Musicians for church music in Castelmola

Most couples choose Castelmola in summer. But those who know the village know that in winter it has a different charm: quiet streets, smoke from chimneys, snow-covered Etna standing out against a crystal-clear sky. If you are looking for musicians for church music for a wedding in Castelmola, even out of season, Maestro Ilarion, tenor, brings live sacred music to your ceremony.

A yes in the days of Christmas

Think of a couple who do not want the summer crowds. They want few guests, their dearest people, and a church decorated for the holidays. They choose a Saturday in December.

The village is lit with Christmas lights. On the panoramic square the wind is cold, and guests huddle in their coats as they look at the coast below, with the lights of Giardini Naxos coming on one by one in the late afternoon. Above it all, the white cone of Etna.

Inside the Church of San Nicolò di Bari it is warm. There is a nativity scene beside the altar, the scent of candles. The Maestro has prepared with the parish priest a programme that combines wedding chants with a few Christmas melodies. When the bride walks in with a cloak over her shoulders, the organ begins and the tenor's voice rises in the intimate church.

At communion, an ancient Christmas carol, softly. Then the Ave Maria, before the nativity. There are not many guests, but each of them will remember that evening forever.

Outside, the sky is full of stars. Dinner is at a village trattoria, with the fire lit.

The ceremony musicians

• The tenor for the solo pieces and the Ave Maria.
• The parish organist to accompany the liturgy.
• The choir, if there is one, for the congregation's chants.

The repertoire adapts to the liturgical season: Advent and Christmas, Lent and Easter each have different chants, and the parish priest can give precise guidance.

Church music in Castelmola, not only for weddings

The Maestro also sings for baptisms, wedding anniversaries and vow renewals, in Castelmola and nearby villages: Taormina, Mongiuffi Melia, Gallodoro, Letojanni, Graniti, Gaggi, Motta Camastra, Francavilla di Sicilia, Antillo and Limina.

For a summer wedding day, see also the page on church wedding musicians in Castelmola. For the churches down in town, the one on church music in Taormina.

After the ceremony

Maestro Ilarion is a tenor and pianist: he can also accompany dinner with elegant live music.

Tell us your date with the request for church music.

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