Lark Ascending in a Funeral Service
It’s 150 years since the birth of English Composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Probably the most famous & popular English classical music composer, his most well-loved piece is The Lark Ascending with its beautiful & stirring sound.
It is very popular as a Funeral Service entrance piece of music as its soundscape suggests a journey & it is so very familiar & comforting.
Alternatively, consider the 1st movement of Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony (Song for all seas, all ships). It is a dramatic choral piece which would be fine for the entrance piece at a funeral.
To exit, what about Five Variants of “Dives & Lazarus”. It is a wonderfully poetic piece featuring both the melancholy and optimism of a final farewell.