Weddings

Weddings are one of the most important events in a person’s lifetime. I’m always honored when clients choose to include the music I play. I can make my presence very memorable, unique, and with personal warmth with the musical selections I offer. I have an extensive repertoire of music that is appropriate for ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. If you can allow me to select from my repertoire, with a minimum of requests from other genres, I can contribute significantly to the overall feel and mood, giving guests a very memorable experience. In fact, I can give you much, much more if you allow me to play music I connect with rather than requesting me play music I don’t connect with. I should clarify that I don’t really play pop music, classic rock, or other styles. I do, however, infuse the music I play with elements of contemporary sounds, jazz, classical, baroque, Latin, and middle-eastern sounds to create the feel of diversity. I can also emphasize any one of those musical styles more strongly than the others if desired. Below are a few samples you may listen to so you know how those infusions sound.

Weddings require many elements not required by corporate and private events. Among those are a repertoire that reflects the unique feel a couple desires for their wedding. I have a small repertoire of classical tunes such as Pachelbel’s Canon in D, several J.S. Bach tunes, as well as a couple of S.L. Weiss tunes that I really love. In addition, I have adapted some guitar music from flamenco that works really nicely for pre-ceremony, ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception.

Examples of very traditional songs I can play are:

J.S. Bach - Prelude from Lute Suite BWV 998

J.S Bach - Prelude from Unaccompanied Cello Suite BWV 1007

J.S. Bach - Allemande from Unaccompanied Cello Suite BWV 1007

J.S. Bach - Ave Maria

J.S. Bach - Siciliana from Violin Sonata BWV 1001

J.S. Bach - Presto from Violin Sonata BWV 1001

S.L. Weiss - Prelude and Courante from (Lute) Suite in F Major, Dresden Manuscript (note that I have combined parts of this with a flamenco tune in which it sounds gorgeous)

Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major

Mendelssohn - Bridal Chorus

Wagner - Wedding March

This corranda, essentially the same as the French Courante, can be played as solo, duo and many instrument combinations as pre-ceremony, ceremony or during cocktail hour or during reception or dinner.

Y enamorarse can be played as solo, duo, and in a variety of instrument combinations. I like to use the section with the words Recessional (above) as a recessional for the bride and groom once married and walking out of the wedding.