Angela Marie Rocchio, Soprano
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Specializing in Catholic weddings & funerals, St. Louis. The Knot Hall of Fame and Best of Weddings
01/02/2026
2025….where do I even begin? What an amazing year! I sang in 15 different churches (6 of them totally new to me), 8 beautiful weddings, 7 (extra) special events, and SO much more! This year brought a shift towards special parish celebrations, which are near and dear to my heart.
I was honored to help out with planning music for the dedication of a brand new chapel (a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!), join an ensemble celebrating the 150th anniversary of the HSHS sisters’ arrival in the USA, sing the 15-minute Tract for the first Sunday of Lent with the ladies’ schola at the Oratory of Saint Francis de Sales, render two of my new Hildegard von Bingen transcriptions at weddings, and have another one sung by a huge festival choir for Christ the King, sing a ca****la for the very first candlelit Rorate Mass at Saint Joseph in Cottleville, and once again lead the music for Good Friday, including my favorite rendition in English of the chanted Reproaches, at Assumption in Mattese.
I was nervous when I gave up my parish job in 2024, not knowing how it would impact my freelance work as a cantor-soloist. My attention has been largely focused on building my sister business, the International Chant Academy . Nevertheless, 2025 completely exceeded my expectations!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all my incredible clients. It is a sincere joy and a gift to serve you.
Now, bring on 2026!
www.angelamarierocchio.com
12/26/2025
🌟Merry Christmas!🎵 Thinking back fondly to Maggie and Brendan’s stunning Christmas wedding a couple years ago.
Planning an Advent or Christmas wedding? Here are just a few musical ideas from Catholic weddings I’ve helped to plan over the years.
SOLOS
•Prepare Thyself, Zion, from the Christmas Oratorio by Bach, arr. Burkhardt
•Domino Deus, from Gloria by Vivaldi
•Laudamus Te, duet from Gloria by Vivaldi
•Et Exultavit, from Magnificat by Bach
•Ave Maria, by Saint Saëns (or any Ave Maria!)
PROCESSIONALS
•Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, by Bach
•Sheep May Safely Graze, by Bach
•Joy to the World, ANTIOCH (Christmas only)
OTHER
•Missa de Angelis, Gregorian chant
•Christmas Gloria, by Gibson (full Mass, Christmas only)
•Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, by Praetorius
• Sing of Mary, Sing of Joseph, PLEADING SAVIOR (lyrics by Oblates of Saint Joseph)
EXTRAS
•DO ask for the incense.
•DO visit the nativity scene and offer flowers.
•And DO splurge and hire the violin or the trumpet. I promise you, it’ll be sooooo worth it!
Looking for music for your Catholic wedding? DM me and let’s talk music!
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❄️ Bitter cold temps have me reminiscing about Mark and Cecelia’s December 2022 wedding in a little, historic country church without lighting or electricity. It was so cold inside we could see our breath! We dressed in triple layers — well, all of us except for the honorary “calcant”, David, who kept warm pumping air into the bellows of the quaint little pipe organ. His whole purpose was to keep the air gauge leveled between two lines painted on the side of the console while Brent played.
🎹 The piano and the organ are two VERY different instruments, and this is a priceless example. The piano is a percussion/string instrument; the pipe organ is a wind instrument. Before the invention of electricity, playing the organ was a 2-person affair: one musician to play, and one to keep the bellows full.
🎥 Side note: the organist to whom I introduced this instrument for the wedding, Brent Johnson, is a local expert in historic organs. A few months later — in much warmer temps — he returned to film a YouTube video about the instrument. You can find it on the Organ Media Foundation channel on YouTube; search for “Late 19th century Pfeffer organ at Saint Patrick’s Rock Church, Catawissa, Missouri”.
10/09/2025
💌 Let’s talk about wedding ceremony programs. How important *are* they, anyway?
If your ceremony is going to be short and sweet, and your guests already know what to expect, opting to skip the programs may be the best route for you. It’ll be one less thing to coordinate, and with so much preparation squeezed into those final days before the ceremony, ditching the programs can be one great way to save time….
…UNLESS you are having a Catholic wedding. Catholic weddings are among the most elaborate kinds of wedding ceremonies, and can easily last an hour or more, especially if it will include a full Mass.
A wedding program sets the tone for your guests. Many couples see their wedding as their one and only chance to expose their friends and families to the beauty and mystery of the Catholic liturgy. A thoughtfully curated program makes the experience more approachable, and lets your guests know what to expect and when.
When you book with me for full music planning, not only will you receive personalized attention in preparing the ceremony and music to fit your values and vibe, but you will also get program assistance! You’ll get to see variety of program designs from real Catholic weddings for which I’ve provided music, step-by-step ceremony outlines from which you can cut and paste to your heart’s content, a very thorough proofread and spell check, and even formatting suggestions.
Are you planning a Catholic wedding? Let’s talk music!
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