Let's Fall in Love: SAB Choral Octavo

Jay Althouse's arrangement captures the polish and personality of Porter's originals while keeping the writing accessible for three-part voices. The medley format lets you program a substantive, entertaining piece without requiring a full show's worth of rehearsal time. Your singers get to inhabit some of the Great American Songbook's most elegant material, and audiences consistently respond to the sophistication and swing.

Urbane and playful, with the kind of melodic elegance that feels both timeless and immediately singable. The arrangement swings in places, sighs in others, and always maintains an air of refined confidence that Porter's best songs possess.

Directors seeking substantial three-part literature with broad appeal and genuine musical sophistication. Choirs with singers who enjoy jazz vocabulary and singers who want exposure to the American songwriting tradition.

• Lean into the interpretive flexibility of jazz phrasing, particularly in balladic moments. Porter's harmonies reward singers who understand how to color a sustained note or shape a phrase across bar lines.
• Balance the ensemble voicing so the arrangement's countermelodies (often in the middle part) remain audible. These lines carry harmonic interest that moves beyond simple block chords.
• Use the recorded accompaniment to internalize the grooves and tempo relationships across style shifts within the medley. The arrangement spans multiple musical moods, and the recording clarifies transitions.
• Pay attention to diction and lyrical clarity in uptempo sections. Porter's wit depends on audiences hearing the words; crisp consonants and energized vowels serve the material.

Program this as a centerpiece for a jazz or popular standards concert, or use it to bridge between classical and contemporary repertoire on a mixed program. At 8.5 minutes, it carries enough musical substance to stand as a complete set piece while remaining accessible to audiences unfamiliar with Porter's catalog.

• Jazz phrasing and swing interpretation
• Three-part voice independence and countermelody singing
• Lyrical diction and text clarity at varied tempos
• Harmonic awareness and functional chord understanding through sophisticated popular music
• Style flexibility across a medley structure