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The color is faint but the setting sun still has the power to light up the sky. Yukiko Nishimura's unique harmonic style and beautifully fresh melodic lines will inspire the best out of any performer.

Nomadic Journey is a driving adventure from start to finish. Using optional percussion instruments and ostinato patterns, composer Carol Brittin Chambers has written a piece that is not only enjoyable...

Continuing with her "seasonal" themed pieces, Ruth Elaine Schram gives us the latest addition to her collection: Summer. Enjoy the beautiful harmonies and full tutti playing that will make your string...

Imagine being in the midst of a blizzard. Snow swirling and blowing everywhere! Then suddenly, out of nowhere... BOOM! It's Thundersnow! This new work for string orchestra is sure to excite and impres...

Imagine being in the midst of a blizzard. Snow swirling and blowing everywhere! Then suddenly, out of nowhere... BOOM! It's Thundersnow! This new work for string orchestra is sure to excite and impres...

Written in G minor and using primarily the pentatonic scale, students will love the dark and brooding sound of this piece. Cello and bass players are featured throughout with exciting bass lines that...

The butterfly is a powerful metaphor of second chances, rebirth, and metamorphosis. The butterfly, seemingly so delicate and fragile, actually migrates thousands of miles, and is thus a symbol of tena...

Based on a true story from New Zealand, composer Laura Estes presents an ideal piece for historical lesson plans, as well as for contest and festival performance. Students will learn from – and love –...

Was für eine lustige Art, Ihr nächstes Konzert zu beginnen oder zu beenden! Caryns Arrangement von John Ryans Polka bietet alles, vom Stampfen bis zum Klatschen, und dazwischen jede Menge toller Strei...

Newcomer Erica Donahoe gives us a piece that could easily fit on any contest and festival program. Full of opportunities for advanced playing by each section of the string orchestra, this piece fits o...

String of Dolphins is going to be a piece that stands the test of time. Based on such a simple bit of imagery, composer Yukiko Nishimura crafts a new work that can only be described as masterful!

This piece is a tour de force from composer Yukiko Nishimura for the advanced string orchestra. It has all of the hallmark features of her works in an epic suite of three contrasting movements. Lush h...

Yukikos musikalische Sensibilität kommt in diesem schönen neuen Werk für Streichorchester voll zur Geltung. Die wunderbare Partitur und die schönen Linien machen dieses Werk zu einem Vergnügen für die...

Even the youngest students get to play Vivaldi's beloved Four Seasons in this inventive arrangement. All string sections use tremolo and col legno in addition to fermatas, cesuras, and aleatoric eleme...

Your students will think the title is intriguing, but it basically says what it is, a dynamic new composition from composer Laura Estes for the least experienced players. Laura draws on her many years...

Ein kühnes und dynamisches Stück für das erste Konzert eines Streichorchesters von der Komponistin Laura Estes. Auf der Grundlage ihrer langjährigen Erfahrung im Unterrichten von Anfängern hat Laura E...

It has beeIt's been said that your wish will come true when you make it under the new moon." Composer Yukiko Nishimura has crafted a beautifully heartfelt work for young musicians. Lush harmonies and...

Flowing with a lush harmonic pallette, The Horizon is an expressively lyrical experience. Composer Yukiko Nishimura writes "It is a work that I want you to play with a gentle heart throughout, while t...

Flowing with a lush harmonic pallette, The Horizon is an expressively lyrical experience. Composer Yukiko Nishimura writes "It is a work that I want you to play with a gentle heart throughout, while t...

Strollin' is a charming new work for String Orchestra, utilizing syncopation in 6/8 time. Written as a contemporary jazz piece, every voice is balanced with the other making this a great piece to rein...

Strollin' is a charming new work for String Orchestra, utilizing syncopation in 6/8 time. Written as a contemporary jazz piece, every voice is balanced with the other making this a great piece to rein...

Written to reflect the surface of water and its various changes, composer Yukiko Nishimura has created an effectual new work for string orchestra. Utilizing common *optional percussion instruments, th...

Written to reflect the surface of water and its various changes, composer Yukiko Nishimura has created an effectual new work for string orchestra. Utilizing common *optional percussion instruments, th...

Written for the retirement of a master teacher, Yukiko's beautiful harmonic palette is on full display with this hauntingly beautiful work for string orchestra. Absolutely stunning and full of opportu...

Featuring snippets of Jingle Bells, Auld Lang Syne, Joy to the World, and more, this musical mash-up includes all the holiday hits! Students will have fun learning this upbeat number with arrangements...