Music Selections for your Wedding at Saint Mary Star of the Sea

The St. Mary's music staff is delighted to work with you to make your wedding liturgy prayerful, beautiful, and joyful. According to the Church’s tradition, the spouses as ministers of Christ’s grace mutually confer upon each other the Sacrament of Matrimony by expressing their consent before the Church. Therefore, while the celebration of marriage concerns the spouses and their families, it is not only a private matter. Since your consent is given in the presence of – and blessed by – the Church, the celebration of marriage is governed by liturgical norms.

The wedding liturgy’s music must, therefore, be directed to God and in keeping with the Church’s vision for sacred song. To this end, the music department offers the following selection of sacred music that is liturgically, musically, and pastorally appropriate. Other selections may be possible in consultation with the Director of Music and every attempt will be made to accommodate special requests, assuming liturgical propriety.

To ensure liturgical synergy and excellence in musical execution, musical leadership for weddings is provided solely by the church's professional music team. A guest musician may be considered for participate in the liturgy as outlined in the wedding selection form.

It is possible to have string, brass, or other instrumentalists/vocalists enhance the music at your wedding. They must be contracted separately and contact information is available on the Wedding Music Selection Form.

Fees for musicians are $300 for the organist and $250 for the cantor. Checks must be given to the Wedding Coordinator in advance of your wedding liturgy (such as at the wedding rehearsal), without exception. If a guest organist is requested, a bench fee will apply.

We are happy to answer any questions you might have during this process.

Christian Mucha                                                                           Bonnie Rynkowski

Director of Music and Organist                                              Cantor

stmarymusic@beverlycatholic.com                                   brynk@comcast.net

To plan your liturgical music, there are two steps:

1. Listen to the linked music selections below.
2. Schedule a meeting to discuss your wedding music selections (email  stmarymusic@beverlycatholic.com)  
3. Submit your music selections to the music staff by visiting this link. (The link will open a separate tab, so you can reference the recordings as you make your selections. You may want to keep both tabs open and toggle back and forth.)

BRIDAL PARTY AND BRIDAL PROCESSIONAL

1. Arioso (Bach)
2. Air on the G String (Bach)
3. Largo from Xerxes (Handel)
4. Canon in D (Pachelbel)
5. Prelude to Te Deum (Charpentier)
6. Rondeau (Mouret)
7. Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
8. Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
9. Bridal Chorus (Wagner)

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

See Together for Life book or https://www.foryourmarriage.org/responsorial-psalms/

OFFERTORY (Mass only)

1. The Gift of Love (arr. Hopson)
2. The Call (Vaughan Williams)
3. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You (Hymn to Joy)
4. O God Beyond all Praising (Thaxted)
5. Come Down O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
6. Ave Maria (Schubert) or Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
7. Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring (Bach)

COMMUNION (Mass only)

1. God is love (Murray)
2. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (Guimont)
3. Take and Eat (Joncas)
4. Gift of Finest Wheat (Bicentennial)
5. Panis Angelicus (Franck)
6. Ave Verum Corpus (Elgar)

PRESENTATION OF FLOWERS TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (optional)

1. Ave Maria (Schubert)
2. Immaculate Mary (Lourdes Hymn)
3. Hail Queen of Heaven, the Ocean Star (Stella)

RECESSIONAL

1. Allegro Maestoso (Handel)
2. Rondeau (Mouret)
3. Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
4. Prelude to Te Deum (Charpentier)
5. Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
6. Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)