Wedding Music Harp Repertoire
Processional: (* denotes my personal favourites, pieces that work especially well)
* Canon in D by J. Pachelbel
* Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by J.S. Bach
Arioso by J.S. Bach
Clair de Lune – Debussy
Lauda – medieval type
Flower Duet – from Lakme
Spring Theme (3rd movement) from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Sleepers Awake by J.S. Bach
River Flows In You by Yiruma
March of King Laois – old Celtic tune
Recessional
*Dance of the Lambs – Celtic piece by Kim Robertson
*Ode to Joy by Beethoven
Hornpipe from Handel’s Water Music
Spring Theme (1st movement) from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Morgan Magan – Irish folk tune
Trumpet Voluntary by H. Purcell
Signing of the Marriage Register
Almost all of the above, if not used for processional or recessional music, would be
suitable. In addition:
*The Ash Grove – Welsh folk tune
Ave Maria by F. Schubert
Mairi’s Wedding – Irish folk tune
*Be Thou My Vision – Irish hymn
Morning Has Broken – traditional Gaelic melody
Early One Morning – English folk tune
The Wind Beneath My Wings – popular
*Sheep May Safely Graze by J.S. Bach
Storybook Love – from “The Princess Bride”
Only Time by Enya
Give Me Your Hand – Irish traditional
In Dreams – from Lord of the Rings
This is only a beginning point. There are many, many more pieces in my repertoire and I
am always willing to learn new music, so just ask!