Live Music
Live music plays a meaningful role in funeral services, offering a personal and emotional dimension that helps families honour and remember loved ones. This tag explores the use of live performance in funeral settings—from soloists and organists to professional ensembles and contemporary acts—reflecting the growing demand for bespoke, expressive tributes. Funeral Service Times covers supplier activity, service innovations, regulatory considerations, and operational insights related to incorporating live music into ceremonies. Content is tailored to funeral directors, arrangers, and venue managers seeking to offer clients thoughtful and professionally delivered musical options that support dignified and memorable services.
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Jun- 2023 -5 JuneFeatures
Succession: The funeral fit for a billionaire
Episode nine in season four of HBO’s hit show Succession features the funeral of billionaire media mogul Logan Roy, played…
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Mar- 2022 -18 MarchCommunity
Haltemprice Crematorium undergoes ‘extensive’ restoration
Following a fire on 1 October 2020, the owners of Haltemprice Crematorium, The Crematorium and Memorial Group (CMG), have undertaken…
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Oct- 2019 -28 OctoberBusiness
Solihull mayor toasts funeral directors’ 150 years of service
Thomas Bragg & Sons Funeral Directors, Solihull, celebrated its 150th anniversary by hosting a dress-to-impress ball, raising thousands of pounds…
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Jun- 2019 -27 JuneFeatures
How many singers does it take to change a funeral?
We know that when a client asks for live music at a funeral service a funeral director’s head might start…
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May- 2019 -2 MayFeatures
Why are funerals moving away from tradition?
The funeral service is changing. Funerals have begun to stretch out, explore their limits, and struggle against them. It is…
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Apr- 2019 -17 AprilFeatures
The power of music
We’re always pleasantly surprised at how much our clients enjoy hearing live music at funeral services – but the funny…
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Sep- 2018 -13 SeptemberBusiness
Bishop of East Anglia blesses new crematorium for Uttlesford
An official ceremony to mark the opening of Cam Valley, a new crematorium to serve Uttlesford was on Wednesday 12…
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Sep- 2015 -22 SeptemberEvents
CPJ Field helps raise £13,000 for Age UK by sponsoring Walking Football Tournament
A recent walking football tournament, in aid of East Sussex Age UK, has raised more than £13,000 for the charity.…
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