I Was Playing Their Song

Barbara Cook addresses seasonal music in a variety of moods and settings on Count Your Blessings. Cook is backed by an orchestra in detailed orchestrations by Larry Blank that support her voice well.
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS, vocalist Barbara Cook creates a charming addition to the Christmas music catalog. Teamed up with an orchestra and a small choir, Cook evokes the true spirit of the holiday. Larry Blank's orchestrations are lush, colorful, and warm.
Barbara Cook's Count Your Blessings Christmas CD

Excellence abounds in Casey Nicholaw's sparkling direction and showstopping choreography, Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison's enchanting score, David Gallo's charming scenic design, Gregg Barnes' stylish costumes, Ken Billington and Brian Monahan's beautifully textured lighting, Phil Reno's spry music direction, and Larry Blank's crackling orchestrations.
Review for Broadway Show The Drowsy Chaperone

Special kudos also should go to Larry Blank the musical director who carefully supported each of the performers with his orchestra ensuring that they always played to the artists' strengths.
Review for Memorial Tribute for composer Cy Coleman

The large ensemble and the solid orchestra, under Larry Blank's baton, function meticulously
Sweeney Todd at the Ahmanson Theatre 1999

However, mention must go to Larry Blank, who created those immaculately clean, concise additional orchestrations
Review for La Cage Aux Folles Broadway Revival

Orchestrator Larry Blank - a protege of irv Kostal - is one of the few people in the field who understand that an orchestration can dress a song, in the same way that a costume dresses the singer. (For illustration, listen to "When You Got It, Flaunt It, ' one of the songs Blank orchestrated for The Producers
Review for Miss Spectacular CD - Music by Jerry Herman