Good Graduation Songs...Help!

[Razz77]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 12:08am

Hi - I'm organizing a vocal ensemble to sing something uplifting, relevant, and graduation-appropriate at my graduation in June, and I have to submit three song ideas within the next few weeks. I'm looking for songs that are inspiring, applicable to graduating high-school students (in the arts, mostly), and would sound nice on a 8-9 member SATB vocal ensemble.

The two songs I've come up with so far are "Our Time" from Merrily We Roll Along and "In The Beginning" from Children of Eden...Anyone have any more suggestions?

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 12:13am

BRING ON TOMORROW FROM FAME!

[gertiecummings]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 12:14am

For Good from Wicked

[timote316]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 12:23am

Bring On Tomorrow is perfect, obviously. For Good is also fitting, but I don't know about it being for an ensemble. Um... my mind is going blank on other suggestions.

[i*heart*fame]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 12:28am

I 3rd Bring On Tomorrow, it is a wonderful graduation song! GREAT! Ironically,I was LIETRALLY just listening to it when I found this thread, then it went to the next song

[LightMyCandle125]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:03am

haha, i was gonna say "our time" b/c i think that's what we might do for our choir at graduation.

great minds think alike.

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:35am

Yeah For Good would be very appropriate but again, not sure how that could work as an ensemble. But I'm sure you could work something out, like maybe giving the solos to different people and then all singing the chorus etc. I dont know but that would be beautiful.

[suzycat]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:36am

I sang "The Impossible Dream" at my graduation, but I'm not sure how that would work as an ensemble.

[mollyllom]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:37am

funny stuff! my school did "Our time" for grad last year, and this year we're reportedly doing "For Good"

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:39am

Well this might just be my obsession for RENT talking but maybe the Finale B from RENT? Right after "there is no future, there is no past etc." That would work and is a very moving piece.

[gertiecummings]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:44am

Another one I just thought of is This is the Moment from Jekyl and Hyde

[etoile]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 2:18am

From FOREVER PLAID there's "Moments to Remember."

[charliebrown975]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 2:24am

Seasons of Love from RENT always does the job

[TheatreRatinBlue]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 3:00am

"We'll Meet Tomorrow" Titanic

[suzycat]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:08pm

"we'll meet tomorrow" is a great song, but too sad because they're all going to die!

[Bwaybaby109]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:13pm

I concure about This is The Moment, we wanted to do it at graduation but couldnt find a SATB version of it but I think there is one now.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:17pm

You'll Never Walk Alone
Tomorrow Belongs To Me

[judy_in_disguise]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:25pm

"Time of your life"- Greenday
"Bridge Over Troubled Water"
"Wherever you go"- don't know where this is from, but we sang it at my grad, and it's heartbreaking!

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:36pm

once before i go- more of a solo tho

[WISHIHADATONY]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:41pm

I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC from the film FAME

(performed in the graduate sequence in the film)

also.........

DON'T STOP THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW
CONSIDER YOURSELF ONE OF US from OLIVER
CHILDREN WILL LISTEN from INTO THE WOODS

[Leverandon]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:43pm

Seasons of Love from Rent might work...not my favorite song, but I've seen it sung by an ensemble at a graduation in the past and it worked pretty well.

[Footlooser]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 1:49pm

"Seasons of Love" is good but I would go with something else. "Bring on Tomorrow" is a great idea or for fun "We go Together" from Grease

[elphieisperky]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 4:51pm

I know people have said it, but For Good. Without a doubt. And maybe something like Seasons of Love, or something in that category.

[ChrisLovesShows]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 5:09pm

"Open A New Window" - MAME
"Before The Parade Passes By" - HELLO, DOLLY!
"Try To Remember" - THE FANTASTICKS
"On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever"
"Corner of the Sky" - PIPPIN
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"- THE SOUND OF MUSIC
"Another Day" - RENT

[kangaroo]

Posted: 3/9/05 at 5:35pm

Seasons of Love

I've heard that it is pretty popular on this board for grad songs. There is an ensemble version for it, and it would be fun to sing.
If you dont' want a Broadway song... Green Day "Time of your life" is good too.