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After training as a chorister at Coventry Cathedral and choral scholar at Christ's College Cambridge, where he read mathematics, Jonathan rounded-off his musical education at the Royal Academy of Music with a second degree, specializing in singing and composition. Jonathan's compositional career includes works for theatre, film, radio, television, concert platform and the church, and a song-writing contract with Noel Gay Music. Recent large-scale commissions include Requiem for a Condemned Man - an extended work for two soloists, orchestra and choir and a 40 minute a cappella choral work for the Vasari Singers.
Jonathan Rathbone was Musical Director and arranger for the Swingle Singers (1984-96) and has worked with many of the world's leading musicians, from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Pierre Boulez to Stephan Grappelli and George Martin.
He is now much in demand in Europe, the USA and UK, as a freelance choral director, arranger and workshop leader. A natural communicator, Jonathan leads workshops covering anything from close harmony singing, improvisation, choral conducting, vocal arranging to choral techniques.
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Review: One of the Swingle Singers' most well known vocalized overatures, this very advanced chart includes the complete work all sung with inner-changable scat syllables
Songlist: 1812 Overture
Review: Featured on the Swingle Singer's CD titled 'Notability,' this fast paced classical romp is fun and challenging for even the most advanced choral groups
Songlist: Il barbiere di Siviglia - Overture
Review: Largo from New World Symphony
Songlist: Largo from New World Symphony
Review: Charts from the Swingle Singers' stellar christmas album, 'The Story of Christmas. 'The Carol Medley,' 'Silent Night' and 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' are all exquisite, eight-part, Jonathan Rathbone arrangements for mixed choirs, while 'We Three Kings' is a hip jazzy take on the popular carol, written for a four-part men's choir.
Songlist: Carol Medley, We Three Kings, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Silent Night
Review: Charts from the Swingle Singers' stellar christmas album, 'The Story of Christmas. These three, eight-part, Jonathan Rathbone arrangements will challenge your choir and entice your audience with their beautiful melodies and intricate rhythm and harmony.
Songlist: O Come, O Come Emamanuel, Coventry Carol, Gabriel's Message
Review: Charts from the Swingle Singers' stellar christmas album, 'The Story of Christmas. These three, eight-part, Jonathan arrangements will add some wonderful variety to your christmas program.
Songlist: Magnificat, Quem Pastores, The Oxen
Review: This book contains three close-harmony, high-quality a cappella arrangements by Jonathan Rathbone, the former Musical Director and arranger of the Swingle Singers. Features 'Red River Valley,' 'Polly-Wally-Doodle' and 'Steal Away.'
Songlist: Red River Valley, Polly-Wally-Doodle, Steal Away
Review: Former long-time Swingle Singer Jonathan Rathbone arranged many of the ensemble's arrangements and here is a wonderful collection of some of his best and fun to sing arrangements.
Songlist: Try to Remember, My Funny Valentine, Strawberry Fair, Shule Agra, What Good Would the Moon Be?, The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies, Tit Willow
Review: Scottish traditional song based on the text of Robert Burns
Songlist: My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose
Review: At last - a book which makes the mysterious business of sight-singing accessible to all. Jonathan Rathbone has accurately identified what the process of reading music and turning it into sounds actually involves. The course has taken over two years to develop and has been devised to take the guesswork out of sight-singing. It has been used very successfully both as an individual workbook and with choirs of singers both young and old. Specifically designed for the students to use, it contains just the exercises and songs from the Teachers Manual.
Songlist: Don't Eat The Last Donut - SOLFA Chart, Me And Ray - Accompianiments, Laughing - Accompianiments, Farmer Ray - Key Signature Slide Rule, Our Team - Accompianiments, He's Mean - Accompianiments
Review: Longtime Swingle Singer's arranger Jonathan Rathbone adds his jazzy chops to these Americana classics.
Songlist: Oh Suzanna, My Old Kentucky Home, The Ol' Folks at Home, Dream of Jeannie, Camptown Races, Beautiful Dreamer
Review: At last - a book which makes the mysterious business of sight-singing accessible to all. Jonathan Rathbone has accurately identified what the process of reading music and turning it into sounds actually involves. The course has taken over two years to develop and has been devised to take the guesswork out of sight-singing. It has been used very successfully both as an individual workbook and with choirs of singers both young and old. Contains all the songs from the Teachers Manual together with material for the student to work on between lessons.
Songlist: Don't Eat The Last Donut, Me And Ray, Laughing, Farmer Ray, Our Team, He's Mean
Review: At last - a book which makes the mysterious business of sight-singing accessible to all. Jonathan Rathbone has accurately identified what the process of reading music and turning it into sounds actually involves. The course has taken over two years to develop and has been devised to take the guesswork out of sight-singing. It has been used very successfully both as an individual workbook and with choirs of singers both young and old. Contains all teaching information and exercises.
Songlist: Don't Eat The Last Donut, Me And Ray, Laughing, Farmer Ray, Our Team, He's Mean
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| Song Name | Arranger | Composer | Artist | Recording Title | Format | |
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| 1812 Overture | Jonathan Rathbone | Tchaikovsky | Jonathan Rathbone | 1812 Overture | Sheet Music | MORE DETAILS |
| 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | 1812 | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Live In Japan | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Jonathan Rathbone | Vox Concordia | Making Notes | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Procul Harum) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Live In Japan | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Air On A G String | Ben Parry / Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Bach Hits Back / A Cappella Amadeus | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| All My Loving | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Ticket To Ride | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| All My Loving | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Ticket To Ride | Songbook | MORE DETAILS | |
| Alla turca from Piano Sonata in A Major | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Bach Hits Back / A Cappella Amadeus | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Andante | Jonathan Rathbone | Wolfgand Amadeus Mozart | Swingle Singers | A Mozart Celebration | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS |
| Andante From Piano Concerto No. 21 | Jonathan Rathbone | Wolfgand Amadeus Mozart | Swingle Singers | A Mozart Celebration | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS |
| Another Hundred People (Soundheim) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | 1812 | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Bist Du Bie Mir | Ben Parry / Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Bach Hits Back / A Cappella Amadeus | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Blackbird / I Will | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Ticket To Ride | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Blackbird / I Will | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Ticket To Ride | Songbook | MORE DETAILS | |
| Blackbird/ I Will (Lennon/McCartney) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | 1812 | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Blackbird/I Will | Jonathan Rathbone | Gas House Gang | The Gas House Gang's 5th | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Blute Nur, Du Liebes Herz | Ben Parry / Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Bach Hits Back / A Cappella Amadeus | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 | Ben Parry / Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Bach Hits Back / A Cappella Amadeus | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Carol Medley | Jonathan Rathbone | Jonathan Rathbone | Story of Christmas Vol. 1 | Sheet Music | MORE DETAILS | |
| Carol Medley (Traditional) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Story Of Christmas | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Cosi Fan Tutte: Terzettino | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Bach Hits Back / A Cappella Amadeus | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Cosi Fan Tutte: Un' Aura Amorosa | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Bach Hits Back / A Cappella Amadeus | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Coventry Carol | Jonathan Rathbone | Chanticleer | Christmas with Chanticleer | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Coventry Carol | Jonathan Rathbone | Traditional English Carol | Chanticleer | Silver Jubilee Anthology | Songbook | MORE DETAILS |
| Coventry Carol | Jonathan Rathbone | Jonathan Rathbone | Story of Christmas Vol. 2 | Sheet Music | MORE DETAILS | |
| Coventry Carol (Traditional) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Story Of Christmas | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Cradle Song (Warlock) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Pretty Ring Time | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Day Tripper | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Ticket To Ride | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Day Tripper | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Ticket To Ride | Songbook | MORE DETAILS | |
| Day Tripper (Lennon/McCartney) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | 1812 | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Ein'Fest Burg | Ben Parry / Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Bach Hits Back / A Cappella Amadeus | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Et Resurrexit | Ben Parry / Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Bach Hits Back / A Cappella Amadeus | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Fair And True (Warlock) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Pretty Ring Time | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Fantasia In F Minor And Major | Jonathan Rathbone | Wolfgand Amadeus Mozart | Swingle Singers | A Mozart Celebration | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS |
| Finale From Horn Concerto No. 4 | Jonathan Rathbone | Wolfgand Amadeus Mozart | Swingle Singers | A Mozart Celebration | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS |
| Finale: Allegro Assai | Jonathan Rathbone | Wolfgand Amadeus Mozart | Swingle Singers | A Mozart Celebration | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS |
| Fool On The Hill (Lennon/McCartney) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | 1812 | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Gabriel's Message | Jonathan Rathbone | Jonathan Rathbone | Story of Christmas Vol. 2 | Sheet Music | MORE DETAILS | |
| Gabriel's Message (Traditional) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Story Of Christmas | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Gigue | Jonathan Rathbone | Wolfgand Amadeus Mozart | Swingle Singers | A Mozart Celebration | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS |
| Gigue | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Bach Hits Back / A Cappella Amadeus | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Here, There and Everywhere | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Ticket To Ride | Songbook | MORE DETAILS | |
| Horn Concerto No. 4: Finale | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Bach Hits Back / A Cappella Amadeus | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Hymn To The Virgin (Britten) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Story Of Christmas | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| I Am The Walrus | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Ticket To Ride | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| I Am The Walrus | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Ticket To Ride | Songbook | MORE DETAILS | |
| I Believe In Father Christmas (Sinfeld, Lake) | Jonathan Rathbone | Swingle Singers | Story Of Christmas | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| I Won't Send Roses | Jonathan Rathbone | Cabinet Shuffle | In Cambridge... Again! | 1 CD | MORE DETAILS | |
| Il barbiere di Siviglia - Overture | Jonathan Rathbone | Jonathan Rathbone | Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Overture | Sheet Music | MORE DETAILS |