Paul Laurenz
Singing National Anthem for the Richmond Braves at The Diamond
 


 

 
Music is central to my life. Here are a few links to important organizations and a listing of arrangements, including a couple that you may download and sing for yourself. Soundworks is a men's a cappella organization that I co-founded in 2005 with Dr. Glenn Van Tuyle, Dr. Patrick Powers, and John Simmons. Soundworks is a 501C3 organization incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our mission is to be a performing organization of excellent quality, and to be good community citizens. We offer approximately 25% of our time in service to community organizations. Soundworks is also a reigning competitive chorus champion. Soundworks is a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society.

SAMPLING OF MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS:

I have arranged dozens of songs and have written many orignal songs and tags. The tiles below are all either orignal or public domain songs, so please feel free to download and sing them.. Just think of me when you ring those chords! You can download them as pdf files or play them with Finale. (free Finale download)
  • Jingle for the Virginia Lottery Scratch 4, 2004. I wrote this one for a recording studio which was bidding for the lottery tune. [pdf] [Finale]
  • Star Spangled Banner, July 4, 2003. I wrote this on break from the MBA program, and it led to eventual formation of Soundworks. [pdf] [Finale]
  • Dona nobis pachem, 2006 (Grant Us Peace) [pdf] [Finale]
  • Slow Talkin’ Southern Girl, PKL Original. 2006. I wrote this after returning from a trip to Michigan where the ladies talk fast. [pdf] [Finale]
  • Joshua fought the battle of Jericho – Tag, 2006 [pdf] [Finale]
  • Soundworks Farewell, April 2006. This was written for my friend and Soundworks first director Josh LeClerc who was moving to Africa to explore for oil [pdf] [Finale]
  • Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – tag, 2007 [pdf] [Finale]