Michael Hopkins

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) composed his Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 in 1884. The symphony's premiere was in October 1885. This arrangement of the second movement is designed to make Brahms' m...

The surprise fortissimo chord in measure sixteen of Haydn's simple theme has become one of the most famous chords in the history of music. The entire movement that contains this classic gem has been m...

Grade 3 players will love performing this tune based on the popular Hanukkah song, Ma'oz Tzur. A traditional theme-and-variations format features every section of the orchestra, and this scoring devel...

Grade 1 groups will love playing this creative, programmatic original written in the classical style. Depicting a trip on an airplane, making smooth transitions between thematic sections - leaving the...

Ihre Schüler werden den 'Chinese Dance' aus Peter Ilyich Tschaikowskys 'Nussknacker' lieben. Michael Hopkins arrangierte diesen Klassiker'einfach' herausragend für junges Streichorchester. Das Set ent...