An excellent introduction to dance styles with just a touch of chromaticism to spice things up a bit. The sultry sounds of the tango come through loud and clear for a pleasant and unique change of pace to

This ragtime standard is great piece to showcase your best flute players at any concert.  Fun for the performers and the audience. The band is medium level; solo flutes are medium advanced. The piece

A beatbox piece for orchestra! Beatbox percussion sounds imitate effects normally made by a drum set, and these vocal syllables are woven into the parts of each section of the orchestra. The same parts are

Featuring elements such as flutter tonguing, the blues scale, modal mixture, and grace notes, this piece is sure to challenge and engage all of its players and will definitely add a unique touch to any

Orphaned toys come to life in this eerie tour of an abandoned toy store. The work opens and closes with Victor Herbert's dreamlike Toyland as a Jack-in-the-box plays Pop Goes the Weasel.

The title explains just what is going to happen as you open with this thriller for young band. Rob Foster shows an intimate knowledge of the grade 1 band and its capabilities.

Fire up everyone's imagination with this creative and unique selection.  The special effects are easy and effective and will have audiences visualizing spaceships and strange wonderful creatures when

Take your orchestra in a new direction with this infectiously catchy tune. Written by a seasoned composer of pedagogical music for strings, the piece features extremely playable chromatic passages. The most

Written as a sequel to the popular beginning band composition, Caravan, Arabian Quest is perfect for introducing your second year players to chromatics. Melodies in this composition are based on

As the title implies, this is a foray into the world of jazz and swing for the string orchestra with optional drum set. Melodic content is shared among all sections, flat thirds and sevenths are introduced,