Turn Around: Choral Instrumental Pak
As performed by Sonny Cher / As performed by Harry Belafonte
Item: 35-PK00420038
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This beautiful song by Malvina Reynolds is delicate and poignant and perfect for an advanced women's choir. It is scored for SSAA choir with piano and flute. However, the optional full score for harp, flute and bassoon make this a centerpiece for your concert. Contemporary style is written into the vocal parts making the story feel natural and complete.
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Publisher:
Hal Leonard
SKU:
35-PK00420038
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About the Artist: Sonny Cher
Sonny Cher rose to prominence in the 1960s as one of pop music's most distinctive duos, blending folk sensibilities with contemporary pop production. Their interpretations of socially conscious material, including works by Malvina Reynolds, helped bring protest songs and folk narratives into mainstream consciousness. Sonny Bono's production work and Cher's commanding vocal presence made them influential interpreters of meaningful repertoire across multiple genres.
Why we love this
Reynolds' composition offers your ensemble something rare: a song that feels both artistically serious and immediately accessible to singers and audiences alike. The optional instrumental scoring transforms what could be a simple piano-voice arrangement into a concert feature with genuine sophistication, letting you scale the piece to match your resources and programming goals.
What to expect
The piece moves through emotional space with restraint and clarity, never overreaching for effect. Reynolds' words settle into the singers' voices like a story being told in confidence, supported by instrumental color that deepens rather than decorates the narrative.
Who it's for
Advanced women's choirs seeking repertoire with genuine artistic substance and flexible instrumentation options. This works equally well for ensembles with modest accompaniment resources or those able to deploy a full instrumental complement.
How to get the most out of it
- Balance the choir's contemporary style choices against clear diction in the text; the storytelling only lands when every word registers with the audience.
- Use the full score with harp, flute, and bassoon to create textural shifts that mirror the song's emotional arc rather than simply adding instruments throughout.
- Trust the SSAA voicing to sit naturally in soprano and alto ranges; avoid pushing volume to compensate for the absence of lower voices, which risks losing the piece's delicate quality.
How to use it
Position this as a concert centerpiece on a program exploring folk narratives in popular song, or pair it with other Reynolds compositions if your ensemble knows them. Its moderate length and emotional focus make it ideal for the second half of a concert where audience attention is already engaged.
Skills your students will build
- Contemporary vocal style and natural phrasing in a pop context
- SSAA voice leading and blend across soprano and alto ranges
- Text expression and storytelling through lyrical interpretation
- Coordinating with multiple optional instrumental combinations
- Balance and transparency when accompanying voices with chamber instrumentation