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Current Arrangements

 

Below is a list of all my current arrangements.  Please contact me if you have any questions or if you need assistance in selecting music appropriate for your situation.  Most of my arrangements have been sung by either my chorus or chapter quartets, so I am aware of how suitable they are for either size group. I have included a key at the bottom to help identify the type of song, and I hope this is helpful to you.

For singers' convenience, learning tapes have been made for many of my arrangements. Although I may be unaware of additional learning tapes,  I have indicated those arrangements for which Larry Wright (LWrightMus@aol.com), Kim Kraut (www.KimKraut.com), or I have 4-part learning tapes.

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     CU = Contest Uptune           CB= Contest Ballad

 CS = Contest swing              SW= Swing tempo

        TB = Tempo ballad               U = Uptune (for show)

   B = Ballad (ad lib)             XMAS = Christmas


You may look up arrangements by selecting the first letter of the title, or scolling through the entire list

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

T I T L E

D E S C R I P T I O N

LEARNING TAPE

TYPE

FEE

Contact

Ain’t Misbehavin’

1929 - A. Razaf, T. Waller

 

TB

$35

Hq

All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart 1947 - Patrick, Reese & Val, beautiful poignant ballad-strong KK CB publ'd Hq

All For the Love of Mike

1922 - Pease, Nelson, Tobias - novelty

 

U

$30

Either

Always (as sung by Sandy Patti) 1995 - John Stoddard & Wintley Phipps TB $50 Me

Amen! Christmas, Amen!

Trad. - Bass solo, chorus backup

 

XMAS

$25

Me

Anytime (In My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms)

1921,1922 – Lawson & Meyer/Ruby – fresh blend of 2 old gems

 

CU

$50

Either

April in Paris

1932 - Duke & Harburg

 

B

$35

Hq

Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry

1942 - Mercer & Schertzinger novelty show tune that swings!

LW

U

$50

Hq

As Time Goes By Medley - w. It Had to Be You

1931 - Hupfeld, 1924 Kahn & Jones - an old favorites medley!

 

TB

$50

Hq

At the Beginning

1997 - Ahrens & Flaherty - romantic pop ballad from "Anastasia"

KK, LW

TB / U

$50

Hq

Atlantic City  1996 – Ahrens and Flaherty – cute novelty from “Ragtime” - easy U $30 Me
Auld Lang Syne Traditional New Year’s Eve tribute KK Novel $20 Me

Beauty and the Beast

1991 - Ashman & Menken - lovely theme from Disney movie and Broadway show

Me, KK

TB

$50

Hq

Before the Parade Passes By

1964 - Herman - rousing opener or closer

Me

U

$40

Hq

Birth of the Blues

1926 - DeSylvia & Brown – a classic with a fresh presentation

LW, KK

SW

$45

Hq

Blue Moon (60’s doo-wop style)

1934 - Hart & Rogers

 

U

$40

Hq

Bundle of Old Love Letters, (Just a)

1929 – Freed and Brown – strong, poignant contest ballad

KK 

CB

$45

Hq

Bye Bye Baby Medley

1949 - Styne - strong vehicle for quartet or chorus

 

CU

$45

Hq

Bye Bye Blackbird

1926-Dixon & Henderson – spirited contest uptune

 KK

CU

$50

Hq

Caribbean Amphibian

1966-Mark Salzman, as sung by "Kermit the Frog"

 

Show

$35

Hq

Chances Are

1957 - Stillman & Allen - a Johnny Mathis favorite

Me

TB

$40

Hq

Changes / I Used to Love You Medley Strong contest combo of pop standards KK CU $50 Me

Come Fly With Me

1958 – Sammy Cahn & James Van Huesen – Sinatra’s swinging single. Great opener!

LW

U

$50

Hq

Come to the Mardi Gras

1937 –Drake, Shirl, Bulhoes & de Oliveira – bright samba tempo

  U publ'd Hq

Count Your Blessings

1933 - I. Berlin - lovely message

 

B

$35

Hq

Crazy

1961 - Willie Nelson - a Patsy Cline favorite

 

TB

publ’d

Hq

Dance With Me 1975 - John and Johanna Hall U $50 Me

Diamonds Medley - w. Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend, I Never Knew (parody), Big Spender (in show version only), If My Friends Could See Me Now

1949 - Robin & Styne, 1920 - Pitts, Egan, & Marsh, 1966 Fields & Coleman. Chorus or experienced quartet. Specify contest or show version.

LW

CU 

U

$50

 $60

Hq

Hq

Don Juan

1961- Stoller and Leiber – vampy piece from "Smokey Joe’s Cafe"

 KK

SW

$40

Hq

Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

1977 R. Leigh - a Crystal Gayle favorite

 

TB

$40

Hq

Do You Hear What I Hear?

1962 – Regney & Shayne (Christmas)

 

TB

$25

Me

Dream

1944 - Johnny Mercer - tenor melody

 

TB

$30

Hq

Everything’s Coming Up Roses

1959 - Sondheim & Styne - familiar, energetic opener

 

U

$40

Hq

Far Away Places Medley

Show Medley – "Imagination" (Rapaso), "House at Pooh Corner"(K. Loggins), "Far Away Places", "Octopus’s Garden" (Beatles), and "I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon" ( Jeff Moss)

LW

Show

$75

Me

Food Blooz

"Food-Defyin’ Self-Denyin’ Blues" written by Debbie Fleming of Hampton Ave. Every woman’s lament about diet food.

 

SW

$50

Me

For Good 2003 Stephen Schwartz favorite from “Wicked” – powerful! TB $50` Hq

Friend Like Me

1992 - Ashman & Menken - great show piece, strong attitude

LW

U

$50

Hq

Funniest Clown in the Big Top

Replace "bridge" of "Give ‘Em a Show They’ll Never Forget" with this song for clown package medley

 

CU

$30

Hq

Frosty the Snowman Nelson &Rollins – holiday novelty KK XMas $25 Me

Get Me To The Church On Time

1956 – F. Loewe – women’s lyrics included

Me

U

$35

Hq

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 1979 – w&m by Robert Hazard U $45 Me

Gigi Medley - w. Gigi, and I Remember It Well

1950’s Adamson, Veron, Lerner, Loewe medley for male and female solos with chorus backup

 

TB

$40

Me

Happy Together

1966-Garry Bonner & Alan Gordon

LW

U

$40

Hq

Hero --- (bass melody and solo)

1993 - Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff

 

B

$40

Hq

Heat Wave

1933 - I. Berlin - chorus or quartet novelty

 

U

$40

Hq

Hello Dolly

1963 - J. Herman - familiar show tune

 

U

$40

Hq

Home for the Holidays

1954 - Stillman & Allen holiday favorite

 KK

XMAS

publ’d

Hq

Home for the Holidays - verse

My original verse to replace published one

 

B

$5

Me

I Can’t Begin to Tell You

1945-Godon & Monaco-beautiful ballad with sentimental message

 KK

CB

$50

Hq

I Feel Pretty

1957-Berstein & Sondheim -  from West Side Story

KK

U

$35

Hq

I Found a Million Dollar Baby

1931-Warren,Rose, &Dixon

 

SW

$40

Me

Imagination

1939-Burke & Van Huesen standard with rhythmic "swing" interp

LW

U

$50

Me

I’m Flyin’ High Medley - w. I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling, I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

1928, 1929, 1935 - upbeat medley of "Fats" Waller show tunes for quartet or chorus

Me

U

$50

Hq

I’m Sending a Letter to Santa Claus

1939 -Rogers & Williams - packages well with Vicki Uhr’s "That What I Want This Year"

 

CB

$35

Hq

In Heaven’s Eyes

1985 - McHugh - a Sandi Patti favorite – lead solo in verse

 

TB

$45

Hq

In My Life

1965 - Lennon & McCartney - sentimental; "classical" vocal bridge LW, KK TB publ'd Hq

I Remember it Well

1957 – from "Gigi", romantic interplay between male and female solists with chorus backup

 

TB

$35

Hq

It Had To Be You 1924 - Kahn & Jones - lovely verse, classic "oh yah" oldie KK TB publ'd Hq

Jazz Me Blues, The

1921 - Delugg & Stein – strong rhythmic uptune

 

CU

$40

Hq

Last Dream Left in the World (If I Had The)

Original contest ballad composed by Joe Liles. Includes a new "soft" tag.

 

CB

$40

Me

Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

1937 - I & G Gershwin - novelty

 

U

$40

Hq

Let’s Elope

Skip Ungar – novelty with cute lyrics, soft-shoe tempo

 

SW

$35

Either

Light One Candle

Peter, Paul & Mary holiday original

LW

Folk

$35

Hq

Light That Shines Forever, The

1918 - Kenbrovin - speaks of longing to go home

 

CB

$35

Me

Longest Time, The

1983 - Billy Joel - bass solo w. 4-part backup – for 4-part only, contact me

 

U

$35

Hq

Love Me With All Your Heart

1961 - Vaughn & Rigual - familiar tune with alternate Spanish lyrics

 

TB

$40

Hq

Luck Be A Lady Frank Loesser standard from “Guys and Dolls” – great production KK U $60 Hq

Married / Shuffle Off To Buffalo

1966 - Kander & Ebb; 1932 Dubin & Warren - cute show medley

LW

SW

$45

Hq

Memory - from "Cats"

1981 - Webber, Nunn, & Elliot – dramatic with haunting intro

LW,  KK

TB

$50

Hq

Minnie the Mermaid /

On a Sunday By the Sea

1923– B.G.DeSylva /1947-S. Cahn & J. Styne–spirited contest uptune

LW CU $50 Hq

More I See You, The

1945 – Gordon and Warren - romantic popular standard

 

B

$40

Hq

Murder, He Says

1943 - Loesser & McHugh novelty, Betty Hutton style

 

U

$50

Hq

Nice Work if You Can Get It – w. Steppin’ Out With My Baby

1937-I & G Gershwin, 1947 -I Berlin Great show piece w/ snappy backbeat

LW

U

$50

Hq

Octopus’s Garden

1969-R Starkey – Light-hearted Beatles novelty

 

U

$45

Me

Old Horse & Buggy Had a Certain Swing,The

1941 - Gnass, Sprowls, & Smith, nostalgic story, strong BBshp

 

CS

$40

Hq

Old Maids Ball, The

1913 - I. Berlin novelty

 

CU

$35

Me

One More Time  A Ceruzzi – original song about playing slot machines... “ten thousand bucks and it’s all mine, I’m glad I pulled on her one more time!” Me Novel $45 Me

Orange Colored Sky

1950 - Delugg & Stein - great quartet or chorus show tune

 

U

$50

Hq

Parisian Medley - w. Under Paris Skies, Pigalle, River Seine

1953 - Gannon & Girard, 1946 -Newman & Ulmer, 1949 - Roberts, Holt, & La Farge - a flavorful show medley

 

U

$60

Hq

Part of Your World (Solo with Chorus backup)

1988- Howard Ashman and Alan Menken – As sung in "The Little Mermaid"

  TB $45 Hq

Salute to America

Strong patriotic show medley, arranged with Nancy Bergman. Includes "This is My Country", "America the Beautiful," "This is a Great Country" (I. Berlin), and "Stars and Stripes."

LW

U

$50

Me

Secret of Christmas

1959 – Cahn &Van Huesen - lovely message

 

XMAS

$35

Hq

Smile

1954 - Chaplin - pretty and powerful

Me

B

$40

Hq

Someone to Watch Over Me

1926 - Gershwin classic

 KK

TB

$40

Hq

South American Way

1939 – Dubin & McHugh – latin theme from "Down Argentine Way"

 

U

$40

Hq

South America, Take it Away!

1946 - Harold Rome – from "Call Me Mister" – catchy lyrics, rhumba beat

 

U

$45

Hq

South American Way Medley - w. Begin the Beguine, and South America Take It Away

1940’s flavorful medley of show tunes, rhythmic accompaniment possibilities

LW

U

$60

Hq

Surfin’ USA Medley - w. Catch a Wave, and Fun, Fun, Fun

1960’s Beach Boys - parody on surfing the Internet

LW, KK

U

$60

Hq

Sweet Georgia Brown

1925 - Bernie, Pinkard, Casey

 KK

CU

$40

Hq

They’re Either Too Young or Too Old

1943 - Loesser & Schwartz - novelty on availability of men

LW

U

$40

Hq

Traditional Carol Medley It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, O Come All Ye Faithful, Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, Hark the Herald Angels Sing KK XMas $40 Me

Undecided

1939 – Spirited pop standard with a new "Ella Fitzgerald" style

U $50 Hq

Under Paris Skies

1951- Kim Gannon & Herber Giraud. Spirited waltz with parisian ambiance.

LW U $45 Hq

Unforgettable

1951 - Gordon - beautiful song - some lead solo parts

 

TB

$40

Hq

Way Down Yonder in New Orleans

1922 - Creamer & Layton

 

SW

$35

Hq

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Trad - a la Peter, Paul, & Mary

 KK

XMAS

$20

Me

When I’m Sixty-Four

1967 - Lennon & McCartney novelty

LW

SW

$45

Hq

When I Fall in Love

1952 - Young & Heyman - beautiful show ballad

Me

B

$40

Hq

When I Lost You

1912 - I. Berlin - strong contest

KK

CB

publ’d

Hq

When You Wish Upon a Star

1940 - Ned Washington & Leigh Harline

 

B

$45

Me

White Christmas

Berlin favorite – includes verse and lovely new tag

KK, LW

B

$35

Me

Winter Wonderland / Jingle Bells Medley Cute combo of two holiday favorites... great for carolers! KK XMas $60 --$1.20 per copy Me or Hbeckbari@aol.com

Why Should I Cry Over You?

1922 - Miller & Cohn - solid barbershop ballad

 

CB

$40 unpubl’d

Hq

You Are the Sunshine of My Life

1972 – Stevie Wonder

LW U $50 Hq

You Belong to Me

1952 – PW King, R Stewart, C Price

 

TB

$35

Me

You’ll Never Walk Alone

Powerful Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rogers ballad from "Carousel."

  B publ'd Hq

Your Feet’s Too Big

1935 – Benson & Fisher – "Fats"Waller novelty

KK, Gram SW $40 Hq

Yours / Amapola

1931, 1924 – 8-part men's and women's presentation – romantic 

LW

SW

$50

Hq

YOUNG WOMEN IN HARMONY ARRANGEMENTS
Beauty and the Beast 1991 - Ashman & Menken - lovely theme from Disney movie and Broadway show TB publ'd Hq
Home for the Holidays 1954 - Stillman & Allen holiday favorite XMAS publ'd Hq
In My Life 1965 - Lennon & McCartney – sentimental; “classical” vocal bridge TB publ'd Hq
Kokomo arranged by Bev Sellers, revoiced for young women by Carolyn Schmidt Novel publ'd Hq
Oh Susanna, Dust Off That Old Piana Adapted from an arrangement by David Wright  CU publ'd Hq
We Go Together arranged by Jo Lund, revoiced for young women by Carolyn Schmidt Novel publ'd Hq
We Wish You a Merry Christmas Traditional Holiday XMAS publ'd Hq
When I’m Sixty-Four 1967 - Lennon & McCartney novelty SW publ'd Hq

 

 

 

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