In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Jonathan Wikeley

Living in: England
Although Jonathan Wikeley was photographed playing the piano aged just one, he only started having lessons aged nine, when his hands were large enough to stretch an octave. Having studied both piano and violin during his schooldays at Liverpool College, from 1997 he read music at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he also took harpsichord lessons with Virginia Pleasants.

In 2004 Jonathan moved to London, where he became organ scholar and then director of music at St Mary's, Battersea. He currently studies under Anne Marsden Thomas and recently took his ARCO, winning all the major prizes. As well as conducting several vocal ensembles, he is also editor of Early Music Today and a freelance journalist, reviewing concerts and festivals from the Faroe Islands and Norway to Tuscany and Toulouse, and interviewing artists including Paul Hillier, John Holloway, John Rutter and Sting. In his spare time Jonathan likes going for long walks and is an enthusiastic - though rather bad - jazz pianist.

Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Jonathan Wikeley : Really Easy Chorals

Really Easy Chorals is the easiest introduction to choral singing! Five contrasting songs are arranged for unison singing in a comfortable range with an optional second part.

Songlist: Thank You For the Music, Wade in the Water, Rule the World, The Salley Gardens, The Climb

Jonathan Wikeley : Just Voices - Showtunes

The perfect introduction to unaccompanied three-part choral singing! Each book in the Just Voices series contains ten themed songs in simple a cappella arrangements created especially for beginners. Complete with piano reductions for easy rehearsal, all of the songs in the book can be sung by either SSA or SAT choir, making Just Voices the most enjoyable and flexible introduction to unaccompanied choral singing available. Just Voices Showtunes brings together ten stage songs that make an ideal introduction to mastering the a cappella style.

Songlist: Close Every Door, One, Pick A Pocket Or Two, Seasons Of Love, Sit Down, You're Rocking The Boat, Sunrise, Sunset, The Rhythm Of Life, Tomorrow Belongs To Me, Whistle Down The Wind, You'll Never Walk Alone

Jonathan Wikeley : Just Voices - The Beatles

This volume of the Just Voices series includes 10 timeless pop songs that make an ideal introduction to mastering the a cappella style. Complete with piano reductions for easy rehearsal, all of the songs in the book can be sung by either a SSA or SAT choir, making Just Voices the most enjoyable and flexible introduction to unaccompanied choral singing available. Just Voices The Beatles brings together ten hits from the Fab Four that make an ideal introduction to mastering the a cappella style.

Songlist: All You Need Is Love, Blackbird, Eleanor Rigby, Hey Jude, Let It Be, The Fool On The Hill, Ticket To Ride, When I'm Sixty-Four, With A Little Help From My Friends, Yesterday

Individual Folios

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Jonathan Wikeley : Chanson FranÇaise

Chanson Française belongs to Ravel's larger work entitled Chants Populaires. Except for the Chanson Hébraïque, which was published separately in 1909, these song-settings were first published in a collection with harmonizations by three composers entitled Sept Chants Populaires by P. Jurgenson, Moscow, in 1910.

Composer: Maurice Ravel

Jonathan Wikeley : Fix You

Composer: Chris Martin Performed By: Coldplay

Jonathan Wikeley : Nuit d'etoiles

This title is taken from the compilation French Songs and Choruses for Mixed-Voice Choir. Debussy's Nuit d'étoiles arranged for SATB. One of Debussy's first published works, Nuit d'étoiles features many of the characteristics that can be found in later Debussy compositions but is more traditional in its melodic construction and structure.

Composer: Claude Debussy