“The Infinite variety of music”
This page can be used as a wedding planning reference. It helps those planning a Jewish wedding to become familiar with traditional music options.
In his book by the same title Leonard Bernstein said that there is an “Infinite variety of music”. There is certainly a lot of great music out there. Well, each part of a wedding can have its own music. I had a lot of fun writing arrangements of these traditional Jewish wedding songs.
Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann
Traditional Music and Contemporary Music for Quartet
Dena and Doug came to our home with their families to workout music for their wedding ceremony and cocktail hour. They wanted a quartet that could play contemporary music for their cocktail hour (See: Alternative Music for Weddings) but they also wanted traditional Jewish music for their wedding ceremony.
(Here is how Sheila and I help a couple choose music for their wedding ceremony. See: Choosing Wedding Ceremony Music)
Working with Dena and Doug we first sketched out their wedding ceremony and who would be walking in. Then, Sheila and I got out a big book of traditional Jewish music and helped them choose music for their wedding ceremony processionals and recessionals. I wrote new arrangements for the songs they chose.
Beautiful Wedding @ Calamigos Equestrian Center Burbank, CA
Their wedding was at Calamigos Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA. Below you can see a video of each song they chose for their wedding ceremony processional music. Note: “The Traditional Jewish Wedding Music Sampler” (the first video above) plays all of the selections in one video.
Creative Wedding Music Choices
In planning their wedding, music was important to Dena and Doug. We had a great time choosing music and the wedding ceremony was beautiful. Here is what we played:
Rabbi
Grooms Grandfather
Brides Grand Parents
Music: Dodi Li
Groom with Parents
Music: Ma Navu
4 Bridesmaids Groomsmen
Flowergirls & Ring Bearer
Parents of the Bride
(process to the back of the chairs.)
Music: Erev Ba
Bride with Parents
Music: Erev Shel Shoshanim
Recessional
Music: Simon Tov U’Mazel Tov
Post Recessional
Music: Ose Shalom
This wedding ceremony was well planned by Dena and Doug with help of their family and expertly coordinated by Kat Keane – Weddings and Events
See: “Thank You” Note by Deena and Doug
Congratulations Dena and Doug! Thank you for bringing us all together and including us in your special day.
Sincerely,
Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann
Elegant Music 626-797-1795