Orchestra

Eiriol, "snowdrop" in Welsh, is an animated journey through the most popular of Celtic dances, taking both performer and listener through an exciting Highland adventure. Through the eyes of a falling snowdrop, the listener...

"Encanto" means charm, glamor, spell, delight, or joy. This piece is full of energy and intensity, capturing the magic and enchantment of its name. It’s an uplifting, high-energy work that will captivate audiences and...

Feature your lower strings in this exciting and vigorous original composition written in E minor for middle level string orchestra. Sounding like it comes straight out of an action movie, Epsilon begins with relentless...

This work captures the essence of Irish folk music and is based on “Banna Strand”, “Cockles and Mussels”, and “The Minstrel Boy”. Carefully written with an eye toward fullness of sound and...

Fairly Fugal is loosely based around a fugue and has a distinctly Baroque character. This is a wonderful work for developing cohesiveness and awareness for interplay between sections within a string ensemble.Genre: String...

This is a baroque scale concerto based on two pipe tunes and a Scottish song. The first movement is in ritornello form; the slow movement is a da capo song arrangement; and the third movement is based on an original theme...

The composer presents in this piece a musical farewell to two late family members (his father and grandmother), both of whom died when he was a child. Farewell contains dynamic contrasts from pianissimo to fortissimo, ritard...

This light-hearted and syncopated piece has a lively ragtime feel to it. It's a good learning and performing piece that audiences will enjoy.Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Level: 3 | Duration: 1:50...

Commissioned by the Akron Symphony Orchestra for the 75th anniversary celebration. The piece is for youth orchestra with an accompanying cd of songs written by middle school children from Akron middle schools. Genre: Full...

A fun, programatic work for strings; utilizing many techniques essential to developing string orchestra. Imagine the ensemble guarding the Fortress!Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Level: 3 | Duration: 2:45...

Forward Motion is quite blatantly a work about the motion of time, tremendously rhythmic and constantly moving forward. It celebrates the coming of the millennium and has moments of reflection, attention to the present and...

This book provides a substantial amount of progressive material to develop and reinforce both reading and technical skills. The music is written to encourage strong, solid playing while dealing with well-balanced, musical...

Four Kinds of Walking is a descriptive four-movement suite for string orchestra.Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Level: 4.5 | Duration: 14:30 InstrumentationViolin I (8) Violin II (8) Viola (5) Violoncello...

Four adventurous pieces for strings highlighting different styles of playing while maintaining the fun of performing.Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Level: 4 | Duration: 6:00 InstrumentationViolin I Violin...

A high spirited march for strings with modern elements. Genre: String Orchestra | # of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Level: 4 | Duration: 3:00 InstrumentationViolin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Contrabass Percussion 1 [2 players]...

A powerful work for choir and orchestra. Based on Psalm 121, this modern setting of ancient text beautifully combines voices with a full modern ensemble. Filled with rhythm and texture, this work is sure touch your audience...