Product Description
Lyricist Gorrell descibes the tune sung by Ray Charles as 'hauntingly sweet'! This string quartet arrangement takes memorable features from the original orchestration, and features optional solos for both cello and viola (alternatively, sections can be skipped or the melody inserted). Enjoy!
Julia Dos Reis is a freelance violist, composer/arranger, and teacher based in London, UK. She has performed with her own groups, as well as one off projects, in venues across the UK and Europe, including Ronnie Scotts, Royal Festival Hall, and Paris Grande Halle de La Villette. Julia has a Masters in Jazz Performance from Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she studied under jazz violinist, Chris Garrick.
Her arrangements offer fun takes on pop/jazz classics, keeping the essence of the original. Features of the arrangements include the inclusion of extended and percussive techniques such as chopping, moments of improvisation, melodic lines passed around all players, and solid grooves. Such features are flexible and can be adapted to suit players skills.
The arrangements are all truly tried and tested, as she performs the arrangements regularly at weddings and events with her quartet, Soli Strings. Please listen here: https://www.youtube.com/@solistringsmusic
https://www.juliadosreis.com/
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