For SATB choir with piano accompaniments. Also available for SSA: NOV078815.The Novello Choral Programme is the creation of a panel of advisors pre-eminent in the British music scene. They have been chosen for their experience in choral conducting concert work and music education. This album includes arrangements of such hits as California Dreamin' Mamma Mia and O Happy Day.

A unique guide to teaching unaccompanied singing!Gitika Partington's a cappella arrangements are used by youth and community choirs around the world.Gitika believes in the sensational power of group singing bringing people together to express joy and celebration through song. Not being able to read music is no obstacle and Gitika's tips and the original arrangements included here demonstrate just how rewarding and inclusive teaching a cappella by ear and gesture can be!Gitika Partington is a singer/songwriter vocal arranger teacher and choral director. She has an MA in choral education and holds many other musical qualifications. Sheruns regular 'popular and world style' singing workshops as well as national training sessions for adults and children. In addition she runs three adult community choirs where all the music is learned by ear and is mostly self arranged.One of Gitika's major loves is a cappella vocal arranging which she does for her three choirs and her vocal workshops. Her arrangements are used by youth and community choirs across the UK and internationally. This book contains the first of many of her arrangements she would like to share even more widely.She is a member of the Natural Voice Practitioner Network an organisation that believes in singing as a spontaneous way of expressing joy celebration and grief and as a medium for binding communities together. Gitika shares the network's belief that singing together should be available to all and is not about having 'a good voice'. All of her groups are non-audition and open to anyone who wants to sing.

A lovely arrangement of Sting's 1993 hit single Fields Of Gold. Arranged here for SATB Chorus and Piano by Roger Emerson. ShowTrax CD available (HL08201584).

Collection-To mark their Silver Jubilee the King's Singers have brought together a collection of some of the best-loved arrangements written for them over the last 24 years. Of the songs most often requested here are twelve which adapt most easily for mixed choirs without losing the flavor of the original King's Singers versions.

Edited by Peter Gritton. SSAATTBB arrangements. Great music for a light programme encore material and an informal evening concert.

Mull of Kintyre is the classic wings hit by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine written in tribute to the picturesque headland of the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland. The song was wings’ biggest hit in the UK scoring the band the 1977 Christmas number one and was the first single to sell over two million copies in the UK. Today it can be heard sung throughout the football stadiums of England and remains a popular anthem. Arranged for SATB choir with piano accompaniment this choral version of the celtic-tinged hit is ideal for groups seeking an atmospheric addition to their Novello Choral Pop repertoire.

This unaccompanied SSATB choral arrangement of The Beatles classic With A Little Help From My Friends by Carsten Gerlitz includes 10 vocal scores to allow mixed choirs to sing this paean to friendship.One of The Beatles' most popular compositions, it was composed for Ringo Starr to sing, and therefore needed to have just five notes in the melody to accommodate his limited vocal range. The song inspired a number of famous cover versions, most notably Joe Cocker's at Woodstock. / Choeur Mixte (SSATB)

The Novello Choral Pops Series presents the Charles Fox song that has been a smash hit single for Roberta Flack and Fugees. This classic ballad has been arranged by Jack Long for mixed voices with Piano accompaniment and Guitar chords. An ideal piece to add a little contemporary magic to any choral repertoire.

Try A Little Tenderness is the perfect choice for amateur choirs seeking an elegant and sophisticated centrepiece to their choral pop repertoire. A classic song of love and longing this is based on Otis Redding's smooth and soulful take on the song and is bursting with rich harmonies and jazzy chord progressions. Try A Little Tenderness has been arranged by Jeremy Birchall for SATB Chorus with Piano accompaniment this piece opens with a reasonable challenging intro setting the scene for beautiful and tender song that is sure to captivate and touch audiences. Originally composed by Jimmy Campbell Reg Connelly and Harry M.Woods the song was radically changed for Otis Redding's version featuring an incredible introduction backed by the ever-so-subtle instruments of Booker T. and the M.G.'s before breaking into a more upbeat slowly evolving rhythm and blues climax. With legendary producer and songwriter Isaac Hayes working on Redding's arrangement this soulful blues ballad will sound simply stunning sung by an SATB chorus the interplay of the different voices' harmonies will breathe new life into this classic love song. 

This engaging and fun arrangement by Philip Lawson will be a treat for all choirs. Accessible and fun to learn it is a welcome addition to any choir's repertoire.

Ticket To Ride-Ever since the Swingle Singers released their Beatles' tribue album in 1999 the group have been overwhelmed with requests by a cappella groups and choirs for the arrangements of that recording. And Now... ...From the classic Swingle Singers library comes this stunning volume of seventeen Lennon and McCartney favourites. The Swingle Singers are an 8-voice mixed choir that formed in Paris in 1963 founded by Ward Swingle. The group has been through numerous incarnations but their unique style and sound have remained largely unchanged. Their repertoire includes classical contemporary opera jazz standards gospel pop and even rock music! Completely unaccompanied all the sounds are made by the human voice (or other body parts!). These songs have been arranged for full SATB mixed choir and are fit for any choral occasion.

In a 2010 interview Billy Joel was asked which song is his best work that is least appreciated to which he started playing And So It Goes. As part of the King’s Singers Choral Series this ballad is arranged for SATB (Soprano Alt Tenor Bass) a cappella with Piano accompaniment included for rehearsals only. The harmonious hymn-like sound makes And So It Goes perfect for a variety of occasions. Performance time is ca. 3 minutes. The King’s Singers is a Grammy Award-winning British male sextet founded in 1968 at King’s College Cambridge. The group has always consisted of six singers in total with their membership constantly changing. Over the decades the ensemble has reached an ever-widening international audience and popularity today appearing in around 125 concerts each year mostly in Europe the US and the Far East.

This timeless rock anthem was originally released by American band Journey in 1981. It has enjoyed a recent revival and cult following thanks to being performed by Joe McElderry on 2009's X-Factor and being heard on American Idol Scrubs and The Sopranos amongst other programmes. The hit U.S. show Glee catapulted it back into the charts with its choral arrangement. The song works brilliantly for choir and has here been arranged for SATB and Piano by renowned expert Christopher Hussey.

A mother's dreams and the special bond between mother and daughter are celebrated in this hit single by Martina McBride. This song has a positive message that will reach every heart and a warm choral setting that will be a joy to perform! For SATB Choir.