Popular Wedding Selections
For organ and cantor
Seating of Parents
- Bach, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
- Options
- Organ only
- Organ and string quartet
- Organ and violin
- Organ with a quartet of singers
Processional
- Pachelbel, Canon in D
- Clarke, Prince of Denmark's March (works well with trumpet)
- O God Beyond All Praising - Opening hymn
- Deus Israel - Introit Chant from Missa Pro Sponsis
Gloria
- Gloria Mass VIII Missa De Angelis (Latin)
Gloria Mass XV (English)
Psalm
- Responsorial Psalm - Set to a psalm tone
- Uxor Tua - Gradual chant from Missa Pro Sponsis
Alleluia
- Alleluia Mode VI
- Mittat vobis - Alleluia chant from Missa Pro Sponsis
Offertory
Hymns
- Perfect Love
- Ubi Caritas
- Love Divine
- All Loves Excelling
Chant
- In te Speravi - Offertory chant from Missa Pro Sponsis
Solo piece for the cantor
- Ave Maria - Schubert or Gounod
- Franck, Panis Angelicus
- Ave Verum Corpus
- Mozart, Laudate Dominum
Instrumental music
Sanctus
- Sanctus Mass VIII Missa De Angelis (Latin)
- Sanctus Mass XV (English)
Agnus Dei
- Sanctus Mass VIII Missa De Angelis (Latin)
- Sanctus Mass XV (English)
Communion
Hymns
- Any of those listed under "Offertory"
- Any hymn that references the Blessed Sacrament
Chant
- Ecce sic benedicetur – Communion chant from Missa Pro Sponsis
Solo Piece for the Cantor
- Any of those listed under Offertory
Flowers to Mary
Any setting of
- Ave Maria
- Salve Regina
- Another Marian antiphon
Recessional
- Clarke, Prince of Denmark's March
- Handel, La Rejouissance
- Handel, Alla Hornpipe (works well with strings)
- Widor Toccata (organ only)
Choral pieces - For quartet or larger choir
Any of these could be used for Processional, Offertory, Communion, or Recessional
- Durufle, Ubi Caritas
- Willan, Rise Up My Love
- Ave Verum Corpus
- Mozart
- Byrd
- Elgar
- Ave Maria
- Gallus
- Saint-Saens
- Daniel Knaggs - setting written for our church
- Faure, Cantique de Jean Racine
Polyphonic Mass setting
- Palestrina, Missa Brevis
- Byrd, Mass for 4 Voices