Weddings
1. Prelude
2. Processional
3. Ceremony
4. Recessional

The prelude includes about 30 minutes of music played prior to the service. This allows time for your guests arrive and to be seated, and to create an appropriate atmosphere. If you wish, you can let us select the Prelude music, or you can choose up to 8 selections, depending on the length of the Prelude.

The last piece in the prelude is usually a special selection for the seating of the special people in your life (such as parents and grandparents). If you are lighting a unity candle during your ceremony, the last piece of the prelude is a perfect time for the mothers to light the “family” candles before the processional begins (see picture on right). This gives them a special role, as the father usually gets to walk the bride down the aisle!

A list of prelude music suggestions is provided below. To view our complete repertoire please click on one of these links: Trio Repertoire / Quartet Repertoire.
Frederick Strings Candle Lighting

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* These selections can also be performed with a trumpet.
** These selections can also be performed with a vocalist.
All selections can be performed by both the quartet and trio unless otherwise noted.

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Prelude Music Suggestions:
Air on the G String*
(Bach)

Alleluia from Exultate Jubilate
(Mozart)

 

All I Ask of You from Phantom of the Opera
(quartet only)
(no sound bite available)
And On This Day**
(Tina English)

Amazing Grace
(traditional religious)

 
Annie's Song
(John Denver)
(no sound bite available)
  
Ashokan Farewell
(Jay Ungar)
(no sound bite available)
Ave Maria*,**
(Schubert)

Ave Maria (Schubert)*, **
sung with baritone vocalist

Berceuse
(Faure)
(no sound bite available)
Be Thou My Vision
(traditional religious)

Bist du bei mir (Be Thou With Me) (Bach)*, **
this clip was not recorded by our musicians but is included so you can hear how nice this piece sounds when performed with a trumpet

Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Allegro)
( Mozart)

Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
this clip was not recorded by our musicians, but our version
is very similar

My Heart Ever Faithful
(Bach)

O Mio Babbino Caro
(Puccini)

One Hand, One Heart from West Side Story**
this clip was not recorded by our musicians, but is included so you can hear how it sounds when sung. This piece is also very nice when performed just by our trio or quartet.

Pavane
(Faure)

Rhosymedre* (Vaughn Williams)
(Quartet only, requires a trumpet)
this clip was not recorded by our musicians, but is included since it is one of our favorite pieces when performed with a trumpet

Simple Gifts
(Shaker Hymn)

Sheep May Safely Graze*
(Bach)

Sleepers Awake
(Bach)

Somewhere In Time
(John Barry)

Spring from The Four Seasons
(Vivaldi)

The Prayer
(Bocelli)
(no sound bite available)
The Wedding Song
(There is Love)

Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera
(Quartet Only)
(no sound bite available)
Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro)**
(Quartet only)

What a Wonderful World
(Armstrong)

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To contact us:

Frederick Strings

E-mail: FredStrings@att.net

Call/fax: 301-695-8868