Jugendstreichorchester

One of the great slow movements of all time, this music takes you from what sounds like a mournful funeral march in A minor to a contrasting A major section that sounds almost joyous. This arrangement...

Two holiday classics are joined together to bring the joy of the season to your students and audiences alike. From the pen of Bob Cerulli, you can be certain that Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! will b...

Instrumentation: Violine 1&2 (je 8x), 3. Violine 3 (Viola T.C., 2x), Viola (5x), Violoncello (5x), Kontrabass (5x), Harfe (ad lib., 1x), Klavier (1x) ''Primula' - die Freude auf den nahenden Frühling...

Instrumentation: Violine 1&2 (je 8x), 3. Violine 3 (Viola T.C., 2x), Viola (5x), Violoncello (5x), Kontrabass (5x), Klavier (1x) Stellen Sie sich ein beeindruckendes Tor einer Burg oder Stadt wie dem...

Instrumentation: Violine 1&2 (je 8x), 3. Violine 3 (Viola T.C., 2x), Viola (5x), Violoncello (5x), Kontrabass (5x), Klavier (1x) Die rührende Ballade 'In A Quiet Place' eignet sich hervorragend, um ex...

As the title implies, there is a constant underpinning rhythmic drive in this piece from popular composer Sean O'Loughlin. The piece is based on a recurring four note motive that is the force that pus...

The title of this piece, Le Printemps, is French for the springtime. This piece brings images of springtime to the listener's mind. The rhythmic pattern that begins in the bass and works its way up to...

Bud Woodruff presents The Cat Is in the Kitchen, a tongue-in-cheek style piece with jazz influences that students enjoy playing. This quirky piece is designed to help students successfully navigate pl...

Matt Turner creates a light feel with catchy melodies in his composition, Pioneer Hoedown. This spirited piece conjures the images and sounds of barn and prairie dances of the yesteryears.

Peter Terry's The Lightning Catcher celebrates youth and the mysteries of summer nights. The wonder of lightning bugs and the hours spent chasing, catching, and releasing them back are childhood stapl...

The title, Live On, by Larry Clark, is taken from Chrissie Pinney's poem about grief and loss. The piece is meant to depict the personality of Linda Mann, to whom it is dedicated. The opening is poign...

Kathryn Griesinger builds the forceful minor theme of Centrifuge on a repeating motif of rotating eighth notes. Based on the scientific principle of centripetal force, this piece offers a vortex of ex...

Alan Lee Silva's Northwestern Skies is lyrical and fresh, with his signature open and expressive style. Young string orchestras will sound rich and full with this sweeping composition.

The title of Carl Strommen's piece, Tum Balalaika, is best known as a Russian-Jewish folk/love/riddle song. Loosely translated, tum means noise, and Balalaika is a Russian stringed instrument characte...

As part of a collaboration between students and composer, Sean O'Loughlin, Dark Dreams is a dark and mysterious piece that utilizes techniques such as tremolo and pizzicato. Following a slow and myste...