Apex String Orchestra

Expertly arranged for student strings, Léo Delibes' Flower Duet (Sous Le Dôme Épais) from Lakmé reflects the unique harmonies, textures and dynamics of music from the opera's exotic setting in British...

This Maurice Ravel classic is the third of five Pièces Enfantines (Children's Pieces)from the Mother Goose Suite. The pentatonic character lends itself well to the string orchestra. Tremolandos, subtl...

Students will love playing this imaginative Christmas medley that combines snippets of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Deck The Halls, We Three Kings, We Wish You A Merry Ch...

From Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Shepherd King, K. 208, first performed in 1775 when he was just 19 years old, this energetic overture gives players a wonderful chance to experience and explor...

From Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Shepherd King, K. 208, first performed in 1775 when he was just 19 years old, this energetic overture gives players a wonderful chance to experience and explor...

Thanks to arranger Steven Frackenpohl, grade 4 string orchestras can now experience firsthand all the power and grace of Mozart's Impresario Overture. Set at an energetic tempo and features the stylis...

Die sehr melodische und lyrische Einleitung zum dritten Akt aus Georges Bizets Oper 'Carmen' mit optionalen Stimmen für die dritte Violine/Viola im Violinschlüssel.

From Orpheus In The Underworld, Act 2 by Jacques Offenbach, this grade 3+ arrangement keeps the brilliance and excitement of the original. And, of course, the instantly recognizable Can Can section is...

This arrangement of Gustav Holst's Jupiter is a challenging piece for grade 4 groups. While not quite contemporary in style, the piece is modern enough in concept to allow students the chance to exper...

Featuring a variety of themes, the strength of this striking arrangement depends upon the contrasts in dynamics, styles and tempos that Caponegro has clearly indicated. While the music is not quite co...

Robert Schumann's Album For the Young was composed for his three daughters and consisted of 43 short pieces. Most well-known as a piano piece, Knight Rupert adapts perfectly for grade 3 string orchest...

From George Frederic Handel's great opera Rinaldo, this adaptation of the expressive soprano aria is set in the original key of D major. It features two beautifully lyrical themes that are repeated se...

From George Frederic Handel's great opera Rinaldo, this adaptation of the expressive soprano aria is set in the original key of D major. It features two beautifully lyrical themes that are repeated se...

This Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrangement can be performed as a moderate march at the indicated tempo or at a slower tempo as a regal processional. All ornaments -- grace notes, turns and trills -- are...

This mysterious and beautiful grade 3+ work conjures images of a hunt taking place under the cover of darkness with only the subtle light from the moon revealing the mysteries between the shadows. Com...

The Merry Wives Of Windsor is a German opera written by Otto Nicolai in 1845 based on the Shakespearean comedy of the same name. Nicolai had achieved great success with his Italian operas, but this be...

The Merry Wives Of Windsor is a German opera written by Otto Nicolai in 1845 based on the Shakespearean comedy of the same name. Nicolai had achieved great success with his Italian operas, but this be...

This excellent adaptation presents two of seven movements from this Baroque masterwork in their entirety - a minuet and a finale. The remaining movement which opens this set features a skillful groupi...

This powerful grade 4+ string arrangement of the popular tone poem by Moussorgsky makes for a great festival selection. Different string articulations are employed to achieve orchestral color, and all...

This powerful arrangement of the popular tone poem by Moussorgsky makes for a great festival selection. Different string articulations are employed to achieve orchestral color, and all parts share mel...

With its playful scalewise motives and exciting dynamics, this lively dance is reminiscent of "In The Hall Of The Mountain King." The melodious B section in D major is set to chromatic harmonies which...

With its playful scalewise motives and exciting dynamics, this lively dance is reminiscent of "In The Hall Of The Mountain King." The melodious B section in D major is set to chromatic harmonies which...

Beethoven composed his Symphony No. 9 between 1822-24. The fourth movement is a theme and variations on Schiller's poem Ode To Joy and included solo voices and choir. This arrangement includes the ope...

Mozart composed the Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297 during a trip to Paris in 1778 when he was 22 years old. This grade 3+ arrangement of the 1st movement is a great piece for developing bow contro...

Originally written for keyboard, this arrangement showcases George Frederic Handel's mastery of this Baroque form. It freely treats most of the variations to incorporate the use of a variety of string...