POP MUSIC
ARRANGEMENTS
I have been asked, of late, to create arrangements of popular music for choir. Some are for voice and piano only, but increasingly, I am being asked for orchestral-string versions suitable for student-level performance, as well.
Please ensure that you secure a "License/Permission to Arrange" from the appropriate publisher for non-Public Domain works before requesting an arrangement. If you need help in this regard, please ask. It's not as scary as it sounds!
POPULAR MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS
Each of these arrangements has been created for a specific group and/or event. Although they may not be an ideal fit for your programming situation as they stand, they do point to opportunities you might entertain to enhance your performance or provide for unique opportunities. Perhaps you have a string quartet available — or a young chorister who is proficient with the flute —or need a massed choir piece for the end of a festival — or simply wish to thicken a texture with synthesized orchestral instrumentation. Please DM me to explore your creative options!
A Time of Quiet Between the Storms (Instrumental)
Hans Zimmer : Universal Music
Violin(s), Viola, Cello, Contrabass
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Hands (SA - English)
Jewel Kilcher & Patrick Leonard : EMI April Music
Violin, Piano (1.1)
Performed by: St. Michael's Choir School Junior Choir, 27 May 2022
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica, Toronto, ON
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (SA - English)
Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin : Leo Feist Inc. Publishing
Piano
Violin(s), Viola, Cello
Performed by: Toronto Children's Chorus, 15 December 2024
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON
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Let It Go (SSAA - English)
Kristin Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez : Wonderland Music
Synthesizer, Piano (1.1)
Performed by: Young Voices Toronto, 10 December 2016
Runnymede United Church, Toronto, ON
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Quittez, Pasteurs (SA - French)
Traditional French Carol : Public Domain
Flute, Piano (1.1)
Performed by: Toronto Children's Chorus, 15 December 2024
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON
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Thank You for the Music (SSAB - English)
Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus : Universal Music Publishing
Bass Guitar, Piano (1.1)
Violin(s), Viola, Cello, Contrabass
Performed by: CISMF Massed Choir and Orchestra, 15 April 2023
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON
Performed by: Oakville Choir for Children and Youth, 11 May 2024
The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, Oakville, ON
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The Christmas Song (SA - English)
Mel Tormé & Bob Wells : Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Piano
Violin(s), Viola, Cello
Performed by: Toronto Children's Chorus, 17 December 2022
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON
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True Colors (SSA - English)
Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg : Hal Leonard Music
Glockenspiel, Marimba, Bass Guitar, Piano (3.1.1.1)
Violin(s), Viola, Cello, Contrabass
Performed by: Young Voices Toronto, 2020
Online Virtual Performance Video, Toronto, ON
Performed by: Toronto Children's Chorus, 5 May 2024
Meridian Arts Centre, North York (Toronto), ON and
26 Oct 2024 Metropolitan United Church, (Toronto), ON
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Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (SA - French)
Traditional French Carol : Public Domain
Flute, Piano (1.1)
Performed by:
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What I Was Made For (SSA - English)
Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell arr. Jennifer Lucy Cook : Hal Leonard Music
Cello (1) - arr.
Performed by: SA Chorus (Faculty of Music U/T), 27 February 2025
Trinity St. Paul's, Toronto, ON &
Oakville Choir for Children & Youth, 1 March 2025
Metropolitan United Church, Toronto, ON
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What the World Needs Now (SSAAB - English)
Hal David & Burt Bacharach : Primary Wave Music Publishing
Flute, Glockenspiel, Piano (1.1.1)
Violin(s), Viola, Cello, Contrabass
Performed by: Oakville Choir for Children & Youth, 13 May 2023
St. John's United Church, Oakville, ON
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