Encore sounds best when supporting the soloist lyrically with large harmonic stacks, and arranger Patrick Dunnevant supplies many of these moments to showcase the ensemble.
Patrick Dunnevant was the co-founder, first music director, and primary arranger of Belmont University’s internationally-recognized a cappella group, The Beltones. He arranged six out of seven songs that were recorded for the debut EP, and over fifty percent of the music the group performed in its first two years. Recently, his arrangements have been performed and studied by the Girls Chorus at LaGuardia High School, the Deaftones at Westminster Choir College, the Garnetts at Union College, the C Notes at Centennial High School in Portland, OR, the Women’s Glee Club at the University of Illinois, Encore at Ensworth High School, and Soulstice at Virginia Tech.
“Here we have the Beltones, this brand new group, really showing the depth of their musical reach…Patrick Dunnevant, who was one of the co-founders, actually sings the lead here and he did the arrangement, which I was really impressed by. He wasn’t afraid to do some chord substitutions and play with the texture of it while still retaining, I think, the nobility of the original hymn.”
– Dave Brown, Mouth Off Podcast
He is also the arranger and performer of ACappellaVGM, a YouTube channel specializing in a cappella covers of video game music.
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And So It Goes by Billy Joel [WATCH]
Because by the Beatles
Bored by Billie Eilish
breathin by Ariana Grande
The Chain by Ingrid Michaelson [LISTEN]
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing [LISTEN]
Crazy by Gnarls Barkley [WATCH]
Earth by Imogen Heap [WATCH]
Evergreen by YEBBA
Fred Jones Pt. 2 by Ben Folds [WATCH]
Good Time by Owl City, feat. Carly Rae Jepsen
Grown Up Christmas List by Amy Grant
Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish
Here (In Your Arms) by Hellogoodbye [WATCH]
Heroes by Zayde Wolf
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Shawn Mendes
Little Secrets by Passion Pit [LISTEN]
Little April Shower from Disney’s “Bambi” (restricted use)
Lovely by Billie Eilish
Lullabye by Billy Joel (co-arranged with Jens Jacobsen)
My Mind by YEBBA [WATCH]
No Light, No Light by Florence + the Machine
Oblivion by M83 [WATCH]
Oscar Wilde by Company of Thieves
Paper Hearts by Tori Kelly
Pompeii by Bastille
Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae [WATCH]
River of Tears by Alessia Cara
She by Laura Mvula
Sign of the Times by Harry Styles
Slow Me Down by Emmy Rossum
Stand Up by Cynthia Erivo (from “Harriett”)
Stay the Night by Zedd feat. Hayley Williams [WATCH]
Stop (Just Love) by Us the Duo
Stop This Train by John Mayer [WATCH]
Suspension by Mae [WATCH]
Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield [LISTEN]
Without You by David Guetta feat. Usher [WATCH]
Wonderful World by James Morrison [WATCH]
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Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor [WATCH]
Apologize by OneRepublic
Back to Black by Amy Winehouse
Black Horse and a Cherry Tree by KT Tunstall
Buzzcut Season by Lorde
Dancing in the Moonlight as performed by Toploader
Dancing Queen by ABBA
Don’t Wait by Mapei
Fallin’ by Alicia Keys
Feelin’ Good as performed by Michael Bublé
Half the Man by Rozzi Crane
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You as performed by Pentatonix
In My Life by The Beatles
I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Will Survive/I’m A Survivor Medley by Gloria Gaynor & Destiny’s Child
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac [WATCH]
Let It Go by James Bay
No Scrubs by TLC
Resilient by Rising Appalacia [WATCH]
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) by Stevie Wonder [WATCH]
Somebody to Love by Queen
Sunday Morning by Maroon 5
Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics
Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield
Vienna by Billy Joel
Where You Lead by Carole King
White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes/Pentatonix [WATCH]
You Go Down Smooth by Lake Street Dive
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Adelaide by Anberlin
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
It’s Time by Imagine Dragons
My Girl by The Temptations
Take Me To Church by Hozier
Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
Patrick Dunnevant 
Hi, I am a music teacher in England who runs a vocal group and I notice that your arrangement of Put Your Records On, I really like it. My students would love to do this, is there anywhere I can get hold of the score?
Hi …. I am a choral director and I was wondering how I might be able to hear your arrangemnet of Pompeii. If I like it…. how do I order it? Thanks
Hello,
I’m looking for All about that bass for my french choir. Can you help me with your arrangement ? Thanks a lot.
Anne