String Poets Quartet - Baltimore, Washington DC, ceremony musicians, wedding music, reception music.
 
SAMPLES PROGRAMS

Music ideas for the Entrance of the Mothers and Grandmothers, the Wedding Party's Processional, the Bride's Processional, Unity Candle, Communion, or Sign of Peace:

Canon in D by Pachelbel
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Bach
Winter (Largo version from The Four Seasons) by Vivaldi
Aria by Handel
Sheep May Safely Graze by Bach
Ave Maria by Schubert
Bridal Chorus (from Lohengren) by Wagner
Air in G by Bach
Theme From 1st Symphony by Brahms
Panis Angelicus by Franck
Meditation (from Thais) by Massenet
Minuet by Gluck

Lively Music Suggestions for the Recessional of the Wedding Party and the Wedding Couple:

Rondeau (from Premiere Suite) by Mouret
Hornpipe by Handel
La Rejouissance (from Royal Fireworks) by Handel
Trumpet Voluntary by Clark
Alleluia (from Exsultate, Jubilate) by Mozart
Ode to Joy by Beethoven
Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night's Dream) by Mendelssohn
Trumpet Tune by Purcell
Rigaudon by Campra
March (from The Marriage of Figaro) by Mozart

Music for Wedding Receptions and Banquets:


For these events, we primarily play a wide variety of classical music selections, which creates a sophisticated environment for all those attending the event. Whether people are being seated, conversing, having cocktails or eating dinner, beautiful classical music always sets the stage for an enjoyable experience. The pieces we perform for these events include all of the pieces listed above, plus our music library also includes the following:

Additional Classical Pieces:
Ave Maria by Bach and Gounod
Where'er You Walk (from Semele) by Handel
Air in F by Handel
Adagio by Mozart
The Swan by Saint-Saens
Adagio (from Organ Sonata No. 2, Opus 65) by Mendelssohn
Thou Ring on my Finger by Schumann
Clair de Lune by Debussy
Dedication by Franz
I Love Thee by Grieg
Let the Bright Seraphim (Samson) by Handel
Prayer by Hugo Wolf

The Four Seasons by Vivaldi:
Spring
Danza Pastorale
Winter (Allegro version from First Movement)

The Entire Thirteen Early String Quartets by Mozart (contains 48 different movements)
Amazing Grace
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
How Great Thou Art
The Old Rugged Cross
Rock of Ages
As the Deer
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Peace Like a River
His Eye is on the Sparrow
Sweet By and By
I'll Fly Away
When the Roll is Called Up Yonder
Seek Ye First
Be Still, My Soul
It is Well With My Soul
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Hiding in Thee
Living for Jesus
Blessed Assurance
Trust and Obey
Be Thou My Vision
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
Crown Him with Many Crowns
Jesus Never Fails

Folk Tunes:
Greensleeves
Wedding Song (There is Love)
The Gift of Love
The Water is Wide
Sing to the Mountains by Bob Dufford
Canticle of the Sun by Marty Haugen
Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming
My Country, 'Tis of Thee
Battle Hymn of the Republic
The Star-Spangled Banner
America, the Beautiful

Contemporary:
Grow Old With Me by John Lennon
I Will Be Here by Steven Curtis Chapman
Follow Me by John Denver
On Eagle's Wings by Michael Joncas
The Prayer (from Quest for Camelot) by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster
Here, There and Everywhere by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
At Last by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
What a Wonderful World by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele
Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder
Stand By Me by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King
Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman
I Say a Little Prayer by Hal David
A Moment Like This by Kelly Clarkson
Theme from "The A-Team" by Mike Post
Somewhere (from West Side Story) by Leonard Bernstein
I'll Cover You (from the musical Rent) by J. Larson
Sunrise, Sunset (from Fiddler on the Roof) by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock
You're Still You from Josh Groban by Linda Thompson and Ennio Morricone
100 Years from Five for Fighting by John Ondrasik
Theme from New York, New York by John Kander
The Greatest Love of All by Michael Masser
It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing) by Duke Ellington
Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen
Don't Get Around Much Anymore by Duke Ellington
Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire by David Foster
Caravan by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol
Star Dust by Hoagy Carmichael
Theme from Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love) by Marvin Hamlisch
You Light Up My Life by Joe Brooks
Thanks for the Memory by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
Making Memories of Us by Rodney Crowell
From This Moment On by Shania Twain and R.J. Lange
I Have Loved You by Michael Joncas
Falling in Love (from A Day to Remember) by the O'Neill Brothers
Con Te Partiro by Francesco Sartori

Enya:
A Day Without Rain
Wild Child
Only Time
Tempus Vernum
Deora Ar Mo Chroi
Flora's Secret
Fallen Embers
Silver Inches
Pilgrim
One by One
The First of Autumn
Lazy Days

Christmas Songs:

What Child Is This?
Angels We Have Heard on High
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Joy to the World!
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
The First Noel
O Holy Night!
Away in a Manger
Go, Tell it on the Mountain
O Come, Let Us Adore Him
Silent Night! Holy Night
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
O Little Town of Bethlehem
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
O Come, All Ye Faithful
We Three Kings of Orient Are
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Beautiful Savior (Crusaders' Hymn)
Carol of the Bells
Coventry Carol
The Echo Carol (Joy, Joy, Joy)
Deck the Halls (With Boughs of Holly)
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Good King Wenceslas
The Holly and the Ivy
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Listen, Lordlings, Unto Me
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
O Christmas Tree
O How Joyfully (O Sanctissima)
Once in Royal David's City
Patapan
The Wassail Song
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Let Our Gladness Know No End
March of the Kings
Sleep, Little Dove
The Seven Joys of Mary
Lay Down Your Staffs, O Shepherds
Here in a Stable
Joseph, Dearest Joseph
Although You are so Tiny
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Song of the Bagpipers