Repertoire

BOKA tackles many types of music. Here’s what we’ve been singing:

SPRING 2018
Listen – Beyoncé (from Dreamgirls)*
Cover Me Up – Jason Isbell*
Impossible Year – Panic! at the Disco*
Sing to the Moon – Laura Mvula*
Never Be The Same – Camila Cabello*
American Boy – Estelle & Kanye West*

*Senior Soloists (in order): Amber Barksdale, Chris Brown, Alix Pupo, Shekinah Pettway, Hannah Hirschfeld, Jeonguk Choi
Arrangements: Amber Barksdale ’18, Alix Pupo ’18, Jeonguk Choi ’18

FALL 2017
715 – CREEKS – Bon Iver
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) – Stevie Wonder
Writing’s On The Wall – Sam Smith
Rivers and Roads – The Head and the Heart
Want U Back – HAIM
White Christmas – Irving Berlin

Soloists (in order): Tenor section (Shekinah Pettway ’18, Alix Pupo ’18, Riley Harris ’20, Ahjani Llewellyn ’21, & Jeonguk Choi ’18), Shekinah Pettway ’18, Alix Pupo ’18, Alix Pupo ’18 & Gillian Raley ’21, and Camila Papadopulo ’20
Arrangements: Amber Barksdale ’18, Emma Newbery ’19 & Jeonguk Choi ’18, Lucas Shaw ’16

SPRING 2017
Woods – Bon Iver & Kanye Westº
That’s Life – Frank Sinatra*º
Sunday Candy – Chance the Rapperº
Say You’ll Be There – MØ/Spice Girlsº
Mother We Share – CHVRCHESº
The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel*º
Dancin’ On My Own – Robyn*º
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grandeº

Senior soloists:
Liam Finnerty ’17
Kyra Silitch ’17
Caroline Montag ’17

Other Soloists:
Shekinah Pettway ’18, Emma Newbery ’19, Camila Papadopulo ’20, Isaac Greenawalt ’19, Isabel Udell ’19

Arrangers:
Amber Barksdale ’18, Julia Binswanger ’16, Jeonguk Choi ’20, Isaac Greenawalt ’19

º = Songs Recorded Spring 2017

FALL 2016
Sunday Candy – Chance the Rapper
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
Silent Night/Night of Silence – Daniel Kantor/Christmas
Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland
Mother We Share – CHVRCHES
Happy Ending – MIKA

Soloists in order:
Emma Newbery ’19 & Caroline Montag ’17 & Camila Papadopulo ’20, Isabel Udell ’19, Jeonguk Choi ’20

Arrangers:
Julia Binswanger ’16, Amber Barksdale ’18, Jeonguk Choi ’20, Isaac Greenawalt ’19

SPRING 2016
Tattoo – Jordin Sparks*
Rehab – Amy Winehouse*
Say You’ll Be There – MØ/Spice Girls*
Starring Role – Marina and the Diamonds*
Swimming – Florence + the Machine*
Fields of Gold – Sting*
Pillowtalk – Zayn

Senior soloists in order:
Selena Lorrey , Zac Watson, Julia Binswanger, Emily Cormier, Hallie Schaeffer, Lucas Shaw
(Class of 2016)
Other soloists: 
Isabel Udell ’19 & Amber Barksdale ’18

Arrangers: 
Amber Barksdale ’18, Julia Binswanger ’16, Lucas Shaw ’16, Hallie Schaeffer ’16

FALL 2015
Pusher Love Girl – Justin Timberlake
Don’t Wait – Mapei
Runnin’ (Lose it All) – Naughty Boy ft. Beyoncé, Arrow Benjamin
Raise it Up – from the movie August Rush
Swimming – Florence + the Machine*
Hooked on a Feeling – Blue Swede
O Holy Night – Christmas

Soloists in order:
Jeonguk Choi ’18, Amber Barksdale ’18, Zac Watson ’16 & Shekinah Pettway ’18, Jeonguk Choi ’18 & Shekinah Pettway ’18 & Hannah Hirschfield ’18, Hallie Schaeffer ’16, Collin Litts ’18, Isabel Udell ’19

Arrangers:
Amber Barksdale ’18, Jeonguk Choi ’18, Lucas Shaw ’16, Hallie Schaeffer ’16

SPRING 2015
Somebody to Love – Queen
Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houstonº
Welcome Home, Son – Radical Faceº
Reflections – Misterwivesº
Your Love Is My Drug – Ke$ha
Beyoncé Medley – Beyoncéº

Soloists in order:
Chris Genco ’15, Shekinah Pettway ’18, Alix Pupo ’18 & Liam Finnerty ’17/Collin Litts ’18, Caroline Montag ’17, Savannah Horton ’17, Zac Watson ’16 & Chris Genco ’15 & Selena Lorrey ’16 & Jeonguk Choi ’18 & Amber Barksdale ’18

Arrangers:
Chris Genco ’15, Amber Barksdale ’18

FALL 2014
Shark in the Water – VV Brownº
Never Forget You – Noisettesº
Rivers and Roads – The Head and the Heartº
Who You Are – Jessie Jº
White Christmas
Scarecrow – Alex & Sierraº
Ain’t It Fun – Paramoreº

Soloists in order:
Julia Binswanger ’16/Caroline Montag ’17, Hannah Hirschfield ’18, Alix Pupo ’18 & Kyra Silitch ’17, Jeonguk Choi ’18, Collin Litts ’18 & Amber Barksdale ’18, Emily Cormier ’16

Arrangers:
Chris Genco ’15, Lucas Shaw ’16, Amber Barksdale ’18, various past BOKA arrangers

* Senior solo
º Recorded song from 14-15 on Soundcloud