I am now able to make many of my arrangements available on a wonderful new and ever growing site called. It has a growing list of folk pop world and new works by wonderful arrangers.
Section I: Short and Sweet
I open my arms wide, Words Betty Tindal, music Alison Burns
I am not thinking about you, Ros Thomas
Spring Song, Polly Bolton
A cat meditating, Carol Prior
A Twist in the Air, Alison Burns
Deep Down in my Soul, Trad., arr. Gitika Partington
All will be well, Juliet Prager
E malama, Bryan Kessler, adap. Mark and Sharie Anderson, harm. Nickomo
Caballos galopando, Jules Gibb
Section II: Peace and Reflection
Amazing grace, words John Newton, music Sam Cooke
How Sweet the Sound, words John Newton, music Gitika Partington
Down in the River to Pray, Trad.
There is silence in my heart tonight, Alison Burns
Keep me, Alison Burns
Peace white dove, Melanie Dolinski, arr. Andrew Emmet
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding and Steve Cropper, arr. Gitika Partington
Section III: Liberty and Freedom
Ain’t gonna study war, Roxane Smith
Ride this Train, Trad. / Gitika Partington
People get ready, Curtis Mayfield, arr. Val Regan
Give me wings, Alison Burns
I can hear a train a-comin’, Nickomo
If I had a hammer, Pete Seeger and Lee Hays, arr. Gitika Partington and Peter Hunt
Sold down the river, Em Whitfield Brooks
Shona malanga, Zulu song
Ya Basta!, words Antonia Machado/Trad., music Val Regan
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free, words Dick Dallas, music Billy Taylor, arr. Pete Churchill
Section IV: Change, Loss, and Moving On
Keep your heart good, Nickomo
Think of me, South African
The Mountain, words Judy Grahn, music Alison Burns
A Pebble on my Tongue, Alison Burns
Love Call me Home, Peggy Seeger, arr. Peter Amidon
Five Hundred Miles, Hedy West, arr. Gitika Partington
Time after Time, Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman, arr. Gitika Partington
Auld Lang Syne, words Robert Burns, Trad. Scottish melody, arr. Alison Burns and Gitika Partington
Section V: Celebrations
The Yeah Song, Nickomo
Now the sun is rising up, Sammy Hurden
I stand tall, Gitika Partington
Zidele amathambo, Bruce Knight
Different Ships, Kirsty Martin
May your cup always be full, Alison Burns
Old Woman, Pauline Down
Walking on Sunshine, Kimberley Rew, arr. Gitika Partington
Something Inside So Strong, Labi Siffre, arr. Pete Churchill
An absolute labour of love and it is out now!. A photo of myself with Val Regan one of the wonderful composer community choir leader contributors…more to come.. Ali and I will attempt to have a photo with each of our contributors with book.
Sing Pop A Cpella books 1, 2, and 3. A fantastic array of wonderful pop songs that I am proud to say have all been sung by wonderful choirs such as The Bishopsgate Singers, The Highgate Newtown Community Singers, Earthly Voices, Shared Voices and groups all over the world. I am so delighted at being able to share them . I hope you will enjoy them too! There are songs for all levels of experiences and they all have been tried and tested and sung with deep joy. If you need extra help on how to tackle any of them..get in touch.
All books can be bought on line from a number of sources.
Hello, We’ve started a new quartet last year and we enjoy it very much!!
(on facebook: Vocaalkwartet “Don’t4get”)
In the meanwhile we sing all the songs from your two books: “Sing pop A Cappella”.
The rehearsal is so much easier and quicker with CD. You have our compliments!!
Our question: When there will be book three?? We can’t wait!
With kind regards,
Ben van Heiningen
How lovely of you to write and tell me. I am so glad you are enjoying the books. gitika x
there is a book three and now lots more of my arrangements ( and a whole new batch coming in July on choir community.net
best wishes
oh dear
that would be terrible
even worse if i could hear you!
will endeavour to rectify situation
x
Hello, like the idea of the books for my choir but can’t find which songs are on them anywhere? Could you point me to a list for both books? Beth x
click on the links on the page( clearly marked ) and when you get to the musicroom site it askes you if you would like to see more details, there you will find the set list and an audio excerpt of each of the tracks form the cd. let me know how you get on
all the best Gitika
Our choir have relished all of Book One and I am about to order Book Two. ‘Chasing Cars’ was very moving when we sang it at The Festival of Hope for Refugees here in Apollo Bay, Australia. Your arrangements are perfect for us .
Thanks!
I have just heard from the publishers and they are commissioning a book 3!
best Gitika
That is excellent news, can’t wait to tell the choir! We had a photoshoot on the beach today because we are being sponsored by a community bank and with the money they gave us I bought 15 copies of book two. I’m going to have to order another 15 because I’ve already run out due to new members. Today on the beach, one of our members told the bank manager how amazing you are and showed her your picture on the book!
Thanks and best wishes, Annabel
PS. Would love to see some more spiritual numbers similar to Nobody’s Fault in Book Three if at all possible.
Hi – I really want to see the playlists as well. When I click on “more information” on the musicroom links, there’s just bio notes on Gitika. Please take a look and correct me if I’m wrong. I’m very interested in the books, and need to see lists/scores before buying. Thank you for your excellent work and big heart!
-Ted
there is a companion website that has all the song full audio on http://www.oup.couk/companion/cvw
best wishes
gitika
I too can’t find the song lists anywhere and the links given don’t work. Music room does not have a list of the songs. I suspect you are losing loads of sales because of this!
The Complete Resource for Community Choirs
Book and CD
Alison Burns and Gitika Partington
Voiceworks
Table of Contents
Section I: Short and Sweet
I open my arms wide, Words Betty Tindal, music Alison Burns
I am not thinking about you, Ros Thomas
Spring Song, Polly Bolton
A cat meditating, Carol Prior
A Twist in the Air, Alison Burns
Deep Down in my Soul, Trad., arr. Gitika Partington
All will be well, Juliet Prager
E malama, Bryan Kessler, adap. Mark and Sharie Anderson, harm. Nickomo
Caballos galopando, Jules Gibb
Section II: Peace and Reflection
Amazing grace, words John Newton, music Sam Cooke
How Sweet the Sound, words John Newton, music Gitika Partington
Down in the River to Pray, Trad.
There is silence in my heart tonight, Alison Burns
Keep me, Alison Burns
Peace white dove, Melanie Dolinski, arr. Andrew Emmet
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding and Steve Cropper, arr. Gitika Partington
Section III: Liberty and Freedom
Ain’t gonna study war, Roxane Smith
Ride this Train, Trad. / Gitika Partington
People get ready, Curtis Mayfield, arr. Val Regan
Give me wings, Alison Burns
I can hear a train a-comin’, Nickomo
If I had a hammer, Pete Seeger and Lee Hays, arr. Gitika Partington and Peter Hunt
Sold down the river, Em Whitfield Brooks
Shona malanga, Zulu song
Ya Basta!, words Antonia Machado/Trad., music Val Regan
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free, words Dick Dallas, music Billy Taylor, arr. Pete Churchill
Section IV: Change, Loss, and Moving On
Keep your heart good, Nickomo
Think of me, South African
The Mountain, words Judy Grahn, music Alison Burns
A Pebble on my Tongue, Alison Burns
Love Call me Home, Peggy Seeger, arr. Peter Amidon
Five Hundred Miles, Hedy West, arr. Gitika Partington
Time after Time, Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman, arr. Gitika Partington
Auld Lang Syne, words Robert Burns, Trad. Scottish melody, arr. Alison Burns and Gitika Partington
Section V: Celebrations
The Yeah Song, Nickomo
Now the sun is rising up, Sammy Hurden
I stand tall, Gitika Partington
Zidele amathambo, Bruce Knight
Different Ships, Kirsty Martin
May your cup always be full, Alison Burns
Old Woman, Pauline Down
Walking on Sunshine, Kimberley Rew, arr. Gitika Partington
Something Inside So Strong, Labi Siffre, arr. Pete Churchill
best wishes
have updated the link ..quite easy to find by googling title of book and OUP..thanks for the heads up…