Amazing Grace may well be the most popular hymn ever written, though it has never sounded better than in this absolutely gorgeous setting. Flowing lines along with some impressive harmonic twists
Johann Sebastian Bach's Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden' from - Anna Magdalena Notebook transcribed for Instrumental Quartets and Quintets. This is a charming little piece and is a great introduction
Adore Te Devote is an old French church tune, listed in the Processionale in 1697. This arrangement is a four-part, or voice, fugue. As the subject is repeated in the successive voices,
From Schubert's familiar "German Mass," this song has been adapted for beginner string players in a solid ensemble setting.
Based on the hymn 'Tis the Gift to be Simple (used in Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring"), this arrangement is a superb vehicle for exploring early American music and its links to the present.