Currently Unpublished Arrangements

WWU Vocal Jazz 2020-2021
Still Fighting It (Ben Folds/arr. Kerry Marsh)

Still Fighting It

Composed by the Canadian Celtic singer Loreena McKennitt, "Mummers' Dance" has its roots in a centuries old tradition in which a roving band of costumed actors travels and puts on performances for people throughout the land. McKennitt's lyrics speak of the beautiful natural settings in which these mummers would live and work, and the musical landscape is matched perfectly in this arrangement, featuring both sustained and open sounds and exotic melismatic figures that would normally be played by period instruments. This arrangement features a break-out treble-clef soloist, with some modern reharmonization included to employ the vocal jazz aesthetic, and a polyphonic, wordless development section increases the energy of the piece before it winds down at the end, as if the mummers have moved on to travel to the next village. 
Fully-notated piano/keyboard and bass parts, drums

Mummers' Dance (Lv 4 SSATB)

The new album 'Ember' is officially released.

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Ember

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Many thanks to Paul for tickling the Rhodes on this joint.

Replaced

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Layback (feat. Paul Sottile, Jr.)

Birocratic - Blue Hour V3.0 - Leftovers

it's a pretty cutthroat work-focused society over there

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beets 4

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Corporate Japan

Hard swinging chart written for intermediate-level vocal jazz ensembles who have more gals than guys. Bluesy harmony and some fun ensemble figures back up a soulful soloist. A surprising bossa nova scat solo section with backgrounds leads into a chilled out bridge before launching into more hard-swinging material for a shout section to the end.

Willow Weep For Me - SSAB Lv 3

NEW FOR FALL 2012! - A deep cut from The Police's "Synchronicity," this tune grooves hard in 12/8 and features a tenor or alto who can hang with the Sting thing.  The lyric is a metaphor for political corruption...not actually about killing people directly.  You might want to mention that in your concert. :)

Murder By Numbers

One of the newest tracks on the album, this song was directly inspired by walks around the Marina Green (near the Golden Gate Bridge) in San Francisco very late at night near the end of last year. There is something spiritual for me about walks at 3am or 4am; I love the stillness, tranquility, and feeling that the entire landscape is yours.

I fittingly debuted this record during my nearly 5-hour set at Audio in San Francisco—my first headline show.

Nightwalk

Spencer Brown - Nightwalk (Original Mix)

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RTIK || Alone With You (feat. Intermission) [ʜ/ʀ]

This is the full collection of recordings released on four albums by Sacramento State Vocal Jazz under the direction of Kerry Marsh.  The albums were released between 2003 and 2008.  Plans are underway for a fifth album to be released in the Spring of 2013!
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The albums represented here are "On the Outside", "In the Winelight", "In Your Eyes" and "Pale Blue Dot".

Silent Night, arr. Marsh

April in Paris, arr. Marsh

available on "beets"
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The 2012 hit from the band Fun is written with slight reharmonization here and there to beef up the complexity for the vocal jazz ensemble while retaining the feel and vibe of the original recording.  Challenging solo feature for a high tenor or female voice, but fairly straight-forward vocal parts with careful voice-leading.

Some Nights

John Williams - Theme' from Schindler's List (1000% Slower)

Mummers' Dance (Lv 4 SSATB)

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