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MASS NUMBERS

TBD

JUNIOR CONCERT CHOIR

Into The West 
  • Original Arr.: Into the West- Alan Billingsley - 2014 Northampton County Choir - YouTube
Turn The World Around
  • Original Arr.: Turn the World Around (SATB Choir) - Arranged by Mark Hayes - YouTube
  • Cover example: Big Spring Community Chorale - "Turn the World Around" Belafonte/arr. Mark Hayes - YouTube
Psallite
  • Original Arr.: Psallite (SATB Choir, a cappella) - Edited by Henry Leck - YouTube
  • Cover example: Psallite - YouTube
Nine Hundred Miles
  • Original Arr.: Nine Hundred Miles - arr. Philip E. Silvey - Clovis East Concert Choir - YouTube
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
  • Original Arr.: Leaning on the Everlasting (arr. G. Roberts) - YouTube​​

Senior Concert Choir

Into The West 
  • Original Arr.: Into the West- Alan Billingsley - 2014 Northampton County Choir - YouTube
With Or Without You
  • Original Arr.: With or Without You (George CH Chung)- SonoLux - YouTube
After the War
  • Original Arr.: After the War--P. Gross & D. Keele arr. M. Sirett - YouTube
Battle of Jericho
  • Original Arr.: Battle of Jericho Mark Hayes CCHS Cantate Choir Spring 2018 - YouTube
Fa Una Canzone
  • Original Arr.: The Madrigal Singer, 7. Fa una canzona - Arranged by John Leavitt - YouTube​

BELLA VOCE

Bridge Over Troubled Water
  • Choral cover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56JZknCoPiA
Gloria Deo! 
  • Choral arrangement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouAdFmeaMOY
Hope Lingers On
  • Cover examples - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0bmhcvPwTI 
                                       - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHaln-UTyRE
Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name
  • Choral cover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgmgxpmldkg
Into the West
  • Original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvF31-2bVNE
  • Choral cover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I6oXvsihC0
Vois sur ton chemin 
  • Choral cover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21CW0PsKde0
  • Movie scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKl6c85lQl4&t=41s

​Dolce Melodia

TBD

CHAMBER

TBD

WOMEN'S CHOIR

​I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta May Hair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAVJKQ4qOMo 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koWHqAMrH0I

The Mermaid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73nod6nDNwY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpVwmrWZy3M

Changes 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0fTjuDkkE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8hWlacos2Y

Wynken, Blynken and Nod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQzs0JGuJ7U

MEN'S CHOIR

TBD

​JAZZ WAVE

Acapella In Acapulco - Wave 2017, 2012
  • The Real Group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpIz_eW1j1w
  • Cover example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iZ7pVGehHY 
And So It Goes - Latte 2019, Chamber 2016
  • The King's Singers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVdt3x9jdOk
  • Cover example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsVuqwVccRw
  • Original Billy Joel Arr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo-QhF-aMFA
In My Life - Wave 2017, 2010
  • WMU Gold Company: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idYrWG3mEJU
  • Cover example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHvYS2J3Rtc
  • Original John Lennon Arr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBcdt6DsLQA
I Will - Wave 2016
  • UP Medicine Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd7UpKXZN3o
  • Original John Lennon Arr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-abNGP1BK4
Route 66 - Wave 2020, 2017
  • The Manhattan Transfer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFqHfmjbiKY
  • Cover example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ-xHUZ46W4
Sing - Wave 2018
  • Pentatonix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc7-krRX8uA
  • Original Arr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBZoL81pmqU
Voice Dance - Wave 2018
  • Original Arr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o_Ww6vJPNo
  • Cover example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJk7mG1IGoU

​JAZZ À LATTÉ

The End of the World 
- CD: Latte 2020, 2016
- Studio recording (Skeeter Davis): https://youtu.be/sonLd-32ns4
- Live recording (Skeeter Davis): https://youtu.be/fOCIuEOxpSY
 
The Girl From Ipanema
- CD: Wave 2006, Latte 2004
- Original Brazilian Portuguese: https://youtu.be/c5QfXjsoNe4
- Live: https://youtu.be/sVdaFQhS86E
 
Java Jive
- Studio (Manhattan Transfer): https://youtu.be/0XxsasUHzaQ
- Live (Manhattan Transfer): https://youtu.be/wlXbkvunLYk
- Our arrangement (choreo!): https://youtu.be/pqGiMSt8eWs
- Our arrangement (older ladies choir): https://youtu.be/al3lCKdk94I
 
My Funny Valentine
- CD: Wave 2014, 2006
- Studio (Sinatra): https://youtu.be/Are-c0BLyIg
- Live (Sarah Vaughan, mucho vibrato): https://youtu.be/wDZ8jRbBjy8
- Our arrangement: https://youtu.be/aWrXNIj0GJM
 
Steppin' Out With My Baby
- CD: Latte 2020, 2017
- Studio (Fred Astaire): https://youtu.be/Nfzpag9LugU
- Live (Judy Garland): https://youtu.be/ibg5fFgtfAI
- Our arrangement: https://youtu.be/n6NGgduWff4
 
Sway
- CD: Latte 2020, 2017
- Studio (Dean Martin): https://youtu.be/ZmUdd8G0ToA
- Live (Pussycat Dolls): https://youtu.be/sHoEGR-E9EM
- Our arrangement (choreo!): https://youtu.be/XSa1TAJGccI


​JAZZ EXPRESS

All About The Blues
   -CD recording
As Time Goes By
  •  Studio arrangement: https://www.jwpepper.com/As-Time-Goes-by/10069013.item#.YyDK2nZlDcs
  • Cover: https: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0irB0v78ho
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  •  Cover (Michael Bublé): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyg7RpgjCL4
  •  Cover (Etta James): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HYDFWv58UE
  •   Vocal jazz (wrong arrangement): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v69GLXnltTM
The Loco-Motion
  • Original (Carole King): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGpR9AzVyDk
  •  Vocal jazz (wrong arrangement): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbXtle437MM​

Vocal Jazz Solo IDEAS

Sing LIKE your chosen STAR!
 
You Tube typically has a LOT of options.  Many have WORDS on the screen versions available also.
 
A special thanks to Leah and Hadley for compiling these lists.  They are a fantastic resource!
 
FEMALE SINGERS:
 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Ci3Zljwt5OboGQQWj59RrWgu8UDDhil 
 
MALE SINGERS:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Ci3Zljwt5NNJjgxfqZ0033WJOtCSngv
 
MIXED playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcsY8kPvlv5ojdtOudy2yA1m8l14a76lt
 
Here is a list of some SUGGESTIONS FOR JAZZ SINGERS (Almost anything sung by the following fit in the jazz idiom):
 
Classic Female Jazz Singers:
Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone, Etta James, Sarah Vaughan
 
Contemporary Female Jazz Singers:
Diana Krall, Nikki Yanofsky, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson, Norah Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Esperanza Spalding, Jane Monheit, and Madeline Peyroux
 
The following article in “jazz.com” has a great article on some contemporary jazz artists.
http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-12-jazz-divas-you-need-to-know
 
Classic Male Jazz Singers:
Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Joe Williams, Ray Charles, Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Nat King Cole, and Chet Baker
 
Contemporary Male Jazz Singers:
Michael Buble, Gregory Porter, Harry Connick Jr, Kurt Elling (scats), Sachal Vasandani, John Pizzerelli, Bobby McFerrin, Frank D’Rone, Giacomo Gates (known for his scatting)
 
We have a lot of CDs in our choir collection if you STILL need more options!
 
Have fun!  
  • ABOUT
  • CHOIR PROGRAM 2022-2023
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