Marriage is a sacred union between two individuals. The sacrament of marriage and the music selected in a Catholic wedding should be appropriate for the occasion and the religious nature of the celebration. While many popular love songs have a special meaning to the couple, they are better suited for the reception.

Musicians serving at your wedding are from Saint John and Saint Mary’s Music Department. The church employs a Principal Organist /Cantor, and maintains a roster of professional singers and instrumental musicians. Therefore, outside soloists and musicians are generally not permitted except at the discretion of the Music Director and Pastor. The number of musical selections at your wedding will be determined by the type of ceremony you have planned. A Nuptial Mass is a Solemn Mass including Communion rites. The Responsorial Psalm should be sung.

• Contact the Music Director six (6) months before your wedding to arrange for music.
• The Music Director can also assist you in making arrangements for vocalists and instrumentalists.
• S/He must approve all music selections and musicians for the ceremony.
• The Music Director will arrange to meet with you personally, and/or by e-mail or phone contact. Fees, music selections, and all details regarding your wedding music will be efficiently arranged.
• A detailed wedding music program/listing will be sent to you, which will include all liturgical music selections.
  
  Please click on the link below to print the Initial Information needed to complete your
  Wedding Music Listings Form:

Sample wedding music selections are listed on the next page, and a compact disc sampler is also available. These are approved by the Parish and by the Music Commission of the Archdiocese of New York. Additional instrumental and vocal music may also be permitted, providing that the music is sacred.

(Track numbers refer to compact disc music sampler available with wedding music information packet)

Track 1 - Air on a G String, J.S. Bach
Track 2 - Ave Maria, Franz Schubert
Track 3 - Ave Maria, Bach/Gounod
Track 4 - Bridal Chorus (Wagner)
Track 5 - Canon in D, Pachelbel
Track 6 - The Earth is Full (Haas)
Track 7 - Faith, Hope, Love (Haas)
Track 8 - Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, J.S. Bach
Track 9 - Largo (Vivaldi)
Track 10 - The Lord is Kind (Haas)
Track 11 - Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
Track 12 - Now Thank We All Our God, JS Bach
Track 13 - Rondeau, Jean-Joseph Mouret
Track 14 - Let the Bright Seraphim, George Friedrich Handel
Track 15 - Sheep May Safely Graze, JS Bach
Track 16 - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, G.F. Handel
Track 17 - Toccata, Symphony No. 5, Widor
Track 18 - Trumpet Voluntary in D major, Clarke
Track 19 - Hornpipe (Handel)

Allegro vivace ,G.F. Handel
Ave Verum, Mozart
Be Thou With Them, J.S. Bach
Chaconne, L. Couperin
Come Down, O Love Divine, Down Ampney
Fanfare, Jacques Lemmens
Festival Prelude, Charpentier
Festival Voluntary, Peeters
God is Love, Abbotts Leigh
Hear Us Now Our God and Father, Hyfrydol
In dir ist Freude, J.S. Bach
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling, Hyfrydol
Marche Royale, Jean-Baptiste Lully
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, J.S. Bach
My Heart Ever Faithful, J.S. Bach
Ode to Joy, Ludwig Van Beethoven
Organ Concerti Variations, G.F. Handel
Organ Sonatas, Mendelssohn (Various movements)
Organ Trio in E Flat, J.S. Bach
Panis Angelicus, Franck or Lambillotte
Prelude to a Te Deum (Charpentier)
Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C, Buxtehude
Psalm 150, Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Rigaudon, André Campra
Royal Fireworks Music, GF Handel
Solemn Processional, Boellman
Spring (from Four Seasons), Vivaldi
Suite Gothique, Boellman
The Emperor’s Fanfare, A. Soler
Trumpet Tune in D major, Henry Purcell
Trumpet Tune in D major, Johnson
Tuba Tune, C.S. Lang
Voluntary on the Old 100th, Purcell
Water Music (various movements) GF Handel
We Have Been Told (Haas)
We Will Serve the Lord (Haas)
When Love is Found (Haas)
Where There is Love (Haas)