Sing Together (arr. Jacob Narverud): SSA Choral Octavo

Narverud's arrangement captures the uplifting spirit of the original while crafting vocal lines that sit naturally in SSA voices. The piece energizes any concert without demanding technical extremes, making it a crowd-pleaser that students genuinely enjoy performing.

Warm, optimistic, and inviting. The arrangement maintains the original's emotional directness while creating space for genuine three-part voices to blend. Singing it feels like joining something larger than yourself.

This arrangement works for middle school through adult choirs seeking accessible contemporary material. Groups with developing readers will appreciate the straightforward harmonic language and vocal tessitura.

• Balance the melody across all three parts so the tune remains recognizable; avoid letting the top line dominate at the expense of harmonic clarity.
• Lean into the pop sensibility by keeping the rhythm confident and buoyant rather than formal or rigid.
• Use dynamic shaping to build momentum through sections, letting softer moments breathe before returning to fuller sound.

Pair this with other accessible pop arrangements for a contemporary-focused concert set, or use it as a closing number when you want the audience to leave smiling. It also works as a morale-builder during rehearsals or as an opener for a mixed repertoire program.

• Balancing multiple melodic lines in pop style arrangements
• Singing in a contemporary idiom with rhythmic precision
• Blending three-part voices while maintaining tonal consistency
• Finding musicality within accessible harmonic structures