Encores for Solo Singers: Medium High Voice Book & CD

Moving between traditions: one moment you're in a gospel-inflected spiritual (Dry Bones), the next in the lush romanticism of O Holy Night. The collection balances familiarity with freshness, allowing you to connect with material audiences already love while discovering new angles on it through thoughtful arranging.

Solo singers at the medium-high level who perform in recital, church, community theater, or audition settings and need sophisticated, audience-friendly material with professional accompaniment support. This book serves singers who want arrangements that are both vocally grateful and musically substantial.

• Study the recorded accompaniments first to hear how each arranger shaped the harmonic support; these aren't generic backings, and matching their interpretive choices will ground your own phrasing.
• Pay attention to the style shifts within this collection. Danny Boy and O Holy Night ask for legit vocal technique; Give My Regards to Broadway needs character and personality. Prepare each piece on its own terms rather than singing them all the same way.
• These are encores, which means they should feel assured and connected. Avoid starting tentatively; your entrance should reflect that this is the moment you've earned.

Reserve these for what they're designed for: the concert finale that sends the audience home satisfied, or the recital's final group when you want to shift the energy and give the program a sense of completion. Several pieces work equally well as opening statements if you want to establish character early.

• Contrasting musical styles and vocal approaches (spiritual, hymn, art song, Broadway, folk) within a single recital
• Performing with professional-quality recorded accompaniment
• Shaping extended phrases with text clarity and emotional intention
• Programming and sequencing songs for maximum impact