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solo guitar WEDDING REPERTOIRE

Processional These are usually two or three separate to accompany the seating of the mothers/ entrance of the groomsmen, entrance of the bridal party and the entrance of the bride. Several categories are listed below to suit a variety of musical tastes (contemporary, classical and more)…

I. Contemporary Popular Music (1960s – present) All of Me – John Legend Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts / Nitty Gritty Dirt Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Falling Slowly - from the movie “Once” Here, There & Everywhere – The Beatles I Will – The Beatles In My Life – The Beatles Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan / Adele Makin’ Plans – Miranda Lambert Marry Me – Train Marry You – Bruno Mars Such Great Heights (The Postal Service/ Iron & Wine) A Thousand Years - Christina Perry Twilight and Mist - from the movie “Legends of the Fall” The Wedding (There is Love) - Peter, Paul & Mary

II. Classical Music Bridal Chorus (from Lohengrin) –Wagner Canon in D –Pachelbel Canon in F – O’Neill Brothers The Prince of Denmark’s March (a.k.a. Trumpet Voluntary) –Clarke Air on the G String – Bach (1685-1750) Arioso – Bach (1685-1750) Flower Duet (from “Lakme”) – Delibes Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from “Orfeo ed Euridice”) – Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) Prelude (from “Te Deum”) - Charpentier(1636-1704)

III. Spanish & Latin American Guitar Music Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez – Rodrigo Valse No. 1 (from Valses Poeticos) - Granados El Noi de la Mare – (Trad Catalonian Song.) Evocation (from Suite del Recuerdo) – Merlin Estrellita (Little Star) – Ponce

IV. Irish Music St. Patrick’s Day

Recessional This is a single song that is performed at the conclusion of the ceremony during the exit of the newlywed couple followed by the bridal party, family and finally - the guests.

I. Contemporary Popular Music All You Need is Love – The Beatles God Only Knows – The Beach Boys Happy Together – The Turtles Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles Ho Hey - The Lumineers Home - Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros I Do - Colbie Caillat Viva La Vida - Coldplay We’ve Only Just Begun – The Carpenters You’re My Best Friend – Queen You & Me – Dave Matthews

II. Classical Music Alla Hornpipe (from Water Music) a.k.a. Allegro Maestoso –Handel (1685-1759) The Four Seasons (Spring Theme) - Vivaldi Ode to Joy -Beethoven Trumpet Tune –Purcell The Prince of Denmark’s March (a.k.a. Trumpet Voluntary) -Clarke Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night's Dream) –Mendelssohn Fughette – Handel (1685-1759)

III. Irish Music Banish Misfortune The Kerry Dance

IV. Italian Music Faniculi Fanicula Tarantella

Prelude This is approximately 30 minutes of general background music as guests arrive prior to the start of the ceremony. I. Contemporary Popular Music And I Love Her (The Beatles) Ashokan Farewell (Theme song from the TV miniseries, “The Civil War”) Baby, I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton) The Best of My Love (Eagles) Blackbird (The Beatles) Bless the Broken Road (Rascal Flatts, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) Butterfly Kisses (Bob Carlisle) Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley) Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol) Come Away With Me (Norah Jones) Daughter’s (John Mayer) Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (James Taylor) Falling Slowly (from the movie “Once”) Faithfully (Journey) Fields of Gold (Sting, Eva Cassidy) Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty) God Only Knows (Beach Boys) Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (Green Day) Grow Old with Me (John Lennon) Harvest Moon (Neil Young) Have I Told You Lately? (Van Morrison) Heart of Gold (Neil Young) Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles) Here, There & Everywhere (The Beatles) Hey There Delilah (Plain White T’s) Ho Hey (The Lumineers) Home (Michael Bublé) I Got You (Jack Johnson) I Will (The Beatles) I Will Be Here (Steven Curtis Chapman) I Won’t Give Up (Jason Mraz) If I Fell (The Beatles) I’ll Be (Edwin McCain) I’ll be There (Jackson 5) I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song (Jim Croce) In My Life (The Beatles) Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel) Lean on Me (Bill Withers) The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles) Love of My Life (Carly Simon) Love Me Tender (Elvis) Love Theme (from the movie, “Cinema Paradiso”) The Luckiest (Ben Folds) Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan, Adele & covered by many artists) Makin’ Plans (Miranda Lambert) Marry Me (Train) Marry You (Bruno Mars) More than Words (Extreme) Morning Has Broken (Cat Stevens) My Love (Paul McCartney) My Sweet Lady (John Denver) Open Arms (Journey) Our House (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) Paradise (Coldplay) The Prayer – ( & Andrea Bocelli) The Rainbow Connection (The Muppets) Run to Me (The BeeGees) The Scientist (Coldplay) She’s Got a Way (Billy Joel) Shower the People (James Taylor) Simple Gifts (Joseph Bracket –written in 1848) Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding) Something (The Beatles) Something in the Way She Moves (James Taylor) Stand By Me (Ben E. King) Such Great Heights (The Postal Service/ Iron & Wine) Sunrise (Norah Jones) Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran) A Thousand Years (Christina Perry) Time after Time (Cindy Lauper) A Time for Us (Love Theme from the movie, “Romeo & Juliet”) Turn! Turn! Turn! (Pete Seeger) The Water is Wide (trad. English folk song) We’ve Only Just Begun (The Carpenters) With a Little Help from My Friends (The Beatles) Wonderful Tonight () You & Me (Dave Matthews) You Are so Beautiful (Preston/ Fisher) You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban) Your Song () You’re My Best Friend (Queen) You’ve got a Friend (James Taylor)

II. Classical Prelude Music – For those desiring a more tradition atmosphere for their wedding ceremony. Gigue - De Visée (1655-1733) So Unusual – Caról van Feggelen Prelude (from Lute Suite No. 4) – Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750) Prelude No. I (for the Well-Tempered Clavier) – Bach (1685-1750) Air on the G String – Bach (1685-1750) Allemand – De Visée (1655-1733) Preludio – Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) Evocation (from Suite del Recuerdo) – José Luis Merlin (b. 1952 ) Le Cygne (The Swan) – Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) Love Theme (from Nuovo Cinema Paradiso) – Andrea Morricone (b. 1964) Passepied –Handel (1685-1759) Gymnopedie No.1 – Erik Satie (1866-1925) Valse No. 1 (from Valses Poeticos) – Granados (1867-1916) Clair de Lune – Claud Debussy (1862-1918) Cavatina – Stanley Myers (1930-1993) Mademoiselle Tiroloise – Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750) Twilight and Mist (Theme from the Movie “Legends of the Fall”) - J. Horner I Met You – traditional Russian song Gavotte – Teleman (1681-1767) Un Dia de Novembre (One Day in November) – Leo Brouwer (b. 1939) June (Barcarolle) – Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Sonatina – Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) Passacaille – Robert de Visée (1650-1725) Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from “Orfeo ed Euridice”) – Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) Minuet – Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Sarabande – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Minuet I (from Sonata #VI, Partita III for unaccompanied violin) – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice – Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) Largo from Sonata 3 (for solo violin) BWV 1005 – Bach (1685-1750) Aria – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Adelita – Francisco Tarrega “Winter” Largo (from “The Four Seasons”) – Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Largo (from “Concerto in D”) – Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) O Mio Babbino Caro – Puccini (1858-1924) Adagio - Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) Study No. 17 – Fernando Sor (1788-1839) Study in E – Fernando Sor (1788-1839) Study in G (Op. 60) – Fernando Sor (1788-1839) Study in A minor – Napoléon Coste (1806-1883) Study No. 2 – Fernando Sor (1788-1839) Study No. 3 – Fernando Sor (1788-1839) Study No. 6 – Fernando Sor (1788-1839) Study No. 7 – Fernando Sor (1788-1839) Sonatine II (Op. 71) – Mauro Guiliani (1781-1829) Gavota al Estilo Antiguo – Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) Gavotte I – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Gavotte II – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Study No. 6 (Op. 60) – Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) Study in E minor (Op. 35) – Fernando Sor (1788-1839) Waltz in E (Op. 32, No. 2) – Fernando Sor (1788-1839) Menuet – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Romance – Anonymous Berceuse (Lullaby) - Brouwer (b. 1935) El Noi de la Mare – (Traditional Catalonian Song) Prelude (from Cello Suite I) – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Minuet I (from Cello Suite No. 1) – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Minuet II (from Cello Suite No. 1) – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Adagio/ Arioso (Sinfonia from Cantata No. 156) – J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

III. Spanish & Latin American Guitar Music Valse No. 1 (from Valses Poeticos) - Granados El Noi de la Mare – (Trad Catalonian Song.) Valse Venezolano No. 1 & 2 – Lauro Por Ti Mi Corazon (for you my heart) - Trad. (arranged by M. Ponce) Evocation (from Suite del Recuerdo) – Merlin (1952- ) El Negrito – Lauro La Gatica – Lauro Gavota al Estilo Antiguo – Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) Etude 21 (slow waltz) – Garcia Adios a Ocumare - Lauro Esquilitas - (Trad.) Malaguena – Tarrega Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez – Rodrigo Anda Jaleo (trad) Estrellita (Little Star) – Ponce Aire Venezolano - Sojo El Testamen de N’amelia - Llobet

Religious Music - Christian (Songs associated with Christianity, performed upon request) All Creatures of Our God and King – Traditional Hymn All Year in Our Home the Spring Breezes Blow – Jeon/ Koo Amazing Grace – Traditional Hymn Anchor – by Hillsong Arioso (from Cantata #156) – Bach (1685-1750) Ave Maria - Gounod Ave Maria – Schubert Ave Verum Corpus (Hail, True Body) - Mozart Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Traditional Hymn For the Beauty of the Earth - Pierpont/ Kochner Gentle Shepherd – Gaither Great is Thy Faithfulness – T. Chrisholm & W. M. Runyan His Eye is on the Sparrow – Martin/ Gabriel Holy, Holy, Holy – Traditional Hymn In Remembrance – Courtney/ Red In the Garden - C. A. Miles Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring – Bach (1685-1750) Joy and Praise This Day Confessing - Beethoven Just a Closer Walk with Thee – Traditional Hymn The Longer I Serve Him - Gaither Lord's Prayer (The) – Malotte O Perfect Love The Old Rugged Cross Sheep May Safely Graze (from Cantata #208) – Bach (1685-1750) Sleeper’s Awake -– Bach (1685-1750) This is My Father’s World – Traditional Hymn When Love is Found (Wren/ Trad English Melody)

Religious Music - Jewish (Songs associated with Judaism, performed upon request) Al Kol Ele Dodi Li El Ginat Egoz Erev Shez Shoshanim Havah Nagilah Ki Tinam L’chi Lach Siman Tov

Irish Music Banish Misfortune Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms Danny Boy The Girl I Left Behind The Kerry Dance The Minstrel Boy St. Patrick’s Day Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (An Irish Lullaby) When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Italian Music Arrivaderci, Roma Ciao, Ciao, Bambina Ciribiribin Come Back to Sorrento Faniculi Fanicula O Sole Mio Oh Marie Tarantella That’s Amoré