Harp Wedding Music

Some beautiful choices for harp wedding music.

Thinking about Harp Wedding Music? The harp is undeniably a beautiful instrument. Steeped in History, of Persian origin, it has been intrinsic to Gaelic and folk traditions for centuries. Harp music has entertained everyone from royalty to peasantry and was the traditional instrument of the Bards or Planxties of Celtic culture who were charged to honour their clans by recording Histories and great deeds in music. Forever a symbol of Ireland, when played well its music is calming, peaceful and romantic; a perfect choice for a Wedding. 
The wedding harpist will usually have a repertoire which stretches from Classical music and Hymns to Pop music and Show Songs. The best advice is to ask your harpist for their repertoire or make some suggestions. Some popular choices, however, are as follows:
 
Through The Eyes of Love – Hamin
Some Enchanted Evening – Rogers & Hammerstein
La Vie en Rose – Louieguy
Cannon in D – Pachelbel
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes The Bride) – Wagner
Air from Water Music – Handel
Music of the Night (Phantom of the Opera) – Andrew Lloyd Webber
18th Variation on the Theme of Paginini – Rachmaninov
Ave Maria – Shubert
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S Bach
All I Ask Of You (Phantom of the Opera) – Andrew Lloyd Webber
Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
Hornpipe (from ‘Water Music’) – Handel
Hawaiian Wedding Song - King
Edelweiss (Sound of Music) – Rodgers & Hammerstein
Wedding March – Mendelssohn
Barcarolle (from Les Contes d’Hoffmann) – Offenbach
Ode To Joy - Beethoven

In addition to sounding great, the harp will also look fantastic at your event. Elegant and delicate as the instrument is, more often than not, the harpist will match!  A popular choice is to add a flute to play with the harp as a duo. Look here for information on a flute and harp duo. A solo harpist or the duo could be hired as a great alternative to the traditional Organist for the ceremony, or either would be equally fitting providing background music for a champagne reception or photo session. In whatever the capacity, when planning your event a wonderful additional feature is harp wedding music.