The Pony Collection

Samples from The Pony Collection

Ostrich Walk
Ostrich Walk
Little Baby Duckies
Little Baby Duckies
Sao Paulo
São Paulo
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

The Pony Collection

Produced by: Rob Sayer for The Music Class Inc.
Arrangements: All arrangements by Rob Sayer unless otherwise noted.
Note: * indicates virtual instruments.

Track list

1. I'm So Happy

Composer: Rob Sayer; Michele Marcus; Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 9

Instrumentalists

Egg shaker — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Steel pans (virtual) — Rob Sayer

2. Ostrich Walk

Composer: Rob Sayer; Michele Marcus; Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain
Alexia Ioannides, age 5
Katerina Ioannides, age 9
Brian Sayer, age 7
Rob Sayer
Anna Ayres Smith
Ally Wardlow, age 6

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Piano — Dan Lawrence
Drums — Butch Sievers
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer

3. Hey Lolly, Lolly

Composer: Traditional song from the Bahamas; lyrics adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Taran M. Greenwald, age 7
Michael Levine
Brian Sayer, age 7
Ally Wardlow, age 6

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Bass — L. A. Tuten
Congas — Butch Sievers
Egg shakers — Butch Sievers

4. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Composer: Traditional melody; lyrics adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Scott Miller, age 6
Berné Poliakoff

Instrumentalists

Bassoon — Ruth Shelley Unger

5. Bunny and the Cabbage

Composer: Traditional; adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Rob Sayer

6. Bunny and the Cabbage Rhythm Patterns

Vocalists

Rob Sayer

7. Pony Express

Composer: Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Alexia Ioannides, age 5
Joshua Marx, age 4
Berné Poliakoff

Instrumentalists

Bass — L. A. Tuten
Drums — Butch Sievers

8. Pony Express Tonal Patterns

Composer: (Tonal patterns track)

Vocalists

Berné Poliakoff

9. Little Baby Duckies

Composer: Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Callie Hendrix, age 8
Katerina Ioannides, age 9
Raina Sayer, age 14
Animal sounds — Rob Sayer

10. The Four Seasons, Spring

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1723)

Instrumentalists

Flute — Anna Ayres Smith
Clarinet — Vinnie D'Agostino
Bassoon — Ruth Shelley Unger
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Trombone — Eric Alexander
Tuba — L. A. Tuten

11. Animal Fair

Composer: Traditional; adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 14
Breanna Stein, age 10

Instrumentalists

Trombone — Eric Alexander
Snare drum — Butch Sievers

12. Reaching Song

Composer: Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Elijah Feldman, age 9

Instrumentalists

Bassoon — Ruth Shelley Unger
Harp — Julie K. Albertson

13. Olé

Composer: Traditional; adapted by Steffi Miller

Vocalists

Jeanette Luna Beauchemin
Elijah Feldman, age 9
Alexia Ioannides, age 5
Ally Wardlow, age 6

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer

14. Upon the Breeze

Composer: Melody by Rob Sayer; traditional lyrics adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain

Instrumentalists

Synthesizer — Rob Sayer

15. Oats Peas Beans

Composer: Traditional; lyrics adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Elijah Feldman, age 9
Callie Hendrix, age 8
Brian Sayer, age 7
Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Sticks — Moira Nelligan
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer

16. Oats Peas Beans Rhythm Patterns

Vocalists

Brian Sayer, age 7
Rob Sayer

17. Who Loves You?

Composer: Kim Chamberlain

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain
Frank Hamilton
Mary Hamilton
Brian Sayer, age 7
Raina Sayer, age 14
Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Sticks — Rob Sayer

18. Rolling Ball

Composer: Anna Ayres Smith; Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Michael Levine
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Piano — Dan Lawrence
Bass — L. A. Tuten
Drums — Butch Sievers

19. Romanian Lullaby

Composer: Traditional Romanian lullaby

Vocalists

Daisy Banco

Instrumentalists

Harp — Julie K. Albertson

20. Down by the Riverside

(Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, & Amazon Music)

 

Composer: Traditional melody; lyrics adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain
Elijah Feldman, age 9
Callie Hendrix, age 8
Alexia Ioannides, age 5
Berné Poliakoff
Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Piano — Rob Sayer
Organ — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Drums (virtual) — Rob Sayer

21. Pretty Butterfly

Composer: Anna Ayres Smith

Vocalists

Steffi Miller
Brian Sayer, age 7

22. São Paulo

Composer: Music by Pepe Barcellos; lyrics by Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Abigail Halpin, age 6
Sebastian Honey, age 7
Tessa Nigro, age 6

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Pepe Barcellos
Bass — Pepe Barcellos
Cuica — Pepe Barcellos
Percussion — Pepe Barcellos
Flugelhorn — Rob Sayer

23. Jiggle Up and Down

Composer: Frank Hamilton; Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Frank Hamilton
Katerina Ioannides, age 9

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Bass — L. A. Tuten
Drums — Butch Sievers

24. Bebop Pony

Composer: Melody by Rob Sayer and Raina Sayer; lyrics by Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 14

Instrumentalists

Alto saxophone — Vinnie D'Agostino
Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Drums (virtual) — Rob Sayer

25. Father James Song

Composer: Traditional Shaker melody; adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Taran M. Greenwald, age 7
Katerina Ioannides, age 9
Scott Miller, age 6

Instrumentalists

Bells — Rob Sayer
Sticks — Moira Nelligan

26. Father James Song Tonal Patterns

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 14

27. Choo Choo Train is Coming

Composer: Amy Simon

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain

Instrumentalists

Fiddle — Moira Nelligan
Egg shakers — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer

28. Twenty Froggies

(Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, & Amazon Music)
 

Composer: Based on a poem by George Cooper (1879); adapted by Rob Sayer and Michele Marcus

Vocalists

Rob Sayer
Frogs — Brian Sayer
Frogs — Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Strings (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Brass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer

29. Twenty Froggies Rhythm Patterns

Vocalists

Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Percussion (virtual) — Rob Sayer

30. Klezmer Time

Composer: Rob Sayer; arranged by Frank Hamilton

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Clarinet — Vinnie D'Agostino
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Baritone saxophone — Vinnie D'Agostino
Accordion (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Drums — Butch Sievers

31. Birthday Party Song

Composer: Traditional Scottish melody; melody adapted and new lyrics by Moira Nelligan and Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Taran M. Greenwald, age 7
Callie Hendrix, age 8
Moira Nelligan
Ally Wardlow, age 6

Instrumentalists

Fiddle — Moira Nelligan
Sticks — Moira Nelligan
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer

32. Alexander's Ragtime Band

Composer: Irving Berlin (1910); arranged by Cynthia Sayer

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Randy Reinhart
Kazoo — Randy Reinhart
Clarinet — Dan Levinson
Kazoo — Dan Levinson
Tuba — Joe Hanchrow
Percussion — Rob Garcia
Banjo — Cynthia Sayer

33. Rock-a-bye Baby

Composer: Traditional; adapted by Suzanne Aliosio

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Harp — Julie K. Albertson

34. See You Next Time

Composer: Rob Sayer; Michele Marcus; Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 9

Instrumentalists

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.

São Paulo recording session

Sebastian, Abigail, Tessa:

Sebastian, Abigail, Tessa

Pepe Barcellos:

Pepe Barcellos