A note from Krishan Oberoi, The Immaculata’s Organist & Wedding Music Director:
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding at The Immaculata! As Wedding Music Director and Organist, I look forward to working with you in planning the music for your wedding ceremony. There are many options available to you in terms of musical selections and performing ensembles; I am here to help you coordinate a musical program that best suits your vision for your wedding. Because each wedding is different, I recommend that engaged couples meet with me during the early stages of the planning process, that we may begin to discuss some of these options.
Five Common Wedding Music FAQs
Q: What’s the first step in planning our wedding music?
A: Most couples prefer to listen to The Immaculata's Wedding Music Sampler CD as an intial step in planning their music. The CD is designed to give you a sense of the variety of musical selections available for use during a Catholic wedding liturgy In general, your wedding may include any song or hymn that is approved for use in a Catholic Mass. If you have questions regarding the use of a musical selection that is not included on this CD, just ask; Krishan will be happy to accommodate your requests, if possible. You are also welcome to make an appointment with Krishan to discuss your music in greater detail. This can be done as far in advance as you like.
Q: What is the music like at a “typical” Immaculata wedding?
A: Every wedding is different! The most traditional route is to hire The Immaculata’s organist, and one of our parish cantors (vocalists) to lead the singing. However, piano can be used in place of the organ, and additional musicians (such as trumpet, guitar, violin, etc.) can be hired through The Immaculata, if desired.
Q: We’re thinking about hiring violins, trumpet, etc. How do we go about doing this?
A: The Immaculata currently works with two professional instrumental ensembles, Select Brass and Festival Strings (click on the links to visit their independent websites). In addition to these groups, we have access to many other individual instrumentalists, such as flute, harp, etc. As Wedding Music Director, Krishan will be happy to contract any additional musicians (including the aforementioned) that you may require, and will generally do so at a competitive price. Krishan’s own fee is not affected by this service.
Q: What does all this cost?
A: You can get a copy of the fee sheet here.
Q: We would like to bring a singer/musician from outside the parish. Can this be done?
A: Yes, however, The Immaculata employs several professionally trained and accomplished musicians, and we are confident that we can put together a music program of outstanding quality for your wedding. If you want to go beyond the standard keyboard/vocal duo, Krishan will work with you to hire the best instrumentalists available at the best price possible.
All guest musicians and song selections are subject to approval by the Wedding Music Director, Krishan Oberoi. Please have your guest musicians read and sign The Immaculata's Wedding Music Policies form and the Wedding Music Liturgy Form and return to Krishan well in advance of the wedding.
In closing
I hope that this information has been useful for you as you begin to plan the music for your wedding! Please feel free to contact me at 619.309.7762, or oberoi@sandiego.edu with any additional questions.
About Krishan:
Krishan Oberoi is Organist and Wedding Music Director at The Immaculata. A native of New York, Krishan has been working professionally in the Catholic Church since 1995, when he accepted his first Assistant Organist position at the age of 21. Since then, he has gone on to excel as a performer (voice & keyboard), composer and conductor. Highlights of his career include professional appearances in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Puerto Rico, as well as Austria, England, Germany, Greece and Hungary. Having received his Bachelor’s degree in 1996 from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Krishan went on to receive a Master’s from the Yale School of Music in 2006. While at Yale, his studies were funded by a full-tuition scholarship from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. To learn more about Krishan, please visit his independent website at www.waxeuphoric.com.
