Vocal Arrangements

Bulgarian Folk Song Arrangements

Polegnala e Todora

Arranged by Brian DiBlassio

Tah Chuli lih steh, neh steh lih? (Have You Heard?)

Folk song transcribed in Bulgaria by Gabriela Hristova

Arranged by Brian DiBlassio


Jazz Vocal Arrangements

• 6-part harmony with skat line at coda • Bossa to Swing feels

• Includes rarely heard opening verse “The sun is shining. . .”


Dat Dere - Bobby Timmons

Arranged by Brian DiBlassio

Vocal trio with jazz accompaniment

White Christmas - Irving Berlin

Arranged by Brian DiBlassio for the University of Michigan University Chorale

Take the A-Train - Duke Ellington

Arranged by Brian DiBlassio

Vocal trio feature


Early American

America the Beautiful - Samuel A Ward

Arranged with some jazz harmonizations by Brian DiBlassio

Transcribed/arranged by Brian DiBlassio from Sounds of Blackness

Commissioned by the Flint Jubilee Chorale, Flint Institute of Music

"Great Day! A Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation," 2010 Black History Month concert