Resources

^{“Music helps us organise our emotions.}^”

— Orin O’Brien, The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Local 802

Local 802 protects performing and recording musicians, including players, conductors, arrangers and copyists in NYC. They claim to represent arrangers but they don't really. And they don't definitely don't represent music directors.

BCR Music Group

Doug Besterman, Scott Riesett, and I had such a great time working together on Schmigadoon! that we thought we'd create an official partnership.

Hal Leonard

Hal Leonard is the world's largest source for music publications. My choral arrangements and compositions are published as part of the Judith Clurman Series

Disney Theatrical Group

Disney Theatrical Group (DTG) brings live entertainment events to a global audience of more than 20 million people a year in more than 50 countries. David Chase has a long and fruitful relationship with Disney, traveling all over the world making theatre!

Concord Theatricals

Originally the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, Concord Theatricals now hosts the world's most significant licensing catalog, including R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark, Dramatists Play Service, and Playscripts.

ASMAC

The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC) promotes the art of Music Arranging, Composition, Orchestration, & Music Preparation. It is a growing community with members around the world. I've been involved in some terrific video events, especially during Covid. You can find those and more on their website.

_{David has worked in many facets of the music industry.}

_{They all intertwine to make a complete whole.}

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Here’s a breakdown of some of those facets.

Featured role

Arranger

Putting it together

Music Director

Shaping the ineffable

Orchestrator

I'm not an orchestrator, I just play one on TV.

Lyricist

To quote Steve Martin, "Some people have a way with words, and other people… not have way"

Composer

Just the melody, thank you.

Music Producer

Capturing the performance

Conductor

Driving the bus

^{Choral Arrangments by David Chase}

^{Published by Hal Leonard}

Explore the full collection of available sheet music or inquire for new works.

The First Noel (Hal Leonard)

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Eight Days of Lights (Hal Leonard)

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God Rest Ye (Hal Leonard)

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Washington Women A Choral Cycle (SATB) (Hal Leonard)

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This Old Hammer (Hal Leonard)

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Who Will Come and Go with Me? (Hal Leonard)

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Down in a Coalmine (Hal Leonard)

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Pretty Saro (Hal Leonard)

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Adonai Roi (Psalm 23) (Hal Leonard)

Angels We Have Heard on High (Hal Leonard)

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Yuletide Carols (Hal Leonard)

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Cradle Hymn (Hal Leonard)

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Chanukah Joy and Peace (Hal Leonard)

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Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor (SAB)

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Songs of Peace (Hal Leonard)

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Sing Christmas – The Carol Arrangements of David Chase (Hal Leonard)

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Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor (SATB) (Hal Leonard)

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When Science Triumphs (Hal Leonard)

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Hometown Christmas Postcard (Hal Leonard)

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Together at Christmas (Hal Leonard)

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^{Cast Albums, Soundtracks, and Other Recordings}

^{Where Music, the most ephemeral art, is frozen in time}

Explore the full collection of available recordings and inquire about new works.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 3 Original Television Soundtrack

Hello, Dolly (New Broadway Cast Recording)

Season of Light: Songs of Thanksgiving (EVUSA)

Tuck Everlasting (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Holiday Harmonies: Songs of Christmas (EVUSA)

Rejoice! Honoring the Jewish Spirit (EVUSA)

Finding Neverland (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Cry-Baby: The Musical (Original Studio Cast Recording)

Peter Pan Live! (Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event)

A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall

Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (OBCR)

Evita (New Broadway Cast Recording)

Anything Goes (New Broadway Cast Recording)

Nice Work if You Can Get It (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

How To Succeed In Business… (2011 Broadway Cast Recording)

Promises, Promises (New Broadway Cast Recording)

The Red Sox Album (Boston Pops)

The Little Mermaid: Original Broadway Cast Recording

Curtains (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Evita (2006 London Cast Recording)

The Pajama Game (aka Harry on Broadway Act One)

The Wedding Singer (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

The Music Man (2003 TV Film Soundtrack)

Beyond the Sea (Soundtrack)

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