Music Therapy for COVID-19

In this time of stress for the entire world, some may feel comfort in hearing music. I am posting some pieces that I personally find relaxing… or just fun!

Frostiana – Poems by Robert Frost

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert-frost

Put to music by Randall Thompson in 1959

Performed by the Northern Neck Orchestra and The Chesapeake Chorale, Maestro Michael Repper Conducting, Dr. Cheryl Brown Davis, Chorus Director

Recorded live in Kilmarnock, VA, June 3, 2017

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening

Choose Something Like a Star

Mansions of the Lord

From the movie “We were Soldiers”

Performed by the Northern Neck Baytones, Dr. Cheryl Brown Davis- Director

Recorded Live November 17, 2018, Kilmarnock, VA

I also started singing in a number of Virtual Choirs; Here are some of them. Most are in audio format, several were made or converted into videos and are available on YouTube.

**Thankfully, you can’t actually hear my voice!**

Audio recordings

Canadian Opera Company: Anvil Chorus from Verdi’s Trovatore

Les Miserables: The People’s Song -Arr. Nick Preziosi

Beatles: With a little help from my friends – Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

Beatles: Got to get you into my life – Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

Disney: Under the sea – Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

Disney: Prince Ali – Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

Disney: How far I’ll go – Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

Disney: Vuelie – Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

Beach Boys: I get around – Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

Seal: Kiss from a rose – Choirantine, Freddy Mercury, Arr. Tim Burns

Queen: Don’t stop me now – Choirantine, Freddy Mercury, Arr. Tim Burns

Queen: Killer Queen – Choirantine, Freddy Mercury, Arr. Tim Burns

Note Tricolori: Danca dos passaros – Lyrics Arturo Avesante, Music: Laura Brambilla

Turtles: Happy together – Couch Choir

Queen: Somebody to love – Choirantine, Freddy Mercury, Arr. Tim Burns

Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody -Choirantine, Freddy Mercury, Arr. Tim Burns

Simon & Garfunkel: Feeling Groovy – Choirantine, Paul Simon, Arr. Tim Burns

Dear Even Hansen: You will be found – Choirantine, Steven Levenson, Arr. Tim Burns

Rocky Horror Picture Show: Time Warp – Choirantine, Richard O’Brien, Richard Hartley, Arr. Tim Burns

Stevie Wonder: Superstition – Choirantine, Stevie Wonder, Arr. Tim Burns

Note Tricolori: Earth Song – Frank Ticheli

The Roaches: Hammond Song – Choirantine, The Roaches, Arr. Tim Burns

Carol of the Bells – Choirantine – Mykola Leontovych, Peter J. Wilhousky, Arr. Tim Burns

Note Tricolori: The Road Home – Michael Dennis Browne, Stephen Paulus

Coventry Carol – Note Tricolori

Sleigh Ride- Choirantine, Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish, Arr. Tim Burns

Edelweiss- White Flower VC – Rodgers and Hammerstein, Arr Jan Kohut

Put Your Records On – Choirantine – Chrisanthou, Beck, Bailey Rae, Arr Tim Burns

All the Small Things – Choirantine – Blink-182, Delonge, Hoppus, Barke, Arr Tim Burns

The Parting Glass – Choirantine – Traditional Scottish, Arr Tim Burns

Sing- Choirantine – Pentatonix, Arr Tim Burns

Edelweiss – Choirantine, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Arr Tim Burns

Tonight-West Side Story – White Flower VC, Leonard Bernstein, Arr Jan Kohut

Ocean Eyes-Choirantine, Finneas O’Connell & Billie Eilish O’Connell, Arr Tim Burns

I colori del vento – Da Pocahontas, Note Tricolori, Arr. Emanuele Piras

Walking on Sunshine – Choirantine, Katrina and the Waves, Arr Tim Burns

I’ll be there for you- Choirantine, The Rembrandts, Arr Tim Burns

Good Vibrations – Choirantine, The Beach Boys, Wilson-Love, Arr. Tim Burns

Medley In honor of Choirantine’s Director, Tim Burns

River Deep Mountain High-Choirantine, Ike and Tina Turner, Arr.Tim Burns

Run to You-Choirantine, Pentatonix, Arr. Tim Burns

Man in the Mirror-Choirantine, Michael Jackson, Arr. Tim Burns

Les Temps des Cathedrales-TLC Circle of Friends Virtual Choir, Plamodon-Cocciante, Arr Tanya Chang

Fireflies (Owl City)-Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

A million Dreams –TLC Circle of Friends Virtual Choir, Pasek-Paul, Arr Mac Huff)

You’re the Voice – Couch Choir- AUSLAN Virtual Choir

Can’t help falling in love (Peretti, Creatore, Weiss & Martini), Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

Take a chance on me (ABBA), Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

Somewhere (West Side Story, Bernstein, Sondheim), Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (John Gardner), Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

Better from here (Astrid Jorgensen), Couch Choir

Prayer for the Children (Kurt Bestor), Choirantine, Arr. Tim Burns

On ecrit sur les mures (Text Romano Musumarra. Mus Jean-Marie Moreau)
Arr. : Michel Aubert / Julie Lachance, TLC, Tanya Chang

God Save the queen, Choir of the Earth

Gaman (From the musical Allegiance) TLC, Arr: Tanya Chang

La pulce d’acqua (Angelo Branduardi), WF VC, Arr: Jan Kohut

Touch the Sky (from the movie Brave), TLC, Arr: Tanya Chang

I’m still standing (Elton John and Bernie Taupin), Choirantine, Arr: Tim Burns

I have a dream (ABBA), WF VC, Arr: Jan Kohut

La stagione dell’amore (Franco Battiato), Note Tricolori, Arr: Emanuele Piras

Don’t let the sun go down on me (Elton John and Bernie Taupin), Choirantine, Arr: Tim Burns

Nad Tatrou sa blýska, Slovak National Anthem, WF VC, Arr: Jan Kohut

Sloop John B, Traditional Bahamian Folk Song, Adapted by the Beach Boys
Choirantine, Arr: Tim Burns

Vers le Ciel (from the movie Brave), TLC, Arr: Tanya Chang

Lay all your love on me (Anderson, Ulvaeus), Choirantine, Arr: Tim Burns

If I had my way (Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy), TLC, Arr: Tanya Chang

Put Vejini -Latvian Folk Song- WF VC, Arr: Jan Kohut

Beach Baby (First Class, John Carter and his wife Gillian Shakespeare) WF VC, Arr: Jan Kohut

Hushabye Mountain (by Richard & Robert Sherman, arr. by Andy Beck), TLC, Arr: Tanya Chang

Make Him Mine (music by John Dempsey; lyrics by Dana P. Rowe), TLC, Arr: Tanya Chang

Autumn Leaves, Choirantine, Arr: Tim Burns

Grown-Up Christmas List (by David Foster and Linda Thompson-Jenner), TLC, Arr: Tanya Chang

Away in a Manger, White Flower VC 21, Arr. Jan Kohut

Thys Endris Night -Note Tricolori, Arr. Emanuele Piras

When You Believe (by Stephen Schwartz, arranged by John Leavitt), TLC, Arr: Tanya Chang

Videos (on YouTube)

Va Pensiero from Verdi’s Nabucco

Edelweiss, By White Flower VC I

Orinoco Flow