Harold Arlen

From Summer Stock here's a swingin' arrangement that's terrific for show choirs. Available: SATB SAB 2-Part Instrumental Pak ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:40.

Here's the classic Harold Arlen song in a classic Kirby Shaw setting that works with all kinds of ensembles. Available: SATB SAB SSA Instrumental Pak. Performance Time: Approx. 2:30.

From Cotton Club Parade of 1933 the sultry bluesy style makes this an outstanding choice. Available: SSA ShowTrax Cassette. Performance Time: Approx. 4:25.

Over the Rainbow is a standard that has become forever associated with its most famous interpreter Judy Garland. Her troubled adult years only added poignancy to her guileless interpretation of the song preserved on celluloid in The Wizard of Oz when she was seventeen. The song would also do something similar for Eva Cassidy whose 1992 version brought her posthumous fame almost a decade later.Arranged beautifully by Christopher Hussey for SSA choir with Piano accompaniment this anthem of hope has not lost its bitter-sweet yearning.

Choral Medley-For over 75 years The Wizard of Oz has been one of Hollywood's most memorable films with timeless songs that have taken a prominent place in popular culture. Choirs and audiences will love the celebration of these classics in an easily-learned 7.5-minute medley which includes: Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead Follow the Yellow Brick Road If I Only Had a Brain If I Only Had a Heart If I Only Had the Nerve If I Were King of the Forest The Merry Old Land of Oz Munchkinland Optimistic Voices Over the Rainbow and We're Off to See the Wizard

Choral Medley-For over 75 years The Wizard of Oz has been one of Hollywood's most memorable films with timeless songs that have taken a prominent place in popular culture.Choirs and audiences will love the celebration of these classics in an easily-learned 7.5-minute medley which includes: Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead Follow the Yellow Brick Road If I Only Had a Brain If I Only Had a Heart If I Only Had the Nerve If I Were King of the Forest The Merry Old Land of Oz Munchkinland Optimistic Voices Over the Rainbow and We're Off to See the Wizard

(from The Wizard of Oz)-This stunning setting of the timeless ballad from The Wizard of Oz is one you will return to again and again. Simplicity elegance and perfect moments of breathtaking sonority will showcase concert and community choirs at their very best!

Selected by the ACDA National Repertoire & Standards Committee for Jazz Choirs as one of the top charts for jazz choirs Hal Leonard is pleased to release this updated arrangement by Kirby Shaw. Alternating sections of fiery Latin with swing this Arlen/Mercer gem from 1942 is a perfect way to close a concert or festival. Hot hot hot!