(Level 3) This arrangement is recorded on the Phil Mattson and the P.M. Singers album, Setting Standards. Starting a cappella, the arrangement soon goes into ballad tempo. Then, after a key change, features a female soloist. This beautiful tune and arrangement have been a favorite for years. It can be used at Christmas time or throughout the year.
MICHELE WEIR is currently a faculty member at the University of California at Los Angeles and previously taught at the University of Southern California, California State University at Long Beach and the Phill Mattson School. In demand internationally as a jazz clinician/adjudicator, recent notable presentations include the World Choral Symposium in The Netherlands, The National American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Conference and the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) Conference. Michele has served as co-chair of vocal jazz for IAJE, as an ARTS panelist for the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and co-conductor of the World Youth Choir. An extremely versatile musician, Michele was music supervisor for the foreign language dubs of the Dreamworks film, Prince of Egypt, in Mexico, Greece, Portugal, Denmark, Thailand and Japan. As a performer, Michele has toured internationally as pianist with various artist such as Bobby Vinton as well as performing as guest vocal artist for numerous festivals. Michele was vocalist and arranger for the Grammy-nominated Phil Mattson and the PM Singers. As a writer, Michele's arrangements and compositons have been performed by the Buffalo, Long Beach, Cincinatti and Pacific Symphonies, Disneyworld's live performing group, American Vibe, the Holland America Cruise Line, the HR Radio Big Band of Frankfurt and numerous vocal ghroups including Chanticleer, New York Voices, Beachfront Property, Voice Trek, M-Pact and others. Other arrangements or compositions have been featured on Disney's 101 Dalmatians Sing-along CD, the Shari Lewis television show, the CBS TV movie, The Patty Duke Show Revisited. Her published vocal arrangements are sold by Hal Leonard, Heritage Jazz Press, Sound Music Publications, MuchMusic and the UNC Jazz Press. Michele's recent CD release, The Sound of Music, features guitarist Bruce Forman. Her educational book/CD, Vocal Improvisation, is widely available and her new book/CD, Jazz Singers Handbook (Alfred Pubs.,) will be released in Fall, 2004.
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