Interview with Matthew McConnell
Dr. Matthew McConnell is the Minister of Music at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in North Adams, MA, and an educator with Music-COMP (formerly The Vermont MIDI Project), a program that allows over 7,000 students nationwide to receive professional feedback from seasoned composers on writing, arranging, orchestrating, and recording their original works. We have conducted an interview with him: Q.During which part of a couple’s wedding should they consider having original wedding music instead of modern pop love songs? A. There are several places during the wedding ceremony, itself, where original music can be incorporated. There’s often music before the ceremony, music to accompany the entrance of the bridesmaids, flower girl, ring bearer, maid of honor, and music for the bride’s entrance. Many ceremonies involve lighting a unity candle, and original music can be incorporated then. There are other places where original music can be used during traditional wedding ce...