Choral
Listen below to a few live recordings.
Find more score videos on Ash’s YouTube channel.
“Unmistakable Softness” was commissioned by the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus and premiered at their 2023 winter concert, Yuletide Gay. Text by Leo Herrera, Music by Ash.
"(Twinkle, Twinkle) Lucky Star" by Madonna (arrangement by Ash) as performed by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus at the GALA Choruses 2024 Festival in Minneapolis.
This arrangement leans away from the 80's aesthetic of Madonna's original into a more tender choral work and incorporates poignant and lesser-known lyrics from "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
The Portland Gay Men's Chorus debuts an all new arrangement of "Gloria" composed by Ash. The work was performed at PGMC's 2013 winter concert, Holiday Connections.
"She Keeps Me Warm" by Miranda Lambert (arrangement by Ash) as performed by the Portland Lesbian Choir at the GALA Choruses 2024 Festival in Minneapolis.
"All I Know So Far" by Pink (arrangement by Ash) as performed by the Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus at the GALA Choruses 2024 Festival in Minneapolis.
"Quiet" by from Matilda the Musical by Tim Minchin (arrangement by Ash) as performed by the Common Woman Chorus at the GALA Choruses 2024 Festival in Minneapolis.
Choral Composition Catalog
Categories: a cappella, accompanied, holiday. (Click links below to peruse or purchase.)
New! Click here to view Ash’s choral composition catalog as a spreadsheet with filters, categories, and more.
A Cappella Choral Music
A Lover Leaves (But Love Does Not), original music and lyrics, TTBB
Clarity by Zedd ft Foxes, TTBB with solo
Dark Side by Kelly Clarkson, TTTBB with solo
Dream a Little Dream of Me by Andre, Schwandt, and Kahn, Mixed Chorus (4 parts) with solo
For Forever by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul from Dear Evan Hansen, TTBB with solo
How Far I’ll Go Lin-Manuel Miranda from Moana, Mixed Chorus (4 parts) with solo
Lacrimosa, liturgical text, original composition, TTBB
Let It Go by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez from Frozen, TTBB with solo
Missa Turbae, liturgical text, original composition, SATB
My Funny Valentine by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, TTBB
Pure Imagination by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Mixed Chorus (5 parts)
Rise Up, Stay Loud, music by Ash, lyrics by Ash and Dan Upshaw, Mixed Chorus (3 parts)
Santa Fe by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman from Newsies, TTBB with solo
Say Something by A Great Big World, TTTBB with solo
Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson, TTBB
So in Love by Cole Porter, TTBB with duet
Somewhere Only We Know by Keane, TTTBB
Take a Breath, music and text by Ash, all voices (unison, optional harmony, optional accompaniment, can be sung as a round)
The Village by Wrabel, SATB
You Gotta Be by Des’ree, TTBB
Accompanied Choral Music
2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) by Lizzo, TTBB with piano and optional solo
2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) by Lizzo, TTBB with piano, a unique and alternate version set as a choral fantasia
A Million Dreams by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul from The Greatest Showman, Mixed Chorus (2 parts) with piano
All I Know So Far by P!nk, TTBB with piano and solo
All Together Now by OK Go, SATB with piano and solo
Bird Set Free by Sia, Mixed Chorus (3 parts) with piano and solo
The Boy Is Mine by Brandy and Monica, TTBB with piano and 2 solos
Britney Medley by Britney Spears, TTBB with piano
features “Baby, One More Time”, “Lucky”, and “Oops! I Did It Again”
Buttons by The Pussycat Dolls, TTBB with piano
Candy by Mandy Moore, TTBB with piano
Chevaliers De Sangreal by Hans Zimmer from The Da Vinci Code (text from Song of Songs), TTBB with piano
Children by Billy Porter, Mixed Chorus (2 parts) with piano
Closer by Tegan and Sara, SSAA/SATB with piano and 2 solos (duet)
Cover Me in Sunshine by Pink, SSAA/SATB with piano, electric bass, and drums
Do I Ever Cross Your Mind? by Dolly Parton, Mixed Chorus (3 parts) with guitar
Dreams by Brandi Carlile, SSAA/SATB with piano and solo
Got to Be Real by Cheryl Lynn, SSAA/SATB with piano and solo
Hungry Eyes by Eric Carmen from Dirty Dancing, TTBB with piano
I Am What I Am by Jerry Herman from La Cage aux Folles, Mixed Chorus (3 parts) with piano and solo
I’m Like a Bird by Nelly Furtado, TTBB with piano
I’m With You by Avril Lavigne, TTBB with piano
In Your Eyes by Anjimile, Mixed Chorus (3 parts) with guitar
Keeping the Light On by Joy Oladokun, SSAA/SATB with piano
Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams, TTBB with piano
Lucky by Britney Spears, TTBB with piano
Morning Glow by Stephen Schwartz from Pippin, TTBB with piano
Movie Music Medley, or “O For The Joy Ride of the King” by Various Composers, TTBB with piano
A unique choral medley of Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" (Carmina Burana), Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King", Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries", and Ludvig van Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" choral finale
My Body Tells a Story, music and text by Ash, SSAA with piano
The Origin of Love, by Stephen Trask from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, TTB/TBB with piano and solo(s)
Out of the Darkness (A Place Where We Belong) by Daniel Giles Sells and Tom Macrea from Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, SATB, TTBB or Mixed Chorus (2 parts) with piano
Painting in the Rain by Todrick Hall, TTBB with piano
Parum Parum, TTBB with piano (licensable through Tresona)
a “Little Drummer Boy” parody Kylie Minogue’s “Padam Padam”
Pop by NSYNC, TTBB with piano
Quiet by Tim Minchin from Matilda the Musical, SSAA with piano
Secrets by Mary Lambert, SATB with piano
She Keeps Me Warm by Mary Lambert, SSAA/SATB with piano
Speechless by Menken, Pasek, and Paul from Aladdin (2019), TTBB (easy), TTBB (intermediate), or Mixed Chorus (4 parts or 3 parts), with piano
Steven Universe Medley by Rebecca Sugar from Steven Universe, TTBB with piano and multiple solos
features "Here Comes a Thought", "Do It For Her", and "Stronger Than You"
Take a Breath, music and text by Ash, all voices (unison, optional harmony, optional accompaniment, can be sung as a round)
(Twinkle, Twinkle) Lucky Star by Madonna (additional text by Jane Taylor), TTBB with piano (licensable through Tresona)
Unmistakable Softness, text by Leo Herrera and music by Ash, SATB or TTBB, with piano
The Village by Wrabel, TTBB or Mixed Chorus (3 parts), with piano and solo
Wait ‘Til You See What’s Next by Jason Robert Brown, TTBB with piano (licensable through Tresona)
Wake Your Dreams by Brody Ray, TTBB or SSAA/SATB with piano and 2 solos, or SATB with piano and 4 solos
Winter Song by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson (as performed by Leslie Odom Jr.), TTBB with piano
Wonder by Morgxn and Sara Bareilles, SATB or SSAA or TTBB with piano
World on Fire by Dolly Parton, SAB or SSAA or TTBB with piano
You Matter to Me by Sara Bareilles, Mixed Chorus (2 parts) with piano and duet
Holiday Choral Music
Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Frank Loesser, TTBB with duet, a cappella
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), TTBB, a cappella
Christmas Unicorn by Sufjan Stevens, TTBB with piano (licensable through Tresona)
The Parting Glass, traditional/various, a cappella, trio or quartet
Parum Parum, TTBB with piano (licensable through Tresona)
a “Little Drummer Boy” parody Kylie Minogue’s “Padam Padam”
Shake Up Christmas by Train, TTBB with solo, a cappella
“What Carol is This?”, original Christmas carol medley/mashup, TTBB with solos, a cappella
When I See You, original music and lyrics, TTBB with piano
Winter Song by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson (as performed by Leslie Odom Jr.), TTBB with piano
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Ash has extensive experience arranging choral works (for a wide array of ranges and configurations), especially a cappella settings. They especially love creating an arrangement to fit your exact goals and parameters.
They love to create (and collaborate on) new and original work, particularly for choirs.
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Choral C.V.
STRONG ENOUGH, Music Director, Transpose PDX, 1/2020
THE MOST WONDERFUL SEASON, Production Manager, Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, 12/2019
ARMOUR, Music Director, Transpose PDX, 6/2019
OVERJOYED, Music Director, Transpose PDX, 1/2019
BRAVE, Music Director, Transpose PDX, 6/2018
CHANGES, Music Director, Transpose PDX, 1/2018
CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY, Production Manager, Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, 3/2015
A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION, Production Assistant, Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, 12/2014
NIGHT & DAY, Production Assistant, Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, 6/2014
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, Associate Producer, Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, 3/2014
HOLIDAY CONNECTIONS, Production Assistant and Scriptwriter, Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, 12/2013
ALTER EGOS: A CABARET, Production Assistant, Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, 10/2013