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Singing Allowed holds a concert every two terms to share most of the pieces we have worked on with an audience. Most of the items listed in the Previous Repertoire were sung on the concert of that date. Photographs of past concerts are in the drop-down menu Repertoire/Concert photos.
December 2023
The Seal Lullaby: Rudyard Kipling/Eric Whitacre
Blue Moon: Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart/Simon Foxley & Christopher Hussey
Oliver! Choral Highlights: Lionel Bart/Roger Emerson
Alleluja!: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Edwin Ashdown
Your Song: Elton John & Bernie Taupin/Mac Huff
Chattanooga Choo Choo: Harry Warren/Pete Schmutte
O Waly Waly & Other Classic English melodies: Alexander L'Estrange
A Christmas Special: Alexander L'Estrange
March 2023
A London Medley: arranged by Gareth Malone
Walking in Memphis: Marc Cohn/Mark Brymer
Singin' in the Rain: Craig Mcleish
Goldfinger : Thomas Lydon
Cradle Song (Wiegenlied): Johannes Brahms
Crazy Little Thing Called Love : Freddie Mercury/Kirby Shaw
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy : Don Raye/Hughie Prince/Ed Lojeski
Stabat Mater : Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
September 2022
A New Year Carol : Benjamin Britten
Mr. Blue Sky (ELO): Jeff Lynne
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) : Irving Mills/Duke Ellington
Come, Ye Sons of Art : Henry Purcell
Opening duet from The Marriage of Figaro : Mozart
Perfect : Ed Sheeran
Cantique de Jean Racine : Faure
On Broadway Medley : Rodgers and Hammerstein
Oh Shenandoah : Medley of American Folksongs
April 2021
You've Got a Friend : Carole King
A Disney Silly Sing-Along : Various arr. Alan Billingsley
Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann : Jacques Offenbach
The Woodland Stream : C. Mackay and Edward Elgar
February 2021
Medley from Hairspray : Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman
The Lion Sleeps Tonight : Solomon Linda/Paul Campbell
January 2021
It was a lover : Vaughan Williams
Waterloo (Abba) : Andersson, Anderson & Ulvaeus
Lean on Me : Bill Withers
September 2020
Where'er you walk (from "Semele") : George Frideric Handel
Thank you for the music (Abba) : Andersson, Anderson & Ulvaeus
Walking on Sunshine (Katrina & The Waves) : Kimberly Rew
April 2020
Turn the World Around: Harry Belafonte
West Side Story (Choral Suite): Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim
March 2020
The Lord Bless you and keep you : John Rutter
La La Land (Choral Highlights) : Justin Hurwitz
Viva La Vida : Coldplay
Lascia ch'io pianga (from "Rinaldo") : Handel
Hail, Poetry and Pray, observe (from "The Pirates of Penzance") : Gilbert and Sullivan
Goldfinger : Bricusse, Newley and Barry
Now is the Month of Maying : Morley
Another Op'nin', Another Show (from "Kiss Me Kate") : Cole Porter
July 2019
Here Comes the Sun : George Harrison
Rewrite the Stars :The Greatest Showman
Bless to me this day : Cecilia McDowall
Ain't no Mountain High Enough : Ashford and Simpson
Paper Moon : Harold Arlen, arr. Ralph Woodward
Linden Lea : Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Girl from Ipanema : Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frankly Speaking : Three Frank Sinatra Hits
December 2018
From Rags to Ritz : Irving Berlin
True Colors: Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly
Stephen Schwartz A Musical Celebration (Choral Medley)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring: J.S.Bach
"Seid uns zum zweitenmal willkommen" from "Die Zauberflöte" by Mozart.
Blame it on the Boogie - The Jacksons
A Christmas Special - arr. L'Estrange
Bless to me this day : Cecilia McDowall
March 2018
Top of the World - The Carpenters
All in the April Evening - Hugh S. Roberton
Stand by Me - Ben E. King
Music to Hear - Bob Chilcott
Easter Hymn from "Cavalleria Rusticana" - Pietro Mascagni
Africa - Toto
Seasons of Love from "Rent" - Jonathan Larson
Into the Woods (Act 1 opening) - Stephen Sondheim
July 2017
Alleluia Warmup!: Will Todd
Amazing Grace/Pachelbel's Canon in D
The Very Best of the Beach Boys: The Beach Boys
David of the White Rock- Welsh Air
Howard Goodall's Great Big Tunes: Howard Goodall
Fields of Gold: G.M. Sumner
Cabaret: music by John Kander, Words by Fred Ebb
Choral Highlights from Grease
Inside My Heart: Will Todd
December 2016
Alleluja! from Exsultate, jubilate: W.A. Mozart
Life On Mars?: David Bowie
Chattanooga Choo Choo: Mack Gordon/Harry Warren
A London Medley: Sing London: various, arr. Gareth Malone
Ruddigore: Welcome Gentry: Gilbert and Sullivan
I Don't Know How to Love Him (from Jesus Christ Superstar): Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice
The Lion Sleeps Tonight: Solomon Linda/Paul Campbell
Hot Chocolate: Andy Beck/Brian Fisher
A Medley of Christmas Songs
Full Fathom Five: words by William Shakespeare, music John Ireland
Sweet and Low (traditional): Alfred, Lord Tennyson, music Joseph Barnby
March 2016
What a Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong
A Tribute To Queen - Medley: Queen
Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria
Fascinatin' Rhythm: George and Ira Gershwin in a special new arrangement by Ralph Woodward commissioned by Singing Allowed Cambridge
Drożyna The Lovers' Quarrel: Polish Folksong
Ländliches Lied Op. 29: Robert Schumann
Danny Boy And Other Classic Irish Melodies
I Say A Little Prayer: Burt Bacharach
II'd Like To Teach The World To Sing: New Seekers
Oklahoma! - Medley: Rodgers And Hammerstein
Now is the Month of Maying: Thomas Morley
July 2015
Paper Moon: words by Billy Rose and E.Y. Harburg. Music by Harold Arlen in a new special arrangement by Ralph Woodward, commissioned by Singing Allowed!
Panis Angelicus: Cesar Franck
West Side Story (Choral Suite): Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim
California Dreamin': The Mamas and The Papas
I have a song to sing, O! from The Yeomen of the Guard: Gilbert and Sullivan
I Am The Gentle Light: Paul Mealor
Abba Smash Hits! Volume One: Abba
Dream A Little Dream Of Me: music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sound The Trumpet: Henry Purcell
December 2014
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy: Hughie Prince and Don Ray
For The Beauty Of The Earth: John Rutter
Disney Dazzle! - a medley of popular Disney songs: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice
The Silver Swan: Orlando Gibbons
Gartan Mother's Lullaby (Folk Song from County Donegal)
Memory from 'Cats': Andrew Lloyd Webber
A Festive Christmas Celebration
Lean On Me: Bill Withers
Puttin' On The Ritz: Irving Berlin
Reindeer On The Roof: Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse
We go together from 'Grease': Casey and Jacobs
Evening Prayer from 'Hansel and Gretel': Engelbert Humperdinck
March 2014
The Water is Wide (American folk song)
Highlights from 'Les Miserables': music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and English-language lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Annie's Song: John Denver
Gypsy Song from 'Carmen': Bizet
I will give my love an apple: English folk song arr. Bridget Hardy
A Nightingale sang in Berkley Square: Eric Maschwitz and Manning Sherwin
The Way You Look Tonight: Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern
Another Op'nin' Another Show: Cole Porter
Hallelujah Chorus (2 part abridged): Handel
Bridge Over Troubled Water: Paul Simon
Over the rainbow: after Eva Cassidy
Autumn leaves: music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet Jacques Prévert
July 2013
Do-Re-Mi from 'The Sound of Music': Rodgers and Hammerstein
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen
Hail Poetry from 'The Pirates of Penzance': Gilbert and Sullivan
Pray observe the magnanimity from 'The Pirates of Penzance': Gilbert and Sullivan
A Whole New World from 'Aladdin': Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Skip to my Lou: American Play Party music
Abendlied: Felix Mendelssohn
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free: Billy Taylor & Dick Dallas arr. Ralph Woodward
Walking on Sunshine: Katrina and the Waves
You've got a friend in me from 'Toy Story': Randy Newman
Belle Nuit from 'Les Contes D'Hoffman': Offenbach
Hairspray medley from Hairspray: Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
My Heart Will Go On love theme from 'Titanic': James Horner and Will Jennings
December 2012
Quem Pastores: arr Bridget Hardy
Winter Wonderland: Bernard, arr. Bridget Hardy
Gloria: Antonio Vivaldi
Leave me to Sorrow ( English version of Lascia ch'io pianga) from 'Rinaldo': Handel
A Christmas special : arr A. L'Strange
Hallelujah, Get Happy and Oh, Happy Day medley: arr. Greg Gilpin
Ave Verum Corpus: Mozart
Ring forth, ye Bells from 'The Sorcerer': Gilbert and Sullivan
The Reindeer Rock: Sally K. Albrecht
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Eddie Pola and George Wyle arr. Carl Strommen
Someone like you: Adele
Skylark: Hoagy Carmichael
For the longest time: Billy Joel
Anything goes: Cole Porter
December 2023
The Seal Lullaby: Rudyard Kipling/Eric Whitacre
Blue Moon: Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart/Simon Foxley & Christopher Hussey
Oliver! Choral Highlights: Lionel Bart/Roger Emerson
Alleluja!: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Edwin Ashdown
Your Song: Elton John & Bernie Taupin/Mac Huff
Chattanooga Choo Choo: Harry Warren/Pete Schmutte
O Waly Waly & Other Classic English melodies: Alexander L'Estrange
A Christmas Special: Alexander L'Estrange
March 2023
A London Medley: arranged by Gareth Malone
Walking in Memphis: Marc Cohn/Mark Brymer
Singin' in the Rain: Craig Mcleish
Goldfinger : Thomas Lydon
Cradle Song (Wiegenlied): Johannes Brahms
Crazy Little Thing Called Love : Freddie Mercury/Kirby Shaw
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy : Don Raye/Hughie Prince/Ed Lojeski
Stabat Mater : Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
September 2022
A New Year Carol : Benjamin Britten
Mr. Blue Sky (ELO): Jeff Lynne
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) : Irving Mills/Duke Ellington
Come, Ye Sons of Art : Henry Purcell
Opening duet from The Marriage of Figaro : Mozart
Perfect : Ed Sheeran
Cantique de Jean Racine : Faure
On Broadway Medley : Rodgers and Hammerstein
Oh Shenandoah : Medley of American Folksongs
April 2021
You've Got a Friend : Carole King
A Disney Silly Sing-Along : Various arr. Alan Billingsley
Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann : Jacques Offenbach
The Woodland Stream : C. Mackay and Edward Elgar
February 2021
Medley from Hairspray : Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman
The Lion Sleeps Tonight : Solomon Linda/Paul Campbell
January 2021
It was a lover : Vaughan Williams
Waterloo (Abba) : Andersson, Anderson & Ulvaeus
Lean on Me : Bill Withers
September 2020
Where'er you walk (from "Semele") : George Frideric Handel
Thank you for the music (Abba) : Andersson, Anderson & Ulvaeus
Walking on Sunshine (Katrina & The Waves) : Kimberly Rew
April 2020
Turn the World Around: Harry Belafonte
West Side Story (Choral Suite): Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim
March 2020
The Lord Bless you and keep you : John Rutter
La La Land (Choral Highlights) : Justin Hurwitz
Viva La Vida : Coldplay
Lascia ch'io pianga (from "Rinaldo") : Handel
Hail, Poetry and Pray, observe (from "The Pirates of Penzance") : Gilbert and Sullivan
Goldfinger : Bricusse, Newley and Barry
Now is the Month of Maying : Morley
Another Op'nin', Another Show (from "Kiss Me Kate") : Cole Porter
July 2019
Here Comes the Sun : George Harrison
Rewrite the Stars :The Greatest Showman
Bless to me this day : Cecilia McDowall
Ain't no Mountain High Enough : Ashford and Simpson
Paper Moon : Harold Arlen, arr. Ralph Woodward
Linden Lea : Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Girl from Ipanema : Antonio Carlos Jobim
Frankly Speaking : Three Frank Sinatra Hits
December 2018
From Rags to Ritz : Irving Berlin
True Colors: Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly
Stephen Schwartz A Musical Celebration (Choral Medley)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring: J.S.Bach
"Seid uns zum zweitenmal willkommen" from "Die Zauberflöte" by Mozart.
Blame it on the Boogie - The Jacksons
A Christmas Special - arr. L'Estrange
Bless to me this day : Cecilia McDowall
March 2018
Top of the World - The Carpenters
All in the April Evening - Hugh S. Roberton
Stand by Me - Ben E. King
Music to Hear - Bob Chilcott
Easter Hymn from "Cavalleria Rusticana" - Pietro Mascagni
Africa - Toto
Seasons of Love from "Rent" - Jonathan Larson
Into the Woods (Act 1 opening) - Stephen Sondheim
July 2017
Alleluia Warmup!: Will Todd
Amazing Grace/Pachelbel's Canon in D
The Very Best of the Beach Boys: The Beach Boys
David of the White Rock- Welsh Air
Howard Goodall's Great Big Tunes: Howard Goodall
Fields of Gold: G.M. Sumner
Cabaret: music by John Kander, Words by Fred Ebb
Choral Highlights from Grease
Inside My Heart: Will Todd
December 2016
Alleluja! from Exsultate, jubilate: W.A. Mozart
Life On Mars?: David Bowie
Chattanooga Choo Choo: Mack Gordon/Harry Warren
A London Medley: Sing London: various, arr. Gareth Malone
Ruddigore: Welcome Gentry: Gilbert and Sullivan
I Don't Know How to Love Him (from Jesus Christ Superstar): Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice
The Lion Sleeps Tonight: Solomon Linda/Paul Campbell
Hot Chocolate: Andy Beck/Brian Fisher
A Medley of Christmas Songs
Full Fathom Five: words by William Shakespeare, music John Ireland
Sweet and Low (traditional): Alfred, Lord Tennyson, music Joseph Barnby
March 2016
What a Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong
A Tribute To Queen - Medley: Queen
Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria
Fascinatin' Rhythm: George and Ira Gershwin in a special new arrangement by Ralph Woodward commissioned by Singing Allowed Cambridge
Drożyna The Lovers' Quarrel: Polish Folksong
Ländliches Lied Op. 29: Robert Schumann
Danny Boy And Other Classic Irish Melodies
I Say A Little Prayer: Burt Bacharach
II'd Like To Teach The World To Sing: New Seekers
Oklahoma! - Medley: Rodgers And Hammerstein
Now is the Month of Maying: Thomas Morley
July 2015
Paper Moon: words by Billy Rose and E.Y. Harburg. Music by Harold Arlen in a new special arrangement by Ralph Woodward, commissioned by Singing Allowed!
Panis Angelicus: Cesar Franck
West Side Story (Choral Suite): Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim
California Dreamin': The Mamas and The Papas
I have a song to sing, O! from The Yeomen of the Guard: Gilbert and Sullivan
I Am The Gentle Light: Paul Mealor
Abba Smash Hits! Volume One: Abba
Dream A Little Dream Of Me: music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sound The Trumpet: Henry Purcell
December 2014
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy: Hughie Prince and Don Ray
For The Beauty Of The Earth: John Rutter
Disney Dazzle! - a medley of popular Disney songs: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice
The Silver Swan: Orlando Gibbons
Gartan Mother's Lullaby (Folk Song from County Donegal)
Memory from 'Cats': Andrew Lloyd Webber
A Festive Christmas Celebration
Lean On Me: Bill Withers
Puttin' On The Ritz: Irving Berlin
Reindeer On The Roof: Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse
We go together from 'Grease': Casey and Jacobs
Evening Prayer from 'Hansel and Gretel': Engelbert Humperdinck
March 2014
The Water is Wide (American folk song)
Highlights from 'Les Miserables': music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and English-language lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Annie's Song: John Denver
Gypsy Song from 'Carmen': Bizet
I will give my love an apple: English folk song arr. Bridget Hardy
A Nightingale sang in Berkley Square: Eric Maschwitz and Manning Sherwin
The Way You Look Tonight: Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern
Another Op'nin' Another Show: Cole Porter
Hallelujah Chorus (2 part abridged): Handel
Bridge Over Troubled Water: Paul Simon
Over the rainbow: after Eva Cassidy
Autumn leaves: music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet Jacques Prévert
July 2013
Do-Re-Mi from 'The Sound of Music': Rodgers and Hammerstein
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen
Hail Poetry from 'The Pirates of Penzance': Gilbert and Sullivan
Pray observe the magnanimity from 'The Pirates of Penzance': Gilbert and Sullivan
A Whole New World from 'Aladdin': Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Skip to my Lou: American Play Party music
Abendlied: Felix Mendelssohn
I wish I knew how it would feel to be free: Billy Taylor & Dick Dallas arr. Ralph Woodward
Walking on Sunshine: Katrina and the Waves
You've got a friend in me from 'Toy Story': Randy Newman
Belle Nuit from 'Les Contes D'Hoffman': Offenbach
Hairspray medley from Hairspray: Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
My Heart Will Go On love theme from 'Titanic': James Horner and Will Jennings
December 2012
Quem Pastores: arr Bridget Hardy
Winter Wonderland: Bernard, arr. Bridget Hardy
Gloria: Antonio Vivaldi
Leave me to Sorrow ( English version of Lascia ch'io pianga) from 'Rinaldo': Handel
A Christmas special : arr A. L'Strange
Hallelujah, Get Happy and Oh, Happy Day medley: arr. Greg Gilpin
Ave Verum Corpus: Mozart
Ring forth, ye Bells from 'The Sorcerer': Gilbert and Sullivan
The Reindeer Rock: Sally K. Albrecht
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Eddie Pola and George Wyle arr. Carl Strommen
Someone like you: Adele
Skylark: Hoagy Carmichael
For the longest time: Billy Joel
Anything goes: Cole Porter