Full Orchestra Collegiate Repertoire

This cinematic overture-style work will immediately entrance your audience with the rapidly unfolding colors and textures of the opening. It combines several glorious fanfares and sweeping lyrical lines in

One of Brahms' most performed works, this "very boisterous potpourri of student songs" (J. Brahms) is now playable by strings, or strings with any combination of wind and percussion instruments up to full

The Wilhousky setting of this 19th-century hymn is possibly the most heartfelt musical pronouncement of American patriotism. Divisi sections in all parts are accessible and still richly expressive with

Highlight your symphony orchestra in any concert or festival with this Leroy Anderson classic. It reached the top of the Billboard charts in the early 1950s and has become a well-loved favorite. Closely

This lively original work pays tribute to the American circus and the many different clowns and clown acts that have graced the Big Top for many generations. A variety of captivating themes spark the

This haunting, powerful, and aggressive work draws inspiration from a type of strobe light that can put an observer into a state of "threshold consciousness," or being half asleep. The music portrays

This charming and harmonious arrangement from Albert Oliver Davis is a wonderful choice for a holiday concert. Solidly in the medium grade of difficulty, it remains in the key of G throughout. When

This programmatic full orchestra work is inspired by four distinct scenes of the spectacular Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil, the largest waterfall system in the world.

Europa is imagined as a quiet celestial body orbiting Jupiter with a warm and friendly ocean beneath a cracked and turbulent surface. This symphony is composed in the European style and tradition of the

A "fantasia" in the truest sense, this choral tapestry of English carols was composed in 1912 after Vaughan Williams had completed the scores for his first symphony ("The Sea") and the Tallis fantasia. In

Written for more advanced full orchestras, this stunning original cinematic overture will transport your orchestra to the movie soundstage. It's a musical journey that depicts the rebuilding of

The traditional English carol God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen is one of the oldest extant carols, sung at least as early as the 16th century. This highly original adaptation will make a welcome

A must for any regal ceremony. The traditional Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 has been scored for young full orchestra or strings alone. The famed processional is followed by the majestic

From the World War II movie "Saving Private Ryan." Full set includes 40 choral octavos for wordless chorus.

This stately original work, written in sonata allegro form, moves back and forth between dance and processional. With stately themes and transparent orchestral colors, it's a great opener for advanced

This fanfare, set in a simple ABA form, includes a setting of the hymn Praise to the Lord, the Almighty presented exclusively in the organ. Countermelodies and motifs are introduced throughout the

Upon reading Edward Esch's poem Light and Gold, Eric Whitacre was immediately struck by its genuine, elegant simplicity. He asked the celebrated American poet Charles Anthony Silvestri to translate

This march in C major begins with a stately melody with dotted-note rhythms shared between the winds and strings. Every section has a chance to play thematic material. The more lyric trio features melodic

A stunning arrangement of the incredible masterwork! Perfect for string orchestra alone or with added instruments up to full orchestra. This setting offers the opportunity to explore the entire suite. All

Phaethon's Ride is a tone poem depicting his ill-fated journey riding Helios' sun-chariot for a day and its inevitable, tragic end. In this work, musical form is structured on the temporal cycles

This wonderful and very authentic arrangement of Rob Roy distills the greatest of the melodies and gives shape to the form. An excellent choice for community and collegiate programming,

Inspired by the mystery and beauty of the trees in Northern California, the thematic material of this original work is derived or expanded from a five-note motive heard throughout the piece.