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“i thank you God”

  sung by Jason Danieley

  Music by Gerald Ginsburg

  Poem by E.E. Cummings

  Conducted by Richard Carsey

  Orchestration by John Baxindine (17 pieces)

“The Road to Avrillé”

  sung by Elizabeth Stanley

  Music by Gerald Ginsburg

  Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay

  Conducted by Richard Carsey

  Orchestration by John Baxindine (12 pieces)

“When we two parted”

  sung by Jason Danieley

  Music by Gerald Ginsburg

  Poem by George Gordon, Lord Byron

  Conducted by Richard Carsey

  Orchestration by John Baxindine (11 pieces)

“At Tea”

  sung by Elizabeth Stanley

  Music by Gerald Ginsburg

  Poem by Thomas Hardy

  Conducted by Richard Carsey

  Orchestration by John Baxindine (3 pieces)

“Will Ever?”

  sung by Telly Leung

  Music by Gerald Ginsburg

  Poem by George Gordon, Lord Byron

  Conducted by Richard Carsey

  Orchestration by John Baxindine (17 pieces)

“There will come soft rains”

  sung by Mikaela Bennett

  Music by Gerald Ginsburg

  Poem by Sara Teasdale

  Conducted by Richard Carsey

  Orchestration by John Baxindine (7 pieces)

“I am cherry alive”

  sung by Lauren Worsham

  Music by Gerald Ginsburg

  Poem by Delmore Schwartz

  Conducted by Richard Carsey

  Orchestration by John Baxindine (14 pieces)

“Parting Gift”

  sung by Elena Shaddow

  Music by Gerald Ginsburg

  Poem by Elinor Wylie

  Conducted by Richard Carsey

  Orchestration by John Baxindine (9 pieces)

“The Coolin”

  sung by Will Chase

  Music by Gerald Ginsburg

  Poem by James Stephens

  Conducted by Richard Carsey

  Orchestration by John Baxindine (11 pieces)

Kurt Weill: Four Walt Whitman Songs

from the album The Seven Deadly Sins, LSO Live, 2025

London Symphony Orchestra

Conducted by Simon Rattle

“Dirge for Two Veterans”

 sung by Andrew Staples

 Orchestration completed by John Baxindine (1:35 to end)

The Jesus Year: A Letter from My Dad

Matthew Scott solo album, PS Classics, 2023

Musical Direction by Vadim Feichtner

Orchestrations by John Baxindine (6 pieces)

“I Went Fishing with My Dad” from Make Me a Song

  Music and Lyrics by William Finn

“There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You”

  Music and Lyrics by Ben Folds

“You're My Home”

  Music and Lyrics by Billy Joel

“Dreams Go By”

  Music and Lyrics by Harry Chapin

“When the Earth Stopped Turning” from Elegies

  Music and Lyrics by William Finn

“Children Will Listen” from Into the Woods

  Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Something for the Boys

Studio Cast Album, PS Classics, 2018

“Overture”

  Music by Cole Porter (songs “The Leader of a Big-Time Band,” “Could It Be You?”,

     “Hey, Good Lookin’,” “He's a Right Guy,” “Something for the Boys”)

  Conducted by Kevin Stites

  Arrangement and Orchestration by John Baxindine (21 pieces)

Will He Like Me?

Philip Chaffin solo album, PS Classics, 2018

Conducted by Richard Carsey

Arrangements and Orchestrations by John Baxindine (5 pieces)

“I Didn't Know What Time It Was” from Too Many Girls

  Music by Richard Rodgers

  Lyrics by Lorenz Hart

“An Occasional Man” from The Girl Rush

 Music and Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

Renaissance

Cheyenne Jackson solo album, PS Classics, 2016 (available on iTunes)

Conducted by Kevin Stites

“A Song for You”

 Music and Lyrics by Leon Russell

 Vocal Arrangement by Shoshana Bean

 Instrumental Arrangement and Orchestration

   by John Baxindine (12 pieces)

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“Americano” (“Tu vuò fa l'Americano”)

 Music by Renato Carosone

 Italian Lyrics by Nicola Salerno

 English Lyrics by Brian Setzer and Mike Himelstein

 Reduced Orchestration by John Baxindine

   (20 pieces; adapted from a symphonic

   orchestration by Sam Shoup)

“Besame Mucho”

 Music and Spanish Lyrics by Consuelo Velázquez

 English Lyrics by Sunny Skylar​

 Reduced Orchestration by John Baxindine

    (20 pieces, adapted from a symphonic

     orchestration by Fred Barton)

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“I (Who Have Nothing)” (“Uno dei tanti”)

 Music by Carlo Donida

 Italian Lyrics by Giulio Rapetti

 English Lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

 Reduced Orchestration by John Baxindine

    (20 pieces, adapted from a symphonic

     orchestration by Fred Barton)

Symphonic orchestrations for Christiane Noll

Naples Philharmonic Orchestra

Conducted by Jeff Tyzik

Love Is Where You Find It - Christiane Noll
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“Love Is Where You Find It” (excerpt)

 Music by Nacio Herb Brown; Lyrics by Earl K. Brent

 Vocal arrangement by Ron Noll

 Instrumental Arrangement and Orchestration by

    John Baxindine

Think of Me - Christiane Noll
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“Think of Me” (excerpt)

 Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Charles Hart

 Arrangement and Orchestration by John Baxindine

Somethin' Real Special: The Songs of Dorothy Fields

Philip Chaffin solo album, PS Classics, 2013

Conducted by James Moore

“Let Me Look at You/The Way You Look Tonight”

  "Let Me Look At You" from Mr. Imperium:

     Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields

  "The Way You Look Tonight" from Swing Time:

     Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields

  Arrangement and Orchestration by John Baxindine

     (14 pieces)

“Where Am I Going?” from Sweet Charity

 Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields

 Arrangement and Orchestration by John Baxindine

   (14 pieces)

 

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

U.K. Tour, 2009 (12 pieces)

"Toot Sweets"

  Arrangement by Irwin Kostal, Milton Granger, and John Baxindine

  Orchestration by John Baxindine

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"Hushabye Mountain" (excerpt)

  Arrangement by Irwin Kostal and John Baxindine

  Orchestration by John Baxindine

 

"The Roses of Success" (excerpt)

  Arrangement by Irwin Kostal, John Baxindine, and Robert Mikulski

  Orchestration by John Baxindine

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