Our wedding is about 6 weeks away and we hired a string trio to do our ceremony music, but it didn't even occur to me until now that maybe we need a cantor. Our church is kind of poor and unfortunately doesn't have a cantor or an official choir that we can use (just a few ladies that like to get up every once in a while to sing), and a Franciscan volunteer who also plays the piano each week (but will be away during our wedding).
Our budget is stretched kind of thin as it is (my parents are generously gifting us the ceremony musicians), so what do you think about a mass without a cantor? Would it be strange to have everything be just instrumental?
Thanks in advance!
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Re: Mass without a cantor?
Unfortunately I don't have any friends that can sing, at all. We're all pretty tone-deaf. My uncle has a lovely voice, but he's unsure if he can even make it because my cousin is due the day of my wedding and he promised her he'd be there. I guess I will just have to see about shifting things around to try to hire a cantor!
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Other posters had good ideas about asking the rgular cantors or kids that could sing. I am blessed with 2 good friends with beautiful voices so I have asked them to sing.
Music is supposed to be playing whenever the priest moves, but that's a different issue.
But yes, I will definitely talk to the priest before hiring one. I guess I was preemptively hoping he would be ok without one, and wanted to know what people thought of the idea of a mass without a cantor!
Thank you all
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if your priest prefers/requires you have a cantor you could always ask another parish in your area if they have a cantor who could sing for your wedding. just a thought! GL!
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