Arrangements
Songs
African songs: Pata Pata; Thula Thula; Ntyilo Ntyilo; Bexabene Oxam; Click Song; Saduva; Lakutshon Ilanga; Holilili; The Naughty Little Flea; Malaika - voice, strings, percussion, flute, oboe, clarinet. Recorded with Pumeza Matshikiza (soprano) for Decca Classics
Peter Allen: I still call Australia home - voice, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 2 percussion, harp, piano, strings. Listen here
Harold Arlen: It’s only a paper moon; Right as the rain; The man that got away; The morning after - voice, piano
Nat Ayer: If you were the only girl in the world - male choir, piano, double bass, drum kit, trombone
Burt Bacharach: Close to you - voice, violin, piano. Listen here
Irving Berlin: A couple of swells; Alexander’s Ragtime Band; All by myself; Always; Anything you can do; Blue Skies; Cheek to Cheek; I love a piano; Let’s face the music and dance; Oh how I hate to get up in the morning; Play a simple melody; Puttin’ on the Ritz; Russian Lullaby; There’s no business like show business; Top hat white tie and tails; What’ll I do; When I lost you; White Christmas - voice, piano
Irving Berlin: Blue Skies - voice, flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 2). Listen here
Irving Berlin: Blue Skies - Puttin' on the Ritz - choir and jazz band (4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano, double bass, drum kit)
Irving Berlin: Blue Skies, Pack up your sins - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, violin, piano
Black Eyed Peas: I gotta feeling - string quartet, clarinet, percussion (vibraphone, drum kit). Listen here
Hoagy Carmichael: Stardust - voice, piano
Charles Daniels Band: The Devil went down to Georgia - two solo violins and string orchestra (c. 3, 3, 2, 2, 1). Listen here
Helen Chadwick: Towards an Unknown Port - children’s voices, flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, guitar, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Charlie Chaplin: Smile - voice, violin, piano
Brandy Clark: Three kids no husband - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Julia Donaldson: The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Funny Face, Zog - 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, percussion, strings (c. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2). Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London
Walter Donaldson: What can I say after I say I’m sorry - voice, piano. Listen here
George Gershwin: A foggy day in London town - voice, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, alto saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 1), piano, harp, 2 percussion. Listen here
George Gershwin: A foggy day in London town - choir and jazz band (4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano, double bass, drum kit)
George Gershwin: But not for me; Embraceable you; Love is here to stay; The man I love; Who cares? - voice, piano
Friedrich Hollaender: Take it off Petronella (Listen here); The Jews are all to blame (Listen here) - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, trombone, violin, piano, double bass, drum kit
Bridie Jackson: Final lullaby - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Jerome Kern: All the things you are; The way you look tonight - voice, piano
Dawn Landes: Dig me a hole - voice, guitar, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello. Listen here
Michel Legrand: Les moulins de mon coeur - voice, piano. Listen here
Laufey Lin: Falling behind, Fragile, What love will do to you, Let you break my heart again - voice, orchestra. Watch here
Lennon/McCartney: Blackbird - voice, alto flute, bass clarinet, viola, cello, harp. Watch here
Lennon/McCartney: In my life - voice, 2 oboes, 2 horns, bassoon, strings. Listen here
Lloyd Webber, Andrew: Amigos para siempre - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussion, piano, harp, strings (c. 4, 3, 2, 2, 1)
Martin/Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - string orchestra. Listen here
Jimmy Nail: Big River - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Nico & Vinz: Am I wrong - 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 percussion, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 1)
Nitzsche/Sainte-Marie/Jennings: Up where we belong - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Ivor Novello: Four Songs - voice, oboe, strings, harp/piano or voice and piano
I can give you the starlight. Listen here
Keep the home fires burning. Listen here
My dearest dear. Listen here
We’ll gather lilacs. Listen here
Cole Porter: It's De-Lovely
Queen: We are the champions - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussion, piano, harp, strings (c. 4, 3, 2, 2, 1)
Rahbani brothers: Ahtarif al huzna (listen here), Roudani illa biladi (listen here).
Performed by Palestine Youth Orchestra on UK tour 2016. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, percussion, strings, voice.
Rahbani brothers: Kenna Netla’a, Sa’altak Habibi
Performed by Palestine Youth Orchestra on European tour 2019. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, percussion, strings, voice
Ariel Ramirez: Alfonsina y el mar - voice, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 gambas, cello, double bass
George Ridley: Blaydon Races - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Guiraut Riquier: La Redonda - voice, 2 harps, violin, piccolo, drum, tambourine. Listen here
Roberts/Fischer: That Ole Devil Called Love - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, violin, piano
Rodgers/Hammerstein: The Lonely Goatherd - 2 flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 percussion, strings. Listen here
Rodgers/Hart: Bewitched, I wish I were in love again - voice, piano
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita - singers, symphony orchestra, tango band, 2 bandoneon, accordion. Based on a version by Pablo Ziegler and band. Performed at BBC Proms 2018. Listen here
Silvio Rodriguez: Hoy mi deber, La gaviota, Unicornio - voice, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello, double bass, flute
Rolling Stones: Satisfaction - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussion, piano, harp, strings (c. 4, 3, 2, 2, 1)
Vincent Scotto: J’ai deux amours - voice, piano. Listen here
Manning Sherwin: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - voice, orchestra (2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, percussion, harp, strings).
Paul Simon: Homeward Bound - flute, clarinet, bassoon, 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, double bass, piano, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drum kit, singer. Watch here
Stephen Sondheim: Anyone can Whistle (Listen here), Losing my Mind (Listen here) - voice, piano
Mischa Spoliansky: Auf Wiedersehn (Listen here), Masculine-Feminine (Listen here) - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, trombone, violin, piano, double bass, drum kit
Mischa Spoliansky: Leben ohne Liebe kannst Du nicht - voice, violin, piano. Listen here
Traditional: Scarborough Fair - voice, string quartet. Watch here
Traditional: The Miller and the King’s Daughter - voice, harp, flute, cello, drum
Traditional: The swan swims - voice, banjo/guitar, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Traditional: The water of Tyne - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Traditional: Folk songs, as sung by Sam Lee - Northlands, My Ausheen, Lord Gregory, Over Yonders Hill, The moon shone on my bed last night, Willie O, Lovely Molly, Moss House. Watch extracts here
Vands/Young: Love is in the air - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Richie Webb: Horrible Histories songs - 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, strings (c. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2), 2 percussion, piano, organ, harp. BBC Proms 2011, performed by Aurora Orchestra
Richie Webb: Middle Class is Magical - 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, strings (c. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2), percussion, piano. Comedy Prom, BBC Proms 2011, performed by BBC Concert Orchestra. Watch here
Kurt Weill: Mack the Knife - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, violin, piano
Kurt Weill: Schickelgruber - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, trombone, violin, piano, double bass, drum kit. Listen here
Kurt Weill: September Song - voice, violin, piano
Kurt Weill: That’s him - voice, piano
Stevie Wonder: Isn’t she lovely - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Songs
African songs: Pata Pata; Thula Thula; Ntyilo Ntyilo; Bexabene Oxam; Click Song; Saduva; Lakutshon Ilanga; Holilili; The Naughty Little Flea; Malaika - voice, strings, percussion, flute, oboe, clarinet. Recorded with Pumeza Matshikiza (soprano) for Decca Classics
Peter Allen: I still call Australia home - voice, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 2 percussion, harp, piano, strings. Listen here
Harold Arlen: It’s only a paper moon; Right as the rain; The man that got away; The morning after - voice, piano
Nat Ayer: If you were the only girl in the world - male choir, piano, double bass, drum kit, trombone
Burt Bacharach: Close to you - voice, violin, piano. Listen here
Irving Berlin: A couple of swells; Alexander’s Ragtime Band; All by myself; Always; Anything you can do; Blue Skies; Cheek to Cheek; I love a piano; Let’s face the music and dance; Oh how I hate to get up in the morning; Play a simple melody; Puttin’ on the Ritz; Russian Lullaby; There’s no business like show business; Top hat white tie and tails; What’ll I do; When I lost you; White Christmas - voice, piano
Irving Berlin: Blue Skies - voice, flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 2). Listen here
Irving Berlin: Blue Skies - Puttin' on the Ritz - choir and jazz band (4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano, double bass, drum kit)
Irving Berlin: Blue Skies, Pack up your sins - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, violin, piano
Black Eyed Peas: I gotta feeling - string quartet, clarinet, percussion (vibraphone, drum kit). Listen here
Hoagy Carmichael: Stardust - voice, piano
Charles Daniels Band: The Devil went down to Georgia - two solo violins and string orchestra (c. 3, 3, 2, 2, 1). Listen here
Helen Chadwick: Towards an Unknown Port - children’s voices, flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, guitar, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Charlie Chaplin: Smile - voice, violin, piano
Brandy Clark: Three kids no husband - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Julia Donaldson: The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Funny Face, Zog - 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, percussion, strings (c. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2). Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London
Walter Donaldson: What can I say after I say I’m sorry - voice, piano. Listen here
George Gershwin: A foggy day in London town - voice, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, alto saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 1), piano, harp, 2 percussion. Listen here
George Gershwin: A foggy day in London town - choir and jazz band (4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano, double bass, drum kit)
George Gershwin: But not for me; Embraceable you; Love is here to stay; The man I love; Who cares? - voice, piano
Friedrich Hollaender: Take it off Petronella (Listen here); The Jews are all to blame (Listen here) - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, trombone, violin, piano, double bass, drum kit
Bridie Jackson: Final lullaby - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Jerome Kern: All the things you are; The way you look tonight - voice, piano
Dawn Landes: Dig me a hole - voice, guitar, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello. Listen here
Michel Legrand: Les moulins de mon coeur - voice, piano. Listen here
Laufey Lin: Falling behind, Fragile, What love will do to you, Let you break my heart again - voice, orchestra. Watch here
Lennon/McCartney: Blackbird - voice, alto flute, bass clarinet, viola, cello, harp. Watch here
Lennon/McCartney: In my life - voice, 2 oboes, 2 horns, bassoon, strings. Listen here
Lloyd Webber, Andrew: Amigos para siempre - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussion, piano, harp, strings (c. 4, 3, 2, 2, 1)
Martin/Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - string orchestra. Listen here
Jimmy Nail: Big River - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Nico & Vinz: Am I wrong - 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 percussion, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 1)
Nitzsche/Sainte-Marie/Jennings: Up where we belong - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Ivor Novello: Four Songs - voice, oboe, strings, harp/piano or voice and piano
I can give you the starlight. Listen here
Keep the home fires burning. Listen here
My dearest dear. Listen here
We’ll gather lilacs. Listen here
Cole Porter: It's De-Lovely
Queen: We are the champions - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussion, piano, harp, strings (c. 4, 3, 2, 2, 1)
Rahbani brothers: Ahtarif al huzna (listen here), Roudani illa biladi (listen here).
Performed by Palestine Youth Orchestra on UK tour 2016. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, percussion, strings, voice.
Rahbani brothers: Kenna Netla’a, Sa’altak Habibi
Performed by Palestine Youth Orchestra on European tour 2019. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, harp, percussion, strings, voice
Ariel Ramirez: Alfonsina y el mar - voice, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 gambas, cello, double bass
George Ridley: Blaydon Races - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Guiraut Riquier: La Redonda - voice, 2 harps, violin, piccolo, drum, tambourine. Listen here
Roberts/Fischer: That Ole Devil Called Love - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, violin, piano
Rodgers/Hammerstein: The Lonely Goatherd - 2 flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 percussion, strings. Listen here
Rodgers/Hart: Bewitched, I wish I were in love again - voice, piano
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita - singers, symphony orchestra, tango band, 2 bandoneon, accordion. Based on a version by Pablo Ziegler and band. Performed at BBC Proms 2018. Listen here
Silvio Rodriguez: Hoy mi deber, La gaviota, Unicornio - voice, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello, double bass, flute
Rolling Stones: Satisfaction - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussion, piano, harp, strings (c. 4, 3, 2, 2, 1)
Vincent Scotto: J’ai deux amours - voice, piano. Listen here
Manning Sherwin: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - voice, orchestra (2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, percussion, harp, strings).
Paul Simon: Homeward Bound - flute, clarinet, bassoon, 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, double bass, piano, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drum kit, singer. Watch here
Stephen Sondheim: Anyone can Whistle (Listen here), Losing my Mind (Listen here) - voice, piano
Mischa Spoliansky: Auf Wiedersehn (Listen here), Masculine-Feminine (Listen here) - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, trombone, violin, piano, double bass, drum kit
Mischa Spoliansky: Leben ohne Liebe kannst Du nicht - voice, violin, piano. Listen here
Traditional: Scarborough Fair - voice, string quartet. Watch here
Traditional: The Miller and the King’s Daughter - voice, harp, flute, cello, drum
Traditional: The swan swims - voice, banjo/guitar, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Traditional: The water of Tyne - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Traditional: Folk songs, as sung by Sam Lee - Northlands, My Ausheen, Lord Gregory, Over Yonders Hill, The moon shone on my bed last night, Willie O, Lovely Molly, Moss House. Watch extracts here
Vands/Young: Love is in the air - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
Richie Webb: Horrible Histories songs - 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, strings (c. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2), 2 percussion, piano, organ, harp. BBC Proms 2011, performed by Aurora Orchestra
Richie Webb: Middle Class is Magical - 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, strings (c. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2), percussion, piano. Comedy Prom, BBC Proms 2011, performed by BBC Concert Orchestra. Watch here
Kurt Weill: Mack the Knife - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, violin, piano
Kurt Weill: Schickelgruber - voice, trumpet, alto saxophone, trombone, violin, piano, double bass, drum kit. Listen here
Kurt Weill: September Song - voice, violin, piano
Kurt Weill: That’s him - voice, piano
Stevie Wonder: Isn’t she lovely - voice, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drum kit, piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass