Born in 1905, Harold Arlen fell in love with music at an early age. Having written songs for Cab Calloway, Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton and many others, Arlen was truly a master of his craft. Pay tribute with this 14-minute medley divided into four sections that may be performed separately if desired. Includes: Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive, Come Rain or Come Shine, Get Happy, It's Only a Paper Moon, Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) and That Old Black Magic.Available separately: SATB, SAB and SSA. ShowTrax CD and I-Pak also available. Performance time approx. 14 min.

Would you believe this song was written by the same songwriting team that wrote The Wizard of Oz, Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg? It's true. They created this number for comedian Groucho Marx to sing in the 1939 movie At the Circus. It's a tour de force of comedic writing, in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan. An absolute must-have for men's groups.

This stunning setting of the timeless ballad from The Wizard of Oz is one you will return to again and again. Simplicity, elegance and perfect moments of breathtaking sonority will showcase concert and community choirs at their very best!

1946

The great Harold Arlen wrote this for an unsuccessful Broadway play. But you can't keep a good song down. This has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman and many more. Here is a treatment that begins with the choir in unison for the first two verses establishing an easy swing style. The bridge keeps swinging but with tight harmony and it is followed by a dynamite choral scat section. It goes out swinging as hard as it began but with hip, jazzy harmony and a Basie ending.