Choral Pops series (Novello)
12 popular songs arranged for mixed voices by Nicholas Hare
SATB, unaccompanied (or with optional Piano)
Each arrangement published separately as follows
A Whiter Shade of Pale | The Procul Harum hit of 1967 |
An Old-Fashioned Love Song | The 1970 hit by Paul Williams |
Big Spender | From Sweet Charity (1966), popularised by Shirley Bassey |
Bright Eyes | From the soundtrack of Watership Down, performed by Art Garfunkel, this song was a UK No 1 for six weeks in 1979 [this arrangement is currently unavailable for copyright reasons] |
I Dreamed a Dream | From Les Misérables (1980) |
I Know Him so Well | From Chess (1984); the duet with Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson was a UK No.1 in 1985 |
I’m Beginning to see the Light | This 1945 hit by Duke Ellington and Joya Sherill was also recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and many others. My arrangement is recorded on the CD Voice and Spirit, Towne Singers, La Cañada, California, USA. To listen to this recording click here and select track 2. |
Maria | From West Side Story (1957) [this arrangement is currently unavailable for copyright reasons] |
Ol’ Man River | From Show Boat by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II (1927) |
One Day at a Time | By Marijohn Wilkin & Kris Kristofferson, this country/gospel song was a UK No 1 in 1979 |
Rock Around the Clock | The 1955 hit by Bill Haley and his Comets |
The Bare Necessities | By Terry Gilkyson, this song featured in the 1967 Disney animated featured film The Jungle Book [This arrangement is no longer published separately, but can now be found as the first item in By Popular Request, 13 songs on the lighter side for mixed voice choirs, selected and edited by Ralph Allwood (Novello)] |