West Indies calypso song made famous by Harry Belafonte and the Mils Brothers among others. 
A beginners backing track for practising chords twins on ukulele 
Arranged, produced and performed by Ian Porter 2021
http://www.ianportermusic.com.au

Have fun! 
G6 0202 (7777)
D7 2020
C6 0000

Yellow Bird Backing Track

The Australian Ukulele Orchestra plays Pinball Wizard, 
composed by Pete Townshend and arranged for ukulele orchestra by Ian Porter 2021.
This recording was made during a Covid-19 lockdown in Australia with each orchestra member recording their own part separately then mixed together.

Pinball Wizard - Australian Ukulele Orchestra

Composed by WA Mozart
Excerpt from 1st Movement
Arranged and simplified for ukulele orchestra by Ian Porter
All rights reserved.
All parts played by Ian Porter as practice backing track for virtual workshop in Feb 2022

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - excerpt (ukulele orchestra)

Ukulele Orchestra workshop play along track.
Arranged for uke Orchestra by Ian Porter
Recorded live at workshop in Hamilton NSW in August 2022
Splanky composed by Neil Hefti, as (almost) performed by Count Basie

Splanky

Paint It Black
Composed by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger
Arranged for Ukulele Orchestra by Ian Porter
Inspired by the mini series Wednesday

Paint It Black -ukulele orchestra

Arranged for ukulele orchestra by Ian Porter dec 2023
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly known as Sonata Pathétique, was written in 1798, and was published in 1799. (source: wikipedia)
This movement is the Adagio Cantabile
(Ian Playing all parts)1 Hi G (Beau Hannam), 2 Lo G (Scott Wise), 2 bari (Mark Wilkinson), Ubass (Kala)

Beethoven Sonata No 8, 2nd Movt - ukulele orchestra

"Sheep may safely graze" is a soprano aria by Johann Sebastian Bach to words by Salomon Franck. The piece was written in 1713 and is part of the cantata Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208, also known as the Hunting Cantata *(Wikipedia).
Arranged for Ukulele Orchestra by Ian Porter 2023
Played by Ian Porter
Beau Hannam Hi G Tenor
Scott wIse Low G Tenor (x2)
Mark Wilkinson Baritone
Kala UBass

Sheep May Safely Graze BWV 208 - Bach (Ukulele)

Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy from Tchaikovsky's Nut Cracker
Arranged for Ukulele Orchestra by Ian Porter
Performed by Ian Porter
Bass (Kala)
Baritone (Wilkinson)
2 Low G, 1 Hi G Tenors (Wise)

This arrangement is for intermedate players and replaces advanced scale passages with glissando to assist with playability. It is suitable for  workshopping. 
Apologies to Tchaikovsky.

Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy

Composed by Michael Jackson
Arranged for uke orchestra and performed by Ian Porter
Rehearsal recording only  for Orchestra Workshop
3 Hi G ukes (Hannam)
1 Baritone (Wilkinson)
Bass (Kala)
Drums

Black Or White - ukulele orchestra

Douglas Furber (lyrics) and Philip Braham (music).
Recorded by Ian Porter as practise track for Orchestra workshop
All ukes - Ian Porter (Hannam & Wilkinson)
UBass Ann Keogh (Kala)
Originally arranged for ukulele orchestra by James Hill, 
adapted by Ian Porter 2024
Contains two donuts for soloing in the middle.

Limehouse Blues - Ukulele Orchestra

My arrangement of Steets of Larado, (trad)

Streets Of Laredo - Willoughbyuke

My Grandfather's Clock

Ukulele Orchestra - practice track
Music by Bizet
Arr Ian Porter

Habanera, from Carmen

Sabre Dance from the final act of Aram Khachaturian's ballet Gayane (1942), 
arr. for uke orchestra by Ian Porter (2018)
Recorded October (2020)

Sabre Dance for Ukulele Orchestra

arranged for Ukulele Orchestra by Ian Porter
6 parts for C6-Tuned ukes plus bass

Eleanor Rigby for Ukulele Orchestra

Willoughby ukulele orchestra 1-day workshop version.
All parts played by Ian Porter
Arranged by Ian Porter

Handel Hornpipe - part A

Final Mix of an excerpt from Hornpipe from Handel's water Music  performed by Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra 1-day workshop participants. Recorded live.
55 participants from Eastern Australia gathered for a day of fun learning to experience what it takes to play in an orchestra.

Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra plays excerpt from Handel's Water Music

Final Mix of Fly me To The Moon from Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra 1-day workshop, recorded live.
55 participants from Eastern Australia gathered for a day of fun learning to experience what it takes to play in an orchestra.

Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra Plays Fly Me To The Moon

JS Bach.
Arranged for 4 ukuleles and bass by Ian Porter for Outlaws Ukulele band

Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring

For Willoughby Orchestra Workshop (educational)
by Wilson & Love
arr for ukuleles by Ian Porter

I Get Around

The Kesh Jig and Swallowtail
Ukulele trio
Philippa Walsh & Ian Porter, ukulele
Graeme Hancock, UBass

The Kesh Jig & Swallowtail

Ist Movement, Molto Allegro - (exerpt) 
Arranged for Ukulele Orchestra by Ian Porter
7 Ukulele parts plus bass
Played on Scott Wise Ukes

Mozart Symphony #40 for Ukulele Orchestra

Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra plays I Get Around by Wilson and Love
arr. Ian Porter, in 5 parts
Not for public performance
Educational workshop held Feb 2020 recorded live.

I Get Around - WUO 2020

Outlaws/ Willoughby Practice track
I will wait originally composed by Ted Dwane, “Country” Winston Marshall,Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett
Originally Performed by Mumford and Sons
arr for ukulele orchestra, and played by Ian Porter

I Will Wait

Composed by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
Originally performed by INX
This recording performed during Covid-19 isolation by Willoughby Ukestars, community ukulele group from Sydney 
Ukulele arrangement by Ian Porter
Lead Vocal: James Dath
Uke Solo: Ian Porter

Never Tear Us Apart-ukulele ensemble

The Entertainer by Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
Arranged for ukulele ensemble by Ian Porter
Recorded in isolation during Covid-19
Australian Ukulele Orchestra:

Graeme Hancock
Anne Keough
Kyoko Numata
Ian Porter
Janine Shearer
others to follow...

The Entertainer

By Karl Jenkins
Originally scored for String orchestra
This shortened version is arranged by Ian Porter and
performed by Australia Ukulele Orchestra during the Covid Pandemic in July 2020

Palladio (for ukulele orchestra)

Australian Ukulele Orchestra
Recorded during Covid lockdown 2020
Video to come..
Kyoko Numata
Janine Shearer
Cathy Welsford
Andrew Smith
Graeme  Hancock
Ruth Allen
Anne Keogh
Ian Porter
Composed by Astor Piazzolla
Arranged by Ian Porter
see www.australianukuleleorchestra.com.au for more information

Australian Ukulele Orchestra plays Libertango by Astor Piazzolla

TheDance of The Little Swans from Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake
Arranged for Ukulele orchestra by Ian Porter
Performed by The Australian Ukulele Orchestra 2021
recorded remotely by each player and edited together during covid19 restrictions.

Dance of The Little Swans

I am a Sydney-based Ukulele player and teacher. These tracks are some of my ukulele arrangements for solo, duet and ensembles. Some of my groups include The Australian Ukulele Orchestra (see https://www.facebook.com/australianukeorchestra ) Outlaws Ukulele Band, the annual Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra workshop and Willoughby Ukestars
Public domain arrangements are available via my web site www.ianportermusic.com.au. 
Some licensed arrangements are available via www.arragemecom. 
All recordings are for practice purposes only.

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