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Events & Weddings

Public Performance Calendar 

A Wide Range of Music
To Choose From -

Pamela plays at weddings, corporate events and open houses, birthday and anniversary parties, private events, and at restaurants. Here is a sample of her extensive repertoire. (Note: Most of these can be played solo; some need solo instruments (flute, violin) or voice. 

Classical

  • “Air on a High Mountain” 
  • “Air from Water Music” (Handel) 
  • “Bridal Chorus” (Wagner) 
  • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel) 
  • “Fur Elise” (Beethoven) 
  • “Greensleeves” (Traditional) 
  • “Hallelujah” (Leonard Cohen) 
  • “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” (Bach) 
  • “Lover’s Waltz” 
  • “Romanze from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” (Mozart)
  • “Sonatina in G” (Beethoven) 
  • “Ode to Joy” (Beethoven) 
  • “Prelude in C” (J. S. Bach) 
  • “Prince of Denmark’s March” (Clarke) 
  • “Wedding March” (Mendelssohn) 

Contemporary

  • “A Day Without Rain” (Enya) 
  • “A Thousand Years” 
  • “All I Ask of You” (from the Phantom of the Opera) 
  • “Bésame Mucho” 
  • “Can’t Help Falling in Love” 
  • “Everything I Do, I Do It for You” (from Robin Hood) 
  • “Hallelujah” 
  • “Here, There and Everywhere” 
  • “I Won’t Give Up” 
  • “Manhá de Carnaval” 
  • “Memory” (from Cats) 
  • “Moon River” 
  • “Music of the Night” (Phantom of the Opera) 
  • “My Heart Will Go On” (Theme from Titanic) 
  • “Over the Rainbow” 
  • “She’s Always a Woman” 
  • “Shepherd Moons” (Enya) 
  • “Sound of Music” 
  • “Spanish Eyes” 
  • “Speak Softly, Love” (Theme from The Godfather) 
  • “Take Five” 
  • Theme from Star Wars 
  • “Unchained Melody” 
  • “Wind Beneath My Wings” 
  • “Wonderful World” 

Classic Rock

  • “Fields of Gold” (Sting) 
  • “Hey You” (Pink Floyd) 
  • “Margaritaville” (Jimmy Buffett) 
  • “Nothing Else Matters” (Metallica) 
  • “Paint It Black” (Rolling Stones) 
  • “Stairway to Heaven” (Led Zeppelin) 
  • “Still Loving You” (Scorpions) 
  • “The Unforgiven” (Metallica) 
  • “We’ve Got Tonight” (Bob Seger) 
  • “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (The Beatles) 
  • “Wind of Change” (Scorpions) 

Choosing Music for Your Wedding

Getting Started

The music you select for your celebration sets the mood and tone for the day. If you’re not sure what music you’d like, I can give you suggestions during your consultation and play a variety of songs for you to choose from. It is helpful to have an idea of who will be in the processional and the order of your ceremony before selecting your wedding music. It can be helpful to meet with your minister/officiant before meeting with your ceremony musician. The minister/officiant can also tell you if there are any restrictions on your music selections – for example, some churches don’t allow popular music. 

Prelude

I play a variety of light classical, Celtic, and contemporary music while your guests are being seated. 

Prelude Music Suggestions

  • “Air on a High Mountain” 
  • “Air from Water Music” (Handel) 
  • “Für Elise” (Beethoven) 
  • “Greensleeves” (Traditional) 
  • “Hallelujah” 
  • “Prelude in C” (J. S. Bach) 
  • “Romanze from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” (Mozart) 
  • “Sonatina in G” (Beethoven) 

Processional

I will ask you to choose three or four songs for the processional: 

  • Seating of Parents and Grandparents 
  • Groom’s Entrance 
  • Bridal Party (including the Flower Girl and Ring Bearer) 

The formal seating of parents and grandparents signals the beginning of the actual wedding ceremony to the guests. After the last parent is seated (usually the mother of the bride), the officiant and the groom enter. The groomsmen may enter from the side with the groom and the minister / officiant, or they may escort the bridesmaids down the aisle.

You may want separate pieces for the seating of the parents and the bridal party’s entrance. The best pieces for the processional are those with a steady beat at an easy walking tempo. When the bridal party is in place, their song ends, and the bride’s processional will begin. 

The bridal processional is played as the bride walks down the aisle. It is usually the most stately and majestic of the processional selections. 

Processional Music Suggestions

  • “A Thousand Years” 
  • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel) 
  • “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” (Bach) 
  • “Prince of Denmark’s March” (Clarke) 
  • “Bridal Chorus” (Wagner) 

Ceremony

Depending on the order of the ceremony, you may want one or two selections played during the ceremony. This might be a solo of a special song, background music for the lighting of your unity candle, or it might be a meditative piece after a prayer. Many shorter services do not require any music during the actual ceremony at all. 

Recessional

The recessional is played right after the minister/officiant introduces the new couple, as they walk up the aisle together, followed by the wedding party. This piece is joyful and upbeat, celebrating the wedding that has just taken place. I play two or three similar pieces as the guests walk out. 

Recessional Music Suggestions

  • “Ode to Joy” (Beethoven) 
  • “Prince of Denmark’s March” (Clarke) 
  • “Wedding March” (Mendelssohn) 

Or any upbeat, joyful piece! 

Cocktail Hour/Reception Music

A variety of classical, traditional, and contemporary music is available for parties and receptions, including: 

Contemporary

  • “All I Ask of You” (from the Phantom of the Opera) 
  • “Music of the Night” (from the Phantom of the Opera) 
  • “Can’t Help Falling in Love” 
  • “Fly Me to the Moon” 
  • “Over the Rainbow” 
  • “What a Wonderful World” 

Classic Rock

  • “Hey You” (Pink Floyd) 
  • “Margaritaville” (Jimmy Buffett) 
  • “Nothing Else Matters” (Metallica) 
  • “Stairway to Heaven” (Led Zeppelin) 
  • “Wind of Change” (Scorpions) 
  • “Still Loving You” (Scorpions) 
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