A letter from the Church Organist…
The information in this section of the Church Music web
site is provided to assist you in choosing music for your
wedding at St. Peter and St. Paul, Tring, and making sure
that all the necessary arrangements, musically speaking,
are made.
The Music Suggestions page
contains information on many popular music choices for
weddings and gives you the opportunity to hear the
music for most of them. These recordings are made in
St. Peter and St. Paul’s church in order to give
you a realistic impression of how they would sound at
your wedding. The music items are provided only as
suggestions, I am happy to discuss and accommodate
other choices where practical. Most people find that
they can finalise all their choices from this
information, but if you would like to meet me do
discuss your wedding music I am more than happy to do
so. I normally arrange to meet to discuss wedding
music on Friday evenings, please call to make a
suitable appointment.
You may have musical friends or family members that you
would like to perform at your wedding, generally during the
signing of the registers. I am happy, in principle, to
provide accompaniment for these if required, but they will
generally need to provide the organ (or piano) music as
well as their own (no photocopies please) and they will
need to be available for rehearsal with me before the
wedding day.
It is normally possible for you to have the church choir to
sing at your wedding, but not during the school summer
holidays, and it may also prove difficult during other
school holidays and public holiday weekends. The sooner I
know you would like a choir the better. There will
generally be eight or so singers, and they will be happy to
sing an item during the signing of the registers if you
wish.
The fees are £75 for the organist and £50 for the choir.
There are additional fees payable if you wish to make a
sound or video recording of your wedding. Due to copyright
restrictions any recordings made are only to be used for
non-commercial purposes.
Please contact me as soon as possible
whether this be simply to give me your choices or to
have a discussions or arrange to meet for a
discussion. There is no particular timescale, but
please make your choices and discuss them with me
before getting your orders of service printed –
there is nothing worse than finding out too late that
there is a problem with hymn words not matching the
music etc.
When we have agreed the music I will send you a sheet
showing all the details and fees applicable which I would
ask you to sign and return to me together with your cheque
as soon as possible. Please would you also send me a copy
of your order of service at least one week before your
wedding. The recording fees (if applicable) will be
collected by the church with the rest of the church fees.
Kind regards,
Cliff Brown
Organist and Choirmaster
St. Peter and St. Paul
Tring
Tel: 01442 827572