Funeral musicians in Trapani

Trapani is at the opposite end of Sicily from Messina, but a funeral cannot wait. That is why Maestro Ilarion asks for at least 24 hours' notice here too: the time needed to set off and reach the church before the celebration, ready to sing and play for the whole funeral Mass.

Churches around Trapani

The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in the old town, the sanctuary of the Annunziata with the Madonna di Trapani, the Chiesa Madre of Erice on the mountaintop; and then Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Alcamo and Castelvetrano, with their mother churches and neighbourhood parishes.

An example

Think of a family in Marsala who want the simplest possible Mass for their father: no choir, just a chant at the entrance, Panis Angelicus at communion and the Ave Maria at the end. With one musician who sings and plays, it can be done exactly like that, without coordinating several people in a few hours.

The repertoire

The chants of the liturgy, the Ave Maria by Schubert or Gounod, Panis Angelicus, pieces chosen by the family if the priest allows it. Every moment in the guide to church funeral songs.

Also near Trapani

Erice, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Alcamo, Castelvetrano and the other towns of the province.