The organists who play at Lullington & Orchardleigh Churches have expert knowledge and loads of experience of what music and hymns work. Please ask them for options so you make your best choice.
Music suggestions for wedding couples
The Organist usually plays for about 10-15 minutes before the service starts. There are hundreds of possibilities here, and these are a few of the most popular:
- Air and Hornpipe from ‘Water Music’- Handel
- Minuet from ‘Berenice’- Handel
- Jesu, joy of man’s desiring- Bach
- Canon in D – Pachelbel
- Fantasia in G BWV572 – Bach
- My Heart Ever Faithful – Bach
- Rhosymedre – Vaughan Williams
- Sonatina in C- Mozart
- Prelude and Fugue in C BWV547 – Bach
- March on a theme by Handel – Guilmant
- Occasional Oratorio – Handel
- Air and Gavotte- Wesley
Entrance of the Bride (Processional)
- Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
- Trumpet Tune – Purcell
- Trumpet Voluntary – Stanley
- Prelude to a ‘Te Deum’ – Charpentier
- Canon – Pachelbel
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – Handel
- Alla Hornpipe from ‘Water Music’- Handel
- Wedding March from ‘Lohengrin’- Wagner
Wedding March (Recessional)
- Toccata – Widor
- Wedding March- Mendelssohn
- Trumpet Tune – Purcell
- Final from Symphonie No. 1 – Vierne
- Grand March from ‘Aida’- Verdi
- La Rejouissance from ‘Music for the Royal Fireworks’ – Handel
Hymns
- All people that on earth do dwell
- All things bright and beautiful (nb 2 tunes! Try http://www.cyberhymnal.org/ttl/ttl.htm
[click on ‘A’ and then the appropriate link] to hear ‘Royal Oak’ and ‘Bright and Beautiful’)
- And did those feet in ancient time (‘Jerusalem’)
- Dear Lord and Father of mankind
- Father hear the prayer we offer
- Guide me, O thou great redeemer
- I vow to thee my country
- Immortal invisible god only wise
- Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us
- Love divine all love excelling (nb 2 tunes! Try http://www.cyberhymnal.org/ttl/ttl.htm
[click on ‘L’ and then the appropriate link] to hear ‘Blaenwern’ and ‘Love Divine’)
- Morning has broken
- Now thank we all our god
- O Jesus I have promised
- O worship the King
- Praise my soul the King of heaven
- Praise to the Lord the almighty
- The King of love my shepherd is
- The Lord’s my shepherd I’ll not want
Music list for weddings will a soloist – £125 for the singer
Please note that this list is by no means exhaustive. Requests for pieces not on this list will always be considered. The Order of Service should be discussed with the Priest in charge, as this will affect the number of hymns/anthems/etc. required.
Anthems
- Jesu, joy of man’s desiring – Bach
- The Lord bless you and keep you – Rutter
- Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart
- Ave Verum Corpus – Elgar
- Ave Maria – Schubert
- Panis angelicus – Franck
- A Gaelic Blessing – John Rutter
Psalms (one of the Hymns could be replaced by a psalm, sung by the choir)
- Psalm 23 (‘The Lord is my shepherd’)
- Psalm 121 (‘I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills’)
- Psalm 122 (‘I was glad’)
- Psalm 128
Music list for weddings with a full choir (four singers) £100 per singer
Please note that this list is by no means exhaustive. Requests for pieces not on this list will always be considered. The Order of Service should be discussed with the Priest in charge, as this will affect the number of hymns/anthems/etc. required.
Anthems
- Jesu, joy of man’s desiring – Bach
- Zadok, the priest – Handel
- How lovely are thy dwellings fair – Brahms
- The Lord bless you and keep you – Rutter
- O For the Wings of a Dove – Mendelssohn
- Set me as a seal – Walton
- And I saw a new heaven – Bainton
- Greater Love hath no man – Ireland
- My beloved spake – Hadley
- Ubi Caritas – Ojilo
- This Marriage – Whitacre
- The Father’s Love – Lole
- As the apple tree – Walker
- Let their celestial concerts all unite – Handel
Having a singer, or a choir, will help to lift the service and singing. It will support the congregation to sing their best and will add to the confidence of the sound.