SATB Violin Piano 4 hands I call it an extravaganza because the arrangement involves more than a choir and an accompanist. Jeannie Pernal (Grande Prairie Boys' Choir) asked me to arrange this for one of their performances. The lyrics to this song are so ridiculous that the … [Read more...]
Cool
TB Piano I can't say I really "arranged" anything here. Credits are Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. I used the live New York recording of West Side Story as the basis for the notation, keeping the accompaniment close to the orchestrated version, and of course stayed … [Read more...]
You’ve Got a Friend
SATB a cappella This is a short pop-style arrangement of Carole King's famous song, arranged for Dr Leonard Ratzlaff and the University of Alberta Madrigal Singers for performance at their annual gala concert in 2014. … [Read more...]
Blackbird
SSAATB a capella I arranged this famous Beatles song for the University of Alberta concert choir under the direction of Dr Rob Curtis. This arrangement has developing layers using repeating motifs. … [Read more...]
Ave Maria
SSAA Strings, Opt Piano or Organ This is a lovely piece by Giulio Caccini (1546-1618). Set here for SSAA accompanied by strings, the piano (or organ) part doubles the strings and could be used optionally. Arranged for Eva Bostrand and the women from A Joyful Noise. From what I … [Read more...]
Busy Doing Nothing
TB Piano The song is by James Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Burke, from the movie "A Yankee from Connecticut in King Arthur's Court". This arrangement was written for Eva Bostrand and the men of A Joyful Noise. There are many places where optional solo voices can be used, … [Read more...]
Un Canadien Errant
SAB Piano, Treble Instrument Arranged for A Joyful Noise, Eva Bostrand Artistic Director. The treble instrument could be a violin, oboe, flute, etc. This is an easy three part arrangement of this Canadian song. This arrangement has been performed several times, but a recording … [Read more...]
Parting Glass
TTBB Violin Cello Piano, optional rhythm section - This was arranged for Jeannie Pernal and the Men of Note (MON) from the Grande Prairie Boys Choir. Each year at their final season concert, the choir has a graduation ceremony for the members of MON who are moving on - either to … [Read more...]
River Driver
Arranged for Eva Bostrand and the Edmonton Downtown Mens Choir. I didn't really arrange this at all since the song is almost exactly the way Great Big Sea performs it - I just modified the harmony a bit, and wrote out the rhythms in consistent … [Read more...]
Amazing Grace
TTBB Piano This arrangement was written for Eva Bostrand and the men from A Joyful Noise. It is very similar to the SAB version I wrote. It starts with either a unison or solo verse, then opens into 4-part harmony with the melody in the second tenors (I know this is standard … [Read more...]
Amazing Grace
SATB a cappella This is an arrangement I wrote a long time ago for a youth choir I was conducting. I played a bit with harmonies and built the bass line much like a walking bass. There is a solo (for tenor or soprano) that could be sung ad lib. I do not have a recording of … [Read more...]
Amazing Grace
SAB Piano Features an optional solo or small group for verse 1, and a solo for verse 3. This arrangement was written for Eva Bostrand and A Joyful Noise. The song is, of course, in 3/4 time, but I used a combination of duplet eighths and triplets throughout which creates a … [Read more...]
Three Alberta Cowboy Songs
SATB a cappella These three songs were originally arranged for Dr Richard Sparks and Pro Coro Canada as a light interlude for a concert at the Winspear Centre for Music in Edmonton. They were a fun additiona to the concert, the choir loved rehearsing them and the audience loved … [Read more...]
Yes We Can Can
SATB Piano The song is written by Allen Toussaint, and this arrangement was written for Eva Bostrand and A Joyful Noise. It’s not really an arrangement at all, but more like a transcription of a solo performance by Allen Tourssaint from youTube. I added some piano bits here and … [Read more...]
Vem kan segla förutan vind
SAB Piano Who can sail without wind? Who can row without oars? Who can part from his friend without shedding tears? I can sail without wind, I can row without oars. But I cannot part from my friend without shedding tears. A traditional song from Åland, sung in Swedish, … [Read more...]
Bluenose
TTBB Piano The Bluenose is a wonderful song by Stan Rogers. Considered by many to be one of his signature songs. I was asked by Dr Douglas Armstrong to arrange this piece. Doug and his wife Mary are like my second set of parents. Doug is a retired family physician who worked … [Read more...]
Kyrie
SATB a cappella w/Soprano Saxophone solo From the Mass for Four Voices of William Byrd, this setting of the Kyrie is for SATB choir and solo soprano saxophone. I didn’t really arrange anything here, I just wrote a few fermata points in the original score allowing spots for the … [Read more...]
Fields of Gold
SSA Piano This little pop style arrangement of the song written by Sting was arranged for Eva Bostrand and A Joyful Noise. It stays true to the melody and lyrics, the arrangement is based on the original recording by Sting, and a live recording by Eva Cassidy. … [Read more...]
Down in the River to Pray
SSAB a cappella Arranged for Eva Bostrand and A Joyful Noise. Maybe someday I’ll get a recording so you can hear this easy arrangement of a well-known song. Maybe you’d like to record it at your next concert? While it is hard to pinpoint the exact origins of the song, “Down … [Read more...]
Bridge Over Troubled Water
TB Piano I arranged this famous song written by Paul Simon for my dear friend Eva Bostrand and the Downtown Men’s Choir of Edmonton. http://trentworthington.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bridge-Over-Troubled-Water.mp3 … [Read more...]
Forever Young
SAB Piano Cello (optional) This arrangement was written for Eva Bostrand and A Joyful Noise. In addition a piano, Eva often uses one or more solo instruments in her performances. The cello part here could be optional, and of course could be played by any other instrument that … [Read more...]
Drive My Car
SAB Piano This is a famous song by the Beatles (Lennon and McCartney) that I arranged for Eva Bostrand and A Joyful Noise. This is a fun arrangement, with some rhythmic challenges for the choir. Originally arranged with a short vocal solo bit for the accompanist. Bobarinni … [Read more...]
Abide With Me
TTBB a cappella Originally arranged for Pro Coro Canada for a Canadian Forces Tribute concert in 2006, set for a cappella male choir. We performed this song without lyrics as a short interlude piece in the concert. It was a poignant moment in the concert in part because the … [Read more...]