As Long As You're Mine (from Wicked): SATB Choral Octavo

Mark Brymer's arrangement captures the intimate vulnerability of this duet while making it singable for mixed choirs without sacrificing the song's emotional core. The piece gives your singers a chance to perform a contemporary theater standard that feels both familiar and achievable, with clear voice leading that doesn't require operatic training.

The arrangement wraps you in the complicated tenderness of Elphaba and Glinda's relationship, where affection coexists with conflict. There's an underlying sweetness that builds gradually, creating moments of genuine vocal beauty alongside the subtle dramatic tension.

Choirs looking to program contemporary musical theater repertoire that appeals to both singers and audiences. This works for high school choirs, college ensembles, and community groups seeking a piece with theatrical presence that doesn't demand extensive drama training.

• Shape the phrases by thinking of the text as conversation rather than song. The music serves the words, so let the dialogue between Elphaba and Glinda inform your phrasing and dynamics.
• Balance the soloists carefully against the ensemble sections. This isn't a big belt piece; the power comes from sincerity and control.
• Pay attention to the harmonic shifts that underscore emotional turns in the lyric. Schwartz uses subtle chord changes to deepen meaning, so let those land distinctly.

Position this as a concert centerpiece or finale where you want the emotional temperature to drop from pure entertainment into something more reflective. It pairs well on programs mixing Broadway with classical choral repertoire, or on musicals-themed concerts where it can anchor the second half.

• Singing contemporary musical theater idiom with legit technique
• Balancing ensemble texture with featured soloists
• Text-driven phrasing and emotional communication
• Harmonic awareness in modern tonal language