Ensembles

There are not many opportunities for young string orchestras to perform repertoire in 5/8. Often, it is not encountered until much later. This piece introduces a 3+2, as well as a 2+3 feel, with splas...

A Christmas medley for combined primary and middle school ensembles of mixed ability. Does your school have several ensembles that combine for a big Christmas bash in December? Finally, here is an arr...

Who doesn't love a catchy rhythm, with a South American feel? This fun-filled piece is all about getting that bow moving, while the audience gets their toes tapping. Interspersed with playful pizzicat...

Dedicated to the composer's new grandchild (due in 2018), this gentle lullaby is in simple triple time is perfectly suited to a young orchestra - as a first step to playing in parts.

Dedicated to the composer's new grandchild (due in 2018), this gentle lullaby is in simple triple time is perfectly suited to a young orchestra - as a first step to playing in parts.

Teaching opportunities abound in this fresh and creative arrangement of the carol 'We Three Kings.' The piece depicts the kings' famous nocturnal trek across the desert and is a great way to introduce...

The perfect grade 1 piece for beginning string students, 'Bottomless Pizz.' by Andrew H. Dabczynski requires no bows and uses only open strings and the pitches of a one-octave D scale. Remarkably simp...

An elegant, beautiful, sophisticated, and lyric piece in C Major, this new work includes melodic content for all, particularly the cellos. With opportunities for practicing shifting and developing mus...

An elegant, beautiful, sophisticated, and lyric piece in C Major, this new work includes melodic content for all, particularly the cellos. With opportunities for practicing shifting and developing mus...

An elegant, beautiful, sophisticated, and lyric piece in C Major, this new work includes melodic content for all, particularly the cellos. With opportunities for practicing shifting and developing mus...

An elegant, beautiful, sophisticated, and lyric piece in C Major, this new work includes melodic content for all, particularly the cellos. With opportunities for practicing shifting and developing mus...

The Elements by Richard Meyer is a colorful depiction of the four basic elements - Earth, Air, Water, and Fire - and is sure to challenge and delight every member of your advanced string orchestra. Im...

Beginning students will respond to the confident, heroic style of 'Spring at Last' as they work on important technical skills like string crossings, approachable cut time rhythms, repeats, endings,...

Beginning students will respond to the confident, heroic style of 'Spring at Last' as they work on important technical skills like string crossings, approachable cut time rhythms, repeats, endings,...

Beginning students will respond to the confident, heroic style of 'Spring at Last' as they work on important technical skills like string crossings, approachable cut time rhythms, repeats, endings,...

Created with easy notes and rhythms, this regal march in the style of William Walton is playable by beginners for graduation ceremonies. It can also be learned quickly by more advanced ensembles for a...

Hunter's Moon is a dramatic piece for late beginners by Doug Spata. Rhythms and part independence are limited. Repeated eighth-note rhythms and a range that stays on the D and A strings make this an a...

Hunter's Moon is a dramatic piece for late beginners by Doug Spata. Rhythms and part independence are limited. Repeated eighth-note rhythms and a range that stays on the D and A strings make this an a...

Hunter's Moon is a dramatic piece for late beginners by Doug Spata. Rhythms and part independence are limited. Repeated eighth-note rhythms and a range that stays on the D and A strings make this an a...

Hunter's Moon is a dramatic piece for late beginners by Doug Spata. Rhythms and part independence are limited. Repeated eighth-note rhythms and a range that stays on the D and A strings make this an a...

Students will be swept away by 'North of the Mountain': a vivid musical adventure by Doug Spata in 3/4 time featuring advanced part independence, required shifting, and bracing sixteenth-note runs. Th...

Students will be swept away by 'North of the Mountain': a vivid musical adventure by Doug Spata in 3/4 time featuring advanced part independence, required shifting, and bracing sixteenth-note runs. Th...

Students will be swept away by 'North of the Mountain': a vivid musical adventure by Doug Spata in 3/4 time featuring advanced part independence, required shifting, and bracing sixteenth-note runs. Th...

Students will be swept away by 'North of the Mountain': a vivid musical adventure by Doug Spata in 3/4 time featuring advanced part independence, required shifting, and bracing sixteenth-note runs. Th...

This stately grade 1.5 piece, 'Coronation of the Queen' by Susan H. Day, uses easy rhythms, features interesting harmonies and memorable melodies, and reinforces low 2nd finger on D and A strings. Ima...