James Stephenson

James Stephenson

composer and arranger
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Orchestra - for the holidays

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  • Sing Along, America!   New for 2010 for orchestra, choirs and/or audience

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    Sing Along, America! (synthesized)

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    $350 Standard instrumentation

    Popular in style

    Includes:

    Intro    0:45

    Yankee Doodle;   0:31

    Over There;   0:40

    Battle Hymn of the Republic;   1:04

    My Country, 'Tis of Thee (America);   0:40

    You're a Grand Old Flag;   0:40

    God Bless America;   1:17

    When Johnny Comes Marching Home;   0:42

    America, the Beautiful;   0:55

    Out-tro;   0:10


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  • A Holly and Jolly Sing-Along  for orchestra, choirs and/or audience

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    $350 Standard instrumentation

    Popular in style

    Includes:

    Deck the Halls

    Jingle Bells

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Jolly Old St. Nicholas

    Joy to the World

    Up on the Housetop

    We Wish you a Merry Christmas


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  • Bassoon It Will Be Christmas  for three (or two) solo bassoons with orchestra

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    Bassoon It Will Be Christmas

    Commissioned by Michael Krajewski.

    The most famous bassoon orchestral excerpts meet the most famous Christmas carols in this clever adaptation.

    Duration: 4:45

    Instrumentation: 3*3*3* 3 SOLO BASSOONS 4331, timp. 3 perc. harp strings

    Also available for 2 solo bassoons.

    Performance record: Houston Symphony, Bloomington Pops, more...

  • We Three Strings  for three solo violins with orchestra

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    We Three Strings

  • We Three Basses  for three solo string basses with orchestra

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    We Three Basses

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    We Three Basses

    Solo Contrabass trio with Orchestra

    A wonderful twist on “We Three Kings” allowing the double basses to shine! Creatively scored and a lot of fun!

    Duration: 3:18

    Instrumentation: 1111, 1000, 1 perc. strings solo bass trio

    Performance record: Commissioned by Michael Krajewski for the Houston Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic

  • Christmas at Home Medley  for adult chorus, vocal solo, children's chorus & orch.

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    Christmas At Home Medley

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    Christmas at Home (medley)

    Children’s Chorus, SATB Chorus (solo tenor) with orchestra

    Can also be done as an orchestral showpiece.

    This medley includes any combination of: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, We Need A Little Christmas.

    Commissioned by the Dallas Symphony, this wonderful medley is sure to make audiences feel right at home!

    Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + D.S. harp kybds. strings children’s chorus, SATB chorus (solo tenor)

    Performance record: Dallas Symphony, Fairbanks Symphony, Naples Philharmonic

  • Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerRockette-style arrangement for orchestra

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    Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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    Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

    Orchestral showpiece (optional dancers, tap solo covered in percussion part), played in a variety of dance styles, ending in a hard-swinging, full kick-line, orchestral blowout!

    Duration: 3:30

    Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set Optional Bass Guitar harp strings

    Performance record: Houston Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Lansing Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, Bozeman Symphony, Quad City Symphony, Denyce Graves, Nashville Symphony, Tucson Symphony

  • Holiday Fanfare Medley #1for orchestra

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    Holiday Fanfare Medley #1

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    Holiday Fanfare Medley #1

    Orchestral showpiece

    This medley includes: Il est nè, le Divin Enfant; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; We Three Kings; Pat-A-Pan; Come, All Ye Shepherds; Good King, Wenceslas.

    Duration: 9:09

    Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. harp kybds. strings

    **This arrangement is also available for chamber orchestra.

    Performance record: Omaha Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Bozeman Symphony, Lansing Symphony, Greater Bridgeport Symphony, Rochester Phil.

  • Holiday Fanfare Medley #2for orchestra

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    Holiday Fanfare Medley #2

    “A Snowy Christmas”

    Orchestral showpiece

    This medley includes: Let It Snow, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells.

    Duration: 8:47

    Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set harp kybds. strings

    **This arrangement is also available for chamber orchestra.

    Performance record: Omaha Symphony, Arizona State University Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony

  • Holiday Overturefor orchestra

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    Holiday Overture

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    Holiday Overture

    Orchestral showpiece

    This medley includes: Deck the Hall; Oy, Chanukah, I have A Little Dreydl; O Christmas Tree; Away in a Manger; Jingle Bells; Up On the House-Top; Good King, Wenceslas.

    Duration: 8:43

    Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. harp kybds. strings

    Performance record: Houston Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Shreveport Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Tucson Symphony

  • Go Tell It On the Mountainfor vocal solos, SATB choir & orch. OR vocal solo & orch.

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    Go Tell It on the Mountain

  • The Magic of Christmasfor SATB choir, optional children's choir and orchestra

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    The Magic of Christmas

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    The Magic of Christmas

    Solo soprano, Children’s chorus, SATB chorus with orchestra Original lyrics and music; A snowy opening full of wonder, followed by a joyous Christmas waltz. Children’s chorus parts could be sung by adult chorus.

    Duration: 7:42

    Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. harp kybds. strings solo soprano, children’s chorus, SATB chorus

    Performance record: Commissioned, 2005, by the Portland (Maine) Symphony. Recorded, 2006, by the Kiev Philharmonic and Ukrainian Chorus

  • I Saw Three Ships & Bring a Torch Medley
    for solo voice with orchestra

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    I Saw Three Ships Medley

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    I Saw Three Ships / Bring A Torch... medley

    Solo Soprano with orchestra

    This medley includes: I Saw Three Ships, Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella.

    Duration: 3:21

    Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. harp celesta strings solo soprano

    Performance record: Madison Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Omaha Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony, Denyce Graves, Rochester Philharmonic

  • Winter Wonderlandfor solo voice with orchestra

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    Winter Wonderland

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    Winter Wonderland

    Solo Baritone with orchestra, Optional backup vocals

    This popular tune set in a new, exciting fashion. Recorded by the Madison Symphony.

    Duration: 4:05

    Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set harp celesta strings solo baritone optional backup vocals

    Performance record: Madison Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Denyce Graves

  • Please Come Home for Christmasfor solo voice with orchestra
  • Here Comes Santa Clausfor choir with orchestra

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    Here Comes Santa Claus

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    Here Comes Santa Claus

    SATB choir or solo Soprano with orchestra

    A little jazzy, throws in a waltz - a certain crowd favorite!

    Duration: 2:50

    Instrumentation: 3*3*22, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set harp strings SATB choir or solo soprano

    Performance record: Baltimore Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Denyce Graves

  • Mele Kalikimakafor solo voice and vocal trio with orchestra

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    Mele Kalikimaka

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    Mele Kalikimaka

    Solo Baritone with orchestra, backup vocals

    Christmas, Hawaiian style - sounds just like it did on the radio years ago.

    Duration: 2:41

    Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set (optional gtr. and El. bass) harp celesta strings solo baritone backup vocals

    Performance record: Omaha Symphony, Kansas City Symphony

  • Santa Babyfor solo voice with orchestra

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    Santa Baby

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    Santa Baby

    Solo Female vocals and optional Men’s chorus with orchestra

    Spice up your Holiday concert with this song, made famous by Eartha Kitt.

    Duration: 3:36

    Instrumentation: 203*2, 4330, NO timp. 2 perc. + Dr. Set El. Bass Piano strings solo female vocals + Optional Men’s Chorus

    Performance record: Commissioned by Bruce Hangen Naples Philharmonic, Denyce Graves / Alabama Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Akron Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, Wichita Symphony

  • Swing Carol Fantasyfor orchestra

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    Swing Carol Fantasy

    Orchestral showpiece

    This medley includes: Rudolph..., Jingle Bells, Up On the House-Top, Let It Snow, Winter Wonderland, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

    Duration: 7:05

    Instrumentation: 3*3*3*2, 4331, timp. 3 perc. + Dr. Set harp kybds. strings

    Performance record: Indian Hill Symphony

Orchestra - for general use

  • Sweet Georgia Brown   New for 2010 for orchestra

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    Sweet Georgia Brown

    Features:

    • * Soft-shoe
    • * Dixie-land
    • * Solo tap (could even use dancers)
    • * Leg-kickin' off-the-charts finale
    • * Can be used on almost any pops concert

    Duration:  4:30

    Instrumentation:

    • *3*3*32 - 4331 - T+3 (ds) - hp - str
  • Salsa Metales   New for 2009 for solo brass quintet with orchestra
  • Spainfor solo brass quintet with orchestra
  • German Medleyfor solo brass quintet with orchestra
  • Italian Medleyfor solo brass quintet with orchestra
  • Orpheus in the Underworldfor solo brass quintet with orchestra
  • Slavonic Dance (Dvorak)for solo brass quintet with orchestra
  • Hungarian Dance (Brahms)for solo brass quintet with orchestra
  • April in Parisfor solo voice with orchestra
  • Core N' Gratofor solo voice with orchestra
  • Macarenafor solo voice with orchestra
  • Congafor solo voice (optional) with orchestra
  • Llorarasfor solo voice with orchestra
  • Hoagy Carmichael / Duke Ellington setfor jazz solo voice with orchestra
  • Andrew Sisters Medleyfor solo vocal trio with orchestra
  • Malaguenafor solo harp and orchestra
  • Moliendo Cafefor solo harp and orchestra
  • Pajaro Campanafor solo harp and orchestra
  • Gershwin Suitefor small chamber orchestra

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