Grade 4 (Ruby Series)

Inspired by the lunar exploration program The Artemis Plan, this string orchestra work with optional percussion imagines the initial exploration phase, the discovery and colonization, and the unknown that lies ahead. With...

Big Sur: Suite for Marimba and String Orchestra is generally about the natural beauty of Big Sur, California, but also pays homage to three of the main performers who made the area famous for folk music with their...

Your upper level orchestra students will be shouting “ORCHESTRA ROCKS!” as they tear out on this heart-pounding, hardcore, heavy metal feature written specifically for strings! Written in D minor, including an...

As its title suggests, Brazen is a bold, daring, and unyielding new composition for intermediate string orchestra, written in D minor. After a brief ominous and foreboding introduction, a rhythmic ostinato full of accents...

Capriccio for Marimba & String Orchestra is a lively work for 2-mallet marimba with string accompaniment that offers the soloist an opportunity to be technically challenged as well as melodically expressive. The listener...

Capriccio for Violin & String Orchestra is a lively work for violin with string accompaniment that offers the soloist an opportunity to be technically challenged as well as melodically expressive. The listener will enjoy...

Opening with a haunting ostinato passage, Changes in Time builds on the phrase to create an air of intensity and excitement until the very end. While the piece is unique, it does impart a sense of ‘familiarity’...

The Baroque Concerto Grosso is an ideal vehicle for strings. In this arrangement, 2 solo violins and cellos play at the medium advanced level and share a musical dialogue, while the orchestra remains at the medium easy to...

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...

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]...

This fantasia on the traditional English Christmas carol God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen takes listeners on a journey through a wide range of styles and moods, giving ample opportunity for each section of the string orchestra...

Jörmungandr is an exciting piece for string orchestra and drum set that explores themes of Norse mythology. Using a variety of extended techniques for strings, double-bass drum patterns on the drum set, and a multitude...

Blending the exotic rhythms and vibrant style of K-pop with the famous theme from Paganini’s Caprice No. 24, this exciting piece combines intensity, passion, and virtuosity. The addition of percussion heightens the...

Passion, pain, devotion, torture. Love. The story of two lovers and their tumultuous relationship are examined in this arrangement of Mohamed Abdel Wahad's "Laylet Hob". The lyrics of the song by Oum Kalthoum speak of a male...