascading harmonies, and pulsating rhythms.

Fred is a graduate of New York University where he majored in piano performance and music education. He pursued his graduate studies at The Hartt College of Music of the University of Hartford, Duquesne University, and the University of North Carolina.

Let Fred turn your special event into a truly unique and memorable occasion. You will not be disappointed!

• Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
• All I Ask of You - Andrew Lloyd Webber
• All of Me - Michael Buble
• All the Things You Are - Carly Simon
• All You Need is Love - Lennon & McCartney
• Always - Irving Berlin
• Amazing Grace - Il Divo
• America - Neil Diamond
• Angel Eyes - Frank Sinatra
• Anniversary Song - Al Jolson
• April in Paris - Stan Kenton
• April Showers - Ted Heath
• Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross
• As Time Goes By - Jimmy Durante
• Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams
• Be My Love - Mario Lanza
• Because of You - Tony Bennett
• Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered - Doris Day
• Blue Moon - Dean Martin
• Blue Skies - Irving Berlin
• Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
• Blues in the Night - Guy Lombado
• Bridal Chorus - Richard Wagner
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
• But Not for Me - Ella Fitzgerald
• California Here I Come - Ray Charles
• Call Me Irresponsible - Jack Jones
• Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel
• Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - The Lettermen
• Carolina in the Morning - Lenny Dee
• Chances Are - Johnny Mathis
• Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
• Cinema Paridiso - Ennio Morricone
• Claire de Lune - Claude Debussy
• Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
• Dancing Queen - Abba
• Danny Boy - Bing Crosby
• Days of Wine and Roses - Henry Mancini
• Dear Hearts & Gentle People - Gordon MacRae
• Death Theme - "The Untouchables" - YoYo Ma
• Deborah's Theme - Celine Dion
• Deep Purple - Nino Tempo and April Stevens
• Don't Blame Me - Erroll Garner
• Don't Cry for Me Argentina - Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
• Don't Know Why I Love You - Duke Ellington
• Ebb Tide - The Righteous Brothers
• Edelweiss - Sound of Music-Richard Rodgers
• Embraceable You - Chris Botti
• Endless Love - Lionel Ritchie
• Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime - Dean Martin
• Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland
• Fascinatin' Rhythm - Tony Bennett
• Feelings - Morris Albert
• Fly Me to the Moon - Astrud Gilberto
• From This Moment - Shania Twain
• Get Me to the Church on Time - Nat King Cole
• Gone With the Wind - Tony Bennett
• Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky
• Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - Mary Martin-South Pacific
• Good Morning Starshine - "Hair"
• Goody Goody - Benny Goodman
• Granada - Placido Domingo
• Green Leaves of Summer - Peter and Gordon
• Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry - Bobby Caldwell
• Hawaii Five-O - From the TV Show
• Hello Young Lovers - Stevie Wonder
• Hey Jude - The Beatles
• Hey Look Me Over - Peggy Lee
• Hey There You with the Stars in Your Eyes - Rosemary Clooney
• Home to Stay - Josh Groban
• Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
• How Deep is Your Love - The Bee Gees
• I Don't Know Why I Love You Like I Do - Duke Ellington
• I Feel Pretty - From "West Side Story"
• I Have Dreamed - Andy Williams
• I Hear Music - Ella Fitzgerald
• I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett
• I Want to Hold Your Hand - Lennon & McCartney
• I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now - Ray Charles
• If I Loved You - Barbra Streisand
• If You Were the Only Girl in the World - Perry Como
• I'll Never Forget You - Rosemary Clooney
• I'm as Corny as Kansas in August - Gordon MacRae
• I'm in the Mood for Love - Kenny G
• In the Mood - Glenn Miller
• In the Still of the Night - Carly Simon
• In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Carly Simon
• It Might as Well be Spring - Johnny Mathis
• It Was a Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra
• It's a Grand Night for Singing - Oscar Hammerstein
• It's a Lonesome Old Town - Frank Sinatra
• It's Been a Long Long Time - Louis Armstrong
• It's Only a Paper Moon - Harold Arlen
• I've Got a Crush on You - George Gershwin
• I've Got Rhythm - George Gershwin
• I've Got You Under My Skin - Cole Porter
• I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face - Dean Martin
• Jealousy - Frankie Laine
• Jean - Rod McKuen
• Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S Bach
• June is Bustin' Out All Over - Oscar Hammerstein
• Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
• Lady Be Good - George Gershwin
• Lara's Theme - Dr. Zhivago
• Laura - David Raksin
• Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
• Love Walked Right in - Gogi Grant
• Lover - Keely Smith
• Luck be a Lady Tonight - Frank Sinatra
• Lullaby of Birdland - Ella Fitzgerald
• Lullaby of Broadway - Tony Bennett
• Making Whoopee - Frankie Laine
• Man From La Mancha - Linda Eder
• Maria - Leonard Bernstein "West Side Story"
• Melody of Love - Al Martino
• Memory - Andrew Lloyd Webber "Cats"
• Michelle - The Beatles
• Misty - Erroll Garner
• Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole
• Moon Over Miami - Enoch Light & Orchestra
• Moon River - Henry Mancini
• Moonglow - k.d. lang and Tony Bennett
• Moonlight in Vermont - Frankie Laine
• More Than You Know - Judy Garland
• More - Theme from "Mondo Cane"
• Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
• My Favorite Things - Rogers and Hammerstein
• My Funny Valentine - Richard Rodgers
• My One and Only Love - Chris Botti/Paula Cole
• My Way - Frank Sinatra
• New York New York - Frank Sinatra
• Night and Day - Cole Porter
• O Solo Mio - Enrico Caruso
• Oh What a Beautiful Morning - Gordon MacRae
• Oklahoma - Gordon MacRae
• Old Man River - Howard Keel
• On the Street Where You Live - Vic Damone
• On the Sunny Side of the Street - Diana Krall
• Once I Had a Secret Love - Doris Day
• Once in Love With Amy - Frank Loesser
• Once Upon a Time in America - Ennio Morricone
• One Hand One Heart - Leonard Bernstein
• Our Love is Here to Stay - George/Ira Gershwin
• Over There - George Cohan
• People Will Say We're in Love - Rogers and Hammerstein
• Phantom of the Opera - Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Piano Man - Billy Joel
• Poincian - Nat Simon
• Point of No Return - Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Put a Little Love in Your Heart - Jimmy Holliday
• Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - Burt Bacharach
• Red Roses for a Blue Lady - Andy Williams
• Sentimental Journey - Les Brown Orchestra
• September Song - Liberace
• Sixteen Going on Seventeen - Julie Andrews
• Smile - Barbra Streisand
• Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - The Platters
• Softly as I Leave You - Antiono DeVita
• Some Enchanted Evening - Rogers and Hammerstein
• Someone to Watch Over Me - George Gershwin
• Something - Paul McCartney
• Somewhere My Love - Maurice Jarre
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
• Somewhere - Leonard Bernstein
• Spring is Here - Frank Sinatra
• St. Louis Blues - W.C. Handy
• Star Wars Theme - John Williams
• Stardust - Hogey Carmichael
• Stella by Starlight - Stan Goetz
• Stranger in Paradise - Gordon MacRae
• Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra
• Summer Me Winter Me - Johnny Mathis
• Summertime - George Gershwin
• Sunny - Bobby Hebb
• Sunrise Serenade - Glen Miller Orchestra
• Sunrise Sunset - Fiddler on the Roof
• Taking a Chance on Love - Rod Stewart
• Tenderly - Bette Midler
• Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page
• That's Amore - Dean Martin
• The Entertainer - Scott Joplin
• The Girl from Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim
• The Godfather Theme - Ferrante and Teicher
• The Impossible Dream - Robert Goulet
• The Lady is a Tramp - Rodgers and Hart
• The Look of Love - Burt Bacharach
• The Man I Love - Ella Fitzgerald
• The Music of the Night - Andrew Lloyd Webber
• The Point of No Return - Andrew Lloyd Webber
• The Rain in Spain - Percy Faith Orchestra
• The Second Time Around - Frank Sinatra
• The Shadow of Your Smile - Barbra Streisand
• The Sound of Music - Rogers and Hammerstein
• The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
• The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen
• Theme from Love Story - Andy Williams
• Theme From Romeo and Juliet - Henry Mancini
• Theme From The Apartment - Charles Williams
• There's a Place for Us - West Side Story
• These Are A Few of My Favorite Things - Julie Andrews
• These Foolish Things - Michael Buble
• They Can't Take That Away from Me - Frank Sinatra
• Think of Me - From Phantom of the Opera
• Three Times a Lady - Lionel Ritchie
• Tonight - Leonard Bernstein "West Side Story"
• Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
• Unforgettable - Nat King and Natalie Cole
• Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn
• We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
• What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
• What Kind of Fool Am I - Sammy Davis Jr.
• What the World Needs Now is Love - Burt Bacharach
• What's New - Chris Botti
• When I Fall in Love - Celine Dion
• When Sunny Gets Blue - Johnny Mathis
• When the Saints Go Marching In - Mahalia Jackson
• Where or When - Carly Simon
• Willow Weep for Me - Chad and Jeremy
• Wouldn't it be Loverly - Julie Andrews
• Yellow Bird - Norman Luboff
• Yes Sir That's My Baby - Rick Nelson
• Yesterday - The Beatles
• You and the Night and the Music - Jackie Gleason Orchestra
• You are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You Belong to Me - Jo Stafford
• You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
• You'll Never Walk Alone - Glen Campbell
• Younger Than Springtime - Mario Lanza
• You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You - Dean Martin

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Fred was great to work with from the very beginning! He was very professional, flexible, had a delightful manner about him. He made our event extra special and I will absolutely recommend him in the future! -- Kelli P, Woodbury, MN, 12/23/2011
• I was very satisfied with Mr. Yacano. There was a lot of phone calls between us before the event, and that sometimes got a little overwhelming. however, once the day came he required zero direction and was a self starter. He played the right music at the right times (even though we didn't have a rehearsal) and I didn't notice any errors in his playing. Everyone at the wedding said he was amazing. I also liked that he had 20 or 30 songs ready for us when we came to listen to him play for the first time. We also liked that he let us pick a song of our own, and then he went online and found the sheet music for it. He was very accommodating. -- Chez-Catherine T, Minneapolis, MN, 3/10/2012

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