The Suite By and By, and By (score & parts) - FL/CL/BSN

The Suite By and By, and By
for flute, clarinet, and bassoon

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ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Melissa Manchester is an American singer-songwriter and actress. During the 1970s and 1980s, her music found widespread success and popularity, particularly in the adult contemporary market. Throughout her career, she has written many of her own songs, most notably her first mainstream hit single, 1975's "Midnight Blue". She is also well-known for her song "Come In from the Rain", her rendition of "Don't Cry Out Loud", and the Academy Award-nominated "Through the Eyes of Love". Her most successful song on the music charts is 1982's "You Should Hear How She Talks About You", landing at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. She has also gone on to appear on television, in films, and on stage.

She was born in 1951, in the Bronx, to a musical family. Her father, David Manchester, was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera for 3 decades.

She started a singing career at an early age, learned the piano at the Manhattan School of Music, began singing  jingles at age 15, and became a staff writer at age 17 for Chappell Music while attending the High School of Performing Arts in NYC.

Manchester was born in 1951, in the Bronx, to a musical family. Her father, David Manchester, was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera for three decades.

She started a singing career at an early age,learned the piano at the Manhattan School of Music, began singing commercial jingles at age 15, and became a staff writer at age 17 for Chappell Music while attending Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.

She studied songwriting at New York University with Paul Simon when she was 19. Manchester played the Manhattan club scene, where Barry Manilow, a friend and fellow singer of jingles, introduced her to Bette Midler. In 1971, she became a member of the Harlettes, the back-up singers for Midler, which she co-created with Manilow.

Following her time as a Harlette, Melissa’s tremendously successful solo career brought her critical and commercial acclaim. The “Midnight Blue” singer received her first Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance in 1979 for the Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager-penned “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” winning the Grammy in that category four years later for “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.”

In 1980, Melissa became the first recording artist in the history of the Academy Awards to have two nominated movie themes in a single year, “Through The Eyes Of Love” from Ice Castles and “I’ll Never Say Goodbye” from The Promise, and to perform them both on the Oscar telecast.

She has appeared on both the large (For The Boys) and small (NBC hit Blossom) screen, as well as the stage.  Melissa starred in the national tours of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Music Of The Night and Song And Dance. She also co-created (with lyricist Sharon Vaughn and playwright Rupert Holmes) the musical theatre sensation Sweet Potato Queens, which premiered at TUTS in Houston in 2016.

Melissa has also had her songs recorded by Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, Dusty Springfield, Alison Krauss, Kenny Loggins, and many others. She has written tunes for several other films including The Great Mouse Detective, Lady and the Tramp II, Dirty Girl, and Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls.

With a career spanning more than five decades, Melissa Manchester continues to balance her deep respect for the Great American Songbook with a contemporary look at her own musical legacy. This journey of reinterpretation was notably highlighted by her 2017 album, The Fellas—a tribute to the legendary male vocalists who defined the standards of American popular music. For Melissa, that project was more than just a tribute; it was the beginning of an ongoing exploration into a vast catalog of music she continues to mine for her audience.

Most recently, Melissa marked her 50th anniversary in the industry with the 2024 release of her 25th album, RE:VIEW. This milestone record continues to resonate with fans, offering a thoughtful mix of previously unreleased material and fresh, modern takes on her most enduring hits.

Melissa’s artistry has always extended to the stage. From 2022 to 2024, she traveled across North America in the first national tour of the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. Portraying Rose Brice—the mother of Fanny Brice—Melissa’s performance earned widespread critical acclaim. Reviewers praised her for bringing a “warm, wise, and humanistic quality” to the role, cementing her place as a formidable presence in musical theater.