Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (arr. Stefan Flügel): SSAA Choral Octavo

Stefan Flügel's arrangement captures the emotional core of this breakup anthem while making it genuinely singable for four-part women's choirs. The arrangement respects Adele's melodic strength and the song's contemporary groove, offering your singers a modern pop standard that connects with audiences without requiring a band.

Cool, controlled, and achingly honest. The arrangement channels the defiant clarity of the original while creating space for four-part harmony to deepen the emotional texture. There's strength in this piece, not wallowing, making it feel powerful rather than mournful.

Women's choirs seeking contemporary repertoire that feels current and relevant to singers and audiences alike. Directors who want to program modern pop without compromising artistic integrity or musical substance.

• Emphasize the conversational quality of the opening. These lines feel like a direct address, so encourage singers to land on key words with clarity and intent rather than smoothing through the phrases.
• Balance the accompaniment voices so they support rather than compete with the lead melody. The SA parts should sit underneath the soloists or melody carriers, creating a cohesive harmonic foundation.
• Shape the dynamics across the full arc. This song builds emotional intensity as it progresses, so resist the urge to sing at one dynamic level. Let the climactic moments breathe by pulling back strategically in earlier sections.

Pair this with other contemporary pop arrangements for a concert that speaks to your singers' actual musical lives and interests. Its emotional directness makes it an excellent closer for a program or a centerpiece that justifies building other repertoire around it.

• Phrasing in contemporary pop idiom with longer phrase lines and strategic breathing
• Balancing solo melody against harmonic accompaniment in a cappella settings
• Interpreting dynamics and tempo flexibility to serve emotional storytelling
• Intonation in modern vertical harmony voicings at varied tessituras