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  Below you will find
our repertoire list for Jewish wedding ceremonies. Even if it is a
mixed (Jewish/Christian, for example) wedding, it would be a nice touch
to add a few of those pieces to the prelude. (see
the programs below)
It is always advisable to
consult with your Rabbi to determine which piece would be appropriate
for specific parts in the ceremony.
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Hana'ava Babanot (The
Fairest of Maidens)
Erev Ba (Evening Comes) - MP3
Y'did Nefesh (Beloved of my Soul)
Erev Shel Shoshanim (Evening of Roses) - MP3
Dodi Li (My Beloved is Mine, and I am His)
S'u Sh'orim (Look up to the Gates) - MP3
Mi Bon Siach (Jewish Wedding March) - MP3
Lu Yehi (May it Be)
Im Eshkachech (If I forget you, O Jerusalem)
Jerusalem of Gold
Ima Yekara Li (Mommy, Precious to me)
Boi V’Shalom (Beloved, come to meet the bride)
Ose Shalom (Prayer for Peace)
My Yiddishe Momme
Yevarechecha (You Shall Be Blessed)
Shehecheyanu (Blessing)
Mi Adir (He Who is Mighty Above All)
Al Kol Ele (All These)
El Kabir (Mighty G-d)
Medley: Od Y'shama & Mazel Tov (The Voice of Gladness Shall
be Heard Again / Good luck to the Bride and Groom)
Siman Tov (Congratulations - Good Luck!) - MP3
Nigun (tune)
Tum Balalaika (Play Balalaika)
V'ha'er E'ne'nu (Enlighten Our Eyes to Your Torah)
Hava Nagila (Let's Rejoice)
Waves of the Danube ("The Anniversary Waltz")
Rabbi Elimelech Medley (in a Klezmer style)
Sunrise, Sunset (from “Fiddler on the Roof”)
For the processional, often there are two pieces: one for the entrance of the rabbi, family elders, groom and his parents, and bridal attendants, and another for the entrance of the bride and her parents. On occasion, the Rabbi or cantor will vocalize through their own entrance, and then the quartet will begin for the rest of the entrances.
During the ceremony, there is generally no music from the string quartet. Often the
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SAMPLE
PROGRAMS:
Congragation Shearith Israel - Sunday, September 5, 2010
Brother of the bride - and very fine clarinetist - Todd Cope suggested collaborating with us in Mozart’s late masterpiece, the “Clarinet Quintet”, KV 581. We ended up playing the complete first movement during prelude - listen to the sample
MP3. The sublime
“Larghetto” was reserved for the Seating of the Grandparents.
Program:
Seating of the Grandparents
Mozart: Larghetto from “Clarinet Quintet” - MP3
Groom and Parents
S’u Sh’orim (Look Up to the Gates)
Bridal Party & Flower Girls
Mi Bon Siach (Jewish Wedding March)
Bride’s Processional
Pachelbel: Canon in D
Recessional
Siman Tov |
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Beth-El
Congregation, Fort Worth - 4 July, 2004
Prelude:
Amitai Neeman - Hana’ava Babanot
Arie Levanon - Erev Ba
S. and E. Zweig - Y’did Nefesh
Dvorak - String Quartet no. 12 in F-major, lento
Bach - Largo from Concerto for Two Violins
Satie - Gymnopedie No. 1
Albinoni - Adagio in G-minor
Marcello - Adagio from Oboe Concerto in D-minor
Bach - Siciliano from Flute Sonata No. 2
Ceremony:
Seating of the parents
Massenet - “Meditation” from “Thais”
Attendants
Debussy - Rêverie
Bride’s Processional
Corelli - Adagio from “Concerto Grosso VIII”
Reading
Sonnet CXVI by W. Shakespeare / Bach - “Air” from
Orchestral Suite No. 3
Meditation
Fauré - Pavane, op. 50
Recessional
Trad. - Siman Tov
Please
see also the Frequently Asked Questions page
for more help on programming.
The
possibilities and combinations are of course almost limitless - so
don’t hesitate to ask.
For a consultation or to
arrange a booking for your event, please contact Norbert Gerl
by phone at 214-373-9498 or via >> e-mail. |
