Great finish.....pity we didn't quite play exactly together

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)

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

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

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

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)

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.

Willoughby Ukulele Orchestra plays excerpt from Handel's Water Music

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