Samples from The Pony Collection
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 9Instrumentalists
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 6Instrumentalists
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 6Instrumentalists
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 PoliakoffInstrumentalists
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 PoliakoffInstrumentalists
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 10Instrumentalists
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 6Instrumentalists
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 SayerInstrumentalists
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 SayerInstrumentalists
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 SayerInstrumentalists
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 6Instrumentalists
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 9Instrumentalists
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 6Instrumentalists
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 SayerInstrumentalists
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 6Instrumentalists
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 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.
℗©2004 - 2022 Robert Sayer. Made in USA. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
São Paulo recording session
Sebastian, Abigail, Tessa:

Pepe Barcellos:
