I have written hundreds of successful arrangements for virtually every type of vocal and instrumental ensemble. I will provide you a custom arrangement for your needs, or you can choose from a list of available arrangements.


A list of clients includes:

  • Dennis Rowland, Concord Jazz recording artist
  • The Phoenix Symphony
  • Paul Locrichio
  • David Robbins
  • Neal Habor - People's Choice
  • Tim Hewitt
  • Stan Mlesko - Smiling Faces
  • Nikki Pearse
  • Lynn Henry - Swing Shift
  • Ellen Bowen - Grosse Pointe South High School
  • Waterford Mott High School
  • Southgate Anderson High School
  • Flushing High School
  • Kevin Sands
  • The Macombers
  • Monroe Big Band
  • Nick Palise's "Sovereign Sax's" Quartet
  • Arturo Shelton, Caribbean Cruise Lines
  • Chuck Bradley
  • Larry Franks
  • Ava Trombley
  • Diane Trombly
  • Janice Franco
  • Motor City Brass Band
  • Capitol Cities Brass Band
  • Phil Michael - Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church (Detroit, MI)
  • Brookside Jazz Ensemble
  • The Purple Gang
  • Rich Kowaleski
  • Judi Kochill
  • Ursula Walker

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Available arrangements

Craig Strain can provide you a custom arrangement for your needs, or you can choose from this list of available arrangements.

 

Big Band Vocal / Big Band Instrumental / Brass Band /
Four Horns & Rhythm / Three Horns / Accompaniments/ With Choir

 

 

Big Band Vocal


    • All of Me (Eb)
    • All Or Nothing At All (A minor)
    • Almost Like Being In Love (Ab)
    • Candy (C)
    • Come Fly With Me
    • Don't Get Around Much Anymore
    • Fly Me To The Moon
    • Imagine (ala Randy Crawford)
    • I've Got A Crush On You (C)
    • The Lady Is A Tramp
    • The Letter (Joe Cocker)
    • More (G) - bossa
    • Nancy
    • New York, New York (D)
    • Summerwind
    • Sunday In New York
    • That's Life
    • This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof

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    Big Band Instrumental

    • Are We There Yet? (original)
    • Boppin At Marty's
    • Five Bros (from The Four Bros)
    • One Mint Julip (Ray Charles)
    • Without A Song

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    Brass Band

    • Brass Band arrangements by Craig Strain
    • America*
    • Barnum and Bailey's Favorite March
    • Candide - Leonard Bernstein
    • Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guraldi (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
    • Entrance of the Witch* (Wizard of Oz)
    • Fanfare from La Peri
    • The Good King*
    • In The Hall of the Mountain King*
    • In The Mood
    • Irish Medley*
    • Jump, Jive and Wail
    • Oye Como Va
    • That Old Black Magic*
    • The Little Drummer*
    • This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof
    • Make Me Smile (Chicago)
    • Motown Plus One*
    • The Navy Hymn
    • Novorassisk Chimes, Shostakovich
    • Opening Fanfare (original)
    • Rhosymedre
    • Ruffles and Flourishes - for a General
    • Silent Night, setting by Craig Courtney
    • Smiling Irish Eyes*
    • Star Spangled Banner*
    • Suo Gan*
    • Take The A Train* Duke Ellington
    • Winter Wonderland*
    • Without A Song*

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    * = original arrangement


 

Four Horns and Rhythm

  • Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues
  • At Last
  • Barefootin
  • Beginnings
  • Brick House
  • Cold Day In Hell
  • Diggin On James Brown
  • Domino
  • Givin' It Up
  • Grazin In The Grass
  • I Feel Good
  • I Wish
  • I'm Comin' Out
  • Lady Marmalade
  • Let's Stay Together
  • Love Sneakin' Up On You
  • The Letter
  • Misery (Pink)
  • Sally
  • Mr Pitiful
  • New York State Of Mind (Oleta Adams)
  • Next Time You See Me
  • Pick Up The Pieces
  • Play That Funky Music
  • Sat In The Park
  • Sending Me Angels
  • Some Kinda Wonderful
  • Someday Baby
  • Soul Man
  • Standing On Shaky Ground
  • Take Me To The River
  • Unchain My Heart
  • Whisper My Name
  • You Can Leave Your Hat On
  • You Got The Love

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Three Horns

  • Black Is Black
  • Beginnings
  • Brick House
  • Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
  • Get Ready
  • Knock On Wood
  • Play That Funky Music
  • Since I Lost My Baby
  • She's Not There
  • Smoke From A Distant Fire
  • Temptation Eyes
  • Zoot Suit Riot

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Accompaniments

  • Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms - Euphonium
  • The Children of Sanchez, Chuck Mangione - Flugelhorn
  • Concert, Grondahl 3mvts - Trombone
  • Day Dream - Trumpet
  • Fiddle Faddle - Marimba/Xylophone
  • Rain Check - Trumpet
  • Twilight Dreams, Herbert L. Clarke - Trumpet

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With Choir

  • A Christmas Garland
  • All Creatures of Our God & King
  • All You Works of the Lord, Bless the Lord
  • Battle Hymn of the Republic (Wilhouski)
  • Carmina Burana - 25 Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
  • Christmas-Tide
  • Do You Hear What I Hear?
  • A Feast Of Praise
  • Gloria - 3 mvts Rutter
  • Glory To God from The Christmas Story, Ron Nelson
  • Hallelujah Chorus
  • Home And The Heartland from Riverdance
  • Joy To The World - Rutter
  • Joy To The World (Kuykendall)
  • Make We Merry
  • The Many Moods of Christmas (Suite Four) Robert Shaw & Robert Russell Bennett
  • Snow!
  • Te Deum
  • The Twelve Days After Christmas

* = original arrangement

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