Weddings
Make your church wedding a memorable occasion. Whether at Mdina Cathedral or other churches, John Aquilina can perform solo or with a small ensemble (soprano, trumpet) the best loved works for the Wedding Mass (or ceremony).
The table below provides an indication of candidate pieces for the Wedding Mass. The order of music is a suggestion. The pieces can be arranged in a different order to suit the preferences of the clientele. Given advance notice, other repertoire can be performed. Most of these pieces can be performed either solo (organ) or in duets (soprano and organ / trumpet and organ) or trio (soprano, trumpet and organ).
| Order of Service | Work | Composer |
Pre-Mass Music | Trumpet Voluntary Adagio in C major K 356 Various short organ works Prelude, Fugue and Variation | H Purcell WA Mozart Various C Franck |
Procession (Entry of the Bride) | Ave Maria Ave Maria Bridal March (Lohengrin) Sinfonia from Cantata "Wir danken dir", BWV 29 | F Schubert Bach/Gounod R Wagner JS Bach |
Before the reading of the Gospel | Alleluia | Various |
After exchanging wedding vows | Hornpipe (Water Music) A time for us (Romeo & Juliet) Sketch in C, Op. 58 No. 2 | GF Handel R Schumann |
| Offertory | The Prince of Denmark's March The Prayer Offertoire sur le Grands Jeux | J Clarke Bocelli F Couperin |
| After consecration | I believe Ubi Caritas (Taize) | |
| Rite of peace | Canzona in F Elevazione | D Zipoli D Zipoli |
| Communion | Gabriel's Oboe (The Mission) Panis Angelicus Arioso Ave Verum Corpus Chorale Prelude(s) Nimrod | E Morricone C Franck JS Bach WA Mozart JS Bach E Elgar |
| Signing the register | Trumpet Voluntary Amazing Grace Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) Air and Gavotte | J Stanley Traditional P Mascagni S Wesley |
| Recessional | Marcia Trionfale (Aida) Wedding March Final (from Organ Symphony No. 1) Toccata (from Organ Symphony No. 5) | G Verdi Mendelssohn L Vierne CM Widor |
Other wedding music suggestions include but are not necessarily limited to: | Air (from Orchestral Suite in D) Air (from Water Music Suite)
Alleluia (from Exsultate, Jubilate)
Ave Maria
Fanfare
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Largo (from Xerxes)
Laudate Dominum
Prelude (from Te Deum)
Priere a Notre Dame (from Suite Gothique)
Romance
Sheep may safely graze
The Lord’s Prayer | JS Bach GF Handel WA Mozart Caccini W Mathias JS Bach GF Handel WA Mozart Charpentier L Boellmann Beethoven JS Bach Malotte |