music to put a smile on your face!!
Concert programs for seniors feature a wide variety of sonic flavors that highlight hit songs from decades past, including genres such as movie & Broadway standards, swing, pop, Latin bossa nova, tango, country music, folk, jazz, early rock and roll, ragtime, patriotic songs, etc. Audiences are engaged and entertained by Pete’s versatility, varied song selection and improvised musical performance. No two shows are alike. Every performance is fresh while presenting songs that are very familiar to seniors but rarely heard in modern times.
Pete performs frequently as a solo guitarist for happy hour, concert, birthday night and other special events. The solo guitar option is the most affordable option. A variety of duo, trio and quartet options are also available.
Pete Smyser’s instrumental duo with saxophonist Ted Lis is genuinely unique. Their concerts are regularly described as the favorite entertainment at retirement communities throughout the region. They have performed together for 30 years providing music for concerts, restaurants, corporate gatherings, country clubs and other public and private functions. In 2018, they released a recording entitled Slow Boat.
Pete’s various Duo Shows exude pure joy and romance with a healthy dose of Nostalgia. The smiles beaming on their faces reveal that the musicians love what they do and thrive on connecting with the audience.
“Great American Songbook renditions by two strummin’ thrummin’ chums... That tenor sax croons like it was an echo of Bing Crosby... the audience couldn’t keep knees still or toes from tapping... Feet, fingers and heads of the audience also bobbed along... the audience sang along softly... easy on the ear and sweet on the memory... when are Pete and Ted coming back?”
Pete provides music regularly at the following communities;
Shannondell (Audubon, PA)
Waverly Heights (Gladwyne, PA)
Jenner’s Pond (West Grove, PA)
Telford Lutheran Community (Telford, PA)
The Community at Rockhill (Sellersville, PA)
The Hill at Whitemarsh (Lafayette Hill, PA)
Foulkeways (Gwynedd, PA)
Rydal Park (Rydal, PA)
Rydal Waters (Rydal, PA)
Peter Becker Community (Harleysville, PA)
Brittany Pointe Estaes (Lansdale, PA)
Springhouse Estates (Springhouse, PA)
Normandy Farms Estates (Blue Bell, PA)
Gwynedd Estates (Gwynedd, PA)
Fort Washington Estates (Fort Washington, PA)
Granite Farms Estates (Media, PA)
Southampton Estates (Southampton, PA)
Frederick Living (Frederick, PA)
Dunwoody Village (Newtown Square, PA)
Homestead Village (Lancaster, PA)
Meadowood (Blue Bell, PA)
Pine Run Community (Doylestown, PA)
Freedom Village (Coatesville, PA)
Willow Valley (Lancaster, PA)
Luther Acres (Lititz, PA)
“You are ALWAYS on our radar as a great entertainer! Thank you for always putting on such fantastic shows. Residents here love you and with good reason.””
-PRICing for a 1 hour Weekday Evening Concert Program-
Duos (3 options)… Pete & Ted (Guitar & Sax Duo), or Pete & John Swana (Guitar & Valve Trombone) or Pete & Danny Tobias (Guitar & Trumpet) ... The fee for any duo is $400 for regional bookings (discounted to $350 for 2 or more bookings in a calendar year)
Pete's Trio (adds an upright bassist to any duo combination)... $600 for regional bookings (discounted to $525 for multiple bookings)
Pete's Quartet (guitar, sax, upright bass & drums, or guitar, piano, bass & drums)... $800 for regional bookings (discounted to $700 for multiple bookings)
*A travel fee/ surcharge may be added if the venue involves a center city location or a travel distance greater than 35 miles (one way).