What Baking Can Do (from Waitress): Choral Instrumental Pak

Brymer's arrangement honors Bareilles' songwriting without sacrificing singability. The pop groove sits naturally in student voices, and the metaphorical depth of the text gives your singers something real to communicate beyond the surface energy.

Hopeful and creative energy wrapped in a modern pop sensibility. The song captures the quiet power of taking control of something, making something new, and the small acts of resistance that sustain us.

Women's ensembles and mixed choirs wanting contemporary Broadway material that lands with audiences. The arrangement works equally well as a concert feature or as part of a show tune medley.

• Let the rhythm section lock the groove early in rehearsals. The contemporary pop feel depends on confident, relaxed ensemble timekeeping rather than metronomic precision.
• Balance introspection with the upbeat energy. The song moves between vulnerable moments and driving sections; resist the urge to smooth out those contrasts.
• Explore the lyrics' extended baking metaphor as a dramatic anchor. Each voice should understand how their line reinforces the idea of transformation and creation.

This works as a powerful closer for a women's concert or as the emotional centerpiece of a Broadway showcase. Its contemporary sound contrasts beautifully alongside classic standards or reimagined pop covers.

• Singing in contemporary pop idiom with authentic groove and phrasing
• Layering multiple vocal lines within a cohesive rhythmic texture
• Finding dramatic intention in metaphorically complex text
• Balancing vulnerability with rhythmic drive