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In keeping with our philosophy, versatility is the watchword for Johannes Factotum and Friends' various musical ensembles; click on the show/hide panels below for a selection of sets from our wide range of musical genres.
MOZART'S OPERAS
- 'Un'aura amorosa' from Cosi fan tutte
- 'Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön' from The Magic Flute
- 'Dalla sua pace' from Don Giovanni
SCHUBERT'S LIEDER
- 'An die Musik' ('To music')
- 'Die Forelle' ('The trout')
- 'Ständchen' ('Serenade') from Schwanengesang
VERDI'S OPERAS
- 'Di tu se fedele' from Un ballo in maschera
- 'Ah, si ben mio' from Il trovatore
- 'La donna e mobile' from Rigoletto
GILBERT & SULLIVAN
- 'A maiden fair to see' from HMS Pinafore
- 'Take a pair of sparkling eyes' from The Gondoliers
- The list song ('I've got a little list') from The Mikado (we can work with you to create your own tailor-made 'little list'; perfect for wedding speeches or corporate parties)
SINATRA STANDARDS
- 'My Way'
- 'New York, New York'
- 'Strangers in the Night'
- 'I Get a Kick Out Of You'
- 'Fly Me to the Moon'
- 'That's Life'
- 'L.A. Is My Lady'
- 'Nice 'n' Easy'
- 'The Best of Everything'
- 'Come Fly With Me'
and many more ...
ANDY WILLIAMS
- 'Music to Watch Girls By'
- 'The Impossible Dream'
- 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You'
MATT MONRO
- 'Softly As I Leave You'
- 'Born Free'
- 'A Portrait of My Love'
NINA SIMONE
- 'Ain't Got No, I Got Life'
- 'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free'
- 'Feeling Good'
SONGS FROM THE SHOWS
- 'Love Changes Everything' from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects of Love
- 'Some Enchanted Evening' from Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific
- 'All I Ask Of You' from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera
- 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' from Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music
- 'Maria' and 'Tonight' from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story
- 'Being Alive' from Stephen Sondheim's Company
- 'This Is the Moment' from Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical
and many more ...
THE BEATLES
- 'Love Me Do'
- 'She Loves You'
- 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'
- 'Can't Buy Me Love'
- 'A Hard Day's Night'
- 'Yesterday'
- 'Help!'
- 'Penny Lane'
- 'With A Little Help From My Friends'
- 'Hey, Jude'
- 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'
- 'Something'
- 'Let It Be'
- 'The Long And Winding Road'
and any other Lennon & McCartney songs, on request
EARLY ELVIS
- 'Hound Dog'
- 'Heartbreak Hotel'
- 'Love Me Tender'
- 'Jailhouse Rock'
- 'Return to Sender'
- 'All Shook Up'
late elvis
- 'Suspicious Minds'
- 'The Wonder of You'
- 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me'
- 'Always On My Mind'
- 'An American Trilogy'
- 'If I Can Dream'
QUEEN
- 'Don't Stop Me Now'
- 'Somebody To Love'
- 'The Show Must Go On'
- 'We Will Rock You'
- 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'
- 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
ABBA
- 'Dancing Queen'
- 'Waterloo'
- 'Mamma Mia'
- 'Take A Chance On Me'
- 'The Winner Takes It All'
- 'Thank You For The Music'
One of Johannes' favourite pastimes is constructed themed sets which showcase the band's versatility across multiple genres. Here are some examples:
SINGING IN THE RAIN
- 'Singing in the Rain' from the MGM movie musical Singing in the Rain
- 'Umbrella' as performed by Rihanna
- 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' by Burt Bacharach
- 'Don't Rain on My Parade' from Funny Girl, as performed by Barbra Streisand
- 'It's Raining Men' as performed by The Weather Girls
RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH
- 'Cry Me a River' as performed by Ella Fitzgerald
- 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' as performed by Simon & Garfunkel
- 'River Deep, Mountain High' as performed by Ike & Tina Turner
- 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' as performed by Diana Ross
- 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' from Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music
war (what is it good for?)
- 'Flowers of the Forest', a traditional Scottish lament
- 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone?' as performed by Peter, Paul and Mary
- 'War (What Is It Good For?)' as performed by Edwin Starr
- 'Where Is The Love?' as written and performed by the Black Eyed Peas
- Last Post
come fly with me
- 'Come Fly With Me' as performed by Frank Sinatra
- 'Leaving On a Jet Plane' as written and performed by John Denver
- 'Danger Zone' from Top Gun
- 'Rocket Man' as written and performed by Elton John
- 'Fly Me to the Moon' as performed by Frank Sinatra
WHAT I GO TO SCHOOL FOR
- 'ABC' as performed by the Jackson 5
- 'Wonderful World' as performed by Sam Cooke
- 'Hot for Teacher' as written and performed by Van Halen
- 'What I Go To School For' as written and performed by Busted
- 'School's Out' as performed by Alice Cooper
TO kill FOR
- 'Delilah' as performed by Tom Jones
- 'Mack the Knife' as performed by Louis Armstrong
- 'Copacabana' as written and performed by Barry Manilow
- 'I Did What I Did for Maria' as performed by Tony Christie
- 'Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today)' by Cole Porter, as performed by Ella Fitzgerald
As a bagpiper, afficionado of the songs of Robert Burns, and highly amateurish Scottish Country Dancer, Johannes has everything you need for your Burns Night, Scottish Wedding or New Years' Eve party.
BAGPIPE, BRASS AND ORGAN arrangements for scottish weddings
- 'Highland Cathedral' (for the Entrance of the Bride)
- '79ths Farewell to Gibraltar' (as a voluntary at the end of the service)
BURNS SONGS
- 'Auld Lang Syne'
- 'A Man's A Man For A' That'
- 'My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose'
- 'The Deil's Awa Wi' The Exciseman'
- 'My Love She's But A Lassie Yet'
- 'Afton Water'
and many more ...
scottish country dance ('ceilidh') numbers
- 'The Dashing White Sergeant'
- 'The Gay Gordons' (The Dundee Military Tattoo / 25ths Farewell to Meerut)
- Strip the Willow medley
- Waltzing Through Scotland: ('Loch Lomond' / 'Ca' the Yowes' / 'Westering Home')
Harold raitt
aka Johannes Factotum
Harold is a versatile musician who is equally at home in the worlds of jazz, rock, pop and musical theatre as he is in the 'classical' domain.
Harold has personally arranged the 'charts' (musical parts) for all of the sets on this page. In the case of classical music, he works from the original full score to produce versions which make best use of our 3-16 piece ensembles. For popular music sets, he works 'off-the-record', creating accurate transcriptions of the original version, which he then adapts to suit the orchestration of each of our ensembles.

