John.3

Translating Bach’s original vocal lines into a setting for string ensemble, these three movements are full of educational elements and offer the opportunity to feature a few soloists.

A fun and festive addition to your holiday program, this is a Grade 3 setting of three well-known holiday songs: Adeste Fidelis; Ukranian Bell Carol and Pat-a-Pan. Sure to be a

Transport your young ensemble to a peaceful forest of pine trees with this gentle and uplifting work. With its use of quarters, halves, and dotted halves, this piece serves as a perfect introduction to time

Capture the excitement, adventure, and joy of traveling in this great programmatic work.

Although greatly simplified for easy-level players, this arrangement is still quite accessible and capable of being played at a quick tempo. While particularly appropriate for holiday concerts, it works at

Set sail on a stormy adventure with this exciting and challenging piece. With a tonality that is exclusively in D minor, the ensemble gets to experience the ups and downs of navigating rough seas through

This combination of a minuet and a contradance works well together, but the pieces also can be performed on their own. Includes meter changes and an opportunity to study different musical forms.

Written for the intermediate-level string orchestra, this majestic melody feels medieval and will bring excitement for both young string players and the audience.

Here's some fresh holiday music that's upbeat and cheerful, with march-like variations. Bring out the melody in all voices at all times. The sixteenth-note passages should have a natural and virtuosic sound

Inspired by the confirmation of water on the planet Mars, this uplifting, cinema-inspired melody and its accompaniment gives the sense of orbiting the red planet in a rocket ship, while incorporating

One of the most famous of all overtures, thanks in part to its use as a TV theme. While somewhat challenging, there are optional easy string and percussion parts included that make this a very useful

Thrilling and cinematic, this piece will captivate both performers and audiences. Featuring soaring melodies, heroic themes, and driving rhythms, this Grade 4 piece is accessible to young musicians while