Wedding Music Repertoire Music is an essential part of a Wedding Celebration, enhancing the atmosphere of the ceremony. The Orpheus Trio’s music reflects the emotions of the happy couple and uplifts the spirits of the assembled company as the ceremony progresses, from joy to nostalgia, from reflection to reverence. Quite simply, our music touches the heart at this special time, the beginning of a happy couple’s life together.
Below is a sample of our Church Music Repertoire. The pieces have all been placed in the appropriate order. Please bear in mind that the order of the pieces and the pieces themselves are only suggestions. There are no set rules about the number of pieces needed. Go to our Audio page for examples of our repertoire.
Wedding Music Repertoire List
Ceremony Wedding Music: 1. Prelude Music The Orpheus Trio performs various items drawn from their large repertoire as guests begin to arrive at the church.
2. Processionals The following items are appropriate for the march up the aisle and indeed
some are also suitable for the march down the aisle.
Dowland Lady Hunsdon’s Alman
Handel Where e’er you walk
Purcell Rondeau from ‘Abdelazar’
Purcell Trumpet Voluntary
3. Meditations The following pieces, which are mostly religious in nature, are suitable for:
The Offertory
The Communion
The Signing of the Register
Anon Romance
Bach Adagio from Flute Sonata in E major
Bach Minuet & Badinerie
Faure Sicilienne from ‘Pelleas & Melisande’
Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Gounod Ave Maria on a Prelude by J.S.Bach
Morricone Gabriel’s Oboe
Mozart Laudate Dominum
Myers Cavatina
O’Riada Ar n’Athair
Pachelbel Canon
Schubert Ave Maria
Tarrega Lagrima
Telemann Andante from Sonata in A minor
Trad. (Irish) Bi a Iosa im Chroise
Trad. (Irish) Tabhair dom do Lamh
Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 4. Recessionals As mentioned above, the following are also interchangeable with the
march up the aisle.
Carolan Planxty Sudley
Gossec Tambourin
Handel Bouree & Hornpipe from “The Water Music”
Telemann Allegro from Sonata in F Vivaldi Allegro from ‘Spring’ of the Four Seasons
Wedding Reception: If you are looking for beautiful music to create just the right ambience for your reception, then look no further.
Classical pieces from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods
Opera Favorites
Tangos, Sambas & Dances from Spain and South America
Hits from the Movies and Shows
Various Jazz Standards
Irish and Celtic folk songs
Baroque Classical & Romantic
Anon. :
Spanish Romance
Bach, Johann Sebastian:
Air on the G string from Suite #3 in D Major
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata #147
Minuet and Badinerie from Orchestral Suite #2
Flute Sonata in C
Boccherini, Luigi:
Minuet
Clarke, Jeremiah:
Trumpet Voluntary
Delibes, Leo:
Flower Duet from “Lakme”
Dowland, John:
Lady Hunsdon’s Alman
Faure, Gabriel:
Pavane, Op. 50
Giuliani, Mauro:
Grand Duo Concertant, op. 85
Godard, Benjamin:
Allegretto fron Suite
Gossec, Francois Joseph:
Tambourin
Granados, Enrique:
Danza Espanola “Andaluza”
Ibert, Jacques:
Entr’acte
Handel, George Frederick:
(Water Music Suite) Air, Bouree, Hornpipe
Martini, JPE:
Plaisir D’Amour
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus:
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Rondo Alla Turca from Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331
Pachelbel, Johann:
Canon
Purcell, Henry:
Rondeau from Incidental Music to Abdelazer
Rodrigo, Joaguin:
Adagio from Concierto De Aranjuez
Saint-Saens, Camille:
The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
Satie, Erik:
Gymnopedie Nr. 1
Schubert,Franz:
Serenade
Tarrega, Francisco:
Lagrima
Recuerdos De La Alhambra
Telemann, George Phillip:
Sonata in F Major
Oboe Sonata in A minor
Villa-Lobos, Heitor:
Bachianas Brasileiras Nr. 5
Vivaldi, Antonio:
The Four Seasons '' Excerpt
Allegro from Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 #1 "Spring"
Opera Favorites Bizet, Georges: Carmen:
Entr’acte (Act 111)
Habanera
Gluck, Christoph Willibald: Orfeo and Euridice:
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: The Magic Flute:
Six Arias
Offenbach, Jacques: Orpheus in the Underworld:
Galopp (Can-Can) The Tales of Hoffmann:
Barcarolle
Ponchielli, Amilcare: La Giocanda:
Dance of the Hours
Puccini,Giacomo:
Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
Tangos, Sambas & Dances from Spain and South America Anon.:
La Bamba (Mexican Folk Song)
Abreu,Zequinha:
Tico Tico Bonfa, Luis:
Manha De Carnaval
Jobim, Antonio Carlos:
Felicidade
The Girl From Ipanema
Wave
Piazzolla, Astor:
Histoire Du Tango
Libertango
Hits from the Movies, Shows and Popular Music Bacharach, Burt: I Say A Little Prayer
Boccelli, Andrea (as sung by):
Time To Say Goodbye
Denver, John:
Annie’s Song
Gershwin, George:
Porgy and Bess
Graham, Brendan:
You Raise Me Up
Jones, Nora:
Don’t Know Why
Joplin, Scott:
The Entertainer
Mancini, Henry:
Moon River from Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Morricone, Henry:
Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission
Myers, Stanley: Cavatina from The Deer Hunter
Rota, Nino:
Love Theme from “Romeo and Juliet”
Sting:
Fields Of Gold
Twain,Shania:
From This Moment
Webber, Andrew Lloyd:
All I Ask Of You Love Changes Everything
Various Jazz Standards Arlen, Harold: Over The Rainbow
Bolling, Claude: Irlandaise from Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano
Desmond, Paul: Take Five
Kern, Jerome: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Simons, Seymoue: All Of Me
Van Heusen, Jimmy:
Polkadots and Moonbeams
Irish and Celtic Folk Songs Coulter, Phil:
The Town I Loved so Well
Furey, Finbarr and Eddie:
The Lonesome Boatman
Irish Trad:
Brian Boru’s March
Danny Boy
Down By The Sally Gardens
O’Carolan, Turlough:
Carolan’s Concerto
Carolan’s Draught
Carolan’s Receipt For Drinking
John Drury
Planxty Sudley
Molloy, J.C.:
Love’s Old Sweet Song
Moore, Thomas:
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
‘Tis The Last Rose Of Summer
