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Dear Wedding Couple, Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. This web page includes the St. Ignatius wedding music information sheet, a wedding planning sheet, and recordings of organ and vocal music most commonly performed at weddings held at St. Ignatius. The recordings were made to approximate the actual performances at weddings. Therefore, there is no editing or splicing on the audio tracks and I turn my own pages of the musical scores while playing the same way that I do at weddings. These are frequently requested selections. However, I am open to playing selections that are not found on these recordings. I hope that these items are helpful and I look forward to meeting with you soon to finalize the plans for your wedding music.
Dr. Brian DuSell-Director of Music St. Ignatius Church 6559 North Glenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 (773) 764-5936 ext. 17 E-mail: music@stignatiuschurch.org St. Ignatius Wedding Music Information Planning Your Wedding Music Planning music for your wedding is best done at least three months in advance of the liturgy. Once the date of your wedding has been set, please contact our director of music, Dr. Brian DuSell. He may be reached via voicemail: (773) 764-5936 ext. 17 but the recommended way of contacting him is by e-mail: music@stignatiuschurch.org. There are links to audio recordings of the most commonly requested music at the end of this web page. Please listen to these selections performed at St. Igantius and begin filling in your choices on the planning sheet. Next, you will arrange a meeting with Brian to finalize the plans for your wedding music. This meeting will take place at church and usually lasts about an hour. During this meeting, Brian will review with you how music is integrated into your wedding liturgy. He will also play additional musical excerpts as needed to assist you in deciding which music you would like for the various parts of the liturgy. The primary questions that are asked on the wedding planning sheet are
1. Your contact information 2. The day, date, and time of your wedding 3. The presider for your wedding 4. Will the wedding take place in the main church or the chapel? 5. Will you be having a full mass or ceremony only? 6. The number of people in your bridal procession (How many bridesmaids, groomsmen? Will you have ring bearers or flower girls?) 7. The usual musicians for a wedding are an organist/pianist and a vocalist. Would you like to hire additional instrumentalists (violin, trumpet, flute, harp)? 8. The exact plan of the music Music Planning Meeting Please contact Brian to arrange for the individual meeting time. Most commonly, Brian is available to meet on Saturday afternoons at the conclusion of the Saturday mass. Procession Assistant Brian also requests that you select a family member or friend to assist him during the wedding processionals. The person you appoint will have a wonderful bird’s eye view of the procession and will act as Brian’s eyes and ears so that he can time the prelude and processional music with precision. It is a tremendous help to Brian if you appoint someone who will do the following things at the start of the wedding ceremony. 1. Notify Brian when the wedding party is ready to begin the procession. 2. Stand by Brian in the balcony, watch the procession, and tell Brian the progress of the procession as it is happening. 3. Tell Brian when the Bridal party has finished processing and when the Bride is ready to process. Your task will be complete when the entrance procession is finished and you may then go and sit with your family members. Fees The basic fee for wedding music at St. Ignatius is usually $325.00 which includes the cost of planning, Dr. DuSell’s fee ($200.00) as organist/pianist, and the cantor or vocal soloist fee (ranging usually from $125-$200 depending on the soloist, most often $125.00). For Spanish language weddings, members of the Coro Hispano (usually five or six singers) may be hired to sing in place of a cantor. Their fee is $75.00. Therefore, the total fee for music at a wedding in Spanish with the Coro Hispano is $275.00. Additional fees are charged if professional instrumentalists such as violinists, trumpeters, harpists, or flautists are hired. The stipend for most of these musicians is $175.00-$200.00 per player. Harpists are more costly. Harpists usually charge $300.00 and up for performing at weddings. Dr. DuSell requests that you provide full payment for the wedding music in advance of your wedding day. The best options are to leave payment at the rectory office sometime during the week preceding your wedding or on the night of your wedding rehearsal. This eliminates the uncomfortable circumstance of Brian having to interrupt your post ceremony celebration and photographs to solicit payment. If you would like to bring in your own musicians to play for the wedding, the music for your ceremony still has to be approved by Dr. DuSell. Also, a $75.00 set-up fee is charged to cover the cost of Brian setting up sound equipment for the visiting musicians and orienting them to the space and the instruments. If Dr. DuSell is unable to play for your wedding, he will assist you in finding substitute musicians of the finest caliber to play for your wedding ceremony. This will be done free of charge. Cantors/Soloists Cantors who are relatives or friends of the family are most welcome to sing at the wedding liturgy. However, if cantors are used who we have not worked with before, they must be experienced cantors for Catholic liturgy. A 30 minute rehearsal between the music director and the soloist is included at no extra charge. Additional rehearsal time for cantors may be purchased at the rate of $30.00 per half hour. Dr. DuSell does not usually attend the wedding rehearsal. If it is the only possible time to rehearse with a cantor who is a family member or friend, then Dr. DuSell will attend and rehearse with the soloist. Instrumentalists Brian is most happy to assist you in selecting and hiring additional instrumentalists. He also recommends outside artist management agencies that provide top quality additional instrumentalists for weddings. These agencies typically charge $200.00 per player and up. These agencies provide the highest quality players in the city and are 100% dependable. Chicago Musical Connection Thomas Yang-contact person (847) 256-6610 e-mail: violintom@aol.com Kithara Trio (harp, flute and cello): contact Faye Seeman at 847-202-3236 Brass Quartet or Quintet: contact either Thomas Yang or Brian DuSell
If you have questions at any please give Brian a call at (773) 764-5936 ext 17 or e-mail him at music@stignatiuschurch.org.
Wedding Planning Sheet - Music - St. Ignatius Church
Wedding Day Date Time Bride’s Name Tel # E-mail: Groom’s Name Tel # E-mail: Organist/Pianist Tel # Fee Cantor Tel # Fee Instrumentalist(s) Tel # Fee Presider Tel # Wedding Location Church Chapel List of People in the Wedding Party
Pre-Service Music 1. 2. 3. Seating of Parents Bridesmaids Processional Bridal Processional Responsorial Psalm: Gospel Acclamation Candle Ceremony (optional) Preparation of Gifts (not included in ceremony only) Eucharistic Acclamations (not included in ceremony only) Lamb of God: (not included in ceremony only) Communion Song (not included in ceremony only) Devotion to Mary (optional) Recessional
Wedding Organ Music
Brian DuSell, Organ Recorded at St. Ignatius Church, Chicago Wedding Vocal Music
Teresa DuSell, Soprano; Brian DuSell, Piano and Spanish Vocals; Recorded at St. Ignatius Church, Chicago
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