The Seymour Tower Brass Quartet plays at many weddings, church services, college graduations, concert series and private parties throughout the year.
Paul Brunner (far left) is the band director at Johnathan Alder High School and plays trombone for the STB. We really some more to say about Paul. erm, he's rather tall!
Lori Auman-Seymour (middle left) performs with the Central Ohio Brass Band, The Ohio State University Alumni Band and the Scioto Valley Brass and Percussion Co.
Andrew Seymour (middle right) is the founder of the Seymour Tower Brass and has been playing professionally for over twenty-five years. He is currently playing with the Central Ohio Brass Band and has played with The Fifth Dimension, Florence LaRue, Nickel Brass Quintet, The Dover Brass Quintet, the Scioto Valley Brass and Percussion Co., as well as with many regional theater groups. After 18 years as a music educator he has changed career course and is a Technology Teacher and Buillding Technology Coordinator for the Licking Heights Local School District in Licking County, Ohio. In 2007, Andrew recieved a lifetime honorary membership to the Ohio State University Alumni Band.
Todd Seymour (far right) is also a former music educator and is now a Interactive Media Instructor for the Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools. He is currently the principal trombonist and the Assistant Director of the Central Ohio Brass Band and also performs with The Ohio State Univeristy Alumni Band. He is a freelance musician in the Central Ohio area and enjoys long walks on the beach with his kids, wife, dog, cat and trombone.
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A Typical Wedding Ceremony
Prelude
Rondeau (Moret)
Hornpipe (Handel)
Three Dances (Susato)
Arioso (J.S. Bach)
O Perfect Love
Ich Liebe Dich (Grieg)
Prayer from Lohengrin (Wagner)
Canon in D (Pachelel)
Processionals
Prelude to Te Deum (Charpentier)
Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell)
Special Music
One Hand, One Heart
Lift The Wings
Amazing Grace
Recessionals
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
Postlude
Alleluia (Mozart)
Ode To Joy (Beethoven) |
Wedding Music is Our Speciality!
What do you need? Solo Trumpet, Trumpet Duet or Brass Quartet.
Music plays an important role in your wedding ceremony. It is played throughout and serves to set the emotional tone of your wedding. There are seven "chapters" of music you will need to prepare for: the prelude, pre-processional, processional, bride's entrance, ceremony, recessional, interlude/postlude. Each of these is explained below with a listing our top selections in that category. Of course if you don't see something you want we can arrange it for you.
Prelude
The prelude is the music played before the ceremony begins, while the guests are arriving and taking their seats. While it is background music, it sets the tone for the rest of your ceremony.
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Rondeau (Mouret)
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The Rejoicing (Handel)
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Hornpipe (Handel)
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Alleluja (Mozart)
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Lift The Wings (Whelan/Seymour)
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Sarabande & Carillon (Couperin)
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Prayer from Lohengrin (Wagner/Holcombe)
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Three Dances (Susato)
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Pre-Processional/Processional/Bride's Entrance
The pre-processional is the time period after the guests having been seated and just before the ceremony begins. This is the time in which important members of your family are seated such as grandparents, parents of the groom and the mother of the bride. While it is not technically part of the ceremony, it represents the start of the ceremony.
The processional is the time in which the bridal party walks down the aisle. After the bridesmaids are stationed, and it is time for the bride to come down the aisle, the music should change to something more dramatic and exciting. The moment that you and all of your guests have been looking forward to is about to begin!
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Canon in D, Pachelbel (Great for the seating of the mother's)
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Prelude to ‘Te Deum” (Charpentier)
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Trumpet Voluntary in D, Purcell
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Bridal Chorus, Wagner
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Grand Processional (Stadler)
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Trumpet Voluntary, Stanley
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Ceremony
Other than the processional and recessional, there is no "required" music for the main part of the ceremony. Many couples choose to play a song that has special meaning to them between readings or other parts of the marriage ceremony. Some use this as the opportunity to have a talented friend or family to showcase his or her musical talent. Because this music is purely up to you, we have only listed a few of the more traditional songs played mid-ceremony but this is where you should take the lead.
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Ave Maria, Shubert
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Amazing Grace, Jackson
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La Traviata, Verdi
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Sheep May Safely Graze, Bach
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Recessional
This is the part of the wedding after you have been pronounced man and wife, and turn to the guests to walk down the aisle. It is a very exciting time of the ceremony, and essentially begins the celebration of the reception. Choose celebratory music that conveys your excitement and the power of new beginnings.
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Trumpet Tune, Purcell
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Wedding March, Mendelssohn
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Hornpipe (from Water Music), Handel
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Ode to Joy, Beethoven
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Interlude/Postlude
This is the period of time between the ceremony and the reception. Like with the prelude, the music during this time serves simply as background music. Couples generally choose to have classical music (and sometimes jazz) to create a smooth transition from the ceremony to reception.
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Alleluia, Mozart
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Amazing Grace, Jackson
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Bach
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Minuet in G, Beethoven
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