Songs in our current repertoire

Our menu includes a mix of pop, rock, jazz, and classical. Below is our current repertoire, with links to recordings when available.

TitleGenreArranger
All Star - Smash MouthRockHutcherson+
The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota - Weird AlFolk, PopZable*
A Book Report on Peter Rabbit - Charlie BrownChildren's PopZable*
AM Radio - EverclearRockWhitfield*
The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota - Al YankovicPopZable*
Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin TimberlakePopHutcherson+
Drift Away - Dobie GrayR&B/Pop RockSharon-Dietz
Easy Bake Oven - GirlymanFolkWhitfield*
Funky Town - Lipps INCDiscoRose*
Good Vibrations - Beach BoysRock, PopWhitfield*
Happy - Pharrell WilliamsNeo soul/funkWhitfield*
How Sweet It Is - Marvin GayePopSharon-Schank*
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny NashPop-ReggaeWhitfield*
I'm Yours - Jason MrazPopRose*
I Miss You / Collide - Blink 152 / Howie DayPopHutcherson+, Whitfield*
I Want You Back - Michael Jackson / Lake Street DivePop/JazzHutcherson+
Leave It - YesRockWhitfield*-Buoka
Let It Go - FrozenPopRose*
Mamas & Papas Medley - The Mamas and the PapasFolk RockRose*
Mercy - DuffySoulSharon
Rocket Man - Elton JohnSpace RockWhitfield*
Rain Medley - Trickle Trickle/I Love a Rainy Night/Singing in the RainJazz/PopWhitfield*
The Rose - Bette MidlerPopWhitfield-Gill*
She Blinded Me with Weird Science (Medley) - Thomas Dolby, Oingo BoingoRockRose*-Whitfield*
She Needs Me - Craig CarothersCountry, HumorGill-Zable-Hamel-Whitfield*
Short Skirt Long Jacket - CakeAlternative/Indie, PopWhitfield*
So Far Away - Carole KingPop/Folk RockSharon-Schank*
Shut Up and Dance - Walk the MoonPopSharon
Sound of Silence - Simon & GarfunkelFolk RockZable*
Smooth / Oye Como Va - SantanaRockDeke Sharon
Symphony no. 5 - Beethoven/SeussClassical, HumorZable*
Supermassive Black Hole - MuseAlternative RockWhitfield*
Tell Me a Story - OriginalPopWhitfield*
Time of the Season - The ZombiesPsychadelic PopRose*
With a Little Help From My Friends - The BeatlesPop RockWhitfield*
Wrecking Ball / Everything is Awesome - Cyrus / Lego MoviePopWhitfield*
You're the Inspiration - ChicagoRockZable*

Other songs we've performed

We haven't performed these songs as much lately, but we're happy to dust them off and add them to a set list for a special occasion!

TitleGenreArranger
409 - Beach BoysRockPogue*
And So It Goes - Billy JoelBalladJoel / Shaw-Yool*
Bard Romance - Original Composition/GagaPopZable*
Because - BeatlesPopE. Krasnovsky
Chances - Rebecca RiotsPop/Folk RockWhitfield*
Dr. Who - TV ThemeElectronic RockZable*
Gilligan's Island - TV ThemeHumorZable*
Help! - The BeatlesFolk RockWhitfield*
If I Only Had a Brain - Wizard of OzJazzRyan
Irish Blessing - TraditionalBarber ShopGray
It Could Happen to You - Jimmy Van HeusenJazzK.C.
Kiss from a Rose - SealPopYool*
Mon CoeurMadrigalChase-di Lasso
O Occhi Manza MiaMadrigalChase-di Lasso
Personal Penguin - BoyntonChildren's PopZable*
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything - VeggieTalesChildren's PopZable*
Power of Love - Huey LewisPopZable*
Siyahamba - South African TraditionalFolkUnknown
Tracks of My Tears - Smokie RobinsonSoulPogue*
Star Spangled Banner - National AnthemAnthemBarnes
Under African Skies - Paul SimonWorldbeat, PopRose*
Xena Warrior Princess - TV ThemeBulgarian FolkZable*

*current or former member of Smorgaschord

+Ryan Hutcherson has a nice catalog of arrangements for purchase. Thanks, Ryan!



CD Archive

The First Ten Years

September 2011. Art: Patti Schank. Collection of 24 best songs from our first decade.

Songs (with original CD; composer(s) & lyricist(s) / arranger(s)) and soloists:

  1. She Needs Me (RDA; Carothers / Gill-Zable-Hamel-Whitfield), solo by Bill Anderson
  2. Symphony no. 5 in C-minor (RDA; Beethoven-Seuss / Zable)
  3. Leave It (RDA; Squire-Rabin-Horn / Buoka-Whitfield)
  4. The Rose (Balance; McBroom / Whitfield-Gill), solos by Jen and Mia
  5. Chances (Jammin'; Zeiler / Whitfield), solo by Mia
  6. How Sweet It Is (RDA; Holland-Dozier-Holland / Sharon-Schank), solo by Jennifer Gill
  7. Drift Away (RDA; Williams / Sharon-Dietz), solo by Larry Hamel
  8. Take a Chance on Me (I Can't Believe; Andersson / Whitfield-Sharon-Campbell), solos in order: Mia and Jen
  9. So Far Away (RDA; King / Sharon-Schank), solo by Patti Schank
  10. I Feel Good (I Can't Believe; Wright-Brown / Sharon), solo by Jennifer
  11. Mon Coeur (Jammin'; Chase-di Lasso)
  12. Kiss from a Rose (Jammin'; Seal / Yool), solo by Jennifer
  13. Orinoco Flow (I Can't Believe; Ryan / Pogue), solo by Patti
  14. Il Est Bel Et Bon (Jammin'; Passerau)
  15. Help (RDA; Lennon / Whitfield), solo by Mia Whitfield
  16. Icarus (Jammin'; Towner-Rosen / Rosen-Pogue), solo by Jennifer
  17. You're the Inspiration (RDA; Cetera-Foster / Zable), solo by Patti Schank
  18. If I Only Had a Brain (I Can't Believe; Arlen-Harburg / Ryan), solo by Bill
  19. Chili Con Carne (Jammin'; Edenroth / Pogue)
  20. One Love, One World (Jammin'; Raymo-Jarrett / Martin), solo by Bill
  21. It Could Happen To You (Jammin'; Burke-Van Heusen / K. C.)
  22. I Can See Clearly Now (Balance; Nash-Cliff-Hanson / Whitfield), solo by Larry
  23. Tracks of My Tears (I Can't Believe; Moore-Robinson-Tarplin / Pogue), solo byPatti
  24. Good Vibrations (Jammin'; Wilson-Love / Whitfield), solo by Jennifer

Recommended Daily A Cappella

November 2010. Sound engineering: Patti Schank & Harold Zable. Art: Patti Schank.

Songs (with composer(s) & lyricist(s) / arranger(s)) and soloists:

  1. Leave It (Squire-Rabin-Horn / Buoka-Whitfield)
  2. She Needs Me (Carothers / Gill-Zable-Hamel-Whitfield), solo by Bill Anderson
  3. So Far Away (King / Sharon-Schank), solo by Patti Schank
  4. Symphony no. 5 in C-minor (Beethoven-Seuss / Zable)
  5. Help (Lennon / Whitfield), solo by Mia Whitfield
  6. How Sweet It Is (Holland-Dozier-Holland / Sharon-Schank), solo by Jennifer Gill
  7. Doctor Who (Grainer / Zable)
  8. You're the Inspiration (Cetera-Foster / Zable), solo by Patti Schank
  9. I Could Write a Book (Rodgers-Hart / Sharon-Raugh), solo by Bill Anderson
  10. Only One (Taylor / Martosko-Schank-Whitfield), solo by Larry Hamel
  11. Gilligan's Island (Schwartz-Wyle / Zable)
  12. Personal Penguin (Boynton-Zable / Zable), solo by Harold Zable
  13. Star Spangled Banner (Smith-Key / Barnes)
  14. Siyahamba (Traditional South African Folk Song)
  15. Drift Away (Williams / Sharon-Dietz), solo by Larry Hamel

Balance

January 2006, demo CD. Sound engineering: Buddy Saleman at Protrero Post studio. Art: Patti Schank.

Songs (with composer(s) & lyricist(s) / arranger(s)) and soloists:

  • The Rose (McBroom / Whitfield-Gill), solos by Jen and Mia
  • I Can See Clearly Now (Nash-Cliff-Hanson / Whitfield), solo by Larry

Jammin'

December 2004. Sound engineering, art: Patti Schank.

Songs (with composer(s) & lyricist(s) / arranger(s)) and soloists:

  1. Good Vibrations (Wilson-Love / Whitfield), solo by Jennifer
  2. Chances (Zeiler / Whitfield), solo by Mia
  3. Icarus (Towner-Rosen / Rosen-Pogue), solo by Jennifer
  4. Chili Con Carne (Edenroth / Pogue)
  5. Mon Coeur (Chase-di Lasso)
  6. O Occhi Manza Mia (Chase-di Lasso)
  7. It Could Happen To You (Burke-Van Heusen / K. C.)
  8. I Can See Clearly Now (Nash-Cliff-Hanson / Whitfield), solo by Larry
  9. Il Est Bel Et Bon (Passerau)
  10. Africa (Paich-Porcaro / Crenshaw-Yool-Whitfield), solo by Bill
  11. Only You (Clarke / Sharon-Raugh), solo by Mia
  12. Little Red Riding Hood (Blackwell / Raugh-Sharon)
  13. Kiss from a Rose (Seal / Yool), solo by Jennifer
  14. One Love, One World (Raymo-Jarrett / Martin), solo by Bill

I Can't Believe I Sang the Whole Thing

December 2002. Sound engineering: Mike Pogue. Art: Patti Schank.

Songs (with composer(s) & lyricist(s) / arranger(s)) and soloists:

  1. Steppin Out (Berlin / Sharon), solos in order: Mike, Bill, Patti, Mia, Jennifer
  2. Take a Chance on Me (Andersson / Whitfield-Sharon-Campbell), solos in order: Mia and Jen
  3. If I Only Had a Brain (Arlen-Harburg / Ryan), solo by Bill
  4. Over the Rainbow (Arlen-Harburg / Morse-Pogue), solo by Patti
  5. I Feel Good (Wright-Brown / Sharon), solo by Jennifer
  6. Tracks of My Tears (Moore-Robinson-Tarplin / Pogue), solo byPatti
  7. Since First I Saw Your Face (Ford / Leavitt)
  8. Come Again Sweet Love (Dowland)
  9. Blue Moon (Rogers-Hart / Sharon), solos in order: Jennifer, Patti, Mia, Bill
  10. 409 (Love-Wilson / Pogue), solo by Mike
  11. Orinoco Flow (Ryan / Pogue), solo by Patti
  12. Maria (Destri / Liwanag)
  13. Summer Nights (Casey-Jacobs / Whitfield), solos by Bill and Jennifer
  14. And So It Goes (Joel / Shaw-Yool)
  15. Faith (Michael / Sharon), solo by Mia
  16. It Could Happen to You (Burke-Van Heusen / K. C.)
  17. Irish Blessing (Gray)

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