Andy Beck serves as Director of Choral Publications at Alfred Music and brings deep expertise to both arranging and music education. His method books Sing at First Sight and Foundations in Choral Sight Singing have become standard references, and his arrangement of Time After Time has become one of the best-selling pop choral pieces in this catalog. His work reflects years of thinking about how singers actually learn.
Alan Billingsley is an internationally recognized arranger and composer with 253 titles in this collection. His experience orchestrating for Disney attractions and Broadway productions informs his approach to accessible, performable arrangements. The Never Ending Story is his top seller here and shows his ability to take beloved material and make it singable for school choirs.
Gray Gilpin is an ASCAP award-winning choral composer and conductor who has led performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Sydney Opera House, and Royal Festival Hall. He brings that concert-hall sensibility to his educational choral writing, which shows in pieces like Last Christmas. His work carries both musical substance and performability for school ensembles.
Jack Zaino spent years teaching middle school music in Connecticut before joining Alfred as a choral editor and clinician. That classroom experience shapes his understanding of what works with student singers. Brighter Days, his top seller in this collection, reflects his ability to write for developing choirs without sacrificing musicality.
