This gorgeous work is an excellent way for your students to develop their legato playing. The original folk-like melody is gently passed from section to section (even the basses are featured!), giving the

Heartwarming and emotionally resonant, performers and audiences alike will fall in love with this piece. Employing an unhurried tempo, this peaceful setting in the key of D major is accessible to developing

This high-energy 12-bar blues tune includes all sections as it builds momentum. It incorporates a heavy brush spiccato, walking bass lines, and blues finger slides. The optional piano and drum set parts

Follow the picturesque journey of the Three Wise Men across a continent. At the center is a round melody played by all instrument groups using arco and pizzicato with straightforward rhythms. Optional

Music is on the menu in this tour de force for the advanced string orchestra! All of your students get a seat at the table as the joyful melodies are tossed from section to section in a merry celebration

This dark and mysterious work evokes the mysteries of the deep as the ethereal scoring takes the listener into the deep, dark areas of the ocean. The optional celesta adds the magical sparkling quality of

Experience the power and intensity of this forceful melody depicting bravery in battle. Beginning in A minor, every section of the orchestra plays the resolute motif of the Stone Tower, marching forward

This lush and beautiful work captures the essence of a flowing tide, represented mainly through the melodic line. Layers of harmony recall the tide's ebb and flow, the splashing spray, and the sea's

A challenging and engaging programmatic work for advancing orchestras. Shapeshifting – the ability to change one's physical form – is a perfect analogy for what is required from your student

This lyrical work evokes the emotions of returning home, with ambivalent feelings of sadness and joy, uncertainty, steadiness, hope, and triumph as the music moves between minor and major. Everyone gets to

This is a beautiful example of a classical work from an underrepresented composer. Detailed dynamics, bowings, and fingerings allow students to experience the classical style. Originally written for two

If you are looking for a fun, exciting selection for your beginning orchestra, look no further! This powerful and energetic work highlights each string orchestra instrument with a very catchy melody. It

Opening with a melodic air and finishing with a rollicking jig, students and audiences will enjoy the variety offered here. Students have the opportunity to work on lush harmonies and vibrato in the slower

Excite and energize your intermediate string orchestra and their audience with this exhilarating piece. It features angular rhythms, strong melodic lines for all, and intense energy that will keep students

This easy tune features all sections with clever rhythmic variations. Readily accessible and easy to put together, the traditional melody appears in all sections and may be taught aurally. Though its origin

A beautiful melody in a stunning setting with flowing counterpoint provides opportunities for every section to play both the tune and the harmony! This is a perfect festival piece for both middle and high

Two of nine dances written for the stage from Purcell's 1679 stage work "Good Luck at Last" have been delightfully arranged for your string orchestra. Both movements are tuneful and offer each student

As much fun to play as it will be to teach: in this creative offering, the Bow-Bots are alive and invading your orchestra room! This colorful selection is perfect for your students to work on their bow

Three beautiful tunes in an easy medley! This collection is a set of three traditional Mexican folk songs arranged for beginning string orchestra. The entire piece can be played on the D and A strings for

Now boarding: Flight of the Dynamic Drone! Your first-year orchestra will soar with this exciting piece based on a D drone. Students get to practice intonation while experiencing a wide variety of

Your students will love rehearsing and performing this fine arrangement containing some of the most recognizable music ever written! Very faithful to the original, the orchestration will give younger groups

Written as a metaphor for the hardship and isolation caused by the 2020 pandemic, this dramatic tone poem is a testament to courage and the undaunted nature of the human spirit. The piece follows the voyage

This lovely arrangement of the traditional Irish tune features a beautiful melody, rich harmonies, and interesting accompaniment that will help your young orchestra sound mature. The long phrases are

This theme and variations from Beethoven's Seventh Symphony is one of the most famous slow movements in the entire symphonic repertoire. Due to its somber minor key and quiet rhythmic pulse, it