In the Practicum we will sing mainly pop and jazz arrangements, although some gospel, world music and arrangements for musicals may also be included at times. The pieces chosen for inclusion are those from well-established and international arrangers. For example, in 2019 the Ward Swingle Cursus focused on the following arrangements:
Artist | Arranger | Voicing | |
Groep A | |||
Bottom | Zap Mama | Marie Doulne | SATB or SSAB |
Dream | Johnny Mercer | Russell Robinson | SATB or SSAB |
I wish you love | Charles Trenet | Roger Emerson | SATB or SSAB |
Take five | Dave Brubeck | Kirby Shaw | SATB or SSAB with piano |
That ever I saw | New York Voices | Darmon Meader | SATB or SSAB |
Groep B | |||
And so it goes | Billy Joel | Bob Chilcott | SATB or SSAB |
Georgia on my mind | (jazz standard) | Kirby Shaw | SATB or SSAB with piano |
Girl from Ipanema, the | Antonio Jobim | Ed Lojeski | SATB or SSAB with piano |
Love again | Pentatonix | Pentatonix | SATB or SSAB |
Say something | Justin Timberlake | Ruben Smits | SSATTB or SSAB |
Groot Koor | |||
Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square, a |
Jazz standard | Gene Puerling | SATB |
Sleepers awake | J.S. Bach | Ward Swingle | SATB with piano |