2023
Fairfield Halls – Bexley Festival of Music
Brief: 4 Primary School songs arranged for 2 part choir and 14 piece band, 3 Secondary School songs for SAB choir and 14 piece band. Full written pieces
Primary School Set List:
Make Your Own Kind of Music – Mama Cass/Paloma Faith
Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
Unwritten – Natasha Beddingfield
Best Day of My Life – American Authors
Secondary School Set List:
Sky Full of Stars/Yellow – Coldplay
A Million Dreams – The Greatest Showman
Brighter Days – Emeli Sande
2022
Fairfield Halls – Bexley Festival of Music
Similar brief to 2023, but with different songs
Primary School Set List:
Brave – Sara Bareilles
Roar – Katy Perry
Wake Me Up – Avicii
You Will Be Found – Dear Evan Hansen
Secondary School Set List:
Africa – Toto
I’ll Be There – Jess Glyne
Wayfaring Stranger – Traditional/Jamie Woon
Both concerts were conducted by myself, after several massed workshops and rehearsals across the various participating schools.
2023 Primary School Song Demos for rehearsal:
Make your Own Kind of Music
Don’t Stop
Unwritten
Best Day of My Life
2022 Primary School Song Demos for rehearsal:
You Will Be Found
Wake Me Up
Brave
Select Secondary Songs:
Brighter Days
A Million Dreams
Sea Folk Sing 2019
I was asked to transcribe and arrange the music for this project of collaborative music making, based in North Kent. Several of the songs were inspired by the life of the dockers, remembered by their families decades after the closing of the dockyards. My arrangements were used for a choral performance of the songs in several different concerts.
Weddings and Proposals
Here are a selection of songs suitable for SSA or SSAA vocal ensembles commissioned for weddings and proposals, across the years.
A Thousand Years – Christina Perry
I’m Kissing You by Des’ree
Perfect by Ed Sheeran
Orchestrations
I have created several arrangements for orchestras of varying ability, with and without vocals. I can tailor arrangements for your group’s instrumentation and playing standard. Below is my arrangement of Carol of the Bells for a Secondary School Intermediate Orchestra. Please use this as you see fit.
MIDI File recording of Carol of the Bells
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