Three examples of my orchestration and composition of incidental music for Piers Chater Robinson's musical "A Christmas Carol".

You can find out more about the show and find more examples of my work here ; http://www.achristmascarolmusical.co.uk/licence/the-songs.html

Scrooge & Christmas Present

Tiny Tim's Grave

Just a couple of clips of two tracks from the first solo album by Jon Lee (ex S-Club 7) called Fallen Angel.   I orchestrated much of the album (including these two tracks) and co-produced with Nick Rye. 

The album is available here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/fallen-angel/id593474892

My Eyes Adored You

Out There

An excerpt from the backing track I arranged & produced for a corporate Motown project - THE DIAMANTES. http://www.thediamantes.com/

I'm Still Waiting

Samples of two tracks from the original cast album of Chris Burgess' musical "Sleeping Arrangements".  Originally produced at the Landor Theatre by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainments where I was the musical director, arranger & orchestrator.  The original show orchestrations were expanded to a 6 piece for this recording.   You can hear more examples and order the album from SimG records - http://www.simongreiff.com/simgproductions/Records/Sleeping_Arrangements.html.

Drinking Arrangements

You're A Boy

This is a mock-up of an orchestration that I've done of a song written by Katherine Cole.   "Wizard Song" comes from a musical Katherine is currently working on, loosely based on The Myths of Mabinogion.  I'm currently creating these demo tracks to help Katherine develop and promote her work.

Wizard Song - orchestration mock-up

Another demo orchestration for Katherine Cole's new musical project, loosely based on The Myths of Mabinogion. I'm currently creating these demo tracks to help Katherine develop and promote her work.

Where Do I Go From Here?

Colin is based in London working as a freelance Musical Director, pianist, arranger & vocal coach.

In the theatre his Musical Director credits include Lend Me A Tenor - the musical (Gielgud Theatre, London & Theatre Royal, Plymouth), Chasing Fate (Birmingham Hippodrome), Godspell (UK Tour), Lift Off! (opening show at Leicester's CURVE), Wizard Of Oz (Leicester Haymarket), Beauty & The Beast (Hexagon Theatre Reading), Three Men In A Boat (UK tour), The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (Leicester Haymarket), Brenda Bly – Teen Detective (Bridewell Theatre, London), Beyond Phantom (UK tour), R.S.V.P.  A.S.A.P., No-One In The World  & Is There Life After Highschool? (Cochrane Theatre, London), A Slice Of Saturday Night (UK tour), Kaye’s The Word (the Plush Room, San Francisco & UK tour), West Side Story (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama), Into The Woods (Urdang Academy), the world premiere of Hope (Cochrane Theatre & Westminster Theatre, London), The Beggars Opera (Cochrane Theatre, London), You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow and Nearly All Sondheim Volume One (Greenwich Playhouse), Just So & Jane Eyre (Regent, Christchurch), Chess, Oklahoma!, The Sound Of Music (Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth), West End Gold (Winter Gardens, Bournemouth & tour).  

Colin has conducted & arranged music for countless recordings, concerts & events nationwide, including the "last night" concert at Leicester's Haymarket Theatre, and the opening production at the new venue - CURVE.  He was musical director for the Russian soprano Marina Laslo and her Russian Romances show at the Barbican.  For the last five years Colin has been musical director and arranger for Christmas with the Salvation Army at the Royal Albert Hall. 

Colin also works extensively developing new musicals and has worked as arranger/orchestrator and musical director on a number of projects including prolifically with British composer Charles Miller.  He is also the co-founder of the Big Little Theatre School, a thriving theatre school and youth theatre based in Bournemouth.

Last year Colin was producer and musical supervisor for Jon Lee's debut solo album - Fallen Angel.  He was also musical supervisor for Arthur's Quest (a new musical at this year's Edinburgh Festival) and musical director and arranger for Sleeping Arrangements, a new musical by Chris Burgess at the Landor Theatre. Colin is musical director for Olivier award winning American song & dance man Tim Flavin, and the new motown girl group The Diamantes.

Colin is currently Musical Supervisor for Imagine Theatre, and musical director and arranger for A Spoonful Of Sherman the new revue celebrating three generations of Sherman songwriters.

Find out more at www.colinbilling.co.uk

Colin Billing

Popular tracks