Pop Music for Ensembles

From the Broadway show "Wicked," a take on "The Wizard of Oz" from the witches' point of view, this is a tender, expressive ballad with touching lyrics:"Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes a sun.

This tune was a big hit for Glenn Miller, and recently for The Manhattan Transfer. Kirby Shaw's arrangement is not difficult, with just the right amount of written-out scat singing. There's a chorus of,

This is dynamite! Kirby Shaw's phenomenal arrangement of this Simon and Garfunkel hit ballad is contemporary choral writing at its finest. The light, harmonic a cappella opening is contrasted with this