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Hal Leonard Corporation

This contemporary a cappella arrangement of a Journey classic is a true crowd-pleaser. This song presents a wonderful opportunity to feature two soloists with the rest of the choir covering background harmonies to fill out this fun and famous rock anthem.

Don't Stop Believin'

SATB Octavo

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Feature your men's group, or just get four guys together to dazzle your audience with a few of these hip charts from Contemporary A Cappella publishing. Try: Crazy Little Thing Called Love; Heartbreak Hotel; Shout; Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) or Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours.

Sh-Boom

TTBB Choral Score

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Shawnee Press

Here's Stevie Wonder's 1977 hit song like you've never heard it before! Tight and rhythmically precise harmonies set this arrangement up in an a cappella setting that will appeal to vocal jazz and a cappella groups. Reminiscent of Take 6's style, these jazzy vocables will challenge your singers and thrill your audience.

Sir Duke

SATB Octavo divisi

A superb a cappella setting of the Beatles favorite, this will be a fine showcase for pop, jazz and concert groups.

In My Life

Alfred Music Publishing

This Bruno Mars friendship song, from his debut album Doo-Wops Hooligans, has a great message and an upbeat feel. This well-crafted arrangement features accessible choral writing with fun harmonic grooves and stylized backing vocals. Chord symbols are included for an optional simple ukulele or guitar part, or the piece can be done with piano, and the SATB voicing can even be sung a cappella!

Count on Me

SATB Octavo opt. piano accompaniment

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This sweet and simple lullaby by Billy Joel on his River of Dreams album is now offered in a stunning arrangement from the King's Singers. The SATTBB is the original version, and the SATB and TTBB simplify it to just four parts while maintaining the stunning contemporary a cappella harmonies. It's breathtaking!

Lullabye

SATTBB Octavo

Heritage Music Press

Robert Fuller Murray's text about the importance of music and song is given a full-fledged contemporary a cappella setting that both concert choirs and a cappella groups will enjoy. Utilizing vocal syllables for accompaniment and rhythmic motion, the vocal writing in this work will be well received by choirs looking for a rewarding challenge and a unique programming option.

Song Is Not Dead

Carl Fischer LLC

Reimagining a timeless English folk song, this contemporary arrangement brings a fresh approach. The 4/4 meter elongates the melodic line, and the harmony incorporates rhythmic vocables that may be performed a cappella or with the optional piano accompaniment. The traditional secular lyrics are used, though the well-known sacred Christmas text What Child Is This? can be effectively substituted.

Greensleeves

SATB Octavo opt. Piano

The line between time's reality and its invention is blurry. This modern concert work borrows heavily on contemporary a cappella harmonies and techniques to create an engaging texture that highlights the fleeting nature of time. Time insists upon eluding us; we can only notice the fact that time has been winking at us all along. This music is a way of winking back.

Time

This reflective Fleetwood Mac hit remains popular today. Crafted to showcase treble ensembles, this arrangement passes the melody between voice parts and encourages ensembles to focus on blend, rubato, and emotional expression. It's a beautifully captivating selection for graduations, final concerts, or any occasion.

Landslide

SSAA Octavo

From the hilarious viral rendition of the Backstreet Boys' biggest hit that appeared on The Tonight Show, this clever arrangement utilizes basic classroom percussion instruments to accompany the otherwise a cappella rendition. Accessible to all ages, this fun song also includes notes on different ways to teach, learn, and perform the piece. All the percussion parts are included as a free download.

I Want It That Way

SATB Octavo with opt. Percussion

An outside-the-box rhythmic explosion that culminates with a notated step routine! Lyrics encourage listeners to "dance to the rhythm of your own drum," embracing individuality and celebrating differences. Vocal and body percussion and satisfying parallel harmonies all add to the soul of this piece. Step instructions are included in the octavo, and an instructional video by the composer is available.

Dance!

Mark Foster

Premiered at the 2019 National ACDA Conference in Kansas City, this work combines the different aesthetics of drought politics, dance hall dub, and youthful drive to create something that is at once as ordered as it is chaotic. It remains a popular and unique modern choral programming choice, now for either treble or mixed choirs.

Water Fountain

SATB Octavo divisi, w/ Bass and Percussion

This song is about the potential hidden in all of us – we can all save the world if we put our minds to it. The lyrics are the thoughts and dreams of young people, and both the text and the music will resonate especially with them. The texture is a cappella, but it includes both percussion and body percussion that really add to the rhythmic and modern feel.

Apple Tree

The power of dreams that motivate hope and optimism for the future while embracing individuality, passion, and creativity is a theme that resonates with singers of all ages. This standout song from the blockbuster movie has become an enduring classic and is now freshly arranged as an a cappella concert pop selection that choirs will enjoy revisiting.

A Million Dreams

A brilliant showcase of vocal textures, this contemporary a cappella arrangement infuses strains of a Bach prelude with Natasha Bedingfield's biggest hit. Powerful divisi harmonies and an infectious groove make this feel-good selection a no-brainer for your concert program!

Unwritten

SATB Octavo divisi, or SSAATTBB

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Hawaiian-style interpretation of Over the Rainbow has been a big hit with today's youth. Performed in Glee's first season finale by Matthew Morrison and Mark Salling, the unique setting has also been sung by several American Idol contestants and featured in several TV shows and movies. In this creative arrangement, the choir accompanies the soloist, duet, or small group, performing a cappella or with optional piano, ukulele, or guitar.

Over the Rainbow

SATB Octavo opt. piano, ukulele or guitar accompaniment

Here is a happy contemporary a cappella setting of Shakira's upbeat song from the Disney animated film "Zootopia," reminding us "Don't give up! Don't give in!" Complete with notated vocal percussion, this is an arrangement that a cappella groups and choirs will really enjoy performing - and its positive message will give your singers encouragement to work hard and keep trying, no matter what.

Try Everything

Norwegian pop group a-ha had a worldwide hit in 1985 with this synth-pop song. A cappella sensation Pentatonix created a stellar a cappella version where all those cool pop effects are moved to the voices. This arrangement offers the flexibility to perform a cappella in the Pentatonix style including a notated vocal percussion line, or use the piano or instrumental accompaniment for additional support in the classic '80s style.

Take on Me

SATBB Octavo opt. piano or instrumental accompaniment

With renewed interest from the 2019 live-action remake of "The Lion King," one of the most iconic film songs ever is presented here in a pristine a cappella setting with notated percussion parts added. Mixed a cappella groups and concert choirs can easily re-create the popular world-music feel here in this excellent and accessible arrangement.

Circle of Life

SATBB Octavo

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