Samples from The Panda Collection
The Panda Collection
Track list
1. I'm So Happy
Composer: Rob Sayer, Michele Marcus, Raina Sayer
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 9Instrumentalists
Egg shaker — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Steel pans (virtual) — Rob Sayer
2. Yellow Bird
(Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, & Amazon Music)
Composer: Traditional melody from Haiti, adapted by Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Emily Prentice
Cameron Towns, age 7Instrumentalists
Steel pans — Chris Colaneri
Marimba — Chris Colaneri
Percussion — Larry Eagle
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
3. Panda Pete
(Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, & Amazon Music)
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Janelle Lannan
Emilia Gray, age 3
Lita Schittone, age 6
Sophia Zhao, age 5Instrumentalists
Piano — Charles Giordano
Percussion — Larry Eagle
Bass — Jim Whitney
4. Choo Choo
(Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, & Amazon Music)
Composer: Adina Rudisch
Vocalists
Adina Rudisch
Grace Han, age 6
Lita Schittone, age 6
Ella Siegel, age 6Instrumentalists
Piano — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
5. 1, 2, 3, Clap With Me
(Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, & Amazon Music)
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
Amber Chen, age 6
Judah Feldman, age 3
Grace Han, age 6
Ella Siegel, age 6Instrumentalists
Ukulele — Cynthia Sayer
6. 1, 2, 3, Clap With Me Tonal Patterns
Vocalists
Lita Schittone, age 6
7. Walking
(Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, & Amazon Music)
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Janelle Lannan
Emily Prentice
Berné Poliakoff
Rob Sayer
Emilia Gray, age 3
Grace Han, age 6
Sophia Zhao, age 5Instrumentalists
Clarinet — Dennis Lichtman
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Banjo — Cynthia Sayer
Drums — Larry Eagle
Bass — Jim Whitney
8. Giddy-Up Pony
Composer: Raina Sayer
Vocalists
Raina Sayer
Instrumentalists
Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Drums (virtual) — Rob Sayer
9. Giddy-Up Pony Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Raina Sayer
Instrumentalists
Woodblock — Rob Sayer
10. Lilly Llama
Composer: Traditional melody “Alouette,” adapted with new lyrics by Jennifer Lathrop
Vocalists
Berné Poliakoff
Amber Chen, age 6
Grace Han, age 6
Thomas Jenkins, age 10
Sophia Zhao, age 5Instrumentalists
Resonator bells — Rob Sayer
11. I’m a Little Panda
Composer: Zac Evans and Emily Prentice (arranged by Zac Evans)
Vocalists
Emily Prentice
Ben Lathrop
Lita Schittone, age 6
Ella Siegel, age 6Instrumentalists
Alto saxophone — Zac Evans
Piano — Zac Evans
Bass — Zac Evans
Percussion (virtual) — Zac Evans
12. La, La, La
Composer: Traditional
Vocalists
Frank Hamilton
Mary HamiltonInstrumentalists
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Bass — Rob Sayer
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer
13. Crawdad Song
Composer: American folk song (lyrics adapted by Jennifer Lathrop)
Vocalists
Moira Nelligan
Amber Chen, age 6
Cameron Towns, age 7Instrumentalists
Fiddle — Moira Nelligan
Banjo — Toby Wilson
Guitar — Toby Wilson
Petal steel — Toby Wilson
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
14. Kangaroo
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
Instrumentalists
Drums — Larry Eagle
15. Kangaroo Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
Instrumentalists
Drums — Larry Eagle
16. The Ballad of the Viking Hair
Composer: Raina Sayer (arranged by Zac Evans)
Vocalists
Thomas Jenkins, age 10
Sailor Moore, age 14Instrumentalists
Choir voices — Rob Sayer
Strings — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Toby Wilson
17. Fireflies
Composer: Zac Evans and Emily Prentice (arranged by Zac Evans)
Vocalists
Emily Prentice
Elisabeth Wallace, age 7Instrumentalists
Flute — Zac Evans
Clarinet — Zac Evans
Piano — Zac Evans
Guitar — Zac Evans
Bass — Zac Evans
Mandolin — Zac Evans
18. Paki Paki
Composer: Māori folk song from New Zealand
Vocalists
Jennifer Amosa
Amber Chen, age 6
Emilia Gray, age 3
Sophia Zhao, age 5Instrumentalists
Sax — Zac Evans
Piano — Charles Giordano
Drums — Larry Eagle
Bass — Jim Whitney
19. Calp Hands with Baby
Composer: Traditional Caribbean children’s song adapted by Crystal DeMey
Vocalists
Mary Locker
Rob Sayer
赵景澜, age 3 months
Cameron Towns, age 7
Sophia Zhao, age 5Instrumentalists
Bass — Jim Whitney
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer
20. A Tickle Over There
Composer: Nursery rhyme adapted by Heather Blank
Vocalists
Heather Blank
Ella Siegel, age 6
21. A Tickle Over There Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Heather Blank
Ella Siegel, age 6
22. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, K.525 (1787)
Instrumentalists
Violin — Emily Laminack Wetzel
Violin — Kirsten Browning
Viola — Katerina Lewis
Cello — Erica Ransbottom
23. Rubber Duckie
Composer: Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
Janelle Lannan
Lita Schittone, age 6Instrumentalists
Duck — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
24. Rubber Duckie Tonal Patterns
Vocalists
Rob Sayer
Lita Schittone, age 6
25. Do You Know What I See?
Composer: Adina Rudisch
Vocalists
Adina Rudisch
Lita Schittone, age 6Instrumentalists
Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Guitar (virtual) — Rob Sayer
26. Sailing in the Boat
Composer: American folk song adapted by Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Brian Sayer
Raina SayerInstrumentalists
Fiddle — Moira Nelligan
Guitar — Toby Wilson
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
27. Doggie in the Garden
Composer: American folk song with new lyrics by Rob Sayer
Vocalists
Amber Chen, age 6
Judah Feldman, age 3
Grace Han, age 6
Lamp Shade Sayer (woof)Instrumentalists
Violin — Dennis Lichtman
Accordion — Charles Giordano
Banjo — Cynthia Sayer
Drums — Larry Eagle
Bass — Jim Whitney
28. Doggie in the Garden Rhythm Patterns
Vocalists
Amber Chen, age 6
Instrumentalists
Drums — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
29. Three Stalks of Bamboo
Composer: Jennifer Lathrop
Vocalists
Jennifer Lathrop
Instrumentalists
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer
30. Bill Bailey
Composer: Hughie Cannon (1902) (arranged by Cynthia Sayer)
Instrumentalists
Clarinet — Dennis Lichtman
Accordion — Charles Giordano
Banjo — Cynthia Sayer
Percussion — Larry Eagle
Bass — Jim Whitney
31. Man in the Moon
Composer: Steffi Miller
Vocalists
Berné Poliakoff
Instrumentalists
Violin — Dennis Lichtman
Accordion — Charles Giordano
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
32. See You Next Time
Composer: Rob Sayer, Michele Marcus, Raina Sayer
Vocalists
Wendy Melkonian
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 9Instrumentalists
Flugelhorn — Rob Sayer
Egg shaker — Rob Sayer
Steel pans — Chris Colaneri
Bass — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Steel pans (virtual) — Rob Sayer
* Virtual instruments
Engineer: Aristides Ioannides. Illustrator: Seth Benator. Art Director: Judy McCabe Smith.
All arrangements by Rob Sayer unless otherwise noted.
