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The "stereotypical wedding" as seen frequently on television programs and popular films is one of the last remaining opportunities for people to see the "stereotypical organist."

The "stereotypical organist" is female, and slightly beyond middle age.

The music at such an affair would be the "stereotypical" repertoire: Pachelbel, Wagner and Mendelssohn, in that order.

With the continued growth of post-liturgical movement, we are entering an era where even this holy trinity of music by dead white men cannot be assumed.

Also, we find ourselves in an era where organists are violently silenced in the midst of discharging their professional duties. We resent this depiction of organists as unchanging and irrelevant.

Sinden.org would like to take this opportunity to remind you that recorded music is never appropriate in the liturgy, though sometimes it is funny.

For your reference: JK Wedding Entrance Dance 29.3 million views and counting.

Labels: liturgy, television, weddings