A Cappella Overtures

The Kikapust Choral Series offers choirs an extensive choice of close-harmony a cappella arrangements. All of our arrangers / composers Jonathan Rathbone Ben Parry & Mark Williams were long-standing members ofthe Swingle Singers.

Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream incidental music to the play by Shakespeare is best known for the famous Wedding March though the work contains an array of beautiful music. The instrumental movements are frequently performed as an Orchestral suite or as stand-alone pieces.The Overture was composed when Mendelssohn was just seventeen years old written as a concert overture. Then when King Frederick William IV of Prussia commissioned the adult Mendelssohn to create incidental music for the whole of the play in 1842 Mendelssohn incorporated the Overture and its themes repeatedly throughout the work. Mendelssohn particularly loved Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’sDream having read it with his sister from childhood. His incidental music for the play ranks among the best of its genre skillfully generating the spirit of each of the characters establishing ambiences for the various scenes and complementing Shakespeare’s own drama.

The Kikapust Choral Series offers choirs an extensive choice of close-harmony a cappella arrangements. All of our arrangers / composers Jonathan Rathbone Ben Parry & Mark Williams were long-standing members ofthe Swingle Singers.

Choral Highlights-Disney's hit film from 1992 is now a dazzling enchanting and invigorating Broadway musical! With the fabulous classic songs and several delightful new additions this 14-minute medley will be a spectacular concert feature for choirs of all ages. It'sGenie-us! Songs include: Overture Arabian Nights Friend Like Me A Million Miles Away One Jump Ahead Prince Ali Proud of Your Boy Somebody's Got Your Back A Whole New World.

A Cantata for Christmas-Composed in both traditional and blended choral stylings this cantata weaves the historic symbolism of both the Lion of Judah and the Lamb of God into the Christmas story. Through original songs and traditional carols singers and listeners are reminded that this story is not just an event in history but a living story that still impacts the world today. Narration solos congregational participation and optional children's voices along with gorgeous orchestrations by Keith Christopher all work together to make this service a time of both celebration and worship. Songs include: Overture/Sing Christmas! - And So We Wait - It Came upon a Midnight Clear - Who's the Little Baby?- Sleep Little Lion Sleep Little Lamb - Where Is Peace Tonight? - In This Moment - Angels from the Realms of Glory - Carol of the King. Score and Parts (fl 1-2/pic ob cl 1-2 bn tpt 1-3 hn 1-2 tbn 1-2 tbn 3/tba perc 1-2 timp hp pno rhy vn 1-2 va vc db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.

Now's your chance to play all those beautiful melodies and magical moments from your favourite ballets. Melodies by Berlioz, Borodin, Chopin and others are arranged here for the solo Piano, to be enjoyed again and again. / Classique / Partition /