Repertoire
Our standard rep has songs that we almost always have ready to perform. (note: at the beginning of each year there are several weeks when the new members do not yet know anything) Our current rep has songs that we will perform for at least one more semester.For a full list of Counterparts songs past and present, check out the song archive.
Standard Repertoire
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Fever (arr. Dan Coleman'93)
- a jazz classic that lets our four senior girls heat up the stage. -
"At Last" by Etta James (arr. Tiffany Tran '09)
- a romantic and timeless jazz hit sure to bring back memories.
Heavy Cloud, No Rain (arr. Dan Coleman'93) -
It's Only a Paper Moon (arr. Kate Grant'92)
- a fun jazz standard with three solos and vocal improv. -
Love, Thy Will Be Done (arr. Dennis La'98)
- a religious tune that we sing at Penn's Baccalaureate each year. -
The Red and Blue (arr. Jon Coopersmith'91)
- a very collegiate arrangement of Penn's fight song. -
Route 66 (arr. Dan Coleman'93)
- written by Penn alum Bobby Troup, we sing this everywhere. -
Ten Minutes 'Till the Savages Come (arr. Dan Coleman'93)
- a sultry jazz number that we've recorded four times. -
Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano (arr. Eugene Lee'05)
- an energetic crowd-pleaser in Italian. -
Tuxedo Junction (arr. Dan Coleman'93)
- like Route 66, an ensemble jazz piece that we sing all the time. -
Would You Be in Our Group? (arr. Bruce Wells'06, Ed Schultheiss'86)
- luckily for all, only new initiates hear this number.
- an upbeat and jazzy version of a Sting song.
Fall 2009 Repertoire
- Black Coffee [Julie London] (arr. Anastasia, solo: Anastasia)
- Feelin Good [Nina Simone] (arr. Johnny, solo: Sheetal)
- Fell In Love With A Boy [Joss Stone] (arr. Rebecca, solo: Rebecca)
- I Second That Emotion [Smokey Robinson] (arr. Rebecca, solo: Will)
- Killing Me Softly [Fugees] (arr. Rebecca, solo: Jenay)
- Lost [Michael Bublé] (arr. Rebecca, solo: Jonathan)
- Orange-Colored Sky [Natalie Cole] (arr. Anastasia, solo: Laura)
- Right As Rain [Adele] (arr. Keren, solo: Eileen)
- Save Room [John Legend] (arr. Anastasia, solo: Joey)
- Superstition [Stevie Wonder] (arr. Johnny, solo: Johnny)
- That's Life [Frank Sinatra] (arr. Anastasia, solo: Wyatt)
- Til You Come To Me [Spencer Day] (arr. Anastasia, solo: John)
Recent Repertoire
- "Alright" by John Legend (arr: Jose Louro'06, solo: Tivan)
- "Apologize" by One Republic (arr: Tiffany Tran'09, solo: Jonathan)
- Beautiful Disaster (Rogers and Hart, Ella Fitzgerald) (arr. Dennis La'93, solo: Dom)
- Better In Time [Leona Lewis] (arr. Maya, solo: Maya)
- Day Too Soon [SIA] (arr. Rebecca, solo: Rebecca)
- "Everything" by Michael Bublé (arr: Geoff Taylor'08, solo: Geoff)
- Goodbye Philadelphia [Peter Cincotti] (arr. Rebecca, solo: Jonathan)
- Let There Be Love [Michael Bublé] (arr. Anastasia, solo: Reza)
- Let's Fall In Love [jazz standard] (arr. Anastasia, solo: Allie)
- Me and Mrs. Jones [Billy Paul] (arr. Anastasia, solo: Tivan)
- "Many The Miles" by Sara Bareilles (arr: Rebecca, solo: Maya)
- "Quando, Quando, Quando" by Michael Bublé and Nelly Furtado (arr: Anastasia, solo: Chris and Jenay)
- "So Small" by Carrie Underwood (arr: Tiffany Tran'09, solo: Kat)
- Stitched Up [Herbie Hancock] (arr. Rebecca, solo: Kevin)
- "Stoppin' The Love" by K.T. Tunstall (arr: Geoff Taylor'08, solo: Jin)
- Take A Bow [Rihanna] (arr. Rebecca, solo: Tiff)
- "The Wanderer" by Marc Broussard (arr: Geoff Taylor'08, solo: Mark)
- "Trouble Sleeping" by Corinne Bailey Rae (arr: Geoff Taylor'08, solo: Rebecca)
- Warwick Avenue [Duffy] (arr. Anastasia, solo: Anastasia)