Repertoire

Ceremony and Reception Music

At Cascade String Trio, we tailor the music for each ceremony or reception to perfectly suit the couple’s taste, ensuring a bespoke programme completley unique to you both!

Below you will find some examples of pieces and songs we have previously performed, along with an example of a ceremony set list. We are happy to suggest repertoire, but are also delighted to arrange and organise music chosen specifically by the couple for their special day. All requests are welcome!

Religious/Church Music

  • Amazing Grace
  • How Great Thou Art
  • I Watch the Sunrise
  • Joyful Joyful
  • Make Me A Channel of Your Peace
  • Mo Ghrá Thú a Thiarna
  • On Eagle’s Wings
  • Pie Jesu
  • Seinn Alleluia
  • Tabhair dom do Lámh
  • The Cloud’s Veil
  • You Are Mine

Traditional

  • An Chúlainn
  • Carrickfergus
  • Butterfly Waltz
  • Danny Boy
  • Inisheer
  • She Moved Through the Fair
  • The Butterfly Waltz
  • The Marino Waltz
  • The Parting Glass

Classical Music

  • Air on the G String (Bach)
  • Ave Maria (Schubert)
  • Canon in D (Pachelbel)
  • Clair de Lune (Debussy)
  • I Giorni (Einaudi)
  • ‘Jupiter’ from the Planets (Holst)
  • Ode to Joy (Beethoven)
  • Queen of Sheba (Handel)
  • Salut d’Amour (Elgar)
  • “Spring” from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
  • The Prayer (Bocelli)
  • Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
  • Wedding March (Wagner)

Movies/TV/Musicals

  • ‘A Million Dreams’ (The Greatest Showman)
  • ‘A Whole New Wolrd’ (Aladdin)
  • ‘All I Ask of You’ (Phantom of the Opera)
  • Bridgerton (selections)
  • ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’ (The Lion King)
  • Cinema Paradiso Theme (Morricone)
  • ‘For the Love of a Princess’ (Braveheart)
  • Game of Thrones theme
  • ‘Glasgow Love Theme’ -Love Actually
  • James Bond selections
  • ‘May it Be’ (Lord of the Rings)
  • ‘Now We Are Free’ (Gladiator)
  • ‘Portugese Love Theme’ -Love Actually
  • ‘Pure Imagination’ – Willy Wonka
  • ‘Rewrite The Stars’ – The Greatest Showman
  • ‘Run to You’ (The Bodyguard)
  • ‘Tale as Old As Time’ (Beauty and the Beast)
  • ‘Shallow’ (A Star is Born)

Pop/Rock

  • A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
  • Accidentally in Love (Counting Crows
  • Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye)
  • All About You (McFly)
  • All I Want Is You (U2)
  • All You Need is Love (The Beatles)
  • Always Remember Us This Way (Lady Gaga)
  • Anyone (Justin Bieber)
  • At Last (Etta James)
  • Beautiful Day (U2)
  • Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis)
  • Come As You Are (Nirvana)
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)
  • Dancing in the Moonlight (Toploader)
  • Daydream Believer (The Monkees)
  • Dreams (The Cranberries/Fleetwood Mac)
  • Everything (Michael Bublé)
  • Feels Like Home (Chantal Kreviazuk)
  • Friday I’m In Love (The Cure)
  • God Only Knows (The Beach Boys)
  • Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
  • Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)
  • Heaven (Bryan Adams)
  • Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)
  • Here, There and Everywhere (The Beatles)
  • Higher Love (Steve Winwood)
  • Home (Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros)
  • Hoppipolla (Sigur Ros)
  • How Long Will I Love You (Ellie Goulding)
  • I Believe In A Thing Called Love (The Darkness)
  • I Could Be the One (Avicii)
  • I Wanna Hold Your Hand (The Beatles)
  • Is This Love (Bob Marley)
  • Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
  • L’amour Toujours (Gig i d’Agostino)
  • Lay Your Head on My Shoulder (Paul Anka)
  • Lights (Ellie Goulding)
  • Love Story (Taylor Swift)
  • Kissing You (Des’ree)
  • Make You Feel my Love (Adele)
  • Marry You (Bruno Mars)
  • Mr. Blue Sky (E.L.O)
  • Must Be Love -(Madness)
  • One Day Like This (Elbow)
  • Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
  • Pompeii (Bastille)
  • Rather Be (Clean Bandit)
  • Runaway (The Corrs)
  • Sail Away (David Gray)
  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
  • Still the One I Want (Shania Twain)
  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Eva Cassidy/Israel Kamakawiwoʻole)
  • Something Just Like This (Coldplay)
  • Songbird (Fleetwood Mac)
  • Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay)
  • Symphony (Clean Bandit)
  • Take My Hand (Picture This)
  • The Book of Love (Peter Gabriel)
  • There She Goes (The La’s)
  • Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
  • This Will Be (Natalie Cole)
  • Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
  • Titanium (Sia)
  • Umbrella (Rihanna)
  • Until I Found You (Stephen Sanchez)
  • Video Games (Lana del Ray)
  • Viva la Vida (Coldplay)
  • Whatever (Oasis)
  • When You Say Nothing At All (Ronan Keating)
  • Wildest Dreams (Taylor Swift)
  • Your Song (Elton John)

Below you will find an example of a programme specific to a church ceremony. This can be altered depending on the addition of voice, time restraints and can also be dependent on the church’s own guidelines in relation to the music being performed. Civil ceremonies will usually follow a programme that is in keeping with the layout of the ceremony as desired by the couple and can be discussed in detail.

Bridal Entrance: Pachelbel’s Canon (can include a seperate piece for Bridesmaid’s entrance)

Lighting of the individual candles: ‘For the Love of A Princess’ (Braveheart)

Lighting of the marriage candle: ‘Now We Are Free’ (Gladiator)

Offertory: ‘The Parting Glass’/’Ave Maria’

Sign of the Peace: ‘Tabhair dom do Lámh’

Communion: ‘The Prayer’, ‘Make You Feel My Love'(usually 2-3 pieces chosen)

Reflection: ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’ (can be included in Communion pieces)

Signing of the Register: ‘Wonderful Tonight’, ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’, ‘At Last’ (usually 2-3 pieces chosen here also)

Recessional: ‘Viva la Vida’/’One Day Like This’