Catholic Wedding Choir in Singapore

Two sizes of choir

Each contribution is a total for the whole group and includes rehearsal, transport, sheet music and coordination with your parish. You’ll know the exact figure before you commit. See contributions and what they cover for the full picture.

SATB ensemble: four to six voices

An SATB ensemble brings together soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices, with an accompanist on piano, organ or guitar. With four to six singers, every part of the harmony is covered, and the sound is warm, clear and full enough to lift a parish church without overwhelming it.

In our experience, this is the most popular choir choice for Catholic weddings, and it’s easy to see why. It gives you the richness of choral harmony at a scale that suits most churches and most congregations. The ensemble can lead the hymns strongly enough that your guests feel confident joining in, and it can also sing a quiet piece of its own during communion or the signing of the register, when the congregation is still.

Because the group is small, it is also flexible. We can prepare it with two months’ notice, it fits comfortably in most choir lofts and sanctuaries, and it adapts well to a Liturgy of the Word as well as a full Mass.

Full choir: sixteen to twenty singers

A full choir suits a large church, a large congregation, or a couple for whom choral music is at the heart of the day. With sixteen to twenty voices, the choir can sing more ambitious settings, sustain a big sound through a spacious building, and give the great moments of the Mass real weight: the entrance, the Gloria, the Holy, Holy, and the recessional.

We’re glad to sing for you as a full choir, and we want to be honest about what it takes. Our singers serve alongside full-time work, so bringing sixteen or more people together on one date, with rehearsals beforehand, needs planning. That’s why we ask for three months’ notice, and why full-choir dates are limited. If you have a date in mind, it’s worth asking early. If we can’t gather a full choir for your date, we’ll tell you straight away and suggest the best alternative, often an SATB ensemble.

Choir with additional musicians

Some couples would like more than a choir and one accompanist: a second keyboard, a string player or a solo instrument for a particular moment. We can arrange this for celebrations that call for it, with three months’ notice. Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll work out, together with you, what is possible and what the contribution would be.

What to expect on the day

A wedding day has enough moving parts without wondering whether the music is ready. Here is how we handle it.

We arrive early, usually well before the bridal party, so the choir can warm up, check the sound in the church and settle into position without any rush. If your parish has a rehearsal window, we use it. Our coordinator will already have confirmed the music list with your parish, and will check in with the priest or commentator on cues: when the procession begins, when to start the psalm, how long the signing of the register is likely to take.

During the Mass, the choir leads the hymns and the sung parts so your guests can join in with confidence, and sings quietly on its own at reflective moments such as communion. If something runs late or changes, as it often does on a wedding day, we adjust calmly. You won’t need to give the music a single thought.

After the recessional, we keep playing until the church has emptied, and then we leave you to your celebration.

What’s included

Whichever size you choose, the contribution covers:

• Transport for the whole group
• Dedicated rehearsal for your wedding
• Helping you choose the music, and learning any hymn you request
• Buying legal copies of the scores and accompaniment parts
• Scheduling and liaison with your parish music coordinator
• Arriving early for the sound check and the parish rehearsal window
• The liturgy itself, and the waiting time around it

Parish fees, flowers, a commentator and the offering to the priest are separate. See the full breakdown.

Can a choir from outside your parish sing at your wedding?

Usually, yes. Parishes commonly permit couples to bring their own choir, especially when the parish’s own music ministry isn’t available on the day. Liaising with your parish music coordinator is part of what we do, and we’ll handle it for you.

Choir or cantor?

A choir isn’t the only good choice. Many beautiful weddings are sung by a single cantor with an accompanist, and for a smaller Mass or a Liturgy of the Word it can be the better fit. If you’re weighing it up, choose your music arrangement walks you through the three questions that usually decide it, or read about our wedding cantors.

How booking works

1. Send an enquiry Tell us your date, time and parish, and the size of choir you have in mind. We usually reply within three days.
2. We check availability We confirm whether we can gather the singers for your date, and tell you plainly either way.
3. We plan the music together We talk through the liturgy, your hymn choices, your parish’s requirements and the rehearsal schedule.
4. We confirm the arrangement The choir, the music list and the contribution are agreed, and we begin rehearsing.

For more on lead times, see availability and how booking works.