"Where this group gets it right are the two true vocal jazz pieces. Where is Love? and What I Did For Love are fantastic examples of what makes Northern Lights unique. These charts are filled with gorgeous chords, a fantastic balance of rhythms and counter-rhythms, and theatrical builds. Will Geraint Drake did a fantastic job arranging both of these pieces, taking a basic framework from Broadway musicals and making them into something spectacular. Vocal jazz isn't easy, but when it's done properly, it's incredibly satisfying to hear."
- The Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB), 2023
ARRANGER
Will Geraint Drake is an award-winning vocal arranger from London, UK. He graduated from Durham University with a Masters degree in music, specialising in composition. Whilst at Durham University, he sang with, arranged for, and musically directed ICCA UK champions Northern Lights, helping them break the record for the highest ICCA UK score of all time. He won four awards for ‘Outstanding Arrangement’ during his years competing.
Since leaving Northern Lights, Will has continued to work as a vocal arranger and a cappella artist. His work has been nominated for twelve Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards and won an A Cappella Video Award. Will is the musical director of Elision, a vocal ensemble which most recently won the Audience Award at Vokal.Total 2025 in Austria. Will also directs Enchord, a musical theatre vocal collective based in London that performs at various corporate events and festivals around the UK. He has served as a judge for the ICCA, a workshop facilitator for the Open A Cappella Competition and UK A Cappella Society and continues to be commissioned for arrangements and masterclasses with groups and universities both in the UK and the USA. His arrangements have been featured on BBC's The One Show, Classic FM, Capital FM and more.
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I would love to work with you on your next arrangement or project! Please get in touch.
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