We are available to perform
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The Sparrow Lane Ensemble provides beautiful, timeless music for your wedding ceremony, including prelude, processional, candle lighting, readings and recessional.

We seamlessly and smoothly create a transition from your ceremony into your reception, performing swing, jazz, tango, Latin, and Celtic music. And don’t forget your pop classics or your favorite movie themes!

We perform all kinds of classical, baroque, romantic, modern, pop and chamber music arranged for strings, including violins, violas, cellos, guitars, harps and mandolins. We Love Weddings! We understand — this is a big event! You’ve been dreaming about your wedding all of your life, you want it to be perfect, and you want it to be stress free. We understand the excitement, the pressure and the difficulty in creating the wedding of your dreams. Organizing a wedding is probably something you have not done before — there is a lot involved, and we have been there! This is what we do for a living. We care, and we love weddings! Our musicians are experienced, passionate, professional. We arrive on time, play our hearts out and are happy to accommodate all of your needs and special requests.

The Sparrow Lane Ensemble performs the famous and classic works of Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Handel, Vivaldi, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Ravel, Debussy, Brahms, including the traditional wedding favorites.

In addition, we perform showtunes, pop music, children’s music, contemporary classical, The Beatles, Tango music, Jewish music, Italian music, Latin music, French music, Armenian music, Irish music and movie themes from Titanic, Lord Of The Rings, The Godfather trilogy, Fiddler On The Roof, and other favorites.

There is nothing more enchanting or romantic
than the beautiful, angelic sound of the mandolin.

Our experienced musicians play a wide variety of musical styles that you love, including Italian, Jazz, Swing, Classical, Latin, Klezmer, Jewish, Bluegrass, Old-time, Irish / Celtic, Greek, and Russian mandolin music, not to mention your favorite movie themes and pop music!

Mandolin Magic performs acoustic mandolin, electric mandolin, solo mandolin with backing tracks, strolling mandolin, duo mandolins, mandolin ensembles, or mandolin with a full band.

We are passionate, punctual, and professional musicians who love our jobs! Most importantly, we have a great time making sure you and your guests have an unforgettable time. Along with our expert planner, you are sure to experience the utmost in quality mandolin music and enjoy the day of your dreams!

Mandolin Music for Weddings

Your special day is here and Mandolin Magic
can make it enchanting — and stress free!

We love weddings, and we love playing mandolin music for weddings! Mandolin Magic offers mandolin music for the prelude, processional, candle lighting, recessional, cocktail hour, dinner, dancing, and any other special requests you might have.

Over the years, Mandolin Magic has performed at hundreds of weddings. There is no musical, social, emotional or technical situation we can’t handle. From performing at obscure locations on the beach, leading a processional of guests through a city street, or hiking to a remote mountain location, to rushing tables, chairs, and sound equipment to a new location during a last-minute thunderstorm, we can — and have had to — handle it all.

We are completely self-contained, travel with all our own equipment, dress appropriately, and are happy to do whatever needs to be done to make the day go smoothly and as perfectly as you envision.

The Mandolin is a beautiful choice for weddings because of its historical and romantic sound. It crosses the boundaries of age, ethnicities, styles and tastes like no other instrument can. Who doesn’t love the mandolin? It is also very portable, making for an easy transition from the ceremony to the cocktail hour to dinner and dancing. Mandolin Magic is fun, classy, and a special treat for everyone!

We also understand how important your wedding day is, and how stressful it can be. We are a group of experienced, passionate, and professional musicians who perform at weddings for a living and, along with our personalized wedding planner, we are here to melt that stress away.

There is no wedding situation we have not encountered, from playing on the beach to playing in the rain, from hiking into remote mountain locations to performing on a wagon train — we have, literally, done it all!

We are completely self contained, we can perform acoustically or with amplification, we are always prompt, we never play too loud, and we are happy to accommodate whatever needs or special requests you might have. Working with the Silver Mountain String Band will be the easiest part of your wedding, leaving you free to enjoy your magical day!

Modern Catholic weddings, which are often held in churches, begin with 20 to 30 minutes of prelude music. Traditionally, this music was played by an organist or a pianist. However, modern brides often choose a string quartet, a harpist, a classical guitarist or even a woodwind quintet. Their choice of musical accompaniment is not limited by tradition and is instead reflective of their personal taste.

During the prelude, pieces such as Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire” are usually played. Following the prelude, special music is played for the seating of the mothers and grandmothers. “Canon in D”, by Pachebel, is a perennial favorite. Following the seating of the mothers and grandmothers, the bridal party proceeds down the aisle. They are followed by the bride, who is traditionally escorted by her father. During the bride’s processional, she is accompanied by a processional song. The two groups stop their procession at the church’s altar.

For well over 100 years, Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus” from Lohengrin has been a hugely popular choice. It is often called, “Here Comes the Bride.” Since Lady Diana’s wedding to Prince Charles, Jeremiah Clarke’s “Prince of Denmark March” has become extremely popular for use as processional music. This piece is sometimes attributed to Henry Purcell as “Trumpet Voluntary”.

During the wedding ceremony, there may be several hymns. This is especially true for liturgical settings. Solos and a short piece for the lighting of the Unity Candle may also take place.

At the end of the service, the new couple march down the aisle together to a lively recessional song. Most popular for this is Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Widor’s “Toccata” from Symphony No. 5 is also another favorite.

The wedding ceremony then concludes with an instrumental postlude as the wedding guests depart.

If you’re a Catholic bride or groom, why not share some of your wedding traditions with us?

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