Apex String Orchestra

Driving grooves and asymmetrical melodic patterns break and turn to spin a festive, celebratory string dance in the Indian style that's all the rage! This piece takes advantage of every possible mediu...

High energy and strong rhythms in three time signatures (4/4, 5/4 and 3/4) describe the ever-forward momentum of this creative original. The modal opening and closing sections are separated by a lyric...

This popular Celtic melody has been framed in an unforgettable and lively interplay of parts. For the classically trained, Celtic music is the most appealing crossover into world styles for string pla...

Designed for grade 4+ groups, this is a great piece for any ensemble looking for an intense melodic theme. Reminiscent of a Hollywood movie soundtrack, the piece utilizes simple but fun 16th-note doub...

We welcome Julie Lyonn Lieberman to the Kendor family of writers with this arrangement based on Les Trois Rigadons. Where mystery meets the medieval, this Provencal folk tune with an Italian twist has...

Where energy, humor, dance, a tinge of sorrow, and the joy to be alivemeet - that's where you'll find Klemzer music. This soulful melody with its spirited rhythms will animate your orchestra and bring...

Where energy, humor, dance, a tinge of sorrow, and the joy to be alive meet -- that's where you'll find Klemzer music. This soulful melody with its spirited rhythms will animate your orchestra and bri...

This ragtime original should be felt in "2" with a light swing feel in the 8th notes. To help students cope effectively with the chromaticism and syncopated rhythms of ragtime and Dixieland music, abu...

In this excellent rendering of Dvorak's 4th movement from Symphony No. 9, the intensely powerful themes for which it is known are featured in an accessible adaptation that's true to the original. Not...

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...

This excellent adaptation of the George Frederic Handel classic presents two of seven movements from this Baroque masterwork in their entirety -- a minuet and a finale. The remaining movement which op...

This is the ninth and most often performed work of Sir Edward Elgar's famous Enigma Variations of 1899. It pays tribute to his close friend, A.J. Jaeger, whose surname in German means hunter (accordin...

For student string orchestras this expressive tone poem beautifully portrays the changing moods of the sea with soaring melodies and lush, late-Romantic harmonies. The lyrical opening theme should be...

This exciting, energetic grade 3 arrangement of the traditional Shaker hymn is sure to be a hit with players and audiences alike. Blending traditional fiddling techniques with contemporary harmonies,...

This exciting, energetic grade 3 arrangement of the traditional Shaker hymn is sure to be a hit with players and audiences alike. Blending traditional fiddling techniques with contemporary harmonies,...

The massive wind turbines that spread throughout the plains and oceans are the inspiration for this work. A great contest piece in G minor, this grade 3 composition uses chromatic open 5th passages an...

Dieses wunderbare Werk für drei Solisten - Violine, Viola, Violoncello - eignet sich ideal für Gruppen mit gemischten Fähigkeiten - die Solopartien sind in Stufe 3, die Orchesterpartien in Stufe 2 ein...

Ein fröhliches Arrangement von John Caponegro. Der Arrangeur schreibt in seinen Noten, dass "ein bisschen schneller ist besser" bei diesem Stück.

Diese Bearbeitung eines der schönsten Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach ist ein garantierter Hit für Streichorchester der Klasse 3. Die Originalvorlage trägt den Titel "Toccata und Fuge in d-Moll", aber...

Driving grooves and asymmetrical melodic patterns break and turn to spin a festive, celebratory string dance in the Indian style that's all the rage! This piece takes advantage of every possible mediu...

Your students will be rockin' this holiday season with this new grade 3 arrangement of the traditional Ukrainian carol. Set in a contemporary rock style, it contains interesting material for all instr...

Characterized by a majestic yet driving rhythm, great harmonic clarity and a lyrical melody, this selection from The Seasons is a marvelous example of Italian Baroque music at its very best. The arran...

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...