The director of music is always happy to discuss music for services.
There are a handful of CDs available with recordings of wedding music which may help you to make a choice before discussing music with the Director of Music. Below is a list from one music publisher (Kevin Mayhew Ltd. ‘Favourite Wedding Music’)
You are not limited to this list but it give you some ideas.
Title Composer Time
Bridal March from Lohengrin Wagner 2.01
Te Deum Prelude Charpentier 2.11
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel 4.04
Trumpet Voluntary Clarke 2.34
Gavotte Boyce 1.39
Trumpet Tune and Air Purcell 3.19
Jesu, Joy of man’s desiring J.S. Bach 3.33
March from Scipio Handel 1.49
Sheep may safely graze J.S. Bach 4.08
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor J.S. Bach 9.49
Air and Suite No. 3 in D J.S. Bach 4.52
Ave Maria Schubert 2.35
St Anthony Chorale Haydn 1.58
March from Occasional Oratorio Handel 2.23
Largo from Serse Handel 2.58
Wedding March Mendelssohn 4.53
Badinerie, Second Orchestral Suite J.S. Bach 1.35
Siciliano, Second Flute Sonata J.S. Bach 2.36
Nimrod from Enigma Variations Elgar 5.12
Chanson de Matin Elgar 4.04
Toccata (Symphony No. 5) Widor 6.17
Composer | Anthem | No of voices |
George Dyson |
in F |
4 (B) organ |
George Dyson |
in D |
4 organ |
Gustav Holst |
|
8 |
Charles Villiers Stanford |
in C |
4 organ |
Charles Villiers Stanford |
in G |
5 (B) organ |
Settings of Psalm 23
Composer | Anthem | No of voices |
Lennox Berkeley |
The Lord is my shepherd |
5 (S) organ |
James Bain/Alan Bullard |
Brother James’ Air |
4 organ |
Howard Goodall |
The Lord is my shepherd |
4 organ |
Franz Schubert |
Gott ist mein Herrn |
4 piano (upper voices) |
Charles Hylton Stewart |
Psalm 23 |
4 |
Jonathan Wikeley |
Psalm 23 |
3 |
Henry Walford Davies |
Psalm 121 |
4 |
Maurice Duruflé |
Requiem (inc. Pie Jesu (S)) |
4+ organ +conductor |
Gabriel Fauré |
Requiem (inc. Pie Jesu (S)) |
4+ organ |
Herbert Howells |
Requiem |
4+ |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Requiem |
4+ organ |
Jean Richafort |
Requiem |
6 |
John Rutter |
Requiem (inc. Pie Jesu (5(S)) |
4+ organ (+ conductor depending on movement) |
Dale Adelmann |
Steal away |
8 |
J.C. Bach |
Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben |
4 |
J.S. Bach |
Jesu, joy of man’s desiring |
4 organ |
J.S. Bach |
Sheep may safely graze |
4 organ |
J.S. Bach/Charles Gounod |
Ave Maria |
1 (S) piano |
Edgar Bainton |
And I saw a new heaven |
4 organ |
Edward Bairstow |
I sat down under his shadow |
5 |
Edward Bairstow |
Save us, O Lord |
4 organ |
Johannes Brahms |
Geistliches Lied |
4 organ |
Johannes Brahms |
How lovely are thy dwellings |
4 organ |
Thomas Campion |
Never weather-beaten sail |
4 |
Bob Chilcott |
Be thou my vision |
5 (S) organ |
Bob Chilcott |
God so loved the world |
5 (S) organ |
Aaron Copland arr. Jonathan Wikeley |
Shall we gather by the river? |
4 organ |
Henry Walford Davies |
God be in my head |
4 |
Maurice Duruflé |
Ubi caritas |
6 |
Johannes Eccard |
When to the temple Mary went |
6 |
Edward Elgar |
Ave verum |
4 organ |
Edward Elgar |
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me |
4 organ +conductor |
Gabriel Fauré |
Cantique de Jean Racine |
4 organ |
César Franck |
Panis angelicus |
4 organ |
Orlando Gibbons |
Almighty and everlasting God |
4 |
Orlando Gibbons |
Drop, drop, slow tears |
|
Orlando Gibbons |
Jesu, grant me this, I pray |
4 |
William Harris |
Bring us, O Lord God |
8 |
William Harris |
Faire is the heaven |
8 |
William Harris |
I said to the man who stood at the gate |
4 (men only) |
Herbert Howells |
Like as the hart |
5 organ |
Peter Hurford |
Litany to the Holy Spirit |
4 organ |
Grayston Ives |
Listen, sweet dove |
4 organ |
Henry Ley |
A Prayer of King Henry VI |
4 |
Richard Lloyd |
View me, Lord |
4 |
Andrew Lloyd-Webber |
Pie Jesu |
2 (SA) organ |
Colin Mawby |
Ave verum |
8 organ |
Felix Mendelssohn |
For he shall give his angels charge over thee |
8 organ |
Felix Mendelssohn |
Hear my prayer |
5 (S) organ +conductor |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Ave verum |
4 organ |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Laudate Dominum |
5 (S) organ |
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina |
Sicut cervus |
4 |
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry |
I know my soul hath power to know all things |
4 |
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry |
My soul, there is a country |
4 |
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry |
There is an old belief |
6 |
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry |
Lord, let me know mine end |
8 |
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry |
Never weather-beaten sail |
4 |
Robert Parsons |
Ave Maria |
6 |
Elizabeth Poston |
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree |
6 |
Francis Poulenc |
Seigneur, je vous en prie |
4 (men only) |
Francis Poulenc |
Tout puissant, tres saint |
4 (men only) |
Henry Purcell |
O God, thou art my God |
6 |
Henry Purcell |
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts |
4 |
Henry Purcell |
Evening Hymn |
1 organ |
Sergei Rachmaninoff |
Bogoroditse Dyevo |
6 |
Josef Rheinberger |
Abendlied |
6 |
John Rutter |
A Gaelic Blessing |
5 organ |
John Rutter |
God be in my head |
4 |
John Rutter |
The Lord bless you and keep you |
4 organ |
John Rutter |
A Clare Benediction |
4 organ |
Franz Schubert |
Ave Maria |
1 (S) organ |
Richard Shephard |
A new commandment |
4 |
Richard Shephard |
Never weather-beaten sail |
4 |
John Stainer |
God so loved the world |
4 |
Charles Villiers Stanford |
Beati quorum via |
6 |
Thomas Tallis |
If ye love me |
4 |
Thomas Tallis |
The Lamentations |
6 |
John Tavener |
Mother of God, here I stand |
4 |
John Tavener |
The Lamb |
4 |
John Tavener |
They are all gone into a world of light |
4 |
Michael Tippett |
Steal away |
8 |
Michael Tippett |
Deep River |
8 |
Sebastian Temple/Martin Neary |
Make me a channel of your peace |
2 organ |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
I got me flowers |
5 (B) organ |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
The Call |
1 (B) organ |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Love bade me welcome |
5 (B) organ |
Percy Whitlock |
Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face |
4 organ |
Jonathan Wikeley |
Crossing the bar |
4 |
The following are lovely, bigger pieces. We can do choral settings of requiems.
The pieces by Parry are from the 'Songs of Farewell' which are all excellent and work well together.
The pieces by Tippett are from ‘A Child of our Time’, and all five spirituals can work well together.
The pieces by Vaughn Williams are from ‘Five Mystical Songs’, all five can work well together (but some require an extra conductor).
William Harris |
Bring us, O Lord God |
8 |
William Harris |
Faire is the heaven |
8 |
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry |
I know my soul hath power to know all things 4 |
|
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry |
My soul, there is a country |
4 |
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry |
There is an old belief |
6 |
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry |
Lord, let me know mine end |
8 |
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry |
Never weather-beaten sail |
4 |
Colin Mawby |
Ave verum |
8 organ |
Felix Mendelssohn |
For he shall give his angels charge over thee |
8 organ |
Michael Tippett |
Steal away |
8 |
Michael Tippett |
Deep River |
8 |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
I got me flowers |
5 (B) organ |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
The Call |
1 (B) organ |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Love bade me welcome |
5 (B) organ |
All Saints is an inclusive parish church, worshipping in the catholic tradition of the Church of England, that welcomes anyone, regardless of age, gender, sexuality, physical ability or ethnic background.
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