Peter's Popular Collection

The title track to the film of the same name was originally composed by Chuck Mangione. The well-known melody helped make this 1970's jazz and pop legend so famous and popular. Peter Kleine Schaars sk...

Which are your favourite hits from the 1980s? There are certainly many answers to this question - but many responses are likely to contain these songs: Kool and the Gang's disco classic Celebration, C...

Ava Max, Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa: altogether, they possess a great deal of girl power. That was all Peter Kleine Schaars needed to arrange this exciting, great-sounding and playable pop medley. Wit...

Earth, Wind & Fire was formed by jazz drummer Maurice White, whose aim was to mix various music styles to produce a unique sound. Combined with excellent song writing and fine performances this sound...

This bittersweet song from 1967 is a real classic, partly due to the rendition by two queens of soul, Dionne Warwick and later also Aretha Franklin. The theme was very topical at the time: A woman is...

Just a year after the English rock band The Zutons had considerable success with Valerie in Great Britain, Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse released a cover version - a version that was funkier, more upb...

All You Want for Christmas is a great medley of well-known Christmas pop songs that are played on the radio every year at Christmas time. The songs were selected and arranged into an upbeat medley by...

In his capacity as staff arranger of the Royal Marine Band of the Dutch Navy this arrangement is one of the best loved by Peter Kleine Schaars' band. Elvis in Concert features the twelve greatest his...

With the great revival wave of the music of the 80s, a certain Gabriele Susanne Kerner, better known as Nena, also celebrated a great comeback - with the success that now all 'old' fans and the younge...

On July 23 2011, the news of the death of Amy Winehouse shocked the entire world. What could have been one of the most impressive careers in the history of pop and modern soul, was halted by a tragic...

Ed Sheeran has been dominating the global music charts for years, captivating millions of fans with his unforgettable melodies and heartfelt songs. With the medley "The Best of Ed Sheeran", published...

Andrew Lloyd Webber was born in London, England in 1948 and has become probably the most well respected of all composers of musicals, with many of his works being household names. All I Ask of You is...

Candyman was the third worldwide hit from Cristina Aguilera?s albumBack to Basics. It's jazzy 1940s feel makes this an extremely catchy melody that works well in this arrangement for concert band. Thi...

It is high time to expand the series Peter's Popular Collection with a medley in latin style - music that is appealing to both young and old. For this arrangement, Peter Kleine Schaars has selected pe...

Some parts of the world are experiencing a white Christmas less frequently these days. Despite this, or maybe because of this, we love all the Christmas pictures, stories and songs that conjure up ima...

Queen Greatest Hits is a veritable feast of fantastic melodies from one of the worlds largest supergroups. Includes: Bohemain Rhapsody, Another One Bites the Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We W...

Ed Sheeran is undoubtedly one of the most successful singer-songwriters of our time. His irresistible hooks and heartfelt melodies continue to dominate global charts, captivating millions of fans worl...

After his successful albums x (Multiply), + (Plus) and ÷ (Divide), the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is back with his new album = (Equals), which at its release, towards the end of October 2021...

Let yourself be swayed by Cher's irresistible energy with this sparkling pop medley arranged by the versatile Peter Kleine Schaars, a well-known name in the world of wind music.In a musical celebratio...

The sisters Ruth, Anita and June Pointer from West Oakland in California learned how to sing in the sixties in church where their father was a minister. At the beginning of the 1970s they entered the...

In this great Disney musical a little girl, Lilo, adopts what she believes is a puppy but is what turns out to be an alien that has landed on earth by mistake. Their friendship is sealed by their mutu...

Der einzigartige Sound der vom Jazzschlagzeuger Maurice White gegründeten Gruppe Earth, Wind & Fire machte die Band zu einer der einflussreichsten Soul- Gruppen der Siebziger. Dieses Medley von Peter...

Encourage by his role model, David Bowie, British singersongwriter George Alan O'Dowd reinvented himself as a dazzling and stylishly unique artist known as Boy George. Boy George founded the group Cul...

It's Raining Again was pop band Supertramp's second largest hit, following closely behind The Logical Song. Thanks to Peter Kleine Schaars' arrangement, you can now perform one of Supertramp's most po...

In 1979, Dan Hartman's disco classic, Relight My Fire, occupied the top slot of the US dance charts for six weeks. In 1993, the song was back at No. 1 reworked and sung by British boyband, Take That....